The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

agencies in that territory abolishe
md have one general Office establishe
lnder the control of the government.
AS the American federation of labo
las instructed all state and centra
abor bodies to endeavor to have EN-
oloyers' liability laws passed by tn
state legislatures, the following fror
he latest number of the daily con
'ular reports issued from Washingto
s interesting:
An inquiry from Indiana directed
to Consul General Alphonse Gaulin
of Marseilles, France, calls forth
an account of the laws of France
governing the liability of employ
ers for accidents to workmen,
which is now In force and gives
them good protection.
Under the law Of 1898, which has
not been modified in this respect,
accidents are considered as pro
fessional risks the pecuniary bur
den of which must be assumed in a
certain measure by the employ
ers. Whether the parties exercised
reasonable care or were guilty of
contributory negligence is not, as a
rule, taken into account. The
amount of damage allowable NAV.
or reduced to a nominal sum in
the case of an .ineXcusabIe fault"
on the part of either the employer
or the employee, but by this terms is
meant negligence of a criminal and
therefore exceptional character
The courts have frequently held
that drunkenness is one of the in
eXcusable acts that come within
the contemplation of the law In
IDENTITIES have been fixed as fol-
lows:
For permanent injuries, result
ing in total disability, life pen
sion in annuities equal to two
thirds of the workman's salary.
For permanent injuries, causing
only partial disability, life PEN
sion in annuities equal to half of
the reduction in salary resulting
from the accident. except that, when
the yearly salary exceeds $463, al
loWance is made for only one
fourth of the reduction above this
amount.
For temporary, incapacity, a daily
wages earned on the day proceed
ing the accident, or of the average
daily wages for the preceding
month when the salary varies from
day to day.
In case of death resulting from
the accident, the widow or surviv-
ing husband is entitled to a life
pension in annuities equal to 20
per cent of the deceaseds salary,
but upon remarriage the pension
lump sum equal to three annuities
The children of the deceased also
receive until the age of Is an in
come varying from Is to 40 per
cent of said salary according to
their number. and which may be
equal to so per cent when neither
the father nor the mother is liv-
ing. When there are no children,
the parents and grandchildren,
who were dependents of the de-
ceased, may also be allowed annu-
tiles of 10 to 80 per cent of the
latters salary. The above annui-
ties can not be transferred, nor are
they liable to attachment for debt
The medical, pharmaceutical and
funeral expenses must also be paid
by the employer A special tariff
fixes the amount of the employ
ers' liability in connection with
these expenses.
c. NJ. Fielder general organizer fc
the international union of BARRIERS, ha
advised the local union that, havin
his work in Montana, I
which he was suddenly called tw
weeks ago, he will return to this cit
during the latter part of the week an
will take UP the work for the local an
will assist in bringing about those cor
iitions which the journeymen barber
so much desire.
Inc local ADMITTED three candidate
% membership and received five appli
cations, which were referred to the in
Festigating committee.
The label section of the San Francisc
abor council has been permanently or
ganized by the election of the follow
ing officers:
John o. Walsh. president: J. A. Him
mel. vice president: Benjamin Schon
1off, secretary; Sarah Hagan, treasurer
Thomas j. White, sergeant at arms
Nay Cummings, Charles E. Erickson
Rose Meyers, Henry Knobel, Jane
King, f. Rizzo and Daniel Regain. cam
oaign committee.
Marine engineers beneficial associa
ion No. 35, at it's meeting last Tuesday
indorsed the Hetch Hetch
plan, and all the members promised I
with the California con
sressmen in reference to the matter.
Golden Gate auxiliary No. | of tn
district council of painters and deco
'ators will celebrate the fifth anniver
'ary of its institution by banoue
lext Saturday. Edward NJ. Gallaghe
# the committee of arrangements will
re the POSTMASTER.
Butchers union No. / received a re
BORT last night from the drum corn
II the union announcing that all ar
'angements have been completed 70
he picnic to be given in Biggo park Ma
s. The union initiated five candidates