The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-22
ACE PENSIONS
INSURANCE To TO.
BE N..C..'Is
We're Discussed at Raleigh
Before Roosevelt Of
fered Proposals
~ J. c. BAsKERvILL
~ The Timcs-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel i

RALEIGH, June is22:G!Unem-
nlovment insurance and old age
mansions for workers are going
70 come in for plenty of. discus
sion in the 1885 general assem-
bly. according, to- present. indica-
tions. Many observers would not
be surprised if the next leglsla-
ture should enact, some kind OF
unemployment insurance law and
possibly, an old age pension law,
though the unemployment insur-
ance is expected to take, prece-
dence over the, other. 1t is re-
called that even in the 1888 gen
eral assembly. before the, New
DEAL got under way and started
pointing the. way to more ade-
ouate. laws for the laboring
classes, an unemployment insur-
ance bill was introduced and re-
ceiVed much discussion. 1t was
finally decided, however, to post
pone actual; consideration of any
such bill until the 1885 session as
Ia result of the compromise where
by the resolution was adopted by
both houses for, the appointments
| Of a special committee to study
the question of unemployment in
sqrance apdto report to the 1885
session. 49,, :. ~ a..
This committee was appointed
tby Governor J, c. B. Ehringhaus
yesterday, and will meet, here on
June q to organize and make its
Iplans. State Senator w. 0. Bur-
gin of Lexington, chief advocate
Of unemployment insurance legis-
llation in the 1888 session Of the
general assembly and author OF
the resolution under which this
committee was appointed, is the
chairman. Other members arc
Commissioner Of Labor Fletcher,
Raleigh; DR.. H. D. Wolf, Univers.
ity of: North Carolina, student OF
labor problems; DR.. William h.
Glasson, Duke University, also an
authority on labor problems; Mrs.
IW. T. Bost, commissioner of pub
Lie welfare, Raleigh; T.. A. Will
son. labor's representative. on the
State Insdustrial commission and
former president of the State
Federation Of Labor; P. R. Chris
topher, president of the State
Textile Council and representing
that group of workers, from Shell
|bv. T. Austin Finch, manufactnr-
er and employer, Thomasville;
Thurmond Chatham, manufacture
er and employer, Winston-Salem
John Sprunt Hill,. banker and stu
dent of social problems, DurhalS,
and Mrs. May Thompson Evans,
experienced in unemployment
problems, High Point.
This is regarded here as being
an unusually able committee ana
one that should be able to make
a thorough and Illuminating study
of the entire unemployment IN
surance problem and submit a re-
port to the next general assembly
that will contain a wealth of IN
formation. Senator Burgin's gen.
uine interest in unemployment IN
surance and old age pensions IS
we'll known and he can be de-
pended upon to guide the commit
tee. into thorough and exhaus-
tive study of these questions. For
while the resolution does not men
ton old age pensions specifically,
# * believed the committee will
undoubtedly make some study 81
this problem, since it Is closely
linked with unemployment lnSuT ,-
ance.
Another factor that is expectea
to- make unemployment insurance
an outstanding question IN tne
next general assembly Is tha1
President Roosevelt is backing a
national law, of this sort, and ma,
tionalr attention, has been focused
upon it! This bill, was not enact
ed bv this: congress before its ad-
iournment this week, but many
;believe it will be enacted in the
next session.. This bill would levy
a national tax on employers 1oE
the support of the unemployment
insurance fund.-, but would remit
it to employers in all states that
have state unemployment insur-
ance laws. So if North Carolina
should enact state unemploy-
ment insurance law, employers IN
this state would not have to pay
the federal unemployment insur-
ance tax i,
Neither. the proposed federal
law nor any of the state laws
provide for insurance benefits to
be paid for more than a given
number of weeks, usually only II
to 16 weeks in any one year, IT
is, pointed out by those familiar
with these laws: It is not pro-
posed to support unemployed
workers indefinitely, but only to
take care of them during en-
forced shut-downs, lay-offs or in
case of loss of employment due
to unforeseen conditions.