The evening world., 1912-11-25
MAKE EMPLOYERS
GUARANTEE WAGES,
Belmont ARGUES
Fake Corporations Should Be
Barred by Law From En-
ploying Labor.
TOO MANY DUMMIES"
National Compulsory Com
pensation Urged at Civic
Federation Conference.
TOO MANY "DUMMIES."

DonGbls for an important conference.
attended by delegates from most of the
: States. which assembled to-day In the
rooms of the New York Board Of Trade
end Transportation. The object Of the
conference cs 10 discuss the subject OF
torkmen's compulsory compensation.
While the campaign, inaugurated by tho
NaNon& Civic Federation four years
ESQ. looking to the passage OF laws
which would give workmcn compensa-
tion for the t.rne lost through accidents
In their employment. from whatever
cause. has made great progress numer-
Gus difnculties have arisen. Many Of
those have becn an mounted. Others re-
main. and theee are the aggravating
dimcuiies.
Besides the delegates appointed BY
tfA Cove aors of the various states In
whAoh workmcn's compensation acts
hsve not been passed or incomplete
laws have been adopted there were At
the conference representatives. Of indus
trial. labor and employers orgarusa-
tions. and members OF civic bodies.
HOPE FOR NATIONAL LAW ON
LINE LAID OUT.
u - hoped that n model compensation
act drawn up by the Federation after
~ exhaustive review of the subject. win
b adopted a. the standard and viii
eventually become the law In all the
0eA&ss. Congress he's under considera,
DO . measure providing for compul-
sssy compensation for railroad sm-
uoogoss whioh lies along the lines adopt
= 49, - r. st,,l.
August Belmont. Chairman OF the
me Federation Department on Com
t1ooot1oa for Industrial Accidents and
3Aslr Prevention. presides At the con-
eDsposa He opened the procesdings to
~ With an address in which he de-
G1g11sA the progress that had been
on1A NE dihicultiss that had been
~ ere being snoountsred ana the pros
po0O tor the eventual adoption By all
oAto0 Of laws that will protect work.
~ frsm loss Of Wages rssuitinrfrom
n1uDGial accidents. and the families OF
vosAansn from poverty following the
1tatA by accident OF their brsadwin-
usrA
~. Belmont explained that the con-
1UeeDes had been called for this time
ooonnDs tAs Legislatures Of thirty-sight
otnAee viii be In ssssisa after Jan 1
~ ~ matter should be pushed be-
tsss eu these bodies.
'3hs oompensat tion acts In the
Ua1tsd States to-day are to be found
= ~ following States" said Mr.. Bel
OsnG some being so-caiied elective
vorkmsns compensation laws. and two
'01o4s insurance laws. all being In the
0Der1msntAl stage: Arisona, Califor-
-. ulinois. Kansas. Maryland. Massa-
GAu0ekts. Aiohigan. Nevada, New
1nmoshirs. New jersey. New York.
ohAA Rhode Island. Washington and
Wisconsin.
0GcLAREe LAW SHOULD SUP.
press FAKE CORPORATIONS.
r'7saturally. the workmen who have
'G1sugHisd long to secure the existing
lnnhAaity laws which gtvs them the right
= ~ for damages and the right OF
O1aa BY jury pause whom they sss the
GAnln that through the present sys-
TN In the State Of Washington tho
Uaa u assured his compensation and
e ra1oed In their minds the question.
How may the injured workman be
guaeautsed his compensation In case
a Insolvency on the part Of his en-
ploysrsr
1--WE recognise the unfortunate state
oe Affairs which permits so.called dummy
oogporations to come into existence and
that undoubtedly effort must be made to
Deotect the wage Garner against any
such. 4 corporation with $4,000 paid W
eaoatal stock may procssd to d Q baai-
49, Of q. .000.0Q aud II an employee be-
comes injured the amount Of his COM
Densatton or damage would wipe tho
corporation out OF existence.
Z can. without discussing this. say
70 you smphatioally that the law ought
d euppress fake corporations. which
really have no capital. and that q cor
poration should not be allowed to be an
employer which has no right to exist
excspt ~ y represented by the paper
IN the once Of the Secretary OF State.
Many believe that we should md some
way In conjunction with our compulsory
model workmen's Compensation act
which places the burden upon the en-
pioyer TO guarantee the workman his
compensation"
INSURANCE UNDER STATE
suPERvisioN.
Mr.. Belmont said he had sought ad-
vice on the question Of how the work.
man 10 to b guaranteed against the
misfortuns Of the employer from many
sources. The general opinion appeared
TO be that the employer should be com.
pellsd to protect himself by Insurance
IN companies attending to that line oi
risk and that such insurance should bs
elected under State supervision.
Louis b. Schram. Chairman Of the
yederation's National Committee on tn,
Improvement OF STATE Inspection Of Fac
tories. In . statement on progress durina
the past year. said an important factoi
10 advancement was the adoption b,
the International Association OF Factory
Inspectors OF the committees Mode
eafety oct and ts minimum essentiau
b accident reporting blank.
Mr.. schram said he had IN mind the
launching OF campaign to prevent sle-
vator accidentS. which concerned not
only woriunsn employed In running -
vaeogs but those VITO ride In elevators A
Law y Advocated compelling the adop.
tioA - sa1ety devices. one OF which
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