Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
ITO DISCUSS GREAT PROBLEMS
National Civic Federation Meets Jan.
uary IL in New York.
WANT UNIFORM LEGISLATION
Theodore Roosevelt, Secretary Mac
VeaEh. senators Root aud Cummins,
Alton u. Parker. Andrew Car
neEIe. seth Low speakers.


Timely questions Of national import VIM be
discussed AND action taken upon them at
the eleventh annual meeting OF, Tllel VA
tional Civic Federation 70 be held at Hotel
Astor. New York January II. 10 and "a. 1911.
Among those whaa will speak are:
Theodore Roosevelt. Franklin Macveagh,
W. Mckenzie King. minister Of labor.
Canada: Elihu Root, Albert y. Cummins.
Alton y. Parker Andrew Carnegie, Seth
Low. August Belmont. samuel Gompers,
Myron T. Herrlck, George w Perkins,
James r. Garfield w. c Brown John
Mitchell samuel Untermoyer. William -.
Foulke Frederick N Judson. George 3,
Cortelyou. James Duncan. John Hays Ham
mond. Emerson McMillin. A. Leo Wen,
Marcus NJ. Marks, James OConneil, Otto
NJ Eidlitz, Walter George Smith, p Te-
cumseh sherman Gilbert II. Montague.
Warren s. stone e. r. A. seligman, J. w.
jerks, Charles J.. Jewett. John c. Rich
berg. Thomas w. Shelton. Ralph w. Breck-
enridge, Nahum J. Bachelor, NJ e. In
gals, Edgar-As- Bancroft. William d. Ma
hon, Theodore Marburg.a Rollin S. Wood
ruff, Launcelot Packer and Leo S. Howe.
The state councils Of the federation, or
ganized the last year in thlrty-four states,
will be represented by delegations. The inn
by the fact that IN nearly every instance
the governor presided over the initial meet
ing and nominated the members Of the
council. 1.-THE annual meeting these coun-
ellis will decide upon the subjects on which
they will concentrate their efforts for uni
form state legislation and their method of
procedure. While at the national confer
ence on uniform legislation held under the
auspices OF the federation, uniformity was
urged upon over fifty. important subjects,
the discussion at these meetings when the
state councils were organized centered
largely around ten subjects, towit: "Regu-
lation of Combinations, and Trusts" "Regu-
lation Of Public Utilities Taxation" I'm
surance," Banking eCompensation for
Industrial Accidents. " "'Reform in Legal
Procedure" pure Food and Drugs" uni
formity In Good Roads Building and Auto
mobile Regulation and, last but not least
the commercial bills Of the uniform state
law commissioners, s
Governor HadIey Endorses Idea.
Governor Herbert s. Hadley of Missouri
said in respect to this list of subjects:
There is no one topic on that list which
has any political bias. They are ali OF
the utmost Importance and should be-
studied and acted upon from nonparti-
san point of view. one reason why the
uniformity Of laws throughout the states
is difficult to secure is because political
parties, rule them.s The question is not
what are the merits Of the proposition we
put forward, but what are the politics OF
the man who puts this proposition for
ward. Measures are favored or opposed ac-
cording to the political complexion of the
proponents and OF those to whom they
are proposed. This is mischevous sys.
tenn, which should be put out of existence
in connection with such laws as those con.
templated by the uniform law movement
and such a body Of, representative mer
| from all classes as the Civic Federation
has IN its membership can, working to
gether, bring about. great reform in thii
matter"
Governor Marshall FavOrA Movement
Governor Thomas II. Marshall of In
diana, in referring 10 the Importance O.
| this work, said lfaL.r ri
II realize that politics should have NJ
part in the enactment Of such laws as ar,
desired by the people who are working To-
uniformity. Unless Hthe states respond I,
this movement apd meet the need OF Il
sooner or later we shall. find ourselves
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eminent, where the people will be com
PEELED to act for the relief which we den!
them '-, s. SOB
mo thoughtful man can consider tn,
vast Industrial growth Of the people o
America, the commerce between the states
the binding OF them more closely togethe
by the railway lines Of this country with
out knowing that one OF two things 4
bound to come to pass in the future
Either there must be an enlarged powe
given to the general government or thos
who believe in local self, government mus
make their main interest the providing o
uniform laws in the several states Of thi
country, so that the business men resi-
dents of our state must know how thel
private rights are affected by the iegisla
ton Of every other state
Il believe that the deliberations Of tn,
Civic Federation are being aotuated b!
the highest sentiments of justice and o
patriotism. and 1 have faith to believ
that out Of Its meetings there will grow
a movement that will be of benefit in &C
oomplishing all that should be accomplshe,
in this land OF ours.7'
The subjects for special consideration
at the annual meeting VIII be "Compensa
ton for Industrial Accidents "Regula
ton OF Corporations, State and Federal,
Industrial Mediation and Arbitration"
WOrkmen's Compensation.
On the subject OF "Workmen's Compen
sation" a proposed uniform bill will b
presented by the declarations department
on compensation for Industrial accident
and their prevention. This department
includes in its membership COO large EN-
ployers OF labor. working men. member
OF the nine official state commissions o.
this subject members OF the National As
ISOLATION Of Uniform State Law Commits
sioners in thtrty-eight states, a eommitte
Of the American Bar association and rep
resentatiyes from eighteen state bar asso
Citations.
The first tentative draft Of the uniforr
bill was sent 10 1900 representative EN-
ployers, labor leaders, insurance expert
and lawyers, other than the members q
the department for their criticism an
suggestions. As result the second drai
is now being prepared. with amendment
in the hight OF the criticisms offered an
this amended draft viii he brought befor
the annual meeting for hhsl action. Til