The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-11-18

law WHICH Uudhc IL LOT IuGt-
iaboreT to recover.
could not last Society is on the
march; particularly that phase Of So
ciety represented by industry. The
evolution of industry in the last 100
years is the most striking fact in the
growth OF the race. The factory sys-
tenn sprang up in England about 100
years ago and with the coming Of the
factory system it was inevitable that
the law suit method of securing dam
ages must fail. This is true for sew
eral reasons: First. because the law
suit method is unsatisfactory in that
SO few recover. Second. because there
are also the long delays of litigation
and its costs. Only about one-half OF
the suits brought ever result in any
recovery, and less than one-third OF
the suits brought (when death occursl
ever bring verdict of more than $500.
Only about IS per cent of the injuries
that occur in industry are ever COM
pensaged thru law suits
In this twentieth century, when in
dustry has grown to such tremendous
proportions and the hum of wheels
and machinery is heard all over the
world. it is absurd to ask the work
men to rely on law suits for compen-
sation in case Of injury. and it is worse
than absurd. 1t il almost criminal. to
ask his family to wait the law's delay
and suffer In poverty when the father
is killed thru the hazards Of industry.
I Contrary - ssss aOiris..
1t is contrary to the new spirit OF
society. II IN being pnshed aside by
the advancement Of humanity and by
the higher standards Of cooperation
that all men and women are now
coming to see to be vital to the well
fare Of society,"
When We reflect that under the law
suit method the laborer can be COM
pensated only for those injuries that
occur thru the fault of the employer,
and wholly without, fault of his own.
and when We reflect further that more
than one half OF the injuries in in
dustry are unavoidable, then We see
what a tremendous burden the labor
ing men and women of this country
have been carrying. and how utterly
inadequate the lawsuit method is, for
lawsuits cannot give damages where
the accident is unavoidable and the
employer is not at fault or even where
the employer is at fault. IL there be
any fault on the employees part
The statistics OF various countries
oA what RCA NChA III Ah00otAta A(Ct-
dents are unavoidable are impressive.
Statistics in Austria are declared to
be the most accurate OF any country,
and they show that 20 per cent of the
injuries of industry are unavoidable.
The Germans show "A per cent to be
unavoidable and the United States (so
far as compiled) shows SO per cent.
Many Accidental Deaths.
II is computed that something over
50. 900 deaths occur every year from
the hazards of industry in the United
States, and that the total number OF
accidents which should be ccmpensat-
ed for is more than q million a year.
These figures are startling. The more
we reflect upon them the more clear
ly we see the utter unfitness OF the
lawsuit method OF caring for injured
workmen and their families. the moro
clearly We see It TO be the duty Of So
ciety and the state to provide & sys-
tenn OF compensation In which every
injury will be paid for and to provide
money SO that In case the injured
workman dies. his family will have
door. that his children may be edu-
Gated and not grow up to poverty and
crime. and his widow may have y
competence for declining years.
1t Is surprising that twenty-one OF
the countries oe the world have
abandoned the lawsuit method for the
system OF workmen's compensation.
and that twenty-six states out of the
forty-eight states Of this Union have
abandoned the lawsuit method for the
system OF workmen's compensation.
Society Is on the march; the evolu-
ton of industry and the advance OF
society's ideals are setting newer and
higher standards. The state OF Colo
RADIO IL In line with this new thought.
and this state will never go back to
the old common law system o; law
suits. but viii adhere to Its newly
adopted system OF compensation. with
such changes from time to time as sx-
perience may suggest.
olvoo industrial Power.
The Colorado law provides for an in
duntriAl commission and gives Il gem
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