Show DREW PEARSON pension Snore increases ases must fet wait AT T A SECRET POWWOW with arx congressional democratic leaders president truman was told there was little chance of congress approving any of his proposals to increase old age pensions however the leaders advised that the people were entitled to a frank report on how old age insurance benefits on which millions of americans depend tor for retirement security have lagged behind higher wages and living costs that was why truman decided to send his message to congress anyway aggressive representative john dingell an original champion of the social security law summed it up bluntly unless pensions are increased in ratio to higher wages higher taxes and higher living costs counties that have sold their poorhouses poor houses for the aged will have to reestablish establish re them dingell said it would be actuarially sound to increase pensions because of increased reve from payroll taxes lie ile added sixty million peo people pie are arc employed now more than we ever dreamed of when we changed the law in 1939 39 we thought then that we have that many employed until 1980 1 I want to cover as many as practically possible comment ed the president biggest problem observed fed era eral security administrator osca ewing is providing protection fo casual workers such as domestici dome servants and farmhands farmlands farm hands we might try the stamp hysten they use in england suggested su sug geste ewing 1 I doubt that it would work here remarked mr truman its i nuisance to employers difficult t administer and such casual em frequently build up less credits tor for contributory pen pensions sioni than they could get in an old agn assistance ce dole |