The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-15
VETO PROBABLE FOR
COMPENSATION BILL
Sulzc, Hears Arguments for and
Against Folcy-Walkcr
Measure.
URGED TO SIGN BY GANNOR
Laboring Men Oppose Law and
Manufacturers
Favor Ii.
/ RGED TO SIGN BY GANNOR

ALnANY. May 1i-Orgarizod labor
representatives expressed the opinion az
the conclusion of Gov. Suffers hearing
mems compensation bill that the Gov
rrnor not only would veto the hill hut
would ask the Legislature at the spe-
Cidi session in June tn pass the Muir
taugh Jackson h.l. which practically
provides for state insurance.
otto VI. E.dlit2, representing the New
York city builders, submitted to Gov.
Sulzcr a petition which h." said was
signed 10y 500 employers urging Gov.
Suz,r to sign the bill Gov. Sulzer re-
marked that several passes OF signatures
were apparently written by the same
person.
Mr. Eidlltz presented a letter from
Mayor GaynOr saving:
Il have carefully studied the bill and
am wholly in favor of II. wish IL
contained also "a provision for pensions
for old age"
This hill is a fraud on the simple.
honest wage workers of the state said
Judge John +. McDonough. the princi-
pal spokesman for labor.
Pointing out that the hill permitted
the employer to elect 10 'ake care nf
injured employers under four different
plans-payment directly to his en-
ploy,es or their dependents. insuring
.laym.S Z. for compensation hy any. in:
surarCc company, !nsHr!ng payment IN
A.lG..r? Vtg.. .G..cS2lS.. - =. ,..Ay.. ~
contributing to a furd tn he admins
tered by he State Superintendent Of
'ThSdranct fudge yTcftodoueh asserted
that TIE State or municipalities were
Er, Permitted sucn an election, lut uii...t
pay compensation whether they desired
10 or not.
Is Il any wonder inquired judge
McDonough. that he casualty COM
pan.cs have doubled their field forces
ana that fars.ghtrd statesmen N New
York ci'y are forming a casualty com
Slpy - ..IF.,..c. .,N".&.. Ys-k, 49, "p- =
~ N''"n "trr = = 'ir'hSr J6,d Cox Suizer '' mai
II signing the h.ll h. had an opportunity
tu .n4.- urt'. "a rrlh.m when Wuu.l do
mors 10 Stdrnp Ms administration as Il
successful one than any other single act.
He said that now about 20 per cent. of
iNjured Workmen are compensated. while
the bill would permit The remainder of
injured workmen or widows and de =
pendent children "a Ne cared for.
Daniel Harris, president Of the state
Federation Of Labor. said that during
the last few years casualty companies
had collected $4,000 600 and paid out
sl5, 900 900, keeping the remaining
! $40, 900, 900. Mr.. Harris asserted that
the casualty insurance exchange Of the
State had sent out a warning letter
on May - urging all who favored the
Foley Walker bill to attend to-day's
hearing and assuring that all expenses
would be paid by the casualty COM
panies.
When Mr. Harris was speaking Gov
Sulzer interJected, "All the laboring
men seem to be opposed to this bill"
A. number OF manufacturers pro-
tested. Insisting that there were o.
500,0 unorgan!zed laboring men In
the State that were not represented
there to-day.
William II. Hotchkiss told Gov
Sulzer that the Foley Walker bill met
the progressive spirit of the age on the
question Of workmen's compensation
and insisted that the labor interests
were unfair and unjust in their preju-
dice against the casualty companies.
James A. Patterson. New York
employer, said the workingmen should
trust the State Industrial Board To
protect them from casualty companies.
Special trains from New York and
Buffalo, the latter Of which carried
delegations from Rochester. Syracuse
and Utica, brought nearly "A thousand
] porsCiiis 10 me Caption to-day. Most
Of the delegations We're in favor of the
hill.