The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-08
Speech Wins Bipartisan
Approval Of Congressmen
Even Republicans Liked Restrained
Wording on Domestic Questions

, greater weight 10 the COunSellnE
of conservative members of his
party.
This, they said, was evidenced
by the manner in which he ad.
vocated a broader Social Secur.
ity system for all Americans
While saying he dissented from
suggestions that this was no time
to speak of Better America af-
! ter the war" the President omit.
ted any specific program or time
for its enactment in declaring
that this great government can
and must" provide assurance for
its citizens against all major
economic hazards = from the
cradle to the grave"
Some of the Presidents more
conservative advisers are known
to have urged him against seek
ing now, in the midst of war, &C.
ton on a new, all-inclusive So
cial Security structure.
IF the security of the individ-
ual citizen, or the family, should
become subject of national de-
bate, the country knows where
stand, said the chief executive.
Then, as if TO take any sting out
of the only words-"I dissent
that carried any challenge TO
Congress in them in the entire
address, he expressed the hope
that this would not be regarded
"as an issue but rather as a
task for all of us to study SYM
pathetically."
1t was a new Republican Con-
gresham from Washington State
-Tep. Holmes-who saw polit
ical ghosts lowering over the adj
dress. He said it might possibly
be construed as good campaign
speech for the 1914 presidential
election, and added:
The question might be asked
did President Roosevelt throw
his hat into the ring on Jan. 7,
1882"
Rep. Eaton (R-NJ) ranking
minority member of the Foreign
Affairs Committee, said he
thought the speech was intend
Il as an olive branch to Con-
gress in the interest of har-
mony," while Senator Taft
(R-Ohio) remarked:
1T seemed to me concilia-
tory speech that ought 10 add
to unity and create no dissen-
sion. On Social Security he only
discussed general principl S
which probably everyone could
approve. Unemployment, the
same"
Senator Wheeler (D-MonD,
thought it a very clever
speech" in that it dealt with
generalities with which every
right thinking person could
agree"
Senator Aiken (R-VT) ap-
praised it as speech that would
fail to stir up controversy -
and that's unusual coming from
that source"
Apparently having in mind
the Presidents promise TO SIM
plify Federal questionnaires and
cut red tape and administrative
nuisances, Rep. Wadsworth (R-
N.Y. said:
He admitted the imperfec-
tons in domestic performance
and said we'll strive to do bet
ter"
The Social Security part of
the speech, despite its very gen.
eral nature, was the only point
on which any real division ap-
peared, but even this was not
along party lines.
Senator Wagner (D-NY), a
leading advocate of Social Sc
curity measures, announced he
would offer soon two proposals
on postwar employment and
general Social Security ito pro.
vide the basis for public discus
sion and Congressional action on
these main issues"
The Senate was in recess to-
day until Monday, but Republi.
cans planned a party conference
to re-elect Senator McNary OF
RECON as leader. Senator Bark
ley of Kentucky was renamed
the majority leader at a Demo-
cratic conference yesterday.
The House arranged a meet.
ing today, but only TO listen tc
few speeches and 60 through
the formality of ratifying six
Democratic vacancies on the i'm.
portant Ways and Means com.
mittee filled in party conference
yesterday.
At conference of party
leaders from both sides of the
aisle the Democrats gave the in.
creased Republican minority ad.
ditional representation on com.
n.ittees ranging from one each
on rules, military, and others
to two on Naval and three or
appropriations. In some instanc'
es the Democrats dropped one