The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-15
Compensation Measure
Killed In Lower
State House
NO AID AT ALL
! FOR THE WORKERS
All Industrial Legisla-
ton Is De-
feated
From Q sian corrsspoadsni.

emphasized It's anttlabor sympa-
\ thies Wednesday afternoon by strfk'
Ing al after the enacting clause Of
B the De1.and-0anss bill amending
the workmen's compensation act
a measure which was agreed TO In
~ present form BY representative
alike OF capital and labor who ap-
peared before the committees OF
both senate, and house.
The deliberate slaughter OF the
bill I'm committee Of the whole was
the culmination of On extended cam
paign against all similar measures
--every labor measure which has
made rs appearances thus far hav.
ing been killed Oh.
Consideration OF the bill provok.
"a two-hour discussion. led BIZ
Hep. Sheridan D. Ford and Charles
Flowers. OF Detroit. and william y.
/, Jerome. Of Hillsdale. speaking m
s the interests Of the measure. and
Reps. Archibald Robertson. OF sagi.
nav; G. Raymond Empson. Of Glad.
stone. and Herman I. McMiiien. OF
East Jordan. representing the EN-
\ pIoyers.
Rep. Robertson started the debate
by moving that eli after the enact
ing clause be stricken out. The en-
ployers OF labor In Michigan were
be said. subjected to onerous iegis-
z 1ation.
ri win not be iong.- he declared.
before employers In Michigan viii
6e coming here to ask for relief just
- the railroads are doing now
ruined by legislation
Rep. william y. Jerome. q mem
B Der Of the labor committee. was the
ART 70 reply.
The cheapest thing In our com
p1ex civilization n human life.- he
declared. s.This legislature has
passed laws for the protection of
everything else. bat II hasn't done
thing for the laboring man. We
cannot afford 70 adjourn without e.
Dressing ourselves In one act Of jus
uce--not sympathy or pity. but
bomely. human justiee-before II
o6journs.-
He explained. In reply 70 Mr.. Rob
trfB0n.s charge that the employers
Or the state were opposed to the
bill. that practically every. drastic
provision OF the original bill had
been changed.
Rep. Sheridan ID. Ford merit took
90 the burden and. IN q masterfui
ADDRESS. pleaded for the bill
This legislature has killed every
labor bill which has been introduc-
Cd shame ON you, Shame on youi"
- exclaimed.
The gentleman from saginaw De-
7. cIarcs that the employers OF this
nate are opposed TO this bill I.
\ myself. have received 1s3 letters
from wage payers OF Detroit ask
4 Ing me to ala IN assassinatins this
measure. Ninety-ive per cent OF
10th employers and employees are
mir. These letters. however. were
Inspired by p. r. w. Fstssimmons.
head Of the Employers association.
4 md compensation Insurance com
f oany, a mouthpiece Of mean ambi-
IONS and low desires. They constl
tate vicious. lying. venomous ap-
peal TO every member Of this house
10 misstafc the facts about this bill
Some Of these letters are from per.
<ona. friends OF mine. and It's quL
1ine on my tongue to say this. but.
- all Ill d.
5wn selfrespect ask you. zen
:lemcn--nay. plead 18th you--to
70 this act OF simple Justice
Rep Ford dilated AZ length upon
ne methods employed by Andrew
Green, of the Solvay Process Co..
fho appeared before the committee
b support OF the bin In its original
.orm.
. Rep. Charles Flowers then took
Advantage OF the occasion TO de-
.lare that Il had been common re-
Dbrt that the legislature would kill
be bin.
t II never heard or competent
E pry which. before trial, let n be
inown what In verdict would be"
+ - said, '"you. gentlemen. are IN .
DDoifion similar TO that Of Jurors In
,onEideration OF this bin. The only
f nbortant feature left IN this mea-
tarp n that requiring three months
3odicAi Attention. II you feel that
4 )on want 10 20 home without sivins
~ iAboring man one single chance
> better his condition, without 90
y one act OF ample justice to 10
~. rs mp TO you. don't want
1T sort Of stain on my con,
H1onc<.-
R>p. Herman I. MCMILLAN, arous'
y ~ r1owers' talk. spoke Tor ssv
~ minutss Ne declared that lee
n<lon was proving burdsnsons "a
nnnlAc1nxaxA snd -ssn,a -fssHA N
1no<e ruin Tor many Of them.
I1coe Who voted 10 support the
r[Ilf>>b action Ia killing the hiil
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