Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
Labor Leader and Organizer Says
Employers Should Be Com
PEELED to Provide Them.
TOO MANY ACCIDENTS now
Would Abolish Present System OF
Compensation for Injury and
Replace It with Automatic
Liability System.

ne NlClOTlcS u DtdNc nave
price in dead and manned, as we'll as
the victories of war" declared John
Mitchell, sclf-made man, organizer and
leader of labor, and writer upon union
problems, in the course of his address
in The Strong theater Sunday after
noon.
The meeting was the first of a series
of sunday afternoon gatherings for
men. under the auspices of the local
Y. NJ. g. A. The attendance was large
every seat in the orchestra and in the
balcony being taken. An orchestra
composed of Raymond Grismer, Chand-
Ter Gates and Hobart Spear. rendered
a number of selections at PAS. preced-
ing the opening of the meeting, which
began at three o'clock
Mayor Roberts presided, r. D.
Thompson read from Scripture, AFRO
NJ. Aseltine offered prayer and Princi-
pal NJ. -. Chttenden of the Burlng-
ton high school made announcement
of the nature and purpose of the series
of meetings. The mayor. in introduce
ing Mr. Mitchell said that the pre-
amble to the constitution of the State
of Vermont expressed better than that
&c .l r-..t., &C.,.
'"isi'u luton mo
bottom principle of American liberty.
Mn MI ! HE'LL . Address.
Mr.. Mitchell's subject was, industrial
Accidents; or, Am | Ny Brothers Keep
err The problem. said he, is one that
concerns all the people of this country. but
especially the laborng men, for in the
ranks of industry there are more than
lo' victims of accidents every day, more
than 1850 every year
The laboring mans bread" said the
speaker, is earned in the sweat of his
brow. but eaten in the peril of his life"
Each increase in the number and size
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'"e '."''ioc' vi oa'ly
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effect that tbero oro ooo, ,n, in+,r;os 90
neonlo enyarod in industrial n,rs,i,s IN
this country everv reor r,,o mara CON
sorvative estimate from another source
gave the number of killed and injured
as 5000 annually. Nearly three times
as many injuries are sustained IN this
country, said Mr. Mitchell AS In any
other country al the world.
Society" he said. does not UNDER
stand the gravity of the situation"
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us P'"'' WV" an tne
M, 'sS''ie ~ oo'a'h'
'''"i"'aih museums
'"Ie'S ueN'ceS III use
an" "'' o""' Inc rorce OF FACTORY
.HSPo0.o's should be Increased and
ioo" i'"'' All iQhuehces or PARTISAN
snip anu SCHOOLS TO train inspectors
should be established.
rhe state of New York employees 30
per cent, more game and fish wardens
than factory Inspectors. yet New York
has the best factory laws in the United
States. \ man in Tennessee said to
me. In my state we have one factory
inspector and 100 game wardens, If II
is to he a choice between saving man
and women and saving tho pamo Ia,
the game be destroyed and the men
and women be saved.
"Workmen want protection from injury
more than they want compensation for in
jurics received.