The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
Asssmblyman ingalls, To Make a
Study of Industrial Insurance
in Germany and France
OH IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
Racine Asselnblyn,an Plans TO Spend
the Remainder of the Summer
Studying Problems for the
Wisconsin Legislature

Racine, chairman of the assembly
branch of the special insurance com
mittee on industrial insurance, will
probably go to Europe to study tha5
question. He will visit England and
Germany, where laws are now in ex-
istence having bearing on the sub
jeet, Germany having an industrial
insurance law and England an absolute
inability act which fixes the amount
of damages for all accidents.
Mr.. ingalls, has been giving nearly
ali of his time to the study of the in
du5trial insurance question since the
adjournment of the regular session of
the legislature and besides deciding
that a trip to Europe would be of adj
vantage in connection with this study
Mr.. ingalls, believes that compulsory
industrial insurance bill can be franz
ed that will be constitutional.
Mr.. ingalls, in talking of the ques-
ton said:
Il believe that law which would
compel payment to the state by en-
ployers for an insurance protection of
employees in case of accident can be
upheld as a police regulation. Recent
decisions of the courts, including legis
lation placing an absolute expense on
employers for safety appliances and
other measures for protection of EN-
ployes have been very broad and be-
lieve under the same theory law can
be drawn which will make necessary
stated payments by employers for the
protection of employees. Of course, if
such a bill is decided upon it's details
will have to be carefully worked out,
but / believe measure will be drawn
on this subject which will be just to
both employers and employees"
According to Mr.. ingalls, the CORES
pondence between the members of the
special legislative committee on indus
trial insurance shows they are all work
ing very hard on the subject and he
expects that at the preliminary meet
ing of the committee to be held Satur-
day in Milwaukee in addition to the
organization of the committee the
views Of each member as to the charac
ter of the bill which should be drawn
will be obtained The statement Of
Mr.. ingalls, that he believes a compul-
sorry law, if passed, could be upheld,
rs of interest as it has been generally
taken for granted that any law passed
ON the industrial insurance question
would necessarily be merely a permits
sive bill.
If Mr.. ingalls, makes the European
trip which he now has in contempla-
tion and which he will take unless alb
solutely prevented by inability to ar
range his private business so that he
can absent himself for six weeks from
the country he will be gone until early
in September, when he will return for
the hearings before the industrial in
suranee committee.
Mr.. ingalls, is very much interested
in the industrial insurance question and
in speaking of his proposed European
trip said:
"From my study of the subject am
convinced that the industrial insurance
system Of Germany is working very
well and [ am anxious to look into it
and learn at first hand just what is
being accomplished in that country. l
also want to see what the results have
been in England under the absolute
liability act
Mr.. ingalls, recognizes the fact that
in both Germany and England the laws
are national while IN this country a
Wisconsin insurance law would only
provide for state insurance. He says,
however, that he believes the state as
well as the nation can enact legislation
on the question.