The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01


ters. IN the correspondence OF the Of
nee, IN the reports OF the superin-
tendents- He ID q long way on from
them.
So what We have to discuss is, not
wrongs which individuals Intentional
y dol do not belieye there are
Of the system.
I want TO record my protest against
any discussion OF this matter which
would seem TO indicate that there are
bodies OF our fcilow-c1tizens who arc
tFylnk 70 krln0 us uOwH 1nu 20 ~
usGIS. 1nc,c ~ so..sI .lIen ~ uoe
SOFT 1nahk "oo Ihey are "os ""l"cr-
GUS.
Inc truth IL, we are al cansnt IN
great economic system when 40
hearuess. Inc modern corporation 10
no. ehsagea IN business az an moi
viuua- "heh we oeal Win ~ We
deal with an impersonal eiemen., q
matefial piece OF society moueIh
corporauoh 10 means OF co-opeIa-
uon IN tno conouc. Oh an en.erprlse
Wnlch - so org ina, no one man can
cohouct IL anu whlch the resources OK
no one man are suHcien. 70 hnance.
company formed, tnat company
puts out . prospectus' Ine promoters
expsct 10 RAISE w 2 certain .unc as
capitai STOCK. ven, now are they
going 10 raise II! Iney are going 70
raise II from tine puolie IN general
some OF whom Will puy their STOCK.
me momeht tnat begins. there IL
pennsylvania a JOINT STOCK corpora
tion. men pesih 70 poor their earn
inss' Attie pies, pis pres. CERTAIN
numner OF men are eiecteo ny the
stocknoioers 10 De directors, ana tmese
olrec.ors erect = presiaen- nus
presioent - the neau OF tne unoer.ah
ing. ana the directors are It's man
ayers.
Now, DO the workingmen employ
ed by that stock corporation deal
with that president and those direc-
tors? Not at all. Does the public
deal with that president and that
board of directorsg II does not Can
anybody bring them to account? 1t
Is next to impossible to do so. II
you undertake It you will find It q
game of hide and seek. with the OBJ
jects of your search taking refuge
now behind the tree OF their fndi-
vidual personality. now behind that OF
their corporate irresponsibiiity.
And do our laws take note OF this
curious state of things? Do they
even attempt to distinguish between
mans act as q corporation director
and IS an indivtdualg They do not.
Our laws still deal with us on the
basis OF the old system The law Is
still living In the dead past which we
have LEFT behind. This is evident. Tor
instance. with regard to the matter
OF employers liability for working
mems injuries. Suppose that su-
perintendent vans workman to use
a certain piece OF machinery which
!. is not safe for him to use. and that
the workman rs INJURED ny ina. paee s
~ niasniheIy- vi Sous x,,i
ahat inc supef.ueenuen. 20 Aunv
eIsail', W. as VIZ sa. -
low-empoye' anu ms. .neI e.o.N ~, IL
man s@nmo. Iscose $500 ~. s
injury. Inc supe'in.eauen. wno p.oo-
pteyeI. VINO ~ ms enpioye. n Nj.
come IA eheIe Ane uoalo Va 1870
lots oio Hot ten the eMpioye ~ VS. .s
tnat piece OF machinery, ana 'he
prssIdent of +ha cornorstion did mot
toll him In nsa that niece az machin-
ary AVA .o fnrth non,t yon see nv
that thnorv thai 4 man never can ret
redress for nerilrence on the part OF
tha emnloverc when hear tudwes
10 tior.hsrs. thst vs~S "a .x,st re.
s@Asr rsrrrr,.r "a tn.sr Ar, ninves .
s~serat,cr 80 ! wonasr ~ thry hsve
a.. nc~rsa sh.,r go ~ ths mod~rn
a,nr,d Won rrov - hava rirhf ~
.vr.ce th.t .,Nr.~ al, h.vs that ava.
crsn .v.r tnn,,sh thn law which thsv
sf,r.rtstar 49, s-aE.r.H
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