Evening star., 1938-08-16
GREATERSECUR|TY
SYSTEM FORECAST
Roosevelt, in Praising Act,
Pays Tribute to Work of
Representative Lewis.
Nv REX COLLIER. ,

liberalization and extension Of the
Social Security Act with q view to
aiding wives, widows and orphans and
to providing more adequate" health
and medical services was predicted last
night by President Roosevelt in .
Nation wide radio address from the
White House in observance OF the third
anniversary Of the Federal social Sc
eurity program.
The speech was carried by ampli-
fers to q birthday party" held by
the Social Security Board In the
Shoreham Hotel, where Secretary Of
Labor Perkins. Senator Wagner. Dem
ocrat. Of New York: Representative
David j. Lewis, Democrat, Of Mary
land and others who fought for pas
sage Of social security legislation re-
viewed progress under the act and.
like the President, looked forward to
greater accomplishments.
The President departed from the
prepared text Of his address to add
briefly to a tribute given Mr.. Lewis
As one of four men who played lead
ing parts in the legislative battle for
social security. The others, he said,
were Senator Wagner, Senator Harri-
son, Democrat, of Mississippi and Rep
resentative Doughton, Democrat. Of
North Carolina.
Lewis Out Fighting Tydings.
The President, appearing to lay spe-
eial emphasis on the name Of Mr..
Lewis, which headed the List, de-
scribed the Marylander as "one Of the
pioneers in the cause Of social Sc
eurity," phrase that was not in the
text given to the press. Mr.. Lewis
meanwhile had left the hall to deliver
a radio blast against Senator Millard
rydings. whom he Is trying to unseat.
Mr.. Lewis, campaigning as 100 per
cent New Dealer" has stressed that
6enator Tydings voted present" when
the social security bill was passed.
Others who praised the security
program at the celebration were Ar
thur j. Altmeyer, chairman of the
Social Security Board; Katharine F.
Ienroot, chief of the Childrens Bu-
reau, Department of Labor. and Oscar
Chapman, Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior. Frank Bane, executive Sec
retary Of the board, presided.
President Roosevelt said that where
as social security" was . new term
five years ago, today it has q real
significance for more than 10000, 900
workers whose applications for old
age insurance accounts have been re-
ceived, for more than 27,500 900 wage
earners who have earned credits un.
der State unemployment insurance
laws, for $500 900 men. women and
children who are receiving cash as
distance and for families and COM
munities to whom expanded public
health and child welfare services have
been afforded
Calls Attention 10 Action.
II the people had chosen . IRE
dictionary administration or q do
nothing Congress" Mr.. Roosevelt de-
clared. social security would still be
''in the conversational stage-a beau-
tiful dream which might come true In
the dim. distant future"
He said he had directed the Social
Security Board some time ago to con-
Eider a plan for extending and nber-
alizing old-age insurance to provide
benefits for wives, widows and Or
phans, and more recently. At his sug-
gestion. a national health conference
discussed means OF extending more
adequate health services to the people
"I am hopeful that on the basis Of
studies and investigations now under
way" he said. "the Congress will i'm
prove and extend the law. am also
confident that each year will bring
further development in Federal and
State social security legislation-and
that Is as 1t should be-"
The President added 'one word Of
warning" as follows: I'm our efforts
10 provide security for all of the Amer
loan people. let US not allow ourselves
10 Be misled by those who advocate
short outs TO Utopia or fantastic fnan-
eial schemes"
MI. Roosevelt paid his respects 10
eecretasy Perkins and 10 others who