The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-25
PRINCIPLES OF THE
 U. s. STEEL CORPORATION
m ~ Arme. Author and Iron In Alabama.


 | ton with the performance of duties which the employees are assigned in tn 1 serNlce Of the company, or which the are directed to perform by proper au thority, or from accidents which occu Tn voluntarily protecting the company property or interests. Relief will no De paid unless investigation of tn 1 causes and circumstances of the fnJur, shows that it was accidentally inflicted ana that 1t renders the employe unabl 10 perform his duties f, the service O the company or in any other occupa ton.
 6. No relief will be paid for the frs 10 days of disablement nor for period longer than 52 weeks. !. No employe will be entitled to re- ceive relief except for the time during which the surgeon certifies that he is unable to follow his usual or any other occupation.
 S Employes will not be entitled tc receive disablement relief for any time for which wages are paid them.
 s The company will provide treat ment by surgeons and hospitals of its selection.
 10 The company will furnish artificial limbs and trusses in cases where these are needed.
 II. All men injured In the service of the company must obey the surgeons instructions in reporting for examina- tion, using the remedies and following the treatment prescribed and going to the hospital if directed. No relief will be paid unless these instructions are obeyed. All employees who are disabled but not confined to the house must re- port in person at the surgeons office, from time to time, as reasonably re- quested, and must keep any other ap- pointments made by the surgeon.
 12 All employees who wish. while dis abled to go away from their usual place of residence, must first arrange with their employing officer and with the surgeon in. charge as to the absence and the evidence of continued disa ble- ment to be furnished. Such employees must report as often and in such man ner as may be required of them.
 13. No relief will be paid to any em- ployes or his family if suit Is brought against the company. In no case what soever will the company deal with an attorney or with anyone except the injured man or some member of his family in the matter of relief to be paid under this plan, because 1t is part of the plan that the whole amount paid shall be received by the employe and his family
 14. No relief will be paid for Injuries caused or contributed to by the intox- ication of the employe injured or his use of stimulants or narcotics or his taking part in any Illegal or imm oral acts.
 15 All employees of the company who accept and receive any of this relief will be required to sign release 10 the company.
 Temporary Disablement
 Is. Under the terms and conditions stated here. employees shall be entitled to the following temporary disablement re- lief (but no relief will be paid for the first ten days nor for longer than 52 weeks, as stated in paragraph six:
 Single Men-Single men who have been five years or less in the service of the company shall receive 35 per cent of the daily wages they were receiving at the time of the accident. Single men of more than five years service shall receive an additional per cent for each year oi service over five years. But in no case shall single men receive more than s1.a per day.
 Married Men-Married men living with their families who has been in the serv. lee of the company five years or less shall receive 50 per cent of the dailS wages they were receiving at the tim, of the accident. For each additional yea of service above five years per cen shall be added to the relief. For eacf child under sixteen years per cent shal be added to the relief. But in no cas, shall this relief exceed g per day, fol married men.
 Permanent Disablement
 r. The amount of relief which will b, paid to employees who have sustained some permanent disablement such as tn, loss of an arm or leg, will depend upor the extent to which such disablemen renders 1t difficult for them to obtair employment. The kinds of sablemen that may occur and the extent to whicr each interferes with employment diffel so greatly that 1t is impossible to pro vide any adequate schedule of relleI which will be paid in all cases of per. manent disablement. The amounts which will be paid in cases not speficialy men toned here must of necessity be left ts the discretion of the manager; but it i. the intention of the company that this discretion shall be so exercised in al cases as to afford substantial relief cor. responding as far as possible with the amounts stated below, considering the special circumstances of each case and the character and extent of the injury
 Ca For the loss of a hand, 12 months wages.
 (b) For the loss of arm, IS months wages.
 Co For the loss of a foot, min. months wages.
 fd) For the loss of leg. 12 months wages.
 1e) For the loss of one eye, si, months wages
 Death
 1S. Relief for the families of employe. killed in accidents which happen ir the work of the company will be pait only where the death of the employee f: shown to have resulted from an acci. cent Cor sunstroke or heat exhaustion, in the work of the company during an, In direct and proper connection witt the performance of duties to which tn. empioye had been assigned in the ser vice Of the company or which he hal been directed to perform by proper All thority, or from accidents which occui in voluntarily protecting the company prQrerty or interests
 fs. Death relief will he paid as soon q possible after the required proof of cous of death is obtained and a satisfactor, release given
 D. The company will pay reasonabl funeral expenses, not to exceed NO0.
 H. No relief will be paid for deat] caused or contributed to by the intoxi cation of the employe killed or his use 0 stimuants or narcotics or his takin part in any illegal or immoral acts.
 22. No relief will be paid to the famil of any employe if suit is brought agains the company
 23. In no case will this relief be pal, until the receipt by the company of satisfactory release properly executed
 "A. Under the terms and condition stated here, the widows and children O the employees killed in accidents whicl