The Washington herald., 1910-01-19

showed a decrease in the number of
mine casualties. This was due. Mr.. Ham
mond said. 20 the introduction Of better
mining methods.
our American mining operators" he
said. ARE animated by the inordinate
desire 10 obtain a maximum output. so
as 10 minimize working costs, and human
life is consequently one OF the sacrifices
made in the attainment of that end
The remedy lies in the improvement
of present methods Of mining. and it IS
the function OF the State TO introduce
such Innovations Uniformity in mining
laws of all the States is Indispensable.
III is most important that inspectors Of
n superior class be appointed, and that
a corps be established of the character
Of the United States Geological Survey"
August Belmont alluded 10 the confer
ence held recently In New York by the
Civic Federation. when one Of the
speakers urged the compulsory use by
law of insurance TO cover liabilities IN
CURED through injuries 10 employees IN
mont thought, was a good suggestion.
Benefits of Insurance.
Insurance" he said. has the advan-
tage of distributing the risks so that
the less hazardous vocations may help
to protect the more dangerous ones. The
burdens in the end fail upon the con-
sUmer through the increased cost Of pro-
duction. for the cost viii finally fall
there through the infexible laws Of
trade In advocating uniform laws 70
cover employers liabilities through in
! surance. it must not be forgotten that
uniform insurance laws are necessary as
we'll Another consideration, and per-
/ haps one Of the greatest IS the impedi-
ment 10 liberal treatment Of their en-
ployes by corporations in the matter OF
/ injuries which unequal laws produce.
| This conference is anording the oppor-
tunity Of discussing the greatest question
Of the day"
The discussion was brought TO close
| by George NJ. Gillette. OF the Minneapolis
commission on employers liability, who
spoke Of the efforts being made to enact
law on the subject in Minnesota
/ William II. Baldwin, of the District Of
! Columbia. speaking on the subject Of non
support laws, toll of the law in force in
/ the District, and explained the workings
of the Juvenile Court and what il had ac-
complished in three yrars.
/ Labor laws" were discussed by Henry
/ W Farnam, president of the American
! Association for Labor Legislation; John
Williams. Of the International Factory
! Inspection Association, and Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay, vice president Of the Amer
| lean Economic Association,
Regulate Child Labor.
The adoption of uniform laws regulating
the employment Of children in wage-earn-
/ ing occupations was urged by Isaac y
/ Seligman. or New York, of the national
child labor committee.
Hollis r. Bailey, chairman of the
| child labor committee Of the commits
/ sion on uniform State laws. stated that
a child labor law would be taken up
for discussion at the next meeting Of
the commissioners. TO be held in Au-
gust.
When the morning session was
called 10 order the committee on or
! ganization recommended the following
for permanent officers. Judge Alton 3.
! Parker, New York, chairman; John VI.
Stahl, Illinois secretary Serene 5.
Pratt New York, and Jerome Jones,
Georgia, assistant secretaries; John
| Hays Hammond. Massachusetts, treas
urer. All were elected.
IndOrse Uniform Law.
On recommendation Of the commit
tee on resolutions these resolutions
were adopted:
] That this national conference on uniform laws
advise the governors Of the States In session at
Washington that il indOres the acts prepared under
the direction u. and recommended by. the commits
siCneTs uniform laws. as stated before. and that
this body hopes that the States which have E0l
already done so VIII without delay enact these
measures into law: The negotiable instruments act,
the warehouse receipts act. the sales act, the bills
Of lading act, the uniform divorce act.
That every State and Territory which has made
No arproUiati0n for the work Of the Cnmissi iorers
Uu uniform State laws b. urged to make suitable
appropriations annually for the efficient conduct Of
that work.
That the States and Territories which have not
already appointed commissioners on unifou. State
|
| soon as practicable
That this national conference on uniform legisla.
Ton recommend TO the governors conference that
Efficient and uniform legislation should be adopted
70 suppress and prevent the procurement Of women
! for immoral purposes. known generally under the
name Of the white slave traffic and that The
commissioners on uniform state laws he requested
20 draft bill which Will carry into effect the fore
going recommendation
Edwin d. Page. representing the Mer-
lchants' Association, of New York, mem
ber Of the committee on resolutions offer
ed a minority report. in which he declined
to indorse the warehouse receipts act, or
the ground that it would mean interfer-
ence with the work that is being done
throughout the States.
The report Of the committee on rules
presented by Commissioner Macfarland
provided for the limitation of all ad-
dresses on the regular programme TO ter
minutes, and that only five minutes bt
allotted to extemporaneous speeches from
the floor
Pierre jay. of New York, and Lewis E
PiersOn, president Of the American Bank
ers' Association, called attention to Ger.
! tain laws for the regulation Of banking
that they considered desirable
Control of Corporations.
John c. Richberg and James Z. Sterrett
president Of the American Association Of
Public Accounts, discussed the control 0,
corporations. Taxation was treated of by
|, | Edwin p 4 CAIipnoan chairman Of III.