The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
JILL TEXT OF GOVERNORS s MESSAGE 70 LEGISLATURE

above, it will an in administrative work
 therefore recommend the creation of Department ot Public Welfare that will be charged with administering these laws This be done without any increase m to the Territorial Government funds available under the Social Security Act to pay administrative costs of administering approved State and Territorial oldage assistance laws.
 1 recognize the fact that, if present laws are changed in order that Alaska might become eligible for Federal aid it will be for us to increase our appropriation for aid to the aged needy and indgent children Just how much of increase will be necessary
 am not prepared to sate as statistical information on this question not available at this time; yet con fdent that you will be able to estimate needs and provide revenue sufficient to meet those needs.
 After careful study am convinced that the benefits to be gained by amending our present odage assistance ndgent children laws far outweigh the increased cost to the Territory.
 The Territory of Alaska does not have an unemploy- ment compensation law. Economists almost universally agree that Impressions inevitable but that the shock of depressons be essened by providing unempoy ment insurance plan which will in good times, establish
 fund to care for persons who in depression times be- come unemployed and in need of cash subsistence.
 An unemployment compensation law has both most inexpensive and effective methods of alevatng the results of depression It undertakes to level oil pur chasing by carrying over buying power from those of good times to those of declining prosperity It will definitely help the individual workman at all times when he is out of work for an extended period.
 The Federal Government has in the past four years felt very decidedly the absence of planning in years passed consequently has paid and paid dearly for relief for persons who, if unemployment insurance plan had been provided for them would not have been required to humble themselves and ask the Government for cash subsistence relief work These persons would have earned benefits under law which would have helped them the period of unemployment
 Under the Social Security Act Federal tax is levied all employers of eight employees in the United States This Federal tax is in effect and payable to the Federal Government whether not the Territory passes an unemployment compensation law. However, if and when Territorial law is enacted any employer subject the levied under Title TX of the Social Security Act will receive credit up to 90 per cent of this Federal tax for any tax paid the Territory of Alaska under an Alaska unemployment compensation law; It can De seen that unless Territorial law enacted certain em he but Alaska employers and employees will receive bene fits from them Under properly enacted Territorial law employees working for employers subject to the law will unemployment benefits that will provide for them during unemployment period
 In this connection may call to your attention the necessity of enactng proper legislation to qualify the Ter ritory to receive Federal financial aid in establishing system of public employment offices in Alaska? Such aid is available under law enacted by the United States Government June G. 1933 that provides for the establish with the States in the promotion of such system mention this inasmuch system of public employ ment offices necessary for the proper administration of any unemployment compensation law.
 For the following reasons believe such an unemploy- ment compensation law should be considered and enacted by this Legislature:
 1. It will aid labor well as industry in times of declining prosperity.
 9 The Territory of Alaska will, without increasing present burden of employers subject to the Federal levied under the Federal Social Security Act build up fund that will be of aid to employees who have earned benefits in the employment of these employers
 B. That this program be inaugurated and carried without any cost to the Territory of Alaska other
 
 tenn of public employment offices. The Social Security Act provides that the Federal Government will reimburse the Territory for all expenses incurred in the proper administration of approved Alaska unemployment con- pensation law.
 It is my hope and judgment that the above outlined legislation will be studied and enacted for believe sin cerey feel you do in the principle expounded by our President in of his recent to Congress- That among the many objectves of this administration place the security of women, and children of the Nation first"
 In his first inaugural address, President Roosevelt said that of the principal threats to tranquility in the United States the fear of fear He emphasized the necessity lay this particular fear One of the pn pa purposes of the National Social Security Act is to lay the fear of fear Fear is always menace Fear of future security is deterrent complex in the acts of everyone, rich poor The rich often seeks to increase his profits not so much because he needs the profits he fears that something may him to lose his wealth and he may again face poverty. Fear is brake activities of the young and those who not well off They are fearful always that something may them to lose employment The fear of poverty in old age, being forced out of work burdens the and flinders him from making the best of his talents. regard the elimination of fear of the most desirable features of the National Social Security Act If have the assurance that he will have income suff to he will he tO