Show disaster insurance needed PRESIDENT eisenhower has given encouragement where it is needed in promising governors of the new england states that he will ask the next congress to approve some form of federal disaster in aurance twice within a matter of weeks new england has been the victim of catastrophic floods the first heavy rains and flood conditions came as an aftermath of hurricane diane then in recent days more destrie tion was spread over the area as the rams came again and rivers went on a rampage in washington there is evidence that federal disaster insurance rapid ly IY is picking up bipartisan support in congress at least four members of congress have they will introduce bills at the next ses sion to provide for such insurance people who live in areas where floods frequently occur should have some kind of protection the burden is becoming too great for the indi vidual to bear the insurance industry repeated ly has turned aside the suggestion that it make flood insurance avail able spokesmen for the industry say quite positively that it could not be made self support supporting mg or to use a more harsh word profitable this being the case there isa t much left except for the government to step in lloyd s of london does write flood insurance on real property but only at high premiums based on such factors as nearness to a stream the insurance companies of the united states stater contend that flood in aurance would necessarily be so high that no one would be able to buy it this may be based on sound thinking there theres s no reason for the country to stand idly by and allow its people to suffer repeatedly from something over which they have no control the president and members of congress are right in getting con berned |