Evening star., 1935-01-31

The social security program pre-
sented by the Roosevelt administration
is Sympathetically received by the
minority questions the advisability OF
such legislation at this time.
Social security insurance is as
sound in principle as any insurance,
and its purpose is consistent with
sound economies" asserts the Topeka
(Kans.) Daily Capital, while the Kan
saS City Times calls the program AN
attempt to deal justly with the unfor-
tunate of the Nation; to indulge in no
false promises, but to supply the real
demands of security in age, in unem-
ployment, in dependence of other
kinds" and the Savannah (Ga)
Morning News sees in the Presidents
recommendations "a sincere effort
toward formulating a plan for eco
nomic security that is a measure of
prevention as wen as of alienation"
The long continuance of the de-
preston and the large numbers thrown
on public relief" says the James
town IN. " Post. "have emphasized
the necessity of taking some steps
toward the institution of provisions
that would ease, in some manner, such
visitations, and give assurance Of COM
forts when the age of retirement ar
rives." The Ann Arbor (Mich.) Daily
News is of the opinion that the Presi-
dent has "steered middle-of of-the-
road course between the extremes of
extravaganza and overcaution" And
a similar view is taken by the Nassau
IN. W Daily Review, the Troy IN
W Record, the Winston Salem On
c. Journal, the Asbury Park IN j.
Evening Press and the Rochester
Tfmes-Union.
"a sound and promising program" is
the way the Cincinnati Times-Star de-
scribes the Presidents message. The
Brooklyn Times-Union, however, does
not agree with the President in "the
wisdom of demanding the adoption of
this social legislation at this time, I"
and the Manchester IN. H) Union,
the Providence Journal and the Ap-
pleton (Wis) Post-Crescent are fear
full lest such legislation retard re-
covery. To the Portland Oregonian
and the Marshalltown Iowa) Times
Republican the destruction of individ-
ual initiative and thrift are dangers
not to be passed over lightly.
In answer, the Atlanta Constitution
declares: 1T is universally agreed that
there must be greater safety in future
than there is now for the jobleSS, the
aged and the young, and the expe-
rience of other great nations. as IN
the case of Great Britain, Demon
strates that this can be accomplished" "
This is also the point OF view OF the
Cleveland News, which says that
getting away from emergency meas
ures in this regard and building up
permanent structure for meeting the
ordinary demands of the sick, depend
ent. aged and unfortunate must
eventually come" 1t seems to the
Paterson IN. j. News that, "in a
sense, 1t is the basic principle of the
New Deal"
Economically, of course, the con-
tributions to old age and unemploy-
ment insurance will be an added item
in the cost Of doing business" observes
the New Haven Comm Journal
Courier. I'm the past We have not
borne this item steadily; we have
evaded it altogether In good times and
received its brunt tragically in times
Of long depression"
The attendant bureaucracy is re-
pugnant to the New York Sun, while
the Wichita (Kans) Eagle, the Coffey-
vile (Kans) Daily Journal and the
Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil speak