The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-14
During Speech Wilson Says He Doesn't Want To Start Another Scrap
TOSS SPEAKS ON
 FEDERAL INTRUSION
Woodrow Wilson Advocates State Sys- tenn of Insurance To Protect Work ing Man-Fort Denies Report
 Concerning Osborn

Spring Lake, N. J.. September 1o.-- Twelve-inch guns roared repeatedly this afternoon at Sandy Hook as 20 governors of states stood on the ram parts of Fort Hancock as guests of the United States government and watched thousand pound projectiles whistle 10,- 900 yards over the water at fragile canvas target. 7
 The group travelled to the Sandy Hook proving grounds by special train. It was the first break in the routine of the governors third annual conference here All but two of the delegates Governors Hoke Smith of Georgia and Austin L. Crother of Maryland, made the trip. Governor Harmon of Ohio spurned the offer of an automobile and walked the mile from the hotel to the station.
 At the morning session a system of employees liability insurance, conduct ed by the state for the benefit of work ing men, was advocated by Gov. Wood- row Wilson. Governor Wilson said in preface that he "started scrap yes terday," and did not want to start an- other.
 Tn New Jersey" he said. "the in demnity companies have raised their rates, in some instances 1000 per cent, because of our recent liability legisla- tion. These gentlemen are singularly unwise, but that Is not the worst of 1t; they show clearly an intention of raising the rates still higher. There must be state system of in surance It is all very well without | f.,tx t- n,t ln with regard to the compensation to be paid injured employees, but what of the small employers and corporations? If they can't afford to pay this com pensation, then the security afforded by the law is of no avail to working men. We therefore have not protected all classes of our working men,"
 Invited To Kentucky
 Gov Augustus E. Wilson of Kentucky invited the governors to attend Lincoln memorial exercises at Hodgenville, Ky, November and g. No formal action was taken.
 Opposition to the Unnecessary intru- sion of federal control" was the Keynote of the speech today of the governor of Massachusetts before the conference of governors.
 .'There is a vague theory said Cover nor Foss that where the individual power of different states proves insuffi- cient the federal government comes in. In such matters as working mems com pensation, federal power. it was thought might be invoked to cover the entire country and afford uniform law. If how ever, there is anything hostile to self goN ernment of the state 1t is the unneces- sary intrusion of federal control.'
 Three more delegates arrived here, dur ing the morning-Governors Spry of Utah, Tener of Pennsylvania and Croth- CTS of Maryland. bringing the total to 26.
 Former Governor Fort of New Jer- sey. chairman of the entertainment com mittee, took official cognizance today of an alleged interview with Governor Os- born of Michigan in which MT Osborn was quoted as saying that he would not attend the conference on the ground that it was part of a negotiation to boom Woodrow Wilson for the democratic nom ination for the presidency.
 T am quite sure that Governor Os- born never said any such thing" reads statement issued by MT. Fort.