Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-18
LIABILITY I'm SOON.
MANUFACTURERS or STATE tx.
pEcT COMMISSION TO FORM.
uLArE BILL.
COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
ELsEMhERE VARY WIDELY
German System cnsstss Compulsory
insurance Among Employees and 10
One Most Favored by Manufacturers
Of stats-Ineorporation Of Company
/. in Anticipation Of Passage Of Law.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June 1S.-That manufac-
turers Of the state are anticipating that
the employers liability commission. ap-
pointed by the last legislature. will
recommend direct liability law is
indicated by the recent Incorporation
Of q company for employers liability
insurance, which has as one Of Its In
corporators Mr.. George Wrightman,
secretary Of the state manufacturers
association.
Workingmen's compensation appears
in many forms in different countries
and 1t has been understood manufac-
turers desired to see the commission
recommend the German system which
practically creates a compulsory insur-
ance among employees and organizes a
mutual company among the employees.
The opposite of this. as has been adopt
ed in some states and countries, makes
the employer unqualifedly liable for in
juries to his employees and leaves the
employers to employ whatever method
they desire to protect themselves
against this liability. That the latter
copied now by the manufacturers as
company is incorporated and being
organized that manufacturers may in
sure themselves against the liability
that accidents to their employees. 1t
is rumored some Of the larger manu-
facturers will have stock in the COM
pany. This company it Is expected will
compile tables showing the average
liability per number Of employees and
h:se the assessment for insurance on
this, thus relieving individual manufac-
turers OF the trouble of carrying their
own liability. Any effort to get the
legislature to adopt the German sys-
tenn will be strenuously opposed by
organized labor according to President
A. L. Urick, of the State Federation
Of Labor.
According to A. J. Small, state law
and reference librarian who keeps his
finger tight on the public pulse in order
to anticipate demands for information.
there will be three important subjects
discussed by the general assembly
next winter. These will be employers
liability. public utilities commission
and the tax problem. He Is accord
ingly gathering every possible piece OF
information bearing on these subjects
that might be interesting to the legis-
lators in considering whatever bills
may be presented in house and senate.
There will be much new blood in the
senate of the Iowa legislature next
winter and probably q lively scramble
Tor leadership. Men who have been
prominent as leading forces of both re-
publican factions have dropped out.
Among the men who have been con-
spicuous figures and will not return
next session are Senator Smith, Sen
ator w. S. Allen, Senator Adams, Sem
ator Gillilland, Senator Sammis, SEN
ator Hammil. Senatod Stuckslager and
Senator Van Law. Joseph Mates will
probably be the highest ranking sena-
tor when 1t comes to the question Of
committee chairmanships.
The quarterly conference Of the chief
executive officers of state institutions
with the state board Of control begins
tomorrow at the state house and lasts
for two days, a number Of interesting
subjects being up for discussion. Prof.
Carl E. Seashore Of the state univer-
sity, will speak on 1.-THE Position of the
Consulting Psychologist in the State
Institutions" Mrs. Lucy NJ. Sickels.
superintendent Of the Girls Industrial
School at Mitchellville, will speak on
"What We Are Doing for Delinquent
Girls" and Prof. s. A. Beach, of the
state College of Agriculture. will
speak on horticulture and Forestry IN
Connection with State Institutions"
1t is expected that very soon long
argument will be filed with the SUI
preme court asking for q rehearing In
the case of Guy Baker, of Lone Tree.
convicted Of second degree murder, and
tho conviction affirmed by the supreme
court. Baker is rich and is fighting
the case hard, and it is declared he
has escaped punishment for other Sc
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