The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-07
Compensation for Employees
Hurt in Government Service

also very urgently advise that a COM
preheusive act be passed providing FOR
compensation by the government to All
employees injured I'm the government SER
vice Under the present law an injured
workman 10 the employment OF the gov
.INinent mas no remedy. and the entire
,Il,n,n or We accident fals on the help
it-s man, his wife. and his young chill
dcn This Is an outrage. IL Is a matter
81 mutation 10 the nation that there
sIna not he on our statute books a pro-
vision io meet and partially 10 atone for
cruel misfortune when n comes unou
naH through no fault OF his own while
NthtnIly serving the public. Ia no oth-
:" prominent Industrial country in the
world could such gross injustice occur.
fni almost all civil.-.. nations have en-
acted legislation embOdving the coYnnleta
RECOGNITION OF the urinrfnle which r,ssces
the entire trade risk for Industrial acct
cents feNcluding. OF course. accidents
due 70 wiilful misconduct by the em-
povel. on the Industry as represented
by the employer. which in this case Is
ne government In all these countries
The principle applies to the govern nant
tas, as much as 10 the private employer
Under no circumslances should the in
lGied einploye or his surviving depend
EMS ~ required 10 bring suit against the
fofeftnent. nor should there be the re-
el'eWent that in order TO insure re-
cover negligence IN some form on the
par ~ the government should be shown
Our proposition Is not 10 confer n right
o. action upon the government empioye.
but 70 secure him suitable provision
~r@atiFA 4HJlFftH received IN the course
OF his employment. The burden OF the
NaGe risk should be placed upon the I
government Exactly as the workingman
entitled 10 his wages so he should he 1
entitled 10 Indemnity for the Injuries sus-
s.alned m the natural course OF his labor I
L.e rates ~ compensation and the regu- 4
s..ons ior rs payment should be spec- 4
hed IN the law, and the machinery for 4
ae'erminng the amount 10 be paid should \
!n eacn case be provided IN such manner 4
MY ,ae employe Is properly represented I
IN I'm, .s1.
m compensation should be paid auto
ma, any. while the application OF the
a. N ne first instance should be vested
~ lhe department OF commerce and labor
lne 'w should apply 10 all laborers. me-
-, and other civilian employees OF
We, We Forernment OF the United states
sllar governments
ss,,ri same broad principle which
sH..l Apply 10 the government
.auie 70 an private employers Where
nation has the power II should
$50. avs % this effect Where the
49, atone have the power they should
,hN.t the laws II is to be observed
, lat 'h employers liability law does not
80 mean mulcting employers IN dam ,
merely throws upon the en-
tNt burden of accident Insurance I
N - hlures which are sure 10 occur.
~ "fes him either 70 bear or 10 dis
IVY" through insurance the loss which
49, readily be borne when distributed I J
~ which. n undistributed bears with 7
- wv ai hardship upon the unfortunate
wv ~ accident In theory. N wages ]
N Always freely and fairly adjusted 2
", Would ALWAYS include an allowance 7
~. tinst the risk OF injury, lust as y
a. ~ rs the rate Of interest for mon 5
4ies an allowance for inslrance ?
$500 the risk OF loss In theory N q
~ were all experienced business y
49, lhcv would employ that part on j
- i-es which is received because OF =
re-. " injury 10 secure accident n
a ~. But as a matter OF fact. Il y
ba W.. practical to expect that this will 9
A. Nont ~ the great body OF employees g
-er,.t- powers liability law makes IL =
~ - that II viii be done in effect u
49, employer, and Il will ultimately 81
I'M, no real additional burden upon a
,o,, mere i special bin TO which call Il
,.ru" .'ennnn. Secretary Taft has ur- az
'are recommended the immediate pas u
u sI law providing for compensation
n ,hi,oNes u the government injured "a
hat 60 Wrk of the Isthmian canal and GO
,ose NNN be appropriated for this pur- III
- s"Nh year ! earnestly hone this will bt
ova-s ana that a special bill be ma ssed Is
yhc w me case OF YarimaSter Ranton az
vbu. 80 injured nearly two wears ago OF
.ss ~ Ing MS duty. lie Is now help IN
tile support his wife and his three &C.
Nction Uroea q. nj. gr