Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-29
Voluntary Insurance ior EMPLOYEES.

Is il true that corporations have uu
souls: l. il necessary for government
IN the United States to step between
employers and employees in matters which
heretofore have been left for agreemel
among themselves?
These are questions often asked. and
answered variously, according to differ
enCeS of experience and variations in
points of view. They cannot be mteli-
gently answered off-haud Many great
employing corporations railway and in
duStriaL have voluntarily entered into ar
rangements for the benefit of their emf
plo\eS which indicate considerations ON
the part of their management having
more to do with fraterual spirit and gen
erouS policy than with narrow greed for
the almighty dollar.
Two plans announced within the past
rev days are attracting keen atteu-
tlou at the moment from employers as
well as from employees all over the land.
One is the International Harvester Com
pauN'S provision for the insurance of
injured employees. Here is a condensed
statement of the company'S undertaking;
In case of death three years wages will
be paid. but not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000. Loss of hand or foot
one and one-halt years wages will he
paid, but not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000, Loss of both hands aud
feet or one hand aud one foot, fou
years wages, but not less than S4OON
Other injuries. oue~fourth wages during
first thirty days of disability, our-hali
wages for the remainder of the time of
disability up to two years.
The other is the compr, -,u,ive en-.
ploye insurance plan announced 10y
Chairman Gary of the United States
Steel Corporation. For some wears
Chairman Gary says, the subsidiary com
| pauies of the United States Steel Cor
nn %eds a DGd" a@ H%S% of maD o
! killed. in practically all eases without re-
gard to legal liability. These payments
have amounted to more than SLOOO,OOu
a year, Now a more thoroughly planned
| insurance system, contemplating relief
payments for temporary disahlcmeut and
for permanent injury and indemnity in
case of death Is announced. under which
benefits to the employees will lie in.
creased. The payments are entirely vol.
untary 10y the corporation, and the en-
ployes are not expected To contribute.
DUNG temporary disablement single men
will receive 81 per cent. of their wages
and married men 30 per cent. with AN
additional . per cent. for each child
under rs and = per cent. for each yea,
! of service above five years. For pcrma
nent injuries lump payments are pro
| vlded These are based upon the en-
tent to which each injury interfcras witt
| employment and upon the annual earn
! ings of the men injured In case mcr
| are killed in work accidents their wild
uws and children will receive one an,
! one-half years wages, with an additional
! 10 per cent for each child under rs an,
! 3 per cent for each year of service 81
! the deceased above five years.
! Really there is something fine in volun
! tary assumptions Of liability on a seal,
! like this. They could not bc taken ol
! under the competitive conditions of in
! duStry except by prosperous concerns
! They are in harmony with the highest
! ethics. They are certain to have somt
! influence in arnusng among workugmeu
! who are their bcneticiaries feeling moi
| i'll harmony with the spirit Of hate AND
| distrust which certain class of labol
! agItatOrs and certain type of poitca
! demagugues seek to fOmcnt iu cmployo,
! against employers.