Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-03
BUSINESS MEN
favor war MOVE
Commend President Wilson
Before Hearing Liability
Law Explained
ALSO STAND BACK
OF THE GOVERNOR

The matter of providing proper
medical service on the part of the en-
ployer and the adjustment Of wages
as the basis Of the remuneration 10 be
paid the injured employee under the
workmen's compensation law, are two
of the things which will cause the
most trouble in application Of the
Delaware compensation law, accord
ing to Harry A. Mackey, chairman Of
the Pennsylvania State Compensation
Board, who was the speaker before
the Chamber Of Commerce at noon to-
day, in the Hotel DUPONT
Mr.. Mackey made a brief summary
Of tho bill and explained its probable
manner OF working, based on the
working of the similar law in effect
in Pennsylvania, which law. he said,
the recently enacted Delaware law re-
sembled in most OF its details.
Previous to the address a resolution
/ endorsing the action OF President
/ Wilson in recommending the passage
Of resolutions declaring state OF
! war by Congress and pledging tho
support of all members OF the Com
merce body offering America first
last and all the time" was adopted
! The resolution was presented by W
! ]. McCorkndale, president Of the
/ Wilmington Gas Company. Follow
ing the luncheon, Henry r. lsaacs
presented a resolution pledging thu
| support Of the Chamber of Commerc'
to Governor John G. Townsend. Ir
in his actions in behalf Of the Stat
and National defense. This resolu
ton was adopted by a rising vot
unanimously
The meeting was well attended. MI
Mackey said in part;
There are two sections OF you
law that will give your board an
the public generally more trouble an
concern than any two in IT, First /
your medical service, which the en-
ployer must furnish-reasonable med
ical and surgical aid for fourtee
days, and you limit him to $25 CON
pensation therefor Pennsylvania ha
this same provision for the medics
service and had $40 for a major sui
: gica Operation. We were confronte
with the difficulty Of the definition
! this term, and also because Of the il
y adequacy of the compensation,
we'll as the shortness OF the periC
of medication. We have made certa
4 recommendations to the Legislatu
now sitting therefore / will not cor
ment further on this clause.
you will find your physicians he
tile to this provision of your legisl
ton. and under our experience l wou
= suggest that they will be Justly
Y Your definition OF wages and yo
y manner of computation is the same
ours, and they are both crude, u
scientific and impossible. Your boa
will find its application to given faC
. extremely difficult, and the multip
y cation of the average daily wage
five and one-half to determine I
weekly wage often does a great
, Justice. We are proposing an amen
ment, and until our Legislature Civ
= US an opportunity 10 speak on Il,
j. will refarin from further discussi
s. Il at this time. In order TO make Il
lie at all adjustable your board will
5. compelled TO assume certain powe
?, of mathematical determination viii
II as we have. We have reviewed {
E. legislation of the countries of Euro
and our own, and attempted, in
m opinion, which is now before our
a. preme Court, to justify the meth
we have adopted in order 10 fol-
he square present conditions with 4
Is rather unintelligible clause"