The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-19

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q desire to draw q bill that will con-
tinue the employers liability COM
panies and the personal injury lawyer.
we might as we'll give up the task
now as later. In every country in
the world where, either or both OF
these were tolerated under new sys-
+ tenn it have proven highly unsatis-
factory to labor England tried 1t,
and the state insurance bill proposed
by the Liberal government is the re-
suit, after but four years Of Working
| mems Compensation with private
stock insurance z companies carrying
the risk. = = 4.5 z.gis $r g ~,
.s Kind Of Law That Is Needed
What we need is q kind Of insur-
ance law that will make it cheaper
for an employer to install safeguards
/ and safety devices than to pay for
Industrial accidents. Labor wants
immunity more than it wlnts COM
pensation. It is the sole duty Of the
state, and its authority should not be
delegated. to- private enterprises. to
see that labor is given safe place
to work, and that wien accidents to
employees do occur the victims shall
be fully and adequately compensated,
not with the idea of paying a cer-
tain price tor a life or q limb, but for
the purpose Of preventing the injured
and his family from becoming OBJ
1ects. Of public. or private charity. s. !
II, agents for private interests are.
permitted to negotiate settlements
with injured laborers or their, fanfs
AAsstha inteFexts OF both the Victims,
ana he atat1 WIN be dss lscted. ana
only thee monetary interest OF. the
private: concern will be considered by
It's representatives. a,.+. ,s. q s.ss..1.. 4:
Wherein Solution Lies. @5zz 81
The only moral, social, economic
and scientific solution Of this great
problem lies in q system Of insurance
created and administered by the state
itself. Under such all Of the present
waste Will be conserved. A . com
pulsory tax levied against industry.
the rate thereof to be based upon its
hazard and the number OF accidents
annually occurring therein, will furnish
the. fund to compensate its victims
OF personal injuries. Every dollar
OF; this should be used exclusively
for compensation to he paid during
the entire period of incapacity. The
cost of administration should he .borna
by the. state from the money It will
save In trying master and servant
cases in the courts. -.,:., q r ,s.
only under such a system can en-
ployers expect minimum charge
against their industry, laborera = fnll.
just and adequate compensation. d ana
the state absolute justice to al. Aniv
other kind Of scheme will be hut
patch work, and never satisfactory
to anyone concerned. z ,,+sf4 Z. r.sf t:ff221 t.
III. r State Insurance Urged. sfc4
The next step towards WORKING.
mems Compensation in Minnesota
should be the proposal to the people
ior constitutional amendment 9iv-
/. ing l1l the legislature the authority to
create q department with power to
levy q tax upon industry, the money
from which shall be deposited Into
g fund to compensate all persons IN
capacitated at their work; to adminis-
trate the same, and to have authority
to make sanitary and safety inspec-
tions at all places where labor IL ems
ployed. This, and this only will ap-
pease the working classes OF .Minneso-,
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We sincerely hope that the com-
mittees Of the safe senate and this
state bar association which are now
studying the problem will give the
subject Of state Insurance the thought
and consideration which its: impor-
tance demands. It Is not q new theory,
for the states OF Montana. Washing
ton and Ohio, have already adopted
It, where 1t is said to be operating
most satisfactorily. ~ 5s f5.S*s 81