New-York tribune., 1909-11-23
n. c. [. In SESSION
MISS MORGAN THERE.
Hoo TO assure Com pcRsatiOn
Df'Orries Federation.

W Ofr1CS A. f0tSuItON.
Men Who employ labor in 2 large WAY and
men who especially reprcs nj the interests
of working mon and w"In'n engaged m
tho Improvements ~ their welfare condi-
tions listened 10 au exhaustive discussion
o.; the Hotel Astor ves,erdsy as TO what
should bc done to assure compensation Tor
Victims or Industrial arctl.nts The add
dre-sos were delivered u sho tenth annual
incetins of ihc National civic Federation
durine ihc Two sessions which, with an
hours iutormIssiou. iastod from lo.2' "a. In.
until after b. n. MISS Anne Morgan.
r aaughter - J Picrpont -dorgsn. "a member
4 ana Rouan's hrancn of the National
civic Federation. WAS Psc-cut ihrougho-t
tn. dan.
There VIII bc tHo nnsl Scssious to-day.
Iue keynote - yesterday lnrS programme
was thar America wa l.. hind ia tho meth
ods followed. and that Mry by serious oi-
forts on The pari ~ employer and ciuploye
10 devise Just measures -ould any advance
toward q proper basis h. hoped FOR "r eN-
r,ci.d All speakers agreed that an inn
Irovcmcut should reSal,. hut ucrc wer"
opinions a. considerable variance expressed
gs 10 how a. 80 about a..
A. one of tie speakers said work .usmcn
ask mo- faNors and Nil not 'onsidor charity.
Tie sgstcm of adjustment ~ claims for in-
,uIy Eould have a. De one shat would 'A
free from any such ,aiut. George D.. cor
te'you. president 81 the Consolidated Gas
Company. Na~ apIlauded when he again
emphasized tho truth ~ this statement iie
told ,u detcu ~ the three ways hy Whicl
.lir company helps its employees. lle said.
onc fhinp is a mutual N,.ncnt association
fsnr of "A .tl a
fucush. Hhicu sum Th" company uupi"at'--
A friendly aid fund. assessing n'inliefS'ip
ga cents sasl. a month. vii, -h also me com
many duplicates We have plans fog annNl-
ties and Nsrations and SICK h"ifei,is anon
believe are on hich liiant- i-.fin"A"S
who serve corporation ~ lonc ,'Iin ~
wears are entitled % a certain alAoINl "i
consideration.
I.ouis ~ Schranm. chairman ~ tho
labor committee - the United States
Brewers Association. said that D. was
tllo business of tho manufacture to pro
fnote legislation shat viii provide funds 10
place the workman, ln case of disability
IN position 10 care for himself without
brinC a charge ou tho community
~. =. McEwcn. member of Tho Min
,'eSots Labor Commission. talked al
length upon Reasons ror changing from
tne Existing system ~ Employers liaoil-
ity." lie SAID.
ir EMPLOYERS liability provisions as thcv
,lov eNist They are wa steful, vicious and
antiquarian. But ihe outlook - chang
ing and We VIII soon DE- able 70 say, !
hope. thar W. are not twenty-five years
hahiud England and Germany
We fud tho best statistics concerning
liability roud lions lu New York state.
These statistics show Thar tullE uDe-half
fl-st tn v-orsiucmsu gets as liability dam
ages goes 10 the lawyers. Their ls only
shout 81 per cent Of The money palo 10y
employers 10 lFfNen} aMS'l's TO. S'.i- . llle
,i.,ra Is 81 pcr cent 81 waste Where else
would Z waste loss 81 ~ ptr c8Ut-be
allowed Take. Tor instance, The STANDARD
OH Company. which receiN' I'd a. solar iicAGS
nIr iu our state of Minnesota the other
day. u doesn't do that sort Of thing
The opening address was made hy Soth
low. president or the federation. Miss
. Gertrude Becker. director of the woman's
branch WAS present. and Ralph NJ. Easlev.
secretary = the federation. Samuel Com
rers. president of the American Federation
~ Labor. and john Mitchell. former pres,-
dent of tho United Mine Workers, sat down
front A litue further back was Arch
bishop ireland. MI Low said in part:
The National Ciyic Federatiou is keonl-
interested in everything uIat I'-aa,S 10
fhs question Of DonI IpslISat1ng Norkm'n
far los of iiml. life Or health Several oi
the states hav" appointed commissions 10
stsIdv tii- SLbloat. The subject ls one Ire
irnuort:u,o of which cannot be- cNagEeratei.
The opinion d. almost universal In v-'I
Uniformed circles thar some change ~ sys-
frW iu She lHiicd states IS greatly 10 he
desired.
Ar. Gomp-rs talked Ntcnporafcously
bur Uttn much emphasis. Ho said
II was ouIv a week ago that We neard
80 that avfu' calamity when -four hundred
miners were sutoniss-I simply ash WH"
o. TO take tho rist and th' burden of Tie
killing ~ taos" men ana o." lnlurluc ~
so many others and tho burdens ~ the
widows and orphans aIu not here 90
formulate an indiotneut against tho cherry
mluo ovhcrs. Bur who shall bear ii"
risks and tho burdens
John Mitchell followed speaking in rsrt
a. follows
tak" j tast tle purpose ~ rl" plan
for amending tHo law i- 20 care f1r the
s1ci'ms ~ industrial accidents. But 7
hold lhat b. 's more important 90 prevent
such acoid~nfs. D. ie all very well 10 give
rrau 81 .Hua for trc Joss of a leg. lut b. IS
infuIf-'N morr Important that Do SfuG'd
not lose thar loE lf 1hc plan is 10 provide
no moro r"sp"nsi ihity Tor The employers
THAN u"N. llen ] would favor Nold'Hg The
cmplO, ers liable for accidents 10 employees.
J. Is cheaper. however. 10 Kin men than
% is 60 protect then. A. bong a. rondi-
riC7r arc Wl.t thos are Ne win continue
to lll l'ar otter car.
MAYOR PiorloD-slli rcurovcrrins the Fred
rCh KrupD Company. ~eiatod tho cNperi-
suce iu Goruaur Whore Do said Tho ac,i-
cent associations carry on tho work ~
om'loycrF' lurursne2 of emrIoyo-
Nlllau T. Wilcox. chairman 81 lie
welfare department. presided al tho after
noon session. Drhsr -pcakcrs were A. d.
CIR. ~ England, Br. Lee K Frauk,I.
I.atueelot Packcr Gcorso NJ Gillette.
D. V'. I.amscy. o. y. Mercer. John VIII
ismE ~. -. Gov ics. Dr. william e. Han
son. d. a. Tompkins. A r.. Garrotsou.
Rear Admiral J. D. Mu~dock Joseph j..
Cotton and Frelsricl l.. Hoffman
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