United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-02-11
A New Employers S
Liability Law
By c. A. IRWIN

Representative introduced Congress bill providing
liability who be injured the service The bill
special before the subcommittee of the Judiciary
committee of Congress- which hearing Thursday February
laws of England and of other European
of
of injury or death to an employee fixing compensation
previous earning capacity person shall be paid
the omo | in the death of
a, the result Of an industrial accident the employer shall be required pay
person kin annuity the
total and disability the bill provides for the
payment of the injured In
tod disability the shall be onehal OF
The bill the details specifying how much
dali h. Md n cas-. Of different injuries. which are ea,alosued and classified with
further provides for the establishment of special with
full industrial accidents and and collect claims
limited If should become law would only
effect and occupations and engaged business
which subject o the resulatve of Congress
Mr. SABBATH, s,s % bill the % first % on" %ss I % fS.sa fay % s. y s
d'aI accidents, being risks of the business the and financial loss which
and fact to ali abons people passage
should become law would directly affect but small portion
hbs people of the because Congress has under the
Federal Constitution regulate trades 5 & and businesses . which ar" are con
within the of most Of that the of the Federal law Isqups
nucleus healthy public eaHd that the
passed similar laws edeedn transportation within then
srs. railroad received special invitations
;Gsa. s Rspfesenss sa5a osan
throughout the civilized touching liability industrial
aeed Petition, = should % LII % circulated & & nd pd n % % i furnishes S9ns5
with the statistics of employer liability laws and of dun accidents showing
the the "a1'f" f as son, %, a and limb Europe ""'' the enactment " the present
If the Idea of TIN. bill should become
industrial accidents would be America they England
and Germany practical society best
accidents than influence
spirit nawaywh and defend personal injury
Representative the Congressional
Judiciary SABBATH bill charge be much
70. @ % asking E h $ .sp e F % February 10 aas ' % nd s 3s @
labor asking that their be expressed did he letters
to s ss % and m % d S N Mn mS Moon careful no study % s % ~S @
remember that Congressman from Pennsylvania which the most thoroughly
eopohondd In his circular letter he mounu
because the bill eliminate entirely all law
based the principles eontnbuO negligence the
doctrine negligence and the nsk
to Mr. Moon that the leading thinkers OF the world dpored
his circular letter that fifteen Great Britain New Zealand Australia
British Columbia had passed laws similar that proposed by Representative
the operation OF those FASTENED copy them he oH to mention
90 of the industrial have been prevented by the
objections which have and the further fact that
the bill is being vigorously pushed by its promoters
Of standing
employers rck and wony dangerous places which do their
work and then after the emPoye has been injured eoy him. 1T
,ha, compelled choose between and the danger
furnished nevertheless voluntarily work If
starvation would. Therefore am no,Ga liable
Employees like other this respect when have them moneyed
n, the safety of employees they will do their best to make the employment
feed and shelter the victims Of industrial accidents than fight them and the
sandu should bear
Roosevelt
proposed His recommendation found Thoughtful people
employers LIABILITY laws European the railroads and
control the big industrial corporations In America the railroads and the industrial
these eues
personal letters urging they support
representatives Put upon important
they beuay the of the people and for the employing
DEATH
election record and by abong
urging upon every members Congress that they stand with the interests upon
this BILL Let organized labor become active organized capital and the
SABBATH bill will become law and the employers liability laws of America will
soonc are