New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
"MEASLY' GETS BEST
Of MAYORS RESOLVE
he Tried Hard Not to Spring
Any New Words at Repub-
liCan Club Luncheon.
SIZES UP LLOYD GEORGE
English Cabinet Official Didn't
Conceive Workmen's Com
pensation Act, Says
Gaynor

,favor Gavnor tr.ed 10 get through one
11cech Yesterday without springinG any
new words on bewidered audience, but
one slipped by him. It was "measly.
tre anolied il TO the workmen's compen-
,qtior act passed BY the Legislature OF
.s state three years ago.
llr occasion was the ,ast SATURDAY
.....9r of the season at the Republican
.i.5 and the a-st which The Mayor ever
..cnoed .hcrc "Workmen's Compeos"-
non" was the topic and the Mayors oe-
animation 20 avoid new phrases ?rose
sron The manner OF his introduction 10y
award Kellogg Baird. the chairman. MI
laird SAID:
..rho NTayor who never touches SUB
,oo- hut 10 adorn 1t. has kindly consented
=, narticipate in the discussion to-day
W. may forget that Columbus discovered
america. but we shall never forget '""'
me MAYOR. I'm our day and age uncoN-
.r.d .spisstude. which means viscosity.
And to the long list we may add
.uzzrins And the latest is lascivious
orgies.
Left Technical Points TO Others
The Mayor said he was going TO dis
cuss the question only in a general
way. leaving the technical points 70 oe
brought out by the other speakers Edson
Tott president Of the United states
casualty Company. and p. Tecumseh
sherman. former Commissioner of LABOR.
Te continued.
People say. How wonderful Of LLOYD
George TO conceive the great English
CONDENSATION act But ne didn conceive
Practically all the civilized govern
rients OF the world had 1t. except US
when England passed IT, Vet we IKE 10
pose on every occasion as the most pro
-ressive country I'm the world, which some
# MS are beginning seriously to doubt
exclude the Progressive party from this
category, OF course.
Within fifteen years, ! venture TO pre-
dict. this problem will be solved IN every
state in the union. II it could be solved
IN. the national Congress the solution
would be reached in three years But II
takes time for the states 10 act individ-
ually.
In its general aspect it presents
moral question as well as political one.
To mass il all in one sentence. all We are
asking for Is that those employed IN tne
great industries OF this Land shaIi, a.
part OF the expense Of production De pald
Tor the injuries received IN the produc-
lion. and when they are no longer use
ful shall receive suitable pension
Rcverting 10 the first attempt az
W0rkmen's compensation law m New
work. the Mayor said that II was knocked
down like ten pin by the revered Court
d Appeals. on grounds which enlightened
oaiuion would not sustain. The court
. god 4 fn-
1l0yer of his property without due
process of law, when as matter OF fact
10 was merely taxing him with just cost
%. production.
No Escape from Proposition.
% see 40 escape from that economic
proposition" said the Mayor. with due
aspect. Of course, for judicial opinion.
We always say that whether we have
any respect for IL or not
According TO the latest statistics. / see
that out Of 100000 collected by the
casualty companies of this country only
Sj.Oo.Oo0 found its way into the pockets
NJ workmen. All the rest was an eco
nonic waste II went 10 the lawyers who
conducted the damage suits. ! hate TO
call that economic waste. but 10 was in
this instance"
The Mayor observed that he saw some
WY faces before him as ne argued for
compensation. but he believed most OF
his hearers were for il. He spoke Of hav-
ing been invited several weeks ago 10
address the club on the abuses OF the
press and had q strong inclination 70
DO H. He could have said q few thirgs
about Hearst and his two feeble im.-
tators. the Pulitzers' he remarked. which
might have been interesting. bur ne felt
the game was not worth the powder
Mr.. Sherman said that the question
which was agitatng the Legislature now
hat COMPENSATION had been virtually de-
.ided upon. was how the companies should
he made 10 insure. This made little dill
ference 10 the workngmen. 50 long as
they were assured Of their compensation.
rct the Murtaugh-Jackson bill made this
feature so oneroJs that very few en-
uloycrs would De likely TO elect 70 act
under j..
Tie best bill before tic Legislature, he
declared. was the Senate's substitute FOR
me Foley-Waiker bill, which was COM
bnation OF those proposed by the state
Insurance Department and the National
Civic Federation.
Mr.. Lott appealed for fair play for the
commercial companies. II state insur-
ance WAS best he said. IL would drive the
cornpanies out Of business in short
while and hence would need no sionor-
av II il were not best, it ought 70 re-
ceivc no monopoly.