Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-01
Al Kansas City Endorsed Pas
sage OF Federal Workingman's
Compensation Act.
WOULD ELIMINATE LAWYERS
Not Fair Railroad Employc Crippled
For Life should Pay All Of Penalty
And Railroad Nothing.

III
porkinsmen In this city. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt today heartily Endorsed the
passage OF federal workinsman's
compensation act. This Is one of tho
chief planks Of the Kansas state plat
& form recently adopted
Speaking without notes in the audi
torium here, Col Roosevelt was ire
uuently cheered TO the echo He was
f introduced by ex-Mayor Guyner, pro-
erossive Republican who has been re-
sarded as ono ~ the strongest admir-
ers of Col. Roosevelt In kansas. In
presenting Col. Roosevelt he charac-
terized him as one OF the foremost men
uf the world.
More than once We have had To In
Vostigato conditions in such businesses
as you have in this city said Col
Roosevelt. In beginning his address
Always when we have done 80 me
employer has explained 10 the wage
Garner that II the government was sue
oessful I'm its exercise OF control, II
would result in the cutting down of
wages That Is not so. All We struggled
to do was to secure better conditions
Of employment and Of living among the
mon actually employed In Industries.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
Take such questions as what is
called the employers liability. / do
not Ike that expression because
think the term should be the COM
pensation of employees for injuries. l
feel very strongly that In every in
dustryl where there is the slightest
risk cAJife or limb, whether on rail-
roads a. I'm any other industry, that IN
the evt7t of loss OF life or injury we
"A 20. In tn a
termine what shall be done. and least
OF all should we allow the whole weight
OF the burRen To fall upon shoulders
least able to bear IL. If man II
killed In an industry, instead OF leaving
mis- widow and children to b~lr the
whole burden, l would have ID dis
tributed over the whole Industry by
making the employer pay certain
amount of compensation II is not fair
that man working ON railway, VINO
Iuses his arm, should pay all the penal
~ by being crippled all of his lie while
the railway pays nothing
III is not fair that a girl working in
factory which renders her liable TO
suffer injury. shall 80 on in life manned
and no one else bear the burden for
her The burden should be distributed
when a worktneman il injured oi
killed In his employment. There should
be no question OF responsibility, lie
should receive compensation for the
injury he has suffered and II he Is
killed his family should receive such
compensation.
DUTY OF GOVERNMENT.
'It should be the duty Of the govern
ment 20 see that he is paid, too. lilo
should not be left 20 bring lawsuit
There are admirable lawyers but not
many are found following the profess
sion OF ambulance chssers. The lawyer
who makes his living by hunting up ac-
nd
which may he iustihable or unJustin-
able IA not, as rule, one whose inter-
ests II is necessary TO consider
we should have the compensation
act - fxed that she Wpgs worker
would get his share. And none of II
should go To a man who gets him into
the law suitss In connection with II.
II do not want To penalize the COZ
poration by making II pay an excessive
amount I want to sec that what Is
paid goes To the injured man and the
injured mans family Therefore |
want TO eliminate the lawyer totally
from the transaction
II emphatically am for progressive
legislation as regards the control OF
the corporation, as regards the adjust
ment 90 our relations with the corpora
tiuns. But friends do not forget that
no legislation will ever avail unless we |
have the right type Of men and wornel |
on whose behalf the legislation Is in |
Yoked
THAT is THE KEYNOTE"
That is the keynote" shouted a man |
In the rear OF the auditorium
Yes, that Is the keynote" con-
tinucd Col. Roosevelt 1--WE must have |
good laws; we must have laws that
VIII prevent men depressing others or
taking an improper share OF what Is
gained through the exercise OF their |
Joint energies. But the law is only
help. II the man has not the right
stun In him nothing can be done for
him. And u any man thinks the law |
nlonc, or the exertion Of anybody but
himself. viii enable him to make n
success In life then that man may
make UP HIS mind that he is due to
failure from the outset. DO not trust
any man who tells YOU that any change
In the law will bring about the millen-
mum. That is some distance on yet.
DO not .rust him II he tells you that
any system of law will serve as n sub
stitutc for both men and women doing
their duty In the position which they
occupy
III the man has not got foresight,
thrift. and power 10 work hard he IL
not going to make a success. You can
not make any corporation employ him
permanently 10 he Is not worth en-
nloying.
so II is with the woman. want
W see tHt Ntlutl hAHhNHtN |
as far as possible. I have no SYM
PATTY for the man who II always CONF
planning about the social Injustice TO
which he is expoaed and at the same
time is in idleness while his wife takes
IN washing
MAN ON THE CORNER.
II think we all know certain men to
he found about the corner grocery and /
In saloons who declaim on the In
Justice OF. our present civilization hut
somehow leave their wives to do all
the work for that particular working
man
y distrust u man who talks about
how society should be reformed but
Who cannot keep his wife and children
out OF the noorhouse ~ HIS own ef-
forts, II is wen 10 think OF ones rights
bpt II Is still more important To think
oi ones duty. II man is q good
iathor. u he 81 not harsh. cruel. or
violent IN his dealings with those de-
tending upon him. " he Is good
neighbor and a good man Ia work be-
side he is u good citizen II he falls