The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-14
JOB INSURANCE
LAW IS URGED
BY DR.. White
State to Lose S4,000,000
Unless Bill Is Passed,
Editors Warned.
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of the contributions would be in the
Indiana account and would be re-
funded to payers of the tax, he said.
Directs /. U. Bureau
DR.. White, director of the Indiana
University Bureau of Social Re-
search and state and Federal gov
ernment adviser on social security
legislation, said in part:
I'm cooperation with the Fed
eral government Indiana now has
an unprecedented opportunity to
make systematic, humane provision
for the care of the aged, the blind,
the unemployed and the underpriv-
ileged child. We have an oppor-
tunity with Federal financial assis-
tance to bring our antiquated pub
lie welfare system up to something
like modern standards of service.
1.-THE Federal social security pro-
gram offers Indiana more than it
does some other states, because
some of our social services are
much more backward than those Of
certain other states. On the other
hand, if Indiana fails to enact leg
islation supplementary to the Fed
eral law, we shall lose, not only
the humane service to our citizens,
but all of our Federal taxes which
will be paid just the same, but will
go to support such social services
in other states.
"There is nothing radical about
the social security program. While
most of the Federal Social Security
Act is concerned with taX-supported
pensions and other services, the
parts relating to old-age benefits
and unemployment compensation
are social insurance in the common
usage of that term, and that is the
best method yet devised under cap
italism to provide for the common
exigencies in the lives of the masses
of the population.
Program Now a Reality
1.-THE social security program no
longer is a paper plan. 1t became
reality last week when Congress
passed the appropriation bill which
included $42 2,664,5 to be spent on
the social security program between
Feb. l and June 80 this year. Obvi-
ously, the states will require some
time to enact supplementary legis-
lation at either regular or special
sessions of their Legislatures in or
der to avail themselves of these
funds.
Indiana is entitled to receive
during that first five months more
than a million dollars from the Fed
eral government. What must In
diana do to obtain it's share of the
appropriation? 1t must rewrite its
laws concerning old-age pensions,
blind pensions and child welfare
and it must set up state depart
ment of public welfare capable OF
administering the program. Fur
thermore, it must enact an unem-
ployment compensation law"
Others on Program
Other speakers today at the as
sociation meeting and their subjects
include: M. r. Robinson, Culver
why Tabloid Newspaper;
Walter F. Grim, Salem, on the
Newspaper Enterprise Association
program for 1886; Albert j. Bever-
idge Jr., on newspapers in the
Philippines; Tom Wallace, Louisville
Times editor; G. M. Davis, of the
L. S. Ayres & Co. advertising de-
partment; H. l.. Monarch, Rich
mond, district director of the Fed
eral Housing Administration; James
l.. Kilgallen, International News
Service reporter; Foster Fudge
Charlottesville; Edwin v. O'Neel
Hagerstown, Thomas Temple Hoyne
Chicago, controller of customs; Rus
sell Westover, illustrator.
The Florence Morgan Grim cup
for the best weekly newspaper of
1885 is to be awarded tomorrow
Speakers at tomorrow's session are
to include Paul Riddick, La Grange;
Robert O'Bannon, Corydon; Harvey
Field, Nappanee, and l.. G. Chal-
mers, East Chicago.
A business session and election Of
officers is to be held tomorrow.