The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-04-18
new LABOR BILL
A TAFT POLICY
Liability and Compensation
Measure Progressive.
JUSTICE IS ITS OBJECT
President Approves Proposed Lssisls-
ton Making Federal Labor Laws Fit
Modern cand,ens-~Lsgsl Machinery
Simplifsd

As the result ~ the personal lnteres
OF President TAN III aii matters az
fecting the workluEmen q the country
congress has before Il today a com
prehenslve bin on employers liability
and workmen's compensation which |,
recognized "A one Of the most progress
siye Of tie many achievements OF III,
Tafi administration. The blll was re
ported by commission appointed by
President TAFT pursuant to joint res
oiutlon Of congress passed on June %
1910. and Il Was recently seat TO con
grrss by the president, accompanied
with message recommending lis pas
sage As drafted the measure pro
vidcs an exclusive remedy and com.
pensation for accidental injuries re.
sulting IN disabilities or death TO EN-.
ployees Of common carriers engaged
"a Interstate or foreign commerce OF
In the District % Columbia
This comprehensive legislation Is the
direct outcome Of the general unsatis.
factctncss OF labor legislation passed
BY congress In recent years and Is H.
Illustrative Of the Taft method OF reach.
ing an admitted evii BY painstaking
Investigation followed by carefully
considered lava AS Is well known, the
lrst employers liability law passed In
The last administration was declared
DEMONSTRATIONS by the courts. A new
lay 10 take Its place was passed IN
d,slhls administration. but II was gen
orally understood at the time that the
comprehensive measure now before
congress was 10 follow, both as 10
liability and compensation, S. soon ms
the necessary investigation into the
subject could be made The result Il
that the workingmeu of ibe United
States, 40 fac as they cau be reached
by federal isw, viii soon be working
under one Of the most enlightened ls-
Dor laws 90 record
Provision Il made 10 The blll. as draft
81 tentatively. lhst every common car
rist enengcA So interstate or foreign
commerce shall pay compensAsions 10
the amounts specified 10 the hiIl 10 any
of ifs employers who sustains personal
ini5ry b. accident arising out Of and
10 the course ~ Bis employment aud
resulting 10 bis disability o. 20 his de
lsgaeuts ID case az dcalh
II Is provided ID the bill that the 10
iuFed employee shall have medical al.
tendance and surgical Ella whem nee
s@ssfY. the lssi mentioned helng limli.
cd 10 $3.50 Tue monthly wages ~ al
empiQgee are aeeGned 20 he twenty ak
times ,be established days ray. and
$50 Is the mialmusa Renthly wsee pay
neat Il Is slso provided that al CON
peGsati0n STAR he rsla monthly uniess
comRuiei 10 lump sam
issgh bepefts arr HroslAea feg 81 q /
saocitse penaeaisse q the mana wages /
20 hc paid 70 tie widow wlgA 40 h /
crease Ia The amount wh.a therc are
deg@D:eggt caildFen. aud ID ease 81 30
deEAeadeais tAe Izag meat q tie burial 4
sapsases II required The matter o,
injury compensation s. siso
covered IN FAR ana e4uiiahle pro
vision.
Anpshes !eatGre q; lie proposed act
Is eiesf deaniiisa q the ierm De
Ise@drnt ~ well A. 81 SHAT congi
tales an -saiag aud "a "emplqgee
i.@x&l cOeaFiiessiaas are provided Tor
q naesdepis. laynsaa and