The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-09
Hathaway Presents Communist Party
Unemployment Insurance Program
At Hearings on Roosevelt Measure
Scheme Flayed
as Wage-Robbing Tax
Upon Masses

Upon Masses
Mr. Vinson. AS 7 understand you
employment reserves, as used by
you, would mean any reserves which
might be set up in the Federal Gov
eminent under unemployment in
surance?
Mr.. Hathaway. No, no. am
referring to very definite theory
that has already been worked out
and which is embodied in the Wis
consin act.
Mr.. Vinson. Employment reserves
as used by you, refers to employ
nent reserves set up under the Wis
consin law2
Mr.. Hathaway. Correct.
Mr.. Vinson. I take 1t that that
means that you oppose H. R. APO,
the companion bill in the House in
toto? And understand from that
statement that you are opposed to
any Federal contribution toward
maternal and child health.
A Complete Program
Mr.. Hathaway. On the contrary.
In the workers bill. H. r. 2827, we
include complete system Of social
insurance that cares for unemploy-
ment, for old age, for sickness, for
maternity, and all other forms of
social security.
Mr.. VinSon, Then I do not I'M
derstand that you oppose an appro-
priation IN this bill for maternal
and child health?
Mr.. Hathaway. II is not ques-
ton Of the specific
Mr.. Vinson. Please say whether
you do or not.
Mr.. Hathaway It is not a uues-
ton of specific sentence, If you
ask me whether I am in favor of
caring for the old, or for the sick,
and so forth, most assuredly 7 am.
But I am opposed to the specific
bills that are brought forward, and
1 counterpose to them very def
mite bill that is now before Congress.
Mr.. Vinson. You say you oppose
this bill under consideration in toto.
Does that mean that you oppose
Federal contribution to the aid of
crippled children2
Mr.. Hathaway. My dear friend, I
have already explained very clearly
exactly what I meant. I proposed
the adoption OF H. R. 1927, which
includes all Of the cases that are
provided for in this bill, but pro-
vdes for them in q better way, a
more thorough way for the workers,
and places the responsibility for
providing the funds directly on the
class that can afford 10 pay It,
Mr.. Vinson. Is there anything In
the Lundeen bill that refers to any
Federal contribution for crippled
children or public health?
Mr.. Hathaway. This bin, as ]
stated, includes all aspects of GER
tain welfare. Of certain needs.
Mr.. Vinson. You say that It In
cludes crippled children and public
health?
Invites Improvement Of Fl. r 1892
Mr.. Hathaway. Yes; if you think
there are deficiencies in the bill in
that respect, we invite your sup
port and such amendments as will
include it.
Mr.. Mccormack. Mr.. Hathaway
you said that there are q large
number of workers who, by reason
Of economic conditions, are COM
PEELED to go from State to State and
might loose the advantages of the
settlement clause. That impresses
me very much, in view of what the
previous witness has said. I was
looking at 1t from 8 broader field
than that. I rather visualized &
situation where 1t might affect &
large number of persons.
Under the State plans, where it Is
distinctly State plan such as We
have now in some States, that car
be controlled within the cities anc
towns by simply going back to the
last city or town where there was
a settlement. I know up in Mas
Sachusetts, If q man lives in Boston
for 20 years and then moves to Wor-
cester and lives there for 2 years, he
is not entitled to benefits in Wor-
cester, but they trace it right back
to Boston, where he gets the settle
ment, where he would get his old
age pension or his welfare relief
But that would be rather difficult ir
the case of States, it seems to me
Can you give us any idea as tt
the number that might be involved
or affected unless some such pro.
visions were included in some law
Mr.. Hathaway. It is not possible
for me offhsnd to give numbers
that Is, any approximate number.