El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-10
MINE CONGRESS
OFFICERS NAMED
Scholz Is Elected President;
DR.. James Douglas Is
Made Life Member.

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. 1O.-At the first
meeting Of the new directorate Of the
American Mining Congress, Carl Scholz,
of Chicago, was elected presldenli mar
vey Day, of Idaho, first vice preslueHl;
NJ < Kemmerer, of New YORK, second
vice president; Walter Douglas, Of Bis
bee, third vice president James r.
GaIIbreath. of Denver, secretary Cdrl
ScboIz. c. S. Keith and Walter Douglas,
executive committee:
PheIDs-Dodge corporation, was elected
a life member. This honor is conferred
on one man each year
1t was decided to publish a monthly
bulletin giving the news Oh interest u
mining men.
The Mining Congress adjourned at
noon It passed resol utlOIL LaE OliI.5
lining with the head a CABINET O1tlcer-
resolutions introduced before Tne
Mining congress request that the legal
requirement Of assessment %oIh vi
nofninr claims be waived for 1914
TLtDI MING Operators Imposed Upon.
WorIrnen's compensation and com
nuIsOrv arbitration or laDoI ulSpuISS
proved to be the most lhleI sslIlB ~ ~
iects brought up on the LOOT OF tle
551iTiper congress The sentiment among
the delegates was that NINE operators
OF this time are grossly lmpOseu upOIl-
r. yTTas agreed that the time mas come
- 1870 Uniform compensation law to
he adopted in all the states, but hardly
anyone was in favor OF compulsory aI
ire committee on workmen's COM
.,-,sa+ zion recommended state insurance
Tor yvorkmen, along the lines thaJ nave
been so successful in the state OF W ASH
inrton. As it is not possible. under the
cC1structiOn to have national COM
0eDgsti ov act the committee urged that
tbe various state legislatures enact
similar. If not identical laws covering
the subject. The report was adopted
Directors Chosen.
Tho following directors were Unan-
imousIy elected for the ensuing year;
Samuel A. Taylor Plttsp1rg Carl
SchoIz. Chicago; c. S. Keith Kansas
Sifv. I. A Friedman. Nevada; Walter
Douglas. Bisbee, Ariz.; Falcon Joslln,
Wudcattera ArraIEned.
Wildcatters were severely arraIs1eu
nv DR.. James E. Talmage, OF Salt Lake.
1r Talmage mentioned a number Of
methods used by dishonest promoters 20
entrap the credulous and ignorant anu
urged that all mining men report TO the
DOstal authorities whenever they learn
mat suspicious literature is being sent
through the mails. DR.. Talmage was 20
| have spoken later in the week but MS
address was set forward on the pro-
Arizona Chapter Planned.
One highly important result OF the
convention has been to start move
ment for the organization OF an Arr
IONA chapter of the congress. A meet
ing was held by the Arizona delegates
and a committee on organization was
appointed, composed OF the IollOWlhs
members: B. Britton GottsbergeT'
| Miami: VIII L Clark, Jerome W. B.
walter Douglas Talks.
Arizona's mine inspection law was
praised and the compulsory, comPen-
sation act and the eight hour law
were severely criticised by Walter
Douglas of Bisbee, in an address
In speaking of the mine Inspection
law, Mr.. Douglas said:
Instead Of being a detriment, II mas
become a. positive benefit in that II
has kept the management IN close
touch with underground conditions
through the state inspector and mas as
sisted those in direct charge by assO-
citation with an outside point of view
The compulsory compensation act
Mr.. Douglas said, was defective IN
many essentials
IT think it is a fair assumption" he
| said. that the great majority of the
/ erDDIOvers Of labor today recognize the
/ iIIsfness, Of the axiom that industry
should bear the burden Of its hazards ;
| hut if is ONLY fair that the financial
| degree Of responsibility should be de-
fined and understood by both parties.
/ "A law which binds one party ana nol
[ me other is in its very essence unIalr
1 and intolerable and can only be a fer
| tile source Of misunderstanding and
| distrust"
/ The speaker favored a system Of
state insurance similar to the law OPP
| eratine in the state of Washington or
! a compulsory compensation bill along
/ the lines of the laws in effect IN New
| York and Massachusetts
| Calls Hour Law PermiciOus.
The Arizona eight hour law, Mr.,
Douglas characterized as ''pernicious-'
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