The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

Minnesota Commission on Employers
Liability spoke at convocation.
The following statments from his
address furnished food for thought:
In fact from the best estimates we
have been able to get there are more
men killed and crippled i'm a single
year In all the industries OF the United
States now than were killed and Grip
pied on the Union side in 1--WE years in
| the Civil war of the sixties. The rail-
roads In this country, under their
present system of operation, kin and
cripple about five and a half times as
many persons annually as were killed
and crippled on the Union side in the
battle of Gettysburg. And while the
figures are not exact in either case.
we think there are about as many
killed in railroading and mining alone
In this country, in the same length
Of time, as were killed on the Con-
federate side in the Civil war
This all means that for the incl
dental purposes of Gripping and kill
ing men our industries in this country
are now able to do about as much
damage as 2,700.000 Union soldiers.
engaged exclusively in the avocation
or war, were able to accomplish, with
an expenditure Of $6,000 00O, 900.
AT the present time probably from
ten to twelve per cent OF the men
who are injured In the course of their
employment are compensated reason
ably we'll, In amount, but not in time
or regularity. The man who gets a
large verdict and RECEIVERS 1t and who
has never been accustomed to hand
ling money, is likely to squander or
waste 1t in a few months, and have
nothing to show for 1T except per-
haps a red nose occasioned by a false
idea OF riches and the long desired af
fiuence. The present system is waste |
full In every instance; 1t is unsatis- |
factory to the employer and the en- |
ploye; 1t is unsatisfactory even to the
insurance companies. And it is hope- /
lessly unsatisfactory to the public.
As a remedy he suggested an en- |
ployers liability law under which three I
years salary would be paid in case of
total disability or death, at the rate of |
so per cent of the annual salary a year
for Ave years.
This would permit the family to re-
alize their condition, and they would
begin to prepare for Themselves. He
would permit nothing to be recovered |
unless the man lost a week on account |
OF his injuries.
He would have every employee who /
wished to recover damages for in
juries submit his claim to arbitration
He would have the men pay ten
per cent of the carrying charges. If
they shared the liability they would
take an interest and would see that
the employers restrictions were car
ried out.
University Senate.
Arrangements have been made for
a senate. Students have been Sc
lected to fill all the offices from presi-
dent OF the United States down to the
pages. This body will be conducted
along the lines of the United States
senate. The president has had several
meetings of his cabinet and is busy
writing his message. The evening of
April rs Will find the body duly as
sembled with a full grist of business
on hand. The personnel will be as
follows: President, United States,
Raymond Craig Lisbon; vice presi-
dent, George Shafer, Shafer: Chap
lain, B. F. Donovan, Hurdsfeld: chief
~iOAht IlSlCA A1uIIg S6ESedIlL- dL~arTnS,
Alma Tweto, Abercrombie.
Alabama, Irene Dougherty, Stark
weather; North Dakota, Oscar Frick-
son, Edinburg; Tennessee, Lars
Wambheim Park River; Rhode Island,
Albert Void, Cummings New Jersey,
Karl Schmidt, Grand Forks: New
Hampshire, Deane Wiley Dickinson;
Maine, Iver Acker, Hillsboro; Mary
land, Fred Brockoff. Grand Forks:
William Greenleaf,
Grand Forks; Michigan, Walter Quig-
ley, Grand Forks; Minnesota, Theo-
lore Torgerson, Ada. MINI. MISSISSIPPI
oi. II. r. Kiesem, La Moure; Missouri,
Edwin Burling, Inkster; Montana.
Martin Flastad, Ikalaka Mont: Me-
oraska, Frank LANCER, Casselton: Me- I
gada, Christopher Torvend, Fosston.
Mimi; South Carolina. NJ c. Olmsted,
Ludden; South Dakota, Fred Bierkin.
Kindred; Texas, Albert McCurdy Ty-
1er; Utah, Evelyn Mattson, New
Rockford; Vermont, Carsten Eckman,
Mimi; Virginia, Edna Pr
per, Larimore; Washington, Harriet
Spillane, Balfour; West Virginia. The ,
'dore Roy, st. Hilaire, Mimi; Wiscon- !