The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
JA& AT CIVIC FEDERATION
GONPERS CROWDS err ~
SET, KIRBT CtLLN
Manufacturers NssSclatlon FavoFu volun-
taFy lndeuanlty Insurance and NA.
tiOnal IncoTpsgAtIsR and HRIg Time
TRADE heh0ola HanklnR Reforus.

President John Kirby. Jr.. who had just
boe'0 reelected. paid he respects % the
q &C Federation. He was congratulatinE
ne association on IL usefulness and sue
cess. and he added:
'When We consider that the American
Federation % labor. with the Civic Fed
GRAFTON hehind il. has ali Il can do 10 hold
lie own We ought 10 feel that Ne have
accomplished something IN reaching a
point where We can az least have some
liberty In the mana cement u our adairs. >
Mr.. Kirby said that he did not want
70 hurt the feelings Of any msmbsr u
the Civic Federation Who might BE- present.
but that his words must stand. a. they
expressed what he believed. lie 'old
Of man 20 whom he had been obliged
20 write in somewhat intense language
who at firS. didn't want him 10 speak
% strongly but who finally wound up
one Of hs letters with the remark that
he was grateful that he could no longer
serve on the executive hoard Of the
Civic Federation. The Civic Federation.
Mr.. Kirby said. was the chief asset 81
the Federation Of labor
In line with il custom Of giving at
tention 20 questions interesting the
country from the manufacturers side
the association yesterday adopted reso-
lutions recommending the ssta blish-
ment Of permanent residences for Ameri-
can Ambassadors abroad. and approving
the activities 81 the Pe1os aocistv
In q long series Of resolutions on in
dustrial indemnity Insurance. which was
adopted were these:
Thai an equRa bic voluntarily mutually
cOntributory indemnity system autOm1t-
ioally providinE indemnify for victims Of
Industrial accidents and their dependents
u required 20 reduce waste. Litigation and
friction and 10 meet other requirements Of
en- enlightened industrial nation
rha' We Fecommend 10 our member the
ma uEuation WITH the Least possible delay
Of a system II voluntary. mutually con.
tributoFy industrial accidsni indemnify
insun nee this system 10 he elastic enough
70 provide for voluntary contFibutoFy sick
hsas. old age and death insurance. n later
deemed advtsa BILE
The resolutions authorized the presi-
dent and directors to arrange for the
establishment Of such a plan and provided
for the establishment Of a department
for the prevention Of industrial accidents.
They further authorized the president
TO Offer substantial money prizes for
the safest plants or the best safety de-
vices brought 20 his attention each yeAs-
and urged manufacturers n ODER other
prizes through the medium II the asso-
citation TO stimulate invention o. safety
devices and the broad study Of the sub
Jet
In a supplementary resolution the aHso-
citation recorded in its preamble that
compulsory provision Of State or Fed
eral legislation for sickness and old age
rplief toccupationsl diseases exceptsdl
Of wRge workers ~ either employer or
employees or by cooperation Of the two
would he q departure from accepted
doctrines contrary 70 American ideas
and detrimental N thrift and economy
The associations COMMITTEES had this
10 sav on the subject Of national moor
pOrauon
our plea .s FOR ths elm ms ION ~ un-
No es~a ~ Iegal hTtriers IN me operation
.
business enterprise In furrherance Of
that reasonable ana sane desire We Offer
the opinion that nat,onsI Incorporating |
act. even II certain oonstHuJ iohai obieC-
lions are neces-a rily involved i never be- !
les possible and feasible and that b.. opera Z
Z ion and application can he successfully Z
carried on ConcuTrenty With. or o. least 7
not in opposition 70 the inherent power
81 the saveral Statez
The COMMITTEES on industrial education I
reported that great progress had been /
made throughout the country IN approach /
ing a general agreement on a number % |
points. among them noting these
That real uTads schools are feasible and I
pncticabls where higher. ppctical /
efficient chop skill ran be secured than has |
ever been known under che ordinary ap- I
prem iceahips. and that this = possible even I
when one half Of The apprentices time - /
devoted 10 schooling adapted 10 the NE I
o. Inc pupil
That such half time trade schools can be I
50 orEaniEsd and conducted that q superior
skill and a broader shop experience can he
secured thaR the average manufa curing /
shop can give in iis specialized modern /
factory. because there tho object is 10 ma 10 .
money and not 70 make skilled. intelligent.
tra ined wOrkmen
Thai where such trade school can 10 1
eta blished with modern buildings and .
equipmen' and q moderate working capital. /
we'll ma ma sed h will no, only he an efhcient |
educa iona institution. covering the high .
school period. but n will he productive !
and largely sslf-suppOrtinE
The committee then SAYS
IT i believed that there i hut one
square honest yay 70 meet organized labor
In it, unreasonable and IN Just objection
industrial education We edu-
Gators and all who advocate a new ednca-
ton for the good of the skilled Workmen
should lOok organized labor or whole
some uniOni-m honestly IN the face and
say ~ We take no second place 10 you
in our desire 10 help the skilled work
man: az a. 20 methods we cannot adj
NIT that you know Il all and We know
"a we propose this method
which - ~ good for yOu a. any and
probably better via We intend 10 take
boys 81 II years of age and give them
four years u training corresponding 10
the high school period half skilled work
time and half suitable schooling
Bankruptcy. consular reform the tariff
and advertising were also
ronsidersd Yesterday The CONVENTION
came 10 q cllse with an address by Rep
y. B. Nreeland u New YORK
on How shall We Reform Our Banking
and currency SYSTEM M Nresland
said among other things that -so long
~ time and rivers rim speculative hank
srs will always got into banks and that Z
We ought ~ have the hest banking law 4
lttainable
He said ~ had the largest gold supply
N any country On tho GlObe and u was ~ .
a. 4 I
Jf everybody else IN time ~ panic. He
Would moi ronasuf 70 tnsttftfta IN this