New-York tribune., 1911-04-08
Nh SERVICE PENSIONS
,,.,.d by Secretary Mac9eagh IN
philadelphia Speech.
r1AcKs CIVIL WAR LIST
!. lar Had a Scientific or Just
ooe;s. He says-Costs
s1sO.OO0.000 2 Year.

,,nbta Arril The civil war
,.., vas attacked hv Franklin Mac
Y.''0' sscrerarv Of the Treasury. in an
fsssn >, -hs opening session OF the IF
-" ,,ral meeting If the American
fe'u - Political and Social Science
: s'a'.a asv The Secretary advocated a
w c.r,ice pension for government en-
tr'ts .s-es,,,r enormous civil War
,,s, which IS rct \ credit - us
T's mad G scientific or just basis.
f". worthy motive gave II origin
hu ,,s, rs ralriotic aspects and has
rorucal list. costing the govern
.,,o,- $3.50. 0oO coo a year said Sec
= uscyeaeh in his opening remarks
-..ssinc officer az this afternoons ses-
--ber the subject of industrial insur-
ga rs.i-irc allowances was discussed
'.ae-.s from al parts Of the country.
,,novirs his remarks on the Civil war
=, lsf Nr NacVeagh said
.or,s,6e of that we have pensions Or a
- list cnlv for army and navy off
tho Supreme Court and The public
-.,b service. The whole civil list IS left
-'.s,rt en- protection or consideration u
-. ,nroriant that pension list be
..,rshed for the civil employees. II IS
.,.,,,,slv necessary fer the sake Of the
....,,r,snt itself We hear a lot about
..,,-,y ana cNiciencv IN the government
- have tried 20 promote them NY
~ bu, am hampered in ms efforts 10 pro
-. economy through efficiency because Of
-. very lack Of a retiring list.
~, cannot throw these old men ard
u.,sn our INTO the streets You would
:, hsva as do II arv more than We viii
At Therefore. We keen them even after
~ eficiencv has deteuorated. So YOU
,.,sss why we are losing money r. paving
e,riss for ineficiencv i'm place Of having
szen, employees and a retiring hst for
ssss whose eficiencv has depa~te6.
rrAry argument in favor Of industrial
-.y-snce ard pensions IN commerce and
-srs,rv has flIn force and effect IN the
-,rs-rrert The trouble lies not with
S,,grsss Congress is much more amen
-. hosv rhan II gets credit for being.
7s4 rssl trouble is that there IS no public
sr--.t on the question.
The civil employees themselves hamper
=. -,ovsrent. because they are divided on
,sA question of straight pension or tho
eAa,risu,inz system. OF course. the only
s-s-s-, that ever viii be estsb blished viii be
~ contributing system. bur YOU can't Get
,ss,n 70 agree on n.
charles NscAi. Secretarv Of Commerce
,,6 Labor. presided AZ the evening session.
ubsn Industrial Accidents in The United
s,sfs- and Their Prevention" was the topic
disrusssd
The terrible disaster TO-DAY az Scranton.
news Of which reached re only a fev hours
an Is the most powerful argument for the
rerss-ty OF acting upon the subject We viii
as,uss tonight said 1lr Nagle He
sxsr On the unrea sonahle percentage Of
s.5Es,riaI accidents and said that while
3 Ess believer m individualsrl. there
vas point where the individual could not
--oisct himself and the state must step m
s,d protect him
While believe that the state has not
.s authorify n enforce system OF com
;-tscr, accident insurance. ~ should lead
- vsv. 10 sad Failure OF employers
TfzlTs me necessity or ~d dL@-ilil llil-
-gr employees. he continued had resulted
"a storm o. md Enauon. shown hv ex
ssivs veriicts awarded plaintiffs bv ang-y
vrs. AMI by extreme legislative enact
-sn's
Mss Msael r. Boardnan. rnen1ber of tne
srs---.~s committee or the American Fed
ross told OF the work accomplished by
,.a' socle-v
Mes Crsts' Eastman. secretary Of the
yeE York state Commission on EMPLOYERS
Lssii'Y and Causes of Industrial Acct
;'--s Unemployment and Lack Of Farm
-ator DECLARED that her spirit revoltsd
igsrsi benevolent talk about working
rs,s Insurance and compensation. she
T---snded tnar tre legislatures be made
is.s-d The lator department as an es-
p-f.sl factor n IRE government and that
1aarons sgai-sr tacfory laws ne punished
T sererA penalties