The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-08
Recommends Single Liability.

SIHSlS
Resolutions were adopted by
the manufacturers committee of
the Columbus Chamber of Com
merce, urging the employers liabil-
to the legislature the establishment
of single liability between employer
and employe, declaring that an in
jured employe should be compensated
without quibble, but if so compen-
sated should be required to partici-
pate with the employer and the state
in the cost of maintaining an insur-
ace fund. The resolutions also ask
for the establishment of a court Of
arbitration to make the final decision,
and for the passage Of uniform legis-
lation in every state OF the union. The
resolutions read:
Whereas, The subject of workuen's
compensation is securing thoughtful
attention in nearly every state in the
union, and inasmuch as the business
of manufacturing is simply the assem-
bling of material in one form, and by
labor, Transforming the same to new
form, any additional expense neces-
sarily increases the cost; and iIas-
much as articles in Ohio must come
in competition with like articles made
in other states and other countries;
and, whereas this committee, while
fully realizing the duty of the state
to protect all of it's people in every
possible manner, yet believes that any
legislation should be along safe,
economic lines and equitable to all
parties affected thereby, therefore be
it resolved,
First: We believe that legislation
on the liability of employers should
be uniform throughout United States.
Second: That the legislative acts
| should create a single liability. and
that the amount of liability for each
and every injury be fixed by law, be-
| yond which amount there should be
no liability, but the workmen should
| be given compensation for all injur-
les, whether due to his own negli,
gence or otherwise, except malicious
negligence; and
Third: That there should be ere
ated compensation act, or insur'
ance, or an insurable proposition
whereby the expense should be divi
ded between the employer, the en-
ploye and the state, covering the mu'
tual principles of the German law.
Fourth: That simple and summary
courts of arbitration should be pro
vided by which the cost of litigation
would be reduced to the minimum"
Based upon the German law in
which liability is not even recognized,
but in which there is a stated sum
payable for each injury, the resolu-
'tions as adopted by the committee
| contain as near as it can fixed, the
committees intention to provide a
method by which the workingman
shall receive the gross amount Of
compensation due him when injured
Columbus Gets More Conventions.
Together with the conventions Of
the National Grange association, the
! Ohio State Lumber Dealers and the
Glass Bottle Blowers of the United
States and Canada, and many gather
ings of minor Importance, it was
learned that Columbus is to get the
annual conventions of the United
Mine Workers of America and the
National Farm Owners Congress. The
combined delegations to the conven
tions will bring to Columbus during
the coming year no fewer than 5000
persons.
Gives State New Power.
The state has just won a most
important victory by the decis
ion of Judge William w. Tee
! garden of the Darke county common
pleas court upholding the constitution
ality of the Bense act, comforting au
| thority upon the state board of health
| to compel municipalities to install
! filtration and sewage disposal plants
| The board ordered the city of Green,
! Vile to install a sewage disposal
plant. The city resisted the order and
sought to have the law knocked out
by having It declared unconstitutional