New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-14

occurred after the servant left her situation rests
upon the unfortunate employer lie must eltheI
make his defence against this bogus claim, In any
case a most expensive and difficult task, or he
must nav the claim of his dismissed servant. II
the employer fights the case ana WINS with coseS'
the servant cannot pay his costs and goes scot
free Thus any grudge. any malice against a
former employer who. whether he win or lose
must be put TO considerable annoy dnee anu c'i'
Having enumerated these injuries which the act
brings on EMPLOYERS the writer enters into the
question of the Inconvenience which will be suf-
fered by employees Casual" labor may bring IT'S
claims. according to the act and as mistaken I
oniuon MUS a serious accident will actually mean
bankruptcy for hundreds of middIe-class cltlzenS'
these will begin to dispense WIN oil IdO'I winch
may be casual"
"A family which goes away for a holiday" con-
tinues Mr. Schooling. mot knowing whether the
engagement Of man and his wlte 10 LOON am tII
their house once week be casual seINice. W" w
not care to take any risk In this matter, and the
caretakers lose thei- job. The father OF family
fond of fishing and in the hapu OF niIIhs q mo-
and his boat by the week at Cornwall not Kho"
ing whether this will be construed as Cdsual
labor will abstain from fishing and the boatrlah
loses his Job. The fish the gamers FerhaIs
the anglers wife wishes to hire bath CHAIR by Ine
no bath chair. Similarly with the man VINO owns
a horse and carriage and who drives tlern TOT
hire No more weekly jobs for him. ana TINS Is
another of hundreds Of inconvenience ana losse9
OF employment that will result from TINS aihd%iHs
act.
How will a gardener stand who works on his
own account and who directs a dozen dlierFnt
gardens? Are twelve premiums to be paid 10 t'S
man because of an injury which he receives out
Which he cannot directly trace Again. now can
prudent man engage Il sick nurse or surgical
nurse. usually wanted at moments notice WIN
this heavy risk hanging over him? What about the
commercial traveller who hires town porter 10
Who'll his samples about town: VIII househ"lderS
employ an odd job male window cleaner or an in
dependent piano tuner when ny this stupid act
ether OF these make a claim within SIN
months fter the windows were cleaned or the
piano tuned?
Nor does this foolish and injurious act stop az
making employers liable for injury to an employed
person alone" adds Mr.. Schooling. The benefit
OF the extends 10 the dependents Of the en-
poycd person. II extends 10 wife. father. mother.
grandfather. grandmother, step-fatheT. ste >
mother. daughter brother. sister, half sister
half brother. illeeitimate child. and believe only
leaves out cousins. urcIes. aunts and dependent
cats and dogs
This monstrousy stupid act" concludes the
writer. storning with Indignation. is worthy Of
the who passed II. For my own part hope
IL will not be repealed amended. Through II
the whole country will be in hopeless state or
irritation. ruudde and confusion and the waste or
time temper. energy and money will be enormous.
Give the just year, permit II 70 exist that
long and then let the government feel the storm
OF lust Indignation, from those who put them
into power in 1906 which Will blow out Of exist
the party that passed this most Ubiquitous and
Injurious