The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14
AS Guest, of Govern
ment, They w atch
Tar ct Practice.
Try HEIR SKILL
ON RIFLE RANGE
None of the State Chiefs Succeed
in Scoring Bulls Eye-Gover-
nors Wilson and Foss Dis
cuss Employers Liability
Insurance Conducted
by State.

Spring Lake n. j., September 10
Twelve-inch guns roared repeatedly
this afternoon at Sandy Hook as TWEEN
ty-siX Governors of States stood on
the ramparts of the Hancock as guests
watched l.oOO-pound projectiles whistle
10000 yards over the water at fra
gile canvass target.
The group travelled to the Sandy
Hook proving grounds by special train.
All but two delegates, Governors Hoke
Smith. of Georgia. and Austin L. Croth-
ers. of Maryland. made the trip.
After the exhibition target practice
the battery commandant announced
that two theoretical bulls eyes" had
been scored, and that the other two
shots were but few feet off. a cruiser,
he said. would have been hit four
times.
The party returned to Spring Lake
in time for dinner.
fter-Feaching headquarters dozen
of the Governors motored to the State
rifle range at Sea Girt. All fired at a
bulls eye at 200 yards. None planted
bullet squarely within the centre.
but four Governors tied for first hon
ors by hitting the target The sue
cessful marksmen are Governors Yes
sey, of South Dakota: Cruce, of Okla
homa; McGovern. OF Wisconsin, and
Hay, of Washington.
Liability Insurance.
a system of employers liability In.
surance. conducted by the STATE for
the benefit of working men, was advo-
Gated by Governor Woodrow Wilson,
of New Jersey. at the conference to-
day. Governor Wilson said in pre-
face that he started scrap yester-
day" and did not care to start another.
in New Jersey" he said, tho In
demnity companies have raised their
rates, in some instances 1000 per cent,
because Of our recent liability legis-
lation. These gentlemen are singu-
larry unwise. but that is not the worst
of 1t; they show clearly an intention
Of raising the rates still higher. There
must be a State system of insurance.
IT is all very we'll without State insur-
ance to enact a general law with re-
gard to the compensation to be paid
injured employees, but what OF the
small employers and corporations? II
they can't AFFORD to pay this compensa-
ton then the security afforded by the
law is of no avail to workingmen. We,
therefore, have to protect all classes
of our workingman until we have seen
that all claims OF this sort have been
paid.
II cannot say that the employers
are trying to meet US halfway. There
are some lawyers in New Jersey who
are absolutely ingenious in inventing
bad advice. and several OF the States
large employers have been very badly
advised recently. They will learn
soon. however from our Court of Err
rors and Appeals whether the Legis-
lature can demolish their Defense"
Fosn Outlines New Law.
Governor Eugene n. Foss. of Massa-
chusetts, was the first speaker to-day
Employers liability and workingmen's
compensation was his theme, and oppo-
siuon to the unnecessary intrusion of
Federal control was the keynote OF
his speech.
There is a vague theory" he said,
that where the individual power OF
different States proves insufficient, the
Federal government comes in In such
matters worktnSmen's compensu-
tion. Federal power. 1t was thought,
might be invoked to cover the entire
country and afford uniform laws If.
however. there is anything hostile to
self-governrnent OF the State, 1t is the
unnecessary intrusion OF Federal con-
troll"
Governor Foss outlined the new liza
btlity law of Massachusetts and classed
1T as the first law of its kind to be
enacted on broad lines in any State