ACT ’ HEARINGS THE ON , UNITED STATES SENATE CONGRESS FIRST SESSION s. ;30 .A BILL TO, ALLEVIATE. HAZARDS OF AGE,."'-.:."‘:; , TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,TO RAISE REVENUE, AND FOR .. ' . JANUARY 22 TO FEBRUARY REVISED Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1935 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE PAT HARRISON; Mississippi, WILLIAM Utah , JAMES Michigan HENRY W. KEYES, New Hampshire DAVID I. ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, Wisconsin Kentucky JESSE METCALF, Rhode Island TOM DANIEL 0. HASTINGS, Delaware THOMAS P. QORE, Oklahoma ARTHUR CAPPER, Kansas EDWARD P. Colorado JOSIAH W. BAILEY, North Carolina BENNETT CHAMP CLARK, Missouri HARRY FLOOD BYRD, Virginia AUGUSTINE LONERGAN, Connecticut HUQO L. BLACK, Alabama P GERRY, Rhode Island JOSEPH F. Pennsylvania M. JOHNSTON, Clerk II Page Abbott, Miss Grace, ‘Chicago, Ill., editor Social Service Review and professor of public welfare, University of Chicago- _ _ ______ _ ___ _ _ I., New York City, representing the National Unemployment Council-- __ _ ___ __ _ 1222 Anderson, H. B., New York, N. Y., representing the Citizens Medical, Reference Bureau, _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ Andrews, Elmer F., New York City, State industrial commissioner-- 2; Andrews, Rev. George. Reid, New Haven, American Eugenics Society 1003 John B., New York, N. Y., representing the American Association for Labor Legislation-l- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 439 Baldwin, Mrs. Harris T., Washington, D. C., National Leagne ‘of Women Bannerman, Mrs. Mary Washington, D. C., on legisla­ tion, Congress of Parents and Teachers- __ __ _________ __ __ 721 Benjamin, Herbert, New York’ City,’ National Joint Action Committee for Genuine Social Insurance ______ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1145 Browder, Earl, City, representing the Communist 1217 Brown, J. Douglas, professor of economics and director, industrial relations section, Princeton University,- _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ 281 Guy Irvin , New York Reference, Bureau-, 1004 Lewis H., ki? ational Society for the Prevention of Blindness-- 730 Chandler; George B., representing the Ohio Chamber of Commerce-- 1102 R. E., representing Old-Age Revolving Pensions, 1051 Nathan, Philadelphia; Pa., representing the Action and the Philadelphia Chapter of the Interprofessional ‘1235 Hugh S., Surgeon General. Public Health Service--::- _ _ _ 408 Hugo E., Washington; D. C _____ 680 Davis, Miss Susan Washington, representing the Townsend-Davis Health Treatments, Athens, Ala.; also representing Mrs. Emma H. Townsend, Corsicana, _______ 549 ’ Doane, Robert R., New York City, representing Revolving Pensions, L&d---- ---------r --------------------------------- 1243 Robert G., Airy Hall Plantation, Green Pond, S. _______ 8 2 5 Emery, James A.,. Washington, representing the National As­ sociation of Manufacturers- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 921 --Epstein, Abraham, New. York; Y., representing the American Association for Social Security- __ ______ ____ _ __ Dr. I. New Canaan, the staff of the Committee on Economic Security 419 Filene, Lincoln, Boston, Mass., William Filene’s Sons Co _ _ 820 Marion B., Rochester, N. Y., ‘assistant treasurer Eastman Kodak Co. and member of advisory council to ‘the Committee on Economic 553 Forster, H. Walter, Philadelphia; Pa., Towers, Forster 659 Gall, John C., Washington, D. C., representing the National Associa­ tion of Manufacturers- _ _ _____ _____ _____ ___ _______ ___ _ __ __ _ 931 Graham, Frank P., president University of North Carolina, and chairman advisory council to the Committee on Economic 291 Green, William, president American Federation of Labor, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 141 Gordon David, New York City, representing the Committee for Unem 1192 Grulee, b Clifford Evanston, Ill., professor of pediatrics, Rush Medical College, Ill, _ __ _______ __ __ _ ___ _ ___ _ _______ 691 IV CONTENTS Statement of-Continued. Hall, Miss Helen, New York City, National Federation of Settlements, and Henry Street Settlement; member, advisory council to the Committee on Economic Security _____________________________ 767 Hansen, Alvin H., Washington, D. C., Chief Economic Analyst, Department of State- _ _ _____________________________________ 447 Harriman, Henry I., Washington, D.. United States Chamber of 913 Harrington, John, representing the Illinois Manufacturing 685 Haynes, George E., New York, N. Y., representing the department of race relations, Federal Council of Churches ______ ___ _ __ ____ _ 479 Hooker, Elon New York City, representing the Manufacturing Chemists Association- __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ____ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ 876 Houston, Charles H., Washington, D. C., representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, _ ___________ George A., Philadelphia, Pa., representing the Church Pensions Conference- __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 428 Hutzler; ‘Albert’ D., Baltimore, National Dry Goods Association _ 711 Philip, Portland, Oreg ___________ 1235 Irwin, Robert B., New York City, The American Foundation for the _______________ ______ ____ 726 Jackson,. Henry E., New York City, president, Social Engineering Jolly, Robert, representing the Hospital Association, _ - Kahn, Miss Dorothy,. Philadelphia,- Pa., representing the American Association’of _____ __________ 647 . ‘Kellogg, Paul H., New York editor, Survey and Survey Graphic, and vice chairman, advisory council to the Committee on Security: _____ ____ _____________ 900 F.; Chicago,. Ill:, representing the National Metal Trades Association ______ ________ ______________ 862 Clarence. A., University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa- _ _ _ 907 Lamb, Mrs. Beatrice- York, N. Y.; representing the National League of Women _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 442 Latimer,, Pennsylvania Association the Blind- __ __ __ _ ___ _ 780 Latimer; Murray, chairman Railroad. Retirement Board, Washing- ton, D. _______ ,7------------------------------- 744 i Latshaw, Stanley!’ New York representing the National Pub­ lishers _ _ _ ----------------------. 872 William N., Mediation: Board- _ _ _ _ _ _ 259 -I Katharine Chief, Department’ of. ---5------------------------------------------ , : . 337 Lyon, Dr. Huntington; _____ 693 _. ’ ‘. Marsh; Benjamin C.; representing’ the People’s Lobby- _ 961 Marvin, Dr. Cloyd Washington, D. representing the American Council on - ________ 1071 A; T., Louisville; Ky., commissioner, State board of health 689 ____ 775 Morrow, L. New York City, the Publishers Association:: ______ 787 Washington, and New York City, counsel to the American Federation of Labor 771 Parker, L. H chief ‘of staff, Joint _ _ _ _ _ 1247 Peck, Lloyd A., ‘Joliet,’ Ill.; Association-:--: ______________ _____ 918 Frank, Washington, C., representing the Sentinels of the Republic- _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 677 Pence; Owen York, N. Y., representing the National Council, Y. M. 434 Perkins, Hon., Frances, Secretary of Labor- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ 99, 111 Potter, Dr. Ellen, Trenton, J., representing the National Com­ mittee on Care of Transient and Homeless:‘- _____ ____ ___ 522 . CONTENTS Statement of-Continued. Page Reeder, Sherwood, Washington, C., representing the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Municipal Association- _ _ 658 Reiss, Dr. Oscar, Los Angeles, ____________________________ 697 Reyburn, Samuel W., New York City, National Retail Dry Goods 702 Reymond, M. H., Binghamton, N. Y 669 Roche, Miss Josephine, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 374 Sargent, Noel, New York City, representing the National Association of Manufacturers- _ _ _ _______________________________________ 940 Shelton, Mrs. Frederick, representing the National Board of Young Women’s Christian ______ ______ - 444 Sinclair, S. executives of State commissions and State agencies for the and Pennsylvania Council for the Blind- _ _ _ 778 Snow, W. A., Washington, D. C., representing the Associated General Contractors of America- _____ __ ____ __ _ ______ ___ __________ ___ _ 861 _ Story, Harold W., Milwaukee, Wis., vice president, and general counsel, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co- ________ ____ __ ____ _ 516 Studebaker, Dr. John W., Washington, D. C., Commissioner Education, Department of the Interior ___________________ - ____ 731 . Taylor, Miss Lea D., Chicago, Ill., representing the Illinois Committee on Townsend, Dr. F. E., Age Revolving Pensions, _ 1::: Tyson, Francis D., professor of economics, University of Pittsburgh, 737 Underwood, Dr. F. J., Jackson, Miss., State health officer __________ 411 Wagner, Robert F., United States Senator from New York _________ 1 Walter, M. M., Harrisburg, Pa., representing the National Rehabili­ tation Association 424 Watts, L. Richmond, Va., Virginia Commission for the Blind, and the American Association of Workers for the Blind __________ ___ 778 Webster, William R., Bridgeport, Conn., representing the Connecticut Manufacturers Association- ________________________________ __ Weir, Joseph P. B., Washington, D. C ___________________________ ::Fi Williams, Ernest Wells, Washingto, D. _ _____ ______________ __ _ 976 Witte, Edwin E., executive director Committee on Economic Security Wolfe, James H., Washington, D. C., women’s division, Demo­ cratic Committee, _ _ _ _ __ _ ____ 698 Yarros, Dr. Rachelle, Hull House, ‘Chicago, Ill ____________________ , 816 Briefs, letters, statements, etc., submitted by- Adams, Benjamin F., and Henrietta M., Silver Springs, Md ________ 1265 Association for Social Security, Washington branch--- _ _ _ _ 1138 American Bar Association, report of special committee opposing the ratification of the proposed child-labor amendment to the Consti­ tution of the United States ___________________________________ 1276 American Association of University Women, Washington, D.