The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-15
Economic Security Pledged
Additional Taxes Are Out=-Ickes Has Smashing Public
 Works Scheme Ready to Employ Millions

creased government expenditures even on 8 share with-StateS cost basis.
 The estimated annual expendi- lures under a federal old age pen sion act range from $100,000,O00 to $2Oo,000,
 The significance of MT Roose- velt's apparent limitations on the prospective social program was emphasized by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and Secretary o1 Commerce Daniel c. Roper in later addresses.
 Miss Perkins said significantly that the presidents views would guide the cabinet committee which is formulating the security pro. gram and that business revival was imperative to the success of this program.
 Roper warned against unsound legislative schemes and the danger of taxes so heavy on industry that unemployment might be increased rather than alleviated. The president took stand against fantastic schemes of old age pensions in an apparent refer ence to the California Townsend plan.
 There can be no security for the individual in the midst of general insecurity" he said. "Our first tasl, is to get the economic system tC function so that there will be a greater general security" His stand that unemployment in- surance must be financed by con- tributions, not taxes" was inter. preted as meaning he favors em. ployer-employe contributions to the Insurance fund.
 Under this plan the reserve would be built up through funds directly contributed by those actually ben. citing. Suggestions had been made that the wealthy could be made tC bear the burden through higher in heritance and dividend taxes.
 Organized labor: Through Presi- dent William Green of the Amer ican Federation of Labor. was be- lieved ready to make sharp fight against the contribution system Green has favored the payroll tax a direct levy of from to 5 per cent on employers.
 The presidents view also is irl ADUdItAL COlikhtCt WAtAA lA1aI Ol IAS- lief Administrator Harry L. Hop kins, who urged by a thinly yelled reference that those who live on dividend "doles" be taxed for the benefit of those on government doles.
 It appeared likely that the pro- gram, as finally sent to the White House by those commissioned with it's drafting. would call for federal. state cooperative action on unem- ployment benefits. Funds would be controlled by the federal govern ment with states given wide leeway toward adopting their own pro- grams under federal limitations These were the must" recommen- dations of the president and in principle embody the purpose oi the Wagner-Lewis bill.
 Among those comforting with the presidents cabinet committee to- day were Gerard Swope, General Electric executive, and Green. The meetings were executive. The med- teal advisory committee and the old age pension advisory group met separately to consider final recom- mendations to be made 10 tho cab- met committee which includes Miss Perkins. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Jr. Attorney General Homer &. Cummings, See cretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallnce and Hopkins.
 fcikes' public works suggestions were contained in an advance re- lease Of an article on "Jobs Vornur Uo|eN Co appear fn fhe mnHnNinc