Show Taft Taff Denounces U. U U S. S War Job Insurance Bill W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug 10 UP tIP tIP- Senator Taft R. R Ohio Thursday c criticized r i tic i zed a as fundamentally I wrong what he said were attempts attempts attempts at at- tempts by sponsors of the Murray- Murray Kilgore demobilization demobilization bill to provide provide pro pro- vide postwar benefits to war workers work work- ers on a a. par with those provided for soldiers and sailors I 1 cannot see a parallel between soldiers and sailors serving at 50 50 a month and others receiving high wages in war industry Taft told the senate in urging defeat of the C CI I supported O-supported measure under which discharged war workers would receive up to 35 35 a week in unemployment compensation Taft said the treasury has sold in war bonds to in individuals individuals in- in working on the home front and that these workers have accumulated in savings with which to cushion them against the economic Impacts impacts impacts im im- Im- Im pacts of the period Despite a drive by the army and navy he said members of the services services services ices have been able to acquire only in bonds There is no parallel between what the government owes to the working man and the fighting man he added Taft said the sup Republican ported bill by Senator George D. D Ga would not change in any way the rights congress voted veterans of the present war in the recently recent recent- ly enacted G I. I bill of rights I He spoke after Senator Tobey R. R N. N H. H read to the senate a telegram in which Maurice F. F Devine chairman of the American Legions Legion's legislative council expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed disapproval of any proposal proposal proposal pro pro- which centralizes at the federal level rather than the state level evel the administration of social security or unemployment benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits or attempts to to f federalize public employment offices The George bill leaves unemployment unemployment unemployment j compensation o rate fixing Continued on Pace Two Column Five Taft aft Scores Murray-Kilgore Murray Bill 1 IT F For r Federal Job Insurance I Continued from Page Face One I and administration to the states The senate debate on pay for jobless war workers rolled on sped by a Democratic attack of Gov Coy Thomas E. E Dewey as a defender of the vested interests and a Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican blast against Pollyanna economists I Adding to the controversy was wasa i iI I a side argument on whether a I committee clerk can speak to the presiding officer This involved charges and denials that the clerk was in the senate as a C CIO I 0 Senator Murray D. D Mont fighting for the Murray-Kilgore Murray plan of ot federal benefits for war workers told his colleagues that this is the program of the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans and their presidential nominee To protect the vested interests of American monopoly and busIness business business busi busI- ness behind a thick smokescreen of defending states' states rights to deny to American labor its rightful share in the national Income Senator R. R Mich denounced the Murray Murray-Kilgore proposal to the senate as the latest step in the program to centralize centralize centralize cen cen- federal power at the expense expense ex ex- pense of ot state autonomy Contending the federal plan of compensation rates ranging up to 35 a week would cost the treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury at least in two years said I care not how many Pollyanna economists testify to the contrary we cannot spend ourselves Into prosperity Senator Wherry R. R Neb brought up the matter of the committee committee com corn clerk by protesting against the actions on the senate floor of Herbert E. E Schimmel of ofa a military subcommittee Wherry told reporters he had been In Informed Informed informed in- in formed Schimmel is In constant contact with the political action committee of the C CI I 0 O. Wherry noticing Schimmel speaking to Senator Overton DLa D D. La In the presiding officers officer's chair demanded to know how a nonmember got that right Overton Overton Overton Over- Over ton explained that Schimmel Just wanted to know how many senators senators senators sena sena- tors had listed their names on the speaking list |