New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-26
DISCUSS ACCIDENT LAWS
Committee of Civic Federation
for English Liability Plan.

The National Civic Fedaratio- has so-
some time been trying to formulate lee,sla-
ton that would protect the erea, army Of
soldiers of industry and the comr,,;,.ee on
compensation for industrial accidents and
their prevention met yesterday in -be IL
brary Of the Metropolitan Life Tns,,ranc4
Company TO hear the reports Of the sub
committees August Belmont, chairman of
the committee, presided.
congratulate the suh-cou,u1ittees On
the work they have accomplished he said
and ] am sure that the organization will
succeed in doing something of material ad-
vantage Once interesting phase of the
work since the annual meeting has been
the demand for literature on the mart Of
employers organizations. individual en-
pioFers and state commissioners. thus
showing that the country is fast becoming
very much interested in this great move
ment.''
F. Tecumseh Sherman. former Commits
sioner Of Labor OF New York State. report
60 Tor the legal committee on cornpensa-
ton He said his committee was still At
work, and SO far seemed to favor the Eng
fish compensation Law. with notifications
10 suit this country. This law provides
that in case OF 2 fatal accident the work
not under $1,000 and not exceeding SDoo
In case of disability, one-half the average
~age-not over SO weekly-is paid for a
period not exceeding ten years. In case of
partial disability he receives ,ne-half of
the difference between the wages he re-
cived before and after the accident. The
employer reserves the right to have the in
jured employee examined by physician.
Sx-lz- .
Travellers Insurance Company Of Hart
ford. chairman OF the committee on sta
tistics and cost reported that he had asked
for statistics on workingnnen's collective
insurance from the various companies and
advised the employment Of an actuary 10
compile the figures.
The third committee. which has been
considering the improvement of state fac
tory inspection, reported through its chair
man, Louis 3. schram. president of the
had asked the various chief state factory
inspectors and commissioners of labor for
suggestions. George E. Emmons, of the
General Electric Company. and Lewis W
Parker. Of Greenville- S. 9, the latter
representing many large Southern cotton
mills, were invited to become members OF
the committee. Heads of various unions
were requested - appear
The committee has three ends in view
new factory inspection laws, adequate exc
cution Of those laws and means OF train
ing applicants to become. state factory in
spectors
A resolution was adopted that the uni
form state law commissioners and the
American Bar Association appoint com
Enittees to cooperate with the National
Civic Federation 1t was also decided to
submit the recommendation of Mr. Sher-
mans committee TO those bodies, to help
insure uniform laws throughout the union.
Ralph NJ. Easley. chairman Of the execu-
tive council reported that he and John
Mitchell would soon make a trip through
the West in the interest of the movement
and that Maryland, Connecticut, Ohio, Illi-
nois and Indiana were already in line
Many men prominent in the world of in
dustry were present at the meeting. labor
leaders as well as employers. Many insur-
ance men also were there