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DATA GATHERED ON COMPENSATION Social Security Board Gath- ers Figures to Guide States. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Existence of an unemployment com- pensation program, following the gen- eral outline of present Federal stana- ards, in all States in 1933 would have covered about 14,611,000 employes and brought a tax contribution for the full year of approximately $528,060,000. Pigures for 1935 would- have been, slightly higher. ‘ These estimates have been made by | statisticians connected with the Social Security Board and are included in & comprehensive memorandum Wwhich 1s to be sent out to States as a rough actuarial guide in their consideration of this type of legislation. Conclusions Listed. Seeking to establish a theoretical background for operation of this pro- gram throughout the country, the stat- isticians reached the following prin- cipal conclusions: 1. That about 22,279,000 employes in 1930 would have come within the scope of a law applying to employers of eight or more persons in the lines of endeavor not specifically exempt by the present act. This figure, based on employment statistics before the de- pression, is considered the approximate maximum under the law as now drawn. | 2. That laws of the same terms| would have covered about 14,611,000 | employes in 1933 and that this figure | is approximately the same as would be | included this year. 3. That wages and salaries of these eligible employes totaled $33,785,000,000 in 1929 and $17,602,000,000 in 1933. Application of a 3 per cent tax on the total pay roll of this compensabie labor group would have brought ap- proximately $528,060,000 in contribu- | tions in 1933. 48,833,000 Gainful Workers. In their efforts to establish an approximate normal coverage in a {Hugh R. Wilson, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 27, 1935—PART ONE. Roosevelt at Bridge Dedication dedication. Here is the text of the reply which Secretary Hull last night instructed Ambassador to Switzerland, to deliver to the president of the Committee of Co-ordination of year of good business activity, statis- ticians found there were about 48,- 833,000 gainful workers in 1930 and that coverage of 22,279,000 of these in the eligible occupations would give the program an effectiveness of 45.6 per cent. Greatest contrast in cover-| age was found in Massachusetts, & highly industrialized State, and Mis- | sissippi, an agricultural State where | the majority of employes would be specifically exempt from the suggested act. Some comparisons follow for 1930: Gainful _Eligible Rstio workers in workers in _ in thousands. thousands. percent. 244 112 D. C oo Va. 880 40 Md. 73 50.7 Mass. 1,814 56.2 845 Miss. 352 341 1,019 170 the League of Nations: cellos, President of the Committee of Co-ordination, League of Nations, Geneva. Excellency: I have received your communication of October 21, transmitting certain documents in the Italo-Ethiopian dis- pute, including the minutes of the Council of October 7, the minutes of the Assembly from October 9 to 11 and the recommendations of the Co- ordination Committee, for which I de- sire to express appreciation. In regard to your statement that the governments represented on the Co-ordination Committee would wel- | come any communication which nny{ non-member state may deem it proper to make to you, or notifications of any 20.1 | gction which it may be taking in the | Hull Reaffirms Neutrality Text of Secretary’s Reply to League of Nations’ Co-ordinating Committee Recites U. S. Steps to Handicap War. | tion of more full and stable trade con- | | ditions and relationships among the nations is by far the most profitable | objective for our people to visualize, | in contrast with such risky and tem- | porary trade as they might maintain | | His Excellency, Dr. Augusto de Vascon- | with belligerent nations.” This policy with respect to transactions with the | belligerents I now reiterate and re- | afirm. ; End of War Is Goal. | These steps have been taken for the purpose of dealing with this specific controversy and the special circum- stances presented. The course thus pursued in advance of action by other governments, most |of which are parties to one or more of the peace pacts to which I have referred, represents the independent |and affirmative policy of the Gov- | ernment of the United States and indicates its purpose not to be drawn into the war and its desire not to con- | tribute to a prolongation of the war. Realizing that war adversely affects In a second table, establishing the | circumstances, it is, of course, well |every country, that it may seriously fact that about 14,611,000 employes known that the Government and endanger the economic welfare of would have been covered by a law in | people of the United States are deeply | each, causes untold human misery, effect in 1933, the following estimates | jnterested in the prevention of war, |and even threatens the existence of of eligible workers were made: District of Columbia - -- 110,000, Virginia .. 246,000 Maryland 237,000 Massachusetts 658,000 Mississippi 107,000 | A third table presents the income figures for the total compensable labor force in 1933, along with- the tax com- | puted on a three per cent basis. Three | ciphers are left off each list. i Income Tax | -- $118,000 $ 3,540 | 216,000 6,480 | 235,000 7,050 798,000 23,940 2 89,000 2,670 Guide to States. As a further guide to States in at- | tempting to estimate the amount and duration of benefits in enacting their laws, the board memorandum estab. lishes the percentage of compensable labor force unemployed in individual | States and in the entire country for different years. For instance, for 1933 it was found that this percentage for | the country was 348 while that for | Maryland was 31.1, for Virginia 274/ and for the District of Columbia 23.1. | “On the basis of the extent and duration of unemployment in the | compensable labor of the United | States as a whole during 1922-1933,” it was stated, “it has been estimated that sufficient funds would be col- Jected from a three per cent tax upon | payrolls to pay benefits equal to 50| per cent of wages for 11 weeks with | & three-week waiting period and for 12 weeks with a four-week walting | period.” 3 | ‘A percentage of unempluyment,l greater than the national figure should dictate a shorter benefit period | or lower benefits, it was pointed out. ‘The District, with its unemployment gatio in eligible occupations consid- erably lower than the national aver- ege for the years noted, contemplates benefits from 40 to 65 per cent of wages, but not more than $15 per week, for as long as 16 weeks. A waiting period of three weeks is speci- fled. With a three per cent tax eventually to be imposed, the District fund also will be supplemented by a flat District contribution. Calcula- tions here are affected, also, by the fact that the District law reaches down to employers of one or more rather than eight as suggested by the Federal standards. —_———— JEWELS RECOVERED Earring and Pin Found in Storm Sewer. SOUTHINGTON, Conn., October 26 P).—An earring and a pin, the last of the Princess Nina Mdivani jewels, which were lost here a week ago, were found in a storm sewer today near the spot where the remaining valuables, estimated to be worth $8,000, were yecovered within the last 24 hours. The pleces were found in the mat- ted leaves, mud and other debris of the sewer by Police Chief Edward Geary and Officer Edmund Foley of the Southington police, after they ob- taf:d admissions from two boys that they had become frightened upon finding them in a handbag and thrown them there. Princess Mdivani is the wife of Charles Henry Huberich of New York City and sister of the late Prince Alexis Mdivani. NAVY YARD MAN DIES Loss of Blood Fatal After Foot Is Severed by Train Wheels. PFrank West, 62, colored, 1151 Twen- ty-third street, died in Providence Hospital yesterday from loss of blood and shock, caused when his foot was severed as he walked between two box , cars of a Pennsylvania freight train at the Navy Yard, where he was em- ployed. and promotion of peace in every part of the world; that as a corollary to their abhorrence of war with the hu- man sufferings, the impoverishments of states and peoples, business dislo- cation and embittered feelings engen- dered by warfare, we are by tradi- tion st.ong proponents of the principle that all differences between members of the family of nations should be settled by pacific means. Cites Treaties in Effect. I need only call attention to The Hague Convention of 1907 for the pacific settlement of international dis- putes, the pact of Paris, in the nego- itinlian of which the Government of | the United States played an important part; the anti-war pact sponsored by the Argentine government and signed at Rio de Janeiro on October 12, 1933, and the various conventions of con- ciliatior. and arbitration to which the United States is a party. These in- struments of peace impose upon all na- tions parties thereto most solemn re- sponsibilities, and no nation can look with complacency upon their non- observance. As regards the situation now un- happily existing between Ethiopia and Italy, I may point out that the Government of the United States put forth every practicable effort to ald in the preservation of peace, through conferences, official acts, diplomatic communications and public state- ments, and emphasized particularly the principles of the pact of Paris and the high legal and moral obligations of the signatories thereto. This Gov- ernment repeatedly expressed its anx- iety and the hope that the controversy would be resolved without resort to armed conflict and the conviction of the entire Natlon that failure to ar- rive at a peaceful settlement of the dispute and the subsequent outbreak of hostilities would be a world calamity. Proclamations Issued. When, however, it was found that hostilitles actually existed between Ethiopia and Italy, this Government, acting on its own initiative, promptly announced a number of basic measures primarily to avoid being drawn into the war, and which also would not be without effect in discouraging war. The President of the United States on October 5, 1935, issued a procla- mation bringing into operation under an act of Congress an embargo on the exportation of arms, ammunition and implements of war to both belligerents. The issuance of this proclamation automatically brought into operation another provision of the act of Con- gress making it unlawful for any American vessel to carry arms, ammu- nition or implements of war to any port of the belligerent countries or to any neutral port for transshipment to or for the use of either of the bel- ligerents. On the same day, the President issued a further proclamation warn- ing American nations against travel on belligerent vessels and stating that such travel would be at their own risk. Trade Risks Pointed Out. In addition to the three measures just mentioned, the President took a fourth and most important step by issuing a public statement definitely warning American citizens against transactions of any character with either of the belligerent nations, ex- cept at their own risk. This latter statement was later em- phasized when I publicly pointed out that the warning given by the Presi- dent “certainly was not intended to encourage transactions with the bel- ligerents” and that “our people might well realize that the universal state of business uncertainty and suspense on account of the war is seriously handicapping business between all countries and that the sooner the war is terminated the sooner the restora- tion and stabilization of business in all parts of the world, which is infin- itely more important than trade with the belligerents, will be brought about,” and that “this speedy restora- L) | and hence in the sanctity of treaties | civilization, the United States, in keep- ing with the letter and spirit of the pact of Paris and other peace obliga- tions, undertakes at all times to not only exercise its normal influence in favor of peace throughout the world, but to contribute in every practicable | way within the limitations of our for- eign policy to that end. It views with | concerted efforts of other nations to preserve peace or to localize and shorten the duration of war. Accept, excellency, the assurances |of my highest consideration. CORDELL HULL. Watson (Continued From First Page.) friend of mine, but there was no fee about it.” Watson said his only connecuonK with the purchase of the tube factory | was a trip to New York during which | he “brought some people together.” | He said he did nothing else, and did not even know how the deal came out. | Contending he was and had been ready to pay whatever the department thought was right, Watson said he himself had suggested that the Jus- tice Department make a full investi- gation of the case. Full Tax Paid, He Says. “As far as I am concerned, there is nothing to it,” he said. “It's just like thousands of other cases. The Govern- ment says I haven't paid my full tax and I say I have. I'm ready to pay whenever they fix the amount, but I den’t think I owe anything because there was no gift tax at that time.” ‘Watson said his income tax return was made out by the Internal Rev- enue Bureau expert assigned to aid Senators make out their returns. Afterward, he said, a representative of the bureau went over the return with him in detail and suggested that “out of an abundance of caution” he might pay $200 more, which he did. Recently, he said, he had under- stood the case was dormant, and he did not think it would be raised again unless' it was an attempt to “besmirch” him. “I don't think the Democrats have it in for me,” he added. Meanwhile, Watson's attorney, Sarmuel A. King, brother of Senator King of Utah, said “full and com- plete” information had been given the Government about Watson’s income and he thought officials were “gatisfied.” “If there is any question about the accuracy of the returns it can involve but & small amount and is a matter between the Senator and the Govern- ment,” King said. “There is not a thing in the case that reflects on the character and integrity of the Senator. Govern- mental business was mnot involved, and there was no lobbying as had been reported.” P — LIGHT RATE TO BE CUT Arkansas Commission Will Order Reductions by Company. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, October 26 (#).—The State Department of Pub- lic Utilities announced today that an order would be issued requiring the Arkansas Power & Light Co. to put into effect an objective rate schedule which the commission estimated would save consumers half & million dollars annually. Announcement of the Arkansas Power & Light rate schedule was the first since issuance of an order by the commission several months ago Te- quiring major utility firms to submit rate data. Schedules of other utili- ties furnishing electricity are being studied~ | sympathetic interest the individual or | President Roosevelt, Gov. Harry W. Nice and former Gov. Emerson C. Harrington at the Choptank Bridge INCREASING NAVIES FEARED BY BRITISH Rising Italy and Germany and Japan’s Demands Disturb London. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 26.—Great Brit- ain faced tonight disturbing situations in her three key naval zones—the Far East, the Mediterranean and home waters. In the Far East Japan is vigorously demanding naval parity, while more closely at hand, Germany has already | been conceded naval strength 35 per | cent of Britain's. As to her plight in the Mediterra- nean, grave misgivings have been aroused here because of reports from Rome that Italy will demand in- creased naval tonnage at the projected | conference of the powers in London | December 2 | Naval experts here pointed out that | Italy will have 500,000 tons of fight- ing craft at the end of 1936 under present treaty regulations—a tonnage | equivalent to that of the British | massed force now concentrated in the Mediterranean. | The British ships now in the Medi- terranean compose the regular Medi- | terranean fleet, reinforced with most of the home fleet. Pin Hope on U. S. Stand. Confronted by a rising Italy as well as an ascendant Germany, and with Japan clamoring for expansion of her naval might in the Far East, Great Britain, some observers say, sees only a single ray of sunshine, exemplified | in President Roosevelt’s determina- | tion “to increase the American Navy to a degree commensurate with Amer- ica's need, abilities and interests.” Whether these “interests” ever will apply to direct aid for a jeopardized a matter of paramount interest. Italy’s demands for more tonnage, it was felt, would just about torpedo British hopes of obtaining any restric- tions at the December conference to | prevent a world-wide naval construc- | tion race. British Expansion Seen. The international naval atmosphere | will mean beyond doubt, some political sources believe, that Great Britain will raise her naval expansion pro- gram a notch higher to comply with | recent authoritative pronouncements that Britain must have “secure and lasting control in the Mediterranean.” So far as the actual conference for December is concerned, the British government has not received any replies from the four powers—the United States, Japan, France and Italy—which have been invited to attend. Favorable replies, however, are | anticipated since formal invitations of this nature are not sent out without | previous “soundings” of the interested party. FIRST PLANT BALLOT WON BY EMPLOYES Labor Relations Board Announces 408 to 98 California Vote, Ending Strike. By the Associated Press. The National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday a so-called “company union” lost the first election for employe representation the board has conducted in an industrial plant under the labor disputes act. In a secret ballot, 408 employes of the Simmons Co., San Francisco fur- niture makers, selected the Furniture Workers’ Union, Local 1,541, an affil- iate of the American Federation of Labor, to represent them in collective bargaining. An organization called the “Co-op- erative Union” received 98 votes. The company agreed to negotiate with the victorious group. The Labor Board said the election ended a six-week strike, called to win recognition for the American Federa- tion of Labor union. The board announced also the set- Britain is viewed by these sources as | tlement of a dispute in the Seattle plant of the Boeing Airplane Co, —_— Spanish Films. American-made Spanish motion pic- tures have made a hit in Argentina. Also complete line of . a5d all-American made '-5:?2:.‘.’.‘ BRIDGE PIONEERS PRAISED BY NICE “Patience, Skill and Intelli- gence” of Leaders Lauded in Dedication. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Md., October 26.— Praising the work of the Eastern Shore committees which laid the groundwork for construction of the 7,000-foot span over the Choptank River here, Gov. Harry W. Nice today dedicated the structure and named it “the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge, in honor of Maryland’s war-time Governor.” After formally welcoming President Roosevelt to the celebration, Nice out- lined in detail the work which the committees had done since 1931, when agitation for the bridge was begun. Task Was Difficult. “The task of the committee was not easy,” he said. “These gentlemen at that time being in the minority in so far as public sentiment was con- cerned, were obliged to educate the taxpayers and the people generally as to the wisdom and advantages inci- dent to such a gigantic undertaking, By dint of great patience, coupled with an unusual skill and intelligence, this task was successfully completed by this coterie of patriotic, far-sighted and progressive men from both Dor- chester and Talbot Counties. “It is an undeniable fact that in our counties, States and Nation, when the people are educated and awak- ened, although at times the procass seems slow and difficult, they may al- ways be trusted to solve the mos’ intricate and exacting problems in a sensible manner. “Thus it has been in the solution of the problem of building this much- needed public improvement standing here as a lasting monument, both to the practical sense of the citizens of Dorchester and Talbot Counties and the good judgment of the people of our entire State. Aid to State Praised. “It is most fitting on this occasion that we give gratetul recognition to | the deeds and acts of some of the dis- | tinguished and patriotic citizens who | have contributed their brains, their substance, their energies to making Dorchester and Talbot Counties, in | fact, the whole Eastern Shore of Maryland and in a lesser degree our entire State a good, safe, sane and de- lightful place in which to lve. “We have had progressive and in- telligent citizens who have made great contributions to the moral and ma- terial advancement of this particular Among them I know of none who has made any greater gifts of mentality, integrity, upright citizenship and loyal devotion to the best interest and to the | traditions of Dorchester and Talbot | Counties and to the State of Maryland | than Ex-Gov. Emerson C. Harrington | to whom 1, as Governor of Maryland, do now dedicate this magnificent ve- | hicle of transportation and with great | pleasure officially name it the Emerson | | C. Harrington Bridge.” Ickes (Continued From First Page.) out the following statement over his | well-known signature: “My attention has just been called to the handbill announcing the Buck- shot Club testimonial program to be held at the Mayflower Hotel Monday, October 28, in my honor. I was not consulted regarding the use of my name in connection with this pro- gram and I do not expect to take any part in it.” But the Buckshot Club, while taken aback, plans to go ahead anyway with the testimonial. “Buckshot Harry” Spalding, father of the club treasurer and himself a P. W. A. employe, had prepared the eulogy in the form of a poem, and he is going to read it be- | fore the assembled muititude tomor- row night, regardless of the absence of the honor guest. “They passed the buck to me and 1 will take all the shots,” he explained | last night after word of Ickes’ walk- out was learned. He explained it was all due to an unfortunate oversight. The club sec- retary was to have notified Secretary Ickes but, because of illness. forgot. ‘The Buckshot Club is an organiza- tion of the musically inclined, chiefly composed of Government employes, but with membership open to any one at $1 per member. Its stunt parties, at which “pot shots” in humorous vein are taken at Old Deal and New Deal figureheads, have made the club somewhat famous in its way. WOMAN YAWNS 7 WEEKS VICTORIA, British Columbia, Oc- tober 26 (#).—Mrs. P. E. Wakelin, who has tried about all the “cures” she has heard of, kept right on yawning to- day—just as she has been doing for seven weeks. She was removed to a hospital, where the use of oxygen treatments was considered. locality and of the State in general. | ROOSEVELT HELPS DEDICATE BRIDGE Cheered as He Speaks at Opening of Span Across Choptank. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Md, October 26.— President Roosevelt was acclaimed to- day by a crowd of 3,000 as he paused here briefly for dedication of the $1,400,000 Choptank River Bridge, built as a P. W. A, project. The span—the longest in Maryland —was named the “Emerson C. Har- rington Bridge” in honor of the State’s war-time Governor by Gov. Harry W. Nice in a dedicatory ad- dress. It marked the fruition of a dream visualized to the President 15 years ago by Senator George L. Rad- cliffe, & native of the section it will serve and a personal friend of the Chief Executive, Aboard the yacht Sequoia, Presi- dent Roosevelt was the first to pass through the draw of the mile-and- three-quarter-long structure joining the Choptank shores of Dorchester and Talbot Counties. Several hundred persons at the bridge .for the dedication ceremonies ch-~ered the President as his yacht slipped first through the Dorchester side of the draw and then through the Talbot County side. In a happy mood, Mr. Roosevelt smiled and waved greetings in acknowledgment of the welcome. Standing at his side on the yacht was Senator Radcliffe. Others aboard the vessel included Secretary and Mrs. ‘Wallace and Mr. and Mrs. David Gray of Portland, Me. Mrs. Gray is an e .nt of Mrs. Roosevelt. After passing through the draw, the Sequoia docked at Long Wharf, where the main body of the crowd assembled to hear the President speak briefly. “Gov. Nice, my friends,” he said, “I didn’t come here to make a speech, but to take part in a little ceremony largely because of my friendship for a neighbor of yours, George Radcliffe. “About 15 years ago, when I was Zrst associated in business with him, he began talking to me about the need for a bridge at Cambridge. When I went to Washington and helped in building the bridge I was very happy. “l am told by Senator Radcliffe that no President ever before visited Dorchester County. If I have a chance I am coming+here again to visit with you.” Visit With President. Several persons boarded the Sequoia to speak to Mr. Roosevelt. Among them were Harrington, former Gov. Albert C, Ritchie, Col. Albanus Phil- lips, John W. Noble and Howard W. Simmons, chairmen of the Talbot and Dorchester County Dedication Com- mittees. The President motored from Wash- ington to Annapolis and proceeded from there by boat down the Chesa- peake Bay to Cambridge. Senator Radcliffe jolned the party at An- napolis. While Gov. Nice was delivering his dedicatory address on the draw of the bridge, the guns of the Coast Guard cutter Apache and the whistle of the cutter Cuyahoga signaled the arrival of the President. MOVE TO RECALL BRYAN IS DELAYED Lincoln, Nebr., Petitioners Are 13 Short of Legal Total Needed for Election. By the Assoclated Press. } LINCOLN, Nebr., October 26.—The |move to recall Charles W. Bryan, | brother of the late Commoner and thrice Governor of Nebraska, as mayor |of Lincoln, was interrupted but not stopped by official and other diffi- culties today. | First, City Clerk Theo Berg de- clared the petitions for the recall election listed but 5833 names, 13 short of the necessary number to order an election. Then, City Attorney Loren Laugh- lin took a look at the lists and charged many of the signatures were forgeries. He said he would initiate prosecutions under the corrupt prac- tices act. Finally, & group of prominent Lin- coln citizens, including business and professional men, began & counter campaign to block recall. 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