The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
President Speaks On
 Social Security Act
Third Anniversary of His Signing Social Security Bill; Takes Little Crack at Another of Senators
 He Wants Pmged

lLlC uOLcl WIlClC LlSH bOVCAAhlCAt officials were celebrating the anni- versary of social security.
 As if picking up where the presi- dent left of, the tiny, 69-year old former coal miner told Maryland audience, which did not have to turn a dial to hear him, that Ty- dings had voted present" when the senate roll was called on the social security bill.
 And what does a Democratic member of congress in particular owe his party and his country?" he asked. "Is 1t not to cooperate with his party and with its leader, the president, in meeting the pledges in relationship to those problems con- tained in the Democratic platform?"
 Sen. Tydings Answers
 ITO all his defaults as Democrat in the senate, MT. Tydings answers, I voted according to my conscience I ask the question, was 1t a Demo- cratic or Republican conscience?"
 MT. Roosevelt had told the radio audience:
 Finally, I thank publicly, as I have so often privately, four men who have had long and distinguish ed careers in the public service Congressman David J. Lewis of Maryland, who is known as one of the American pioneers in the cause of social security; Sen. Robert r. Wagner of New York, who was long its advocate; Sen. Harrison of Mis- sissippi, and Congressman Dough- ton of North Carolina, who carried the bill successfully through the senate and the house of representa- tives."
 The reference to Chairman Pat Harrison, of the senate finance com mittee followed by only few hours his pledge to oppose any efforts to restore the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, favorites of the presidents which Harrison succeed ed in emasculating at the last ses- sion.
 Tribute to Citizens
 The president also paid tribute "to those splendid citizens who so greatly helped me in making social | Legislation possible"
 First of all," he said, to the first woman who has ever sat in the cabinet of the United States Miss Frances Perkins-then and now 1 the secretary of labor"
 Indicating his desire for prompt amendment of the social security act, the president declared himself hopeful that on the basis of studies and investigations now under way, the congress will improve and ex- tend the law"
 T am also confident" he said, that each year will bring further development in federal and state so- cial security egislation-and-tha IS as 1t should be-"
 He referred to intensive surveys being made by special advisory council of business, labor and con- sumers' representatives with the technical aid of the social security board. Its recommendations are ex- pected to be ready when the new congress conVenes
 The council now is studying the possibility of providing old age in- surance to domestic help and farm labor and protection to employees orphans and widows.
 Widows, Orphans
 MT. Roosevelt mentioned specific ally only widows and orphans. And while he reminded that recently he had called national health con- ference to consider means of extend ing to the masses more adequate medical service, he did not indi- cate that legislation to that end was in the offing.
 One word of warning, however" he said with apparent reference to share-the-Wcalth plans, "in our ef- forts to provide security for all of the American people, let us now al- low ourselves to be misled by those who advocate short cuts to Utopia or fantastic financial schemes
 we have come long ways. But we still have long way to go. There Is still today frontier that remains unconquered-an America unreclaimed. This is the great, the nation wide frontier of insecurity, of human want and fear This is the frontier-the America-we have set ourselves to reclaim.
 Cites Security Figures
 He cited social security figures after three years-27 500,0OO work CTS under state laws providing com pensation, with federal help in times Of unemployment; 40,000000 regis tered for old age insurance; 2,300,- 900 aged, dependent children and blind receiving public assistance.
 He did not mention, however, the demand of congressional group led by Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich, that the full reserve" plan to build up $50,00O,0O0 in- Surance fund be abandoned for so-called pay -as-you-go" plan The council is preparing recommenda- tions on that too.