▁with ▁the ▁Chan cell or ' s ▁son , ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁aware ▁of ▁this ▁legisl ation . ▁When ▁he ▁became ▁prime ▁minister , ▁he ▁set ▁about ▁introdu cing ▁something ▁similar ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg . ▁The ▁government ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁economic ▁affairs , ▁domin ated ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁by ▁liber als , ▁but ▁Luxemb ourg ▁was ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁its ▁neighbour ▁to ▁the ▁East . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁gave ▁a ▁legal ▁basis ▁to ▁mut ual ▁aid ▁soci eties . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁laws ▁introduced ▁oblig atory ▁ins urance ▁for ▁workers : ▁health ▁ins urance ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁accident ▁ins urance ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁invalid ity ▁and ▁old ▁age ▁ins urance ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁inspect or ate ▁of ▁work ▁and ▁mines ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁emer gence ▁of ▁large ▁steel works ▁brought ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁workers ' ▁accommod ation . ▁The ▁law ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁created ▁financial ▁aid ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁or ▁construction ▁of ▁small ▁homes . ▁ ▁Language ▁ ▁E y schen ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁lo ver ▁of ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ish ▁language , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁still ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁dialect , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁earliest ▁advoc ates . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁D icks - L ent