The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-31
MPENSATION
LAW Is FAVORED
OFFICIAL OF STATE FEDERATION
URGES UNIONS TO WORK
FOR PASSAGE OF
MEASURE.

officials of the Michigan Federation
of Labor favor the passage by the leg
islature of a workingmen's compensa-
ton act along lines somewhat similar
to those of the James oriarity bin
which was Killed at the last session of
the legislature, through the efforts Of
some labor leaders of lower Michigan,
who. Secretary IL. f. Waterman, of
the Michigan Federation. stated at al
meeting i'm Hibernian hall, last night,
aid not understand the measure. Sec
retaries of unions have been urged
nv Mr. Waterman write to Governor
Osborn requesting him to include the
workingmens compensation bill In his
message to the legislature, which Mr..
waterman believes win be called in
special session early i'm 1912.
II is the expectation that there will
Inc n majority and a minority report
submitted by the commission appoint
cd bv Governor Osborn TO study the
CONDENSATION problem. and that the
majority report will recommend the,
noyment OF a sum or about from ST.
gao to $4,000, i'm which event Mr.. wat
terman stated labor will introduce al
cross bill making the compensation
from $4,000 10 $4,000.
Compensation Law Preferable.
Reports read by Mr. Waterman
showed that the compensation law was
preferable to the expedient of resort
inc TO the common law to sue for dam
oges i'm case Of personal disability or
death from accidental causes while AT
work. as II assures a certain fixed sum
for the widow and orphans, without
the lawyers having TO get the larger
ebare II wae~ claimed that $1,000 sure
compensation was better than the
awarding of damages to the amount OF
four thousand and having to pay hair
If this TO the lawyers. besides taking
the chance of losing the suit and get
ting nothing at all.
The various propositions relative to.
the compensation law that are being
considered by the commission were
discussed by Mr. Waterman, who gave
the views of the Federation on each
point. In regard to the matter OF dam
ages for man going to work WINE
,rdar the influence of liquor the led
Grafton will insist that If the superlh-
+oraent or overseer allows the man
IN 60 TO work in that condition, then
tho latter is entitled to compensation
i'm case of accident.
senator James, one of the authors
or the James Moriarity compensation
lin addressed the meeting ana eN
r,oined what purpose ii was intended
tho measure should accomplish ana
why Il was preferable TO going to law
ot,b,ratinp comewhat on the remarks
- ,.rr..,.'.,,.otior PR
Resides asking the legislature at .lts
extra session. If one is called py the
Governor. o act on the compensation
law the governor will be urged also 10
i,cornorate i'm the call for the session.
otbor labor measures. including the
fraudulent advertising bill. the eight
hour hill and the initiative, referendum
and recall The fraudulent adVertls-
inc, hin was introduced last winter py
Senator James, and provided t'a'
whom men were advertised for | go
to places where strikes were IN pro-
rress. To take the places of strikers
such fact should be made clear IN the
advertisements of employment ageh-
cies of companies engaging the men,
Mr.. Waterman, replying to some
questions relative to the recall salu
he was not i'm favor of applying tle
recall to representatives ana s'a'.
senator's, owing to the short time tna'
they are in attendance AT les'si''' ~
sessions. FOR every other office IN th'
state. and also in the nation MI wa
erman declared he was I'm favor Oh '"'
application Of the recall.
Mr.. waterman left this mornihE
for Marquette, where he will address,
n meeting of workingmen this evening
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