The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-09-18
STROBE PORTRAYS buGHT|NG EFFECT
Of COMPANY "C|NCH' ON MULLAN PAYROLL
MORAL LAWS ARE WHOLLY STATE LAWS
LATED-A CONDITION NOT cREorAsLE-A STRIKING
CONTRAST WITH MANAGEMENT

which suit is now pending in New
York. VIII the authorities of Idaho
take any steps to recover from the
American Smelling & Refining com
longing to the public treasury and
taken by the bold methods of highway
robbery, or will the Guggenheims be
allowed to ride on in their power, de-
flying law and crushing out of exist
ence all who dare to offer resentment
or interference?
, Insurance That Does Not Always In.
There Is another phase of the meth
ods of the Federal Mining & Smelling
company that illustrates strongly its
policy of absolute control over the af-
fairs Of those whom it employs, and in
this case 1t reaches beyond life. 1t Is
form of insurance, known as the
Federal Provident & Accident lnsur-
ance association.
Before commencing work every mar
is required to sign contract by which
he valves all right to damages in cas-
of injury or death caused during EN-
ployment, except those amounts speci
fed by the terms of this association
This is controlled by board of trus-
tees consisting of six Federal company
employees and in case of a tie, the de-
cision is rendered by the general man
ager Of the Federal company. From
the terms of the form of contract anf
the decisions of this board Of trustees
here is no appeal. Behind this board
stands the Federal company and behind
that the power of the Guggenheims
and so the trustees of the Provident {
Accident Insurance company are con
stituted the Judge, the jury and the
court of last resort.
The widow and children of dead
miner may recover 1880 if the deceas-
ed be an American citizen. If he be
a foreigner the surviving dependent
receive no compensation. The rela
tives of an unmarried man may re-
cover nothing, unless recently and i'm
mediately dependent upon the deceas'
ed.
Unequal Contribution.
The funds of this association ART
furnished jointly, but not equally, b,
the employees and the company eacl
man contributing 81 every month, ane
the company adding so per cent of th'
total amount paid in by employees
Thus 1t appears that two-thirds of al
money paid out for the relief of th
injured or for the benefit of widow
and orphans is contributed to the funt
by the working men themselves.
How It Works.
In the case of the Morning mine
with payroll of 400 men, the in
surance fund would receive abou
$4,000 annually from the workers, ant
$240O from the company. If the Fed
eral were to adopt the plan of insur
ance in casualty companies, now use'
by many of the largest industries, tn
, cost would he at the rate Of about
per cent on the average monthly pay
roll, amounting in the case of tn
Morning mine to about $10,S00 annual
, ly. estimating on a monthly payro
! Of $4,000.
These figures will show the "econh
my" of the Federal and the injustic
to the men under the present system
The last report published by the Prov
a ident Insurance company gave sur
i plus of over $4,000 on hand. restin
0 quietly, and presumably drawing n
| interest, in the Wallace National banl
t managed and controlled by the presl
I dent Of the Federal Mining & Smeltin
S company.
A. M. STROBE.