Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-01
LEADING TRADES UNION PAPER
COMES OUT IN HIS
SUPPORT.
ALWAYS FRIEND OF
EMPLOYEES OF THE RAILROADS
His Work in Favor of the Temple
Amendment RecaIIed-spsech De-
Iivered Several Years Ago is Re-
caIIed-AIways Ready to Help the
Boys Of the Rail.

Special TO IlmeS-RepuDlcaH.
Cedar Rapids, June 1.-The Tribune,
a newspaper published in the interests
Of the working men of the state, has
come out with a strong endorsement of
Warren Garst for governor, and shows
by his record in years past that Garst
is one of the best friends the working
man ever had. The Tribune says:
"The Tribune has noticed a para
graph going the rounds of the Aldrich-
hint is conveyed that Warren Garst,
candidate for governor before the re-
publican primaries on a Roosevelt
Cummfns-Dolliver platform has not
been friend of organized labor. Aside
from the address given in full herewith
The Tribune can state that the records
in the possession of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor and the chairman
of the legislative committee, President
A. L. Urick, show that Mr.. Garst has
ever been consistent and true to the
measures advocated by the recognized
representatives of accredited labor or
CARNATIONS in the state of Iowa. TO
the railway brotherhoods, street rail-
way unions, shop organizations ana
all hazardous craft associations he has
ever been a power while in favor or
their efforts to right the long existing
wrongs by the enactment into laws or
measures founded upon business and
not mere class prejudice. The follow
ing address was delivered at time
when he was in no wise candidate
for any political office or had any de-
sire to be in the future. 1t comes from
the heart Of an upright and manly
man. free from cant or instilled with
the cold-blooded political scheming of
his chilly opponent, Mr.. Carroll.
Garst Advocated Change.
"Governor Warren Garst strongly
advocated change in the rule rela-
tive to assumption Of risk by employ
ers and employees. He believed that
the fellow servant" rule should be
abrogated, and in his address to the
railroad engineers, street car men and
other employees of the common carriers
at the Wellington hotel last night, ex-
planned the reasons why these changes
as to railroad employment should be
made.
A. l.. Urick, president Of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor, made a
short address, as did also Representa-
tive c. L. Marston, chairman OF the
house committee on labor.
"The meeting was generally repre-
sentative of labor 1t was held I'M
der the auspices of the legislative COM
mittee of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers, and was attended by
members Of the legislative committee
of the State Federation Of Labor, the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen, the
street car employees, the engineers, con-
ductors and brakemen. Governor Garst
said:
The Railroad Men.
zone of the real questions now con-
fronting the people-and in speaking
Of the people have in mind just now
that large body of useful citizens, the
railroad mems the question Of re-
sponsfbility for personal injury to
workmen and the framing Of statu-
tory laws that will change the present
rule governing suits growing out OF
accidents on transportation lines.
"The men who devote their lives to
the handling of trains have a keen
sense Of the injustice of the we'll
known assumption Of risk and fellow
servant rule which came to be the
law of the land without statutory en-
actment 1t was in 1887 that a judge
in the court of England rendered the
decision which forms the basis of the
so-called fellow-servant rule and as
sumption of risk and liability for ac-
cidents, and few years later an
American Judge elaborated upon it and
gave it the general application which
If now has where not modified by
statutory enactment
"This rule has been more baneful
than any other to people occupying
hazardous positions and engaged IN
dangerous work 1t seems strange
that among a people so generally de-
voted to principles of exact justice it
has taken so long for us to come to
realization that in it's application
this rule is the essence of injustice.
A Wise Deduction.
"Now, the fact is that the cost of
TRANSFORMATION must be borne by the
public, and that cost includes a rea-
sonable interest on the investment,
an amount sufficient to keep the orig
inal investment intact, payment for
all labor necessary to- conduct the
bushes, repair of track and rolling
stock and replacement of equipment
when destroyed by accidents. 1t IS
we'll known that regardless of the ut
most care exercised in the manage
ment, accidents will occur unavoid-
ably and these must be taken into ac-
count in reckoning the cost Of trans
portation.
Killing Part Of Transportation Cost.
1.-The certainty of these accidents
suggests another form of expense
properly chargeable to cost of trans
portation which the corporations and
the people have hitherto failed to
take into calculation. This is the ele-
ment of personal snjury-the un-
avoidable loss of limbs, the manning
and Gripping of workmen. the de-
struction of earning capacity and the
loss Of life thru accidents that are still
certain despite the wisdom an din
xenulty OF men. IIlis expense must DO
borne by someone; and it seems to me
that it will be but a short time until
society will recognize that this maim-
ing ard killing of men is as much a
part Of the transportation cost as the
original investment and replacement OF
destroyed property. If a train is hurled
to destruction, the cost Of replacement
is reckoned a part of the cost OF trans
-