Show Party Leaders Urge Roosevelt lt To Delay Social Aid Plans WASHINGTON Jan 5 UP UP Influential Influential Democratic congress congressional con con- gress gressional onal leaders Tuesday were trying to persuade ad pr President Roosevelt to postpone asking congress for a new v s social cial security program broad enough to cover every man w woman man and child in the United States They fear that any proposal comparable to the British BeverIdge Beveridge Bever Bever- i Idge ge social security plan will precipitate precipitate precipitate pre pre- an unnecessary and nd dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- dispute in the new con con- gress The group includes both senate and house leaders and it is trying to arrange an audience with the president before he delivers his state of the Union message now sch scheduled for Thursday None of the congressmen Is hopeful of Convincing Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt that his message should b be confined to the war effort but all nil were said to bell believe eve that they should appeal for omission of any reference to a new social security plan I I afraid that Im very much thc inclusion of f social security revision in the presidents president's message will bring on an untimely fight which will upset the whole tempo of congressional action on war measures measures measures meas meas- ures one member of the group said Another said I sincerely hope the the dent pres is not going t to 0 include social security in hi hig hi opening message to congress but Im I'm afraid id he is He wants wants' a Beveridge s' s social cial se security security se- se e- e plan here and unless he changes his mind he will vill ask for it There has been little indica indication tion of the sort of social ociaL security re- re Continued on P Pat Page e Two Column One M LEADERS FAVOR BENEFITS DELAY I d from tram Pare Par Oat cue i visions the president Is planning But it was considered almost cerr cel certain taro tain that he would seek to Improve improves s the benefits of the present system and extend coverage to millions I of f workers not now Included Provides ides Lifetime Aid 11 The Beveridge plan which recently recently recently re re- re- re was presented to the British house of commons would provide insurance for an Individual from the cradle to the grave including health hospital unemployment and old age American social sei security security se se- se- se i officials officials officials-in In a recent publication publication publication cation of the American council of public affairs cited the need for similar minimum insurance plans in this country I The concern of the Democratic Je leaders hinted that the social se security security security se- se Issue if presented by the president would create a major P fight in the early days of the new congress It might be combined with Republican complaints that the administration Is ia making too much of an effort to nail down what they describe as postwar specifics before belore the war Is won That viewpoint was expressed by i Representative Frank Carlson R R. Kan a member of the house to ways ays and means committee We should concentrate on the theP P Immediate problem of winning the 1 war he said Theres plenty of I S time to make plans and set up rules and regulations for a better world after we clean up Hitler I and the Japs During the recent congressional recess Republicans set up a loosely defined line of ot resistance to present administration measures measures meas meas- ures urea on postwar problems Investigations Investigations n have been demanded of j i reciprocal trade agreements and I 1 the lend-lease lend program which expire exI expire ex ex- pire in June But Speaker Sam I Rayburn of the house announced that the administration would I fight for their continuation There also have been threats in inI I both the senate and house of a renewed drive to wipe out activities activities activities ties considered nonessential to the xv war ar program the national youth administration and the farm security security se se- administration Congressional leaders of both parties artles expect most of their members members members mem mem- bers freshmen and veterans to be here some time Tuesday House Republicans will hold their first caucus at 1 p p. p m. m |