Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-02
EMPLOYERS STABILITY"
IS THEME OF GOVERNORS
Conference viii Probably Ad-
journ at Close of Pro-
gram Thursday
fBy Associated Press. }

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 1.-Unless
plans are suddenly changed late today
some of the governors attending the
third annual conference here will leave
with carefully prepared discourses on
intricate subjects tucked away for fu-
ture reference. The social feature OF
the conference has been paramount and
has taken so much time that little busi-
ness has been transacted.
The conference may adjourn tonight
but unaess the different parts of the
program are carried out more rapidly
than they have been many important
subjects will not be discussed. Even
though the conference lasts until Satur-
day, as first planned. it is probable the
program would not be carried out SO
rapidly and social functions arranged
for before. and after sessions and In
some instances sandwich ed in between.
HOUSE OF GOVERNORS"
Many of the governors would like to
perfect organization with officers and
giving the body a name. AS this has
been discussed, 1.-The house of COVER
nors" has been frequently mentioned as
the proper name, although the ban was
placed on that name for this session, al
At a dinner one OF the governors said
that If more sessions were held in Ken
lucky they had better call is The House
of Nine-Course Dinners"
SO urgent have become social re-
uuirements that at the executive session
last night the governors brought thelr
wives and daughters all dressed for a
formal reception. The ladies waited IN
the parlors of the hotel while the men
discussed the great issues of the day fol
an hour or more behind closed doors
Waiting cabs hurried the governors
from the hotel to the reception.
At the session this morning general
discussion of Governor Hadley's adj
dress Yesterday was taken up. He
smoke on Employers Liability and
Workmen's Compensation" subject OF
great interest to the governors, and
on which several of them wanted to be
enlightened as well as express the1
views. Various ideas were given but
each was to the efrect that our laws
on these subjects were inadequate and
that the states should carefully revise
| them. Appalling death rate on rail-
roads and in mines of this country were
COMPARED with the lower rate in Euro
pean countries in discussing the vast
difference between laws of other nations
| and ours regarding liability OF en-
ployers.
Though not member of the confer
ence. one of the interesting figures al
this meeting is Gamaliel Bradford, OF
| Boston.
Naturally the governors liked his
speech advocating more power for the
chief executives and curblng of legis
| latures He bears a remarkable resem
| blanca to Speaker Cannon and came
from Boston on his own initiative tC
preach a doctrine which he thinks will
materially aid the states and crystal
ize the movement for yearly confer
ence Of governors that will bring bene'
| fits TO the people.
Aside from a compare lively brief SEES
! sion late Yesterday afternoon and al
executive session tonight, the SECOND
day of the conference was given over &c
accepting mere of Kentucky's hospitals
| ty. 1t was decided that the next confer
ence would be held in the state of Wash
Ington the second Tuesday in Septem-
! Der, 1911.
New nationalism, insofar as 1t affects
conservation of natural resources, was
| denounced 10y executives of three states
and upheld by Governor Noel. of Missis-
| sippi. at the conference.
Governor Norris, of Montana, started
the denunciation when he said the
Theory of the Nationalists was orig.
mated in the east, where natural re-
sources lad been wasted. so fasteners
could reap benefits of what the west still
had!' 80.