, 1934-11-21

won't be long be long until your,
old man1l be needing something like
this. ! guess. " he smiled. q little
wryly, tossing the letter onto the
table. That's one Of your new
social ideas that's coming right
along. isn't it2"
Yes, but it's only one" replied
John, u. That teams right up
along with unemployment insurance
and some kind OF sickness insurace.
There's going to be q big effort 70
get all Of them passed in this win
ter's Congress"
Then wen practically have So
cialism, won't we?" commended Pa,
q little sarcastically.
Safeguard For Workers
Nothing like" denied John. Jr.
Why. is European countries have
had unemployment insurance al
most ever since the World War.
Wen only be falling into step.
Il don't see anything Socialis-
tic about building UP q fund while
men are working TO pay them
something when they're laid off,
especially II they contribute 70 ~.
Lots OF companies do it now. And
they don't call Il Socialistic.
Then when q Let or men are
laid off, they'll have some little
income. They won't Just stop
spending money entirely and that
way cut the jobs out from under
others. too"
well, / can see something in
that" admitted PA Jones. But
/ can't see where 1t helps the un-
employed today. IL only helps men
at work to feel q little more Sc
cure"
THAT depends on what kind OF
unemployment insurance Is adopted.
argued the son. "Of course. as a
purely insurance plan, nobody
could benefit except those who had
worked and contributed TO the fund.
Cites English Example
But maybe some OF the money
now going for relief could be dis
tributed through a fund like that.
and help get It started right away
among men not now working.
They did something like that
In England. and you're always
talking about England and how
they're recovering without Social
ism Nobody knows just what kind
Of plan Is going to be proposed,
but you know the president has
suggested that ours be n purely in
surance affair on a sound business
basis, TO benefit only those who
have paid In their share OF the
funds. He wants to keep relief sep
arate. A committee is studying all
forms OF such plans for him now"
This Committee on Ecgnomic Sc
curity, made up OF cabinet mem
bers and others Of the presidents
helpers. has been working ON this
since last spring. when the presi-
cent promised such a plan would
be given 70 Congress this winter.
Recently 10 the cabinet advisers
were added 10 experts from indus
try. labor. medical. and social well
fare groups. They have the ad-
vantage Of being able TO study such
plans In Europe. giving them some
idea Of what viii work and what
won't. what is good and what bad.
They have Just started n series
OF long discussions OF unemploy-
ment insurance. child welfare laws,
old age pensions, and government
medical aid. On each Of these they
are expected TO give Congress q
definite plan 70 act.
New Laws Assured
With an overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic Congress, spurred by q presi-
dent who has promised such laws,
u Is hard 70 see how some OF these
plans can fail to become law this
winter.
who's going to pay for all these
Singsf" objected Pa Jones, as the
size Of the plan dawned on him.
Here We are with q government
going broke now with al these re-
lief and welfare plans.
How r we going to finance all
these 0thers2 Where's the money
coming FROM"
We'll. for instance, In unempl0y-