Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17
IOWA EMPLOYERS OF LABOR IN.
POSED UPON az CASUALTY IN
sURANcE AGENTS.
LIABILITY LAW NOT IN
EFFECT UNTIL JULY4 1914
Because Of Misunderstanding Agents
Are Forcing Employers TO Take Out
Casualty pprshen-
sion AZ to Object Of Gathering Facts
a. to Land Values.

Des Moinee, June l7.-Iowa employ
ers Of labor are becoming unduly
alarmed about the supposed necessity
for haste in arranging for liability in
surance under the Iowa workmen's
compensation act. 1t would seem that
insurance agents have been rather Gull
tivating an erroneous impression on
one point.
The law has a clause which provides
that within thirty days after the act
goes into effect every employer in the
state shall insure his liability in some
company and exhibit evidence OF his
compliance with the act; or furnish
proof to the state insurance depart
nent of the employers solvency and
financial ability to pay the compensa-
ton provided in the law.
But just before the legislature ad-
journed committee bill was passed
which practically suspended this part
of the law for q year; and it will not
be necessary for employers to insure
until the law goes into full effect july
l. 1914. This clause. however, was not
printed in the pamphlet which the sec
rotary of state published.
1t is learned that because Of the mis-
understanding In the matter. the agents
for casualty companies have been very
active in recent weeks ana are doing a
big business.
great many of the insurance men
have chosen TO regard the act as one
purely insurance in nature and that
most Of the work under the act will be
in relation to insurance matters. For
the present no state insurance is con-
templated and there is no provision for
having the employers care for the bust
ness without recourse to the organized
insurance company, but it is expected
that II the act is found to be satwfac-
tory in it's general terms it will be
broadened in few years and employ
ers will become their own insurers.
Secretary A. Fl. Dawson, Of the state
executive council, has received one re-
ply to his inquiries as to land values in
the state that indicates fear on the
part of some persons that his purpose
in getting estimates Of land values is
not an honorable one. This correspond
ent refused to answer the questions
sent out and says he will Tot do so un-
til he Is assured that the answers are
to be used properly. He expresses fear
that what Secretary Dawson is doing
is TO secure evidence to be used to OPP
| press the farmers and that in sending
out letters Of inquiry as to land values
| in different parts OF the state Secre-
tary Dawson Is doing SO at the insti-
/ cation Of, or in the interest Of, the cor
| porations and the railroads.
| AS matter Of fact the information
sought is like that which has been
| sought in other years. tho this time the
effort is being made to get vastly more
| Information as to all values in the state
The railroads appear not to have shown
the slightest interest in the matter.
! About 200 officers Of the Iowa ma
tional guard com panies arrived in the
| city last night and all went out to Camp
| Dodge. the state rife range and drill
! ground north Of the city Nine army
officers from Fort Leavenworth also
arrived and went to the camp. For a
week the officers Of the guard will be
| handled much as if they We're raw
recruits and the regulars will put them
!, thru the PAGES In the way the regular
soldier should go. General Logan prom
ises that the school will be a big thing
for the guardsnlen Of the state and il
/ this system is kept up from year to
year Iowa will have a militia organiza-
! tion tho finest IN tho country