The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18

summarized under the heading OF
contract termination, disposal OF
surplus property, industrial recon-
version, rnanpower rehabilitation
and unemployment, public works
planning, veterans legislation, So
cial security, and problems of In
! ternational readjustment.
OF these eight principal divisions,
the one subject Of interest to most
people Is this question Of man.
power rehabilitation and re-em-
ployment. All the other seven SUBJ
jects are dependent on it and 1t
is dependent on them.
RE EMPLOYMENT
HELP NEEDED
This rehabilitation has already
begun, the President points out
Already million men and women
have been discharged from active
military duty because of age, ply
steal and mental disabilities. All
need help in finding their way back
into peacetime employment. But this
war, says the President, lis causing
substantial changes in geographic
chronological and market structures
Of industry" Faced with this, the
budget measure declares, ut Is i'm
perative we be on guard against
any weakening of the adIninistra-
tive agencies which have been es-
tablished for the purpose of job
placement, counseling and train
ing"
This can be taken to mean a
postwar strengthening OF the U.
S. Employment Service. manpower
controls. training-in-industry pro-
grams and all the other wartime
stimulants to labor supply. AS far
IS the USES is concerned, it can
be interpreted to mean renewal
Of requests that the employment
service be permanently federalized
and completely divorced from state
control.
The President repeats earlier
recommendations for strengthening
social security legislation to cushion
the shock Of postwar readjustment.
This means extending old-age in
surance coverage to many groups
now denied protection, inclusion of
disability benefits, granting of COW
erage to those in the armed serv-
ices for the periods of their war
duty. granting them benefits in
addition to veterans pensions, and
providing national service life in
surance in case Of death or dis
ability resulting from military serv-
ice.
Unemployment
ALLOWANCES
recommendations for strength
ening unemployment insurance are
repeated and to them are added
suggestions for federal unemploy-
ment allowances for members Of the
armed service, unemployment in
Surance for maritime employees and
temporary system Of unemploy-
ment allowances for civilians in
federal service who, because Of war
time employment, have been unable
to build up their social security &C.
counts under existing law.
On top Of this direct aid to in
dividuals, the President foreseeS the
urgent need for certain public works
planning, though specifying that
the major need is for stimulation Of
private investment and employ
ment.
Pointing to the present govern
ment ownership of $4,000, 900 900
worth a new industrial plants, of
$13. 200, 000 600 worth Of land and
non-industrial construction, and Of
scores of billions Of dollars worth
Of raw materials, ships. aircraft,
munitions and other property which
will have to be disposed of as sur
pluses, the President calls for a
unified policy to deal with contract
termination and industrial read
justment.
Finally, he ties these in with
discussions being conducted among
the United Nations, now at work on
plans to expedite the international
flow Of capital, to stabilize curren-
cies, remove obstacles to interna-
tional trade. set up a permanent
international organization for man
aging production and distribution
control on agriculture and food, and
to facilitate maritime and air trans
portation.