The Washington times., 1935-01-08
SECUR|TYP PLANS.
MAPPED BY
PRESIDENT
Confined to White House
Proper With Cold, He
Works on Scheme
BY EARL GOODWIN

~ AAAANA NOD"AAN
If Congress receives another
message shortly from President
Roosevelt, credit the speed to a
Presidential cold in the head which
is keeping the Chief Executive In
the oval study in the mansion
proper, at the same time permit
ting him to concentrate on "the
security Of the men, women and
children of the nation"
He is giving first consideration
these days to the details of his So
cial security program, and by re.
firing to the oval room Of the
White House he is denying him.
self to all callers except one or two
Cabinet officials whose business
may be urgent.
Program Light
His program today will include
a meeting of the Executive Coun-
Gil, but there is nothing else Off
cially scheduled which will take
him away from his intensive work
on the social security program.
He may talk to Secretary Of La
Dor Perkins, an expert on the So
cial security details, and from
whose office there recently has
been sent out pamphlet, entitled
"The Need for Economic Security
in the United States"
This pamphlet gives a graphic
presentation of the number of un-
employed during prosperous years,
1920, 1923, 1925 and 1929, showing
that 100000 persons were out of
jobs even in the 1929 boom. It also
gives in picture form the story of
unemployment in each year from
1920 to 1884 inclusive, the peak
appearing in 1882 and 1888.
"Picture Statistics"
There are also statistics in pic
ture form showing the fluctuation
in unemployment; the numbers of
persons on relief in various years;
and information showing that
Great Britain protects more than
81 per cent of it's gainfully en-
ployed workers; Germany protects
Sc per cent of the workers with a
form of unemployment insurance,
while in this country only six
tenths Of one per cent are insured,
and that happens to be in the
State of Wisconsin.
President Roosevelt in his recent
message to Congress recalled that
last June he had promised social
security program, and it is pre-.
sumed both at the White House
and at the Capitol that the next
Presidents message of policy-mak.
ing character will be devoted en-
tirely to the subject.
The President believes that
every legislative enactment of i'm
portance in this Congress should
be a part of a great major plan
for social security under "the new
order," as he himself expressed
it.
Three Divisions
The President divides the social
security subject into three parts !:
1.-The security of livelihood
through better uses of the national
resources of the nation. This is a
part of the big relief-work-conser-
walton and development program
which starts off with four-billion
dollar appropriation, if all goes
well in Congress.
2.-Security against the major
hazards and vicissitudes of life.
This includes some type of insur,
ance which will pay something
when the worker is out of work
by no fault of his own. It prob,
ably will be brought about by a
combination of contributions from
the workers, the employers and the
State, with the Federal government
acting in a supervisory capacity,
3.-The security of decent
homes. This involves the Admins
tration'S great housing program
which has had two or three
starts, largely on paper.
Here in the District of Columbia
it involves the type of housing pro
gram to which Commissioner
Allen is clinging and which he I'm
doubtedly will put into action
when, as and if Congress approves
the Roosevelt work-relief policy
and appropriates the money.
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