The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-27
Labor Problems
To Be Discussed
In Convention
Leading Students of
Industry and Econ
ornics Gather Here
for wo-Days
Meeting at the Jef-
ferson Hotel.

At the twelfth annual meeting of
the American Association for Labor
Legislation. to be held today and to-
morrow in. the Jefferson hotel. labor
standards in the peace treaty and
after-war measures for demobiliza-
ton OF soldiers. sailors and munition
workers and their absorption into IN
dustry with adequate safeguards
against unemployment. accident and
sickness. will be discussed. Governor
Davis is scheduled to preside at to-
days session
In choosing Richmond this year as
the place of its annual meeting. the
association indicated its cognizance
OF the rapid development OF industry
in the south. II is expected that
many prominent officials of the gov.
eminent and economic authorities
from various states. who have been
serving the federal government in
wartime and are now working upon
problems OF reconstruction will at
tend the sessions which will be open
to the public.
Social Insurance.
Professor Samuel McCune Lindsay
of Columbia. who is now serving with
the bureau OF war risk insurance. is
! his presidential address will discuss
next steps In social insurance in the
, United States with particular refer
ence TO the growing movement for
state-administered health insurance
along the lines OF the Lloyd George
act in England
Hugh Frasne, chairman OF the la
: Dor division OF the war industries
board, will discuss the practical as
poets Of mastering out war workers.
p. ID. Lescohier. OF the University
or Wisconsin. Ordway Tead. az the
bureau OF industrial research at
Washington. and Nathan A. Smythc
assistant director of the United States
EN- ployment service, will talk on the
labor period and on the prevention of
Unemployment
Make Many Reports.
Brief reports will hc made hv
George / Hambrecht. chairman of the
Wisconsin INDUSTRIAL com miss oa; &.
IA. tstnssaT. director a,7 ss.u ia ssr9s,,
board for vocational education. V. Ott
Robertson. director vocational train
ing division. Massachusetts industrial
accident board; Harry A. Mackey,
chairman OF the Pennsylvania work
mems com pensation board: Paul "
Douglas. of Reed College PortIa nd ;.
Ore: Lee Scott. of the West Virginia
workmen's cornpe nsation comm ission.
r. NJ. Little. director OF the America
Museum OF Safety, former chairman
Of the United States workmen's com
pensation commission, and John Nit
chell, chairman OF the New York, in
dustrial commission.
Subjects and speakers for the ses-
sion on legislative phases OF labor re-
construction include Future De-
velopments in Workmen's Compcn-
sation. by Royal Mecker. commits
Sioner of.the United States bureau OF
labor statistics: '.Old Age and Health
Insurance. by John A. Lamp. director
OF Investigations OF the Ohio commits
sion OF old age and health insurance.
Training Children for After-war
Work" by Lucille F.aves. research
department director OF the women's
educational and Industrial union. Rcs-
ton, and problems OF Women Work.
err During Reconstruction" by Mary
Van Kleeck. director Of the women
In industry division Of the United
States department OF labor.
Presiding ofncefs At the various $50
9Sons will include g. D. Robertson,
minister Of labor OF CAnaAA: Profess
eor Irving Fisher, At Yale: Governor
WestmorelAnd Davis and Margaret
Dreier Robins president Of the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League.
Discussions will be led by John A.
Vol. president OF the Glass Bottle
Blowers Associations: George Alger,
New York attorney: N. I. Stone. stat
isticiAn in the Office Of the quarter
master general: and Dean George w.
Kirchway, assistant federal director
Of the United States employment SER
vice in New York state.