New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-02
VISITORS PRAISE
COMPENSATION act
Five Missouri State Sena-
tors Say New York Has
Best Statute.
TOUR EAST TO BE
SHOWN" ALL FACTS
vorkuer's Law Defended by
John Mitchell in Reply to
Insurance Critics

vbor the workmen's compensation
law became operative yesterday mere
,rrivet in this city five Missouri oenA-
So members Of the Workmen's Com
,.,s,-;ou Commission Of that sta.e'
who have come East "to be SHOWN ,-e
effects and methods of administrator !.
of tho New York law. The members u
~. Missouri delegation were BenJami,"
white chairman. Of MarceIlne, al
.o- Coodson. secretary, oil Macon
NcCF1tic. Of Monroe CITY, a .
pbiIlips. Of St. Louis, and " imam u,
p,,sh, If Carrollton. They registered
AZ the Hotel Belmont. 49,.
Yesterday afternoon Chairman Wh'te
ED trst while the commission mad nov
s-rived at Al opinion as TO the pTacu-
.ab;li+v Of the New York law, the mem
49, we're much impressed with ITS gen
al provisions and regarded 1t as su-
80, 20 similar laws in other states
trbicb they have Investigated. These
;,cIpde California, Oregon, Washington
and Ohio.
The commission also will make
study Of the New Jersey law, and at the
ord ~ q week leave for Boston 70 IN
r.s+icate the workings Of the Massa-
cbusetts worknen's compensation act.
Tohr Mitchell. a member Of the New
Work Worknen's Compensation Com
mission. yesterday afternoon defended
the new law against the criticisms q
;,srrsnce companies and attorneys IN
the claims departments OF corporations.
The low rate Of insurance urged by
cnvorror Glvnn for policyholders in
,ba state fund was, he admitted, blow
80 Insurance companies. but the com
nlete result. he insisted, would be
Substantial gain Of time and expense 70
s,nlovers. employees, to the taxpayers
md 20 the courts.
Governor Glynn," said Commls-
sioner Mitchell, was anxious that en-
ployers should receive the lowest rate
~ insurance consistent with the ray
ment Of adequate compensation.
Given q little time for adjustment,
everything will work smoothly. Be
.ause Of delay in the appointment OF
she commission We have been IN har-
ness only three months. During that
time we have virtually organized
huge legal and insurance organization.
The commission announced yesterday
that the Bureau OF Claims OF the state
fund had furnished 70 all stock ana
,,utusl insurance companies and TO all
those firms or corporations which carry
.hefr own insurance, as well as 70 al
policyholders in the state fund, the
necessary blanks upon which 20 report
injuries which occur after midnight,
June 80. AS soon as such notice OF in
iurv is received the Bureau Of Claims
will investigate.
II II appears that his injury will last
for & period longer than TWO weeks he
Is given a blank. 70 be filed out by his
attending physician, indicating the
nature Of his injury, and also blank
upon which 70 make his Application for
compensation.
Upon receipt OF the claim for COM
pensation & date will be set for hear
Ing, and those interested in the case,
such as his employer. the employers
insurance carrier and the injured work
man himself, viii be notified. They
nay be represented by counsel. In ease
OF failure 20 appear II will be taken for
granted that there is no objection 70
fhe manner in which the commission
has indicated that il viii dispose Of the
claim.
In the case OF death some additional
proof will be required and an investlga-
ton will be made by a representative
o. the bureau. Immediately upon the
granting OF an award a check for the
amount will be sent 20 the injured
workman.
Prominent contractors in the build
ing trades said yesterday, IN reference
20 the new workmen's cOmpt nsatlon
act for this state, that, while they be-
lieve a workmen's compensation act
was necessary, the law as now framed
will work injustice 20 employers IN
Charles J. Kelly, chairman Of the
board OF governors OF the Building
Trades Employers Association, said
yesterday: an some cases the new Law
provides damages for injuries to en-
ployes which are more than triple the
damages provided in the laws Of other
states.
There are some trades" he con-
tinued, "in which the wages paid are as
high in other states pc in New York,
and in the other trades no one could
believe for an instant that the wages
are three times as nigh or twice as
high in New York as elsewhere. As al
present framed, the law Will entail
great expense on employers in bust
nesses in which large numbers OF work
era are EMPLOYED"