Evening star., 1935-03-01
SECURITY DELAY
BY n. R. A.FEARED
Both Inquiries Before Sen
ate Finance Committee
With Long Task Ahead.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Some of the warmest supporters of
the administrations social security
program expressed fear today that it
would be seriously delayed by the
N. r. A. investigation.
The inquiry into the recovery agency
was referred by the Senate to the
Finance Committee, which also has
before 1t the social security legisla-
ton. The full Finance Committee
was ordered to sit on the Blue Eagle
investigation instead of sending it tc
a subcommittee.
Some members of the committee
said today that both the investiga-
ton and the framing of the security
legislation were jobs which would re-
quire the committees full time for a
long period. They expressed concern
over the situation.
With N r. A. critics pressing the
committee for a full inquiry into
charges of monopoly and oppression.
Senators friendly to the social security
plan feared it would be pushed aside
for an indefinite period.
Others Apprehensive.
On the other hand, some of those
interested in the N r. A. inquiry were
apprehensive lest the social security
legislation interfere with a full and
free" inquiry into the Recovery Ad-
ministration. However, Chairman Har-
rison promised full, open and COM
plete" hearings A meeting of the
committee was set for next Tuesday.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, of
Wisconsin. one of those fearful that
a jam would result from the situation.
tried recently to get the Finance Com
mittee to work on the social security
program in order to get it out Of the
way before the N. r. A. inquiry
started.
The committee decided, however,
that it was impracticable to start work
until the House Ways and Means
Committee had finished rewriting the
security measure.
The Finance Committee is sharply
divided over the administrations pro-
posals for old-age pensions and un-
employment insurance, with Senator
Byrd, Democrat. Of Virginia, and a
group OF conservatives at one end
openly critical Of some of the pro-
visions, and at the other end such
legislators as La Toilette anxious to
expand the program.
Weeks of work are ahead, some Sen
ators believed, before differences can
be compromised. Some veteran legis-
lators say the bill includes more major
issues than any legislative proposal
ever submitted to Congress.
Near End of Task.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee was nearing the end of its
task Of considering the social security
bill. 1t has made number of changes
which discard recommendations Of
fered by the Presidents Committee on
Economic Security.
For one thing, it reduced the con-
troll the Federal Government would
have over State old-age pensions and
unemployment insurance. Before tax
ing it to the House floor next week
the committee is expected to talk
1t over with President Roosevelt.
In the matter of the investigation
into N. r. A., Chairman Harrison
promised it would be a very thorough
inquiry"
I'VE will try to get the real facts"
he said, pointing out that Senator
King, Democrat, of Utah and other
N. r. A. critics were on his commit
tee.
Harrison said Donald Richberg. for
mer general counsel Of N. R. A. and
now heau of the National Emergency
Council, would be called, together with
S. Clay Williams, chairman of the N.
r. A. Administrative Board. Whether
Hugh S. johnson, former administra-
tor, would be called Harrison said was
up to the committee.
Administration leaders did not reply
directly to Kings threat of a separate
investigation if the Senate Committee
did not provide broad. knock down
investigation" but one of them chal-
lenged the parliamentary status of
Kings resolution for a separate in
quiry. He said the resolution had
never been approved by the Judiciary
Committee.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota also voiced the same view as
King. He said that within the past
week or two he alone has received "a
thousand or more charges of COM
plants under N. r. A. codes"