The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09

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an incredibly short time. TO the a"'A4
nent Of our allirS and 10 tho unoo'"s
! OF Germany. For these reason the -Na
! ;ional Guard law had as well Do "ipeN
from our statutes.
Then we have tho military staluNe
| which came down To US from the StS.
! Of Virginia antiQuated. Impractical 90
! a useless thing under modern
! lions. To undertake TO utilize II TO eH-
| roll and mobilize 4 force Of men iot
! tho preservation az peace and oF"e''
! within the state. wyuld be- vain u'
! dcrtaking one that. would cost u'pi.
! cedentcd sums Of money FOR the Self'|s
! ;ha, could be obtained. AS meen'u
| OF producing an effective nshtlns iotce
! il proved a failure in the war Oh
The Civil War emphasized IT'S neil,
! cheney. yet with nothing better III s'e"'
! this stat. adopted i.
Special Law Expires.
| -Tbo specialt policy deputy Sheritr
! Law. enacted as an emergency measure
! by the Legislature at the SeCoh0
| traoruiuary session in May 4't'. eH
! pircS with the signing or the treaty 20
! peace. which will formally END tho WAT
! When THAI occurs the state Will DO ".
without any military or police Aor'e
, wha,ryer. That law. q nrsIkeshlft anu
a compromise. ihas worked very "ri',
| There has beer littlo occasion 10 use
! the sherifts. fortunately. II has cos
| little only a few men having Deeh
! cali.d into tho service Without any
noise or ostentaticn good, men have oeen
! picked out in certain counties W.
! ferred with By the chief Of police Ma
! jor Davis and We have been Feauy
| al, times to meet anything that HishC
| have arisen. It seems 10 me that from
| The standpoint Of economy and err
| cisncy that lew NIGH be- rC-enacteu'
with certain important modllcatlonS'
and serve us we'll during peace times
| .-The method OF selecting the men, the
! sheriff nominating and the county court
! appointins them. is unsatisfactory LOT
! several reasons. In some counlles
| roodIv number OF the men were selecleu
! because they were not DONG any tntHh
| else. \ close examination revealed Ihal
; some had local police records and were
: mfr 70 be entrusted with the RESPONSE
| h;Iities of such a position, were tney
! called into service In other counties
! hscause the serihfr and the county court
: yot AT loEserheads none were appointed
: In some counties tho law WAS diSreSaru-
| I'd w. being Informed taat none ~ere
TWO Classes Proposed
! "Such a force should consist or TWO
classes:
| "Fjrst a specific and permanent num-
her OF men regularly employed oy the
state.
, second, a larger number Of reserves
! who could be called INTO service ""0''
; and II needed.
| .rh Governor said ne favored such
,ol;ce force drawn from all over the
: STATE and might be appointed by the CIR
crir Judges He declared no favored
] drawing them from men who had seen
! service in the war as tlrst enlltieu "
m, positions and better fitted for tho
= work because OF their experience Upon
those men. he said. the enforcement OF
the prohibition law upon which the
state Is now spending $4,000 ANNUALLY
should fall. The railroads, the governor
od.ied should be forced by legislation TO
transpor: such officers Tree. "n'ch atSo
would be 4 tremendous. saving Tor the
state.
II we'll realize the governor oont'n-
ued. "ths danger OF this suggestion be-
ing misunderstood and the certainty OF
i-s heinc disrcprrsented by those who
will gladly avail themselves of the op-
por,unity to find fault with me and 10
denouncs me for trying 10 hand the
state over 10 employers OF labor. oct
, am not permitting that to defer me from
putting this matter squarely before you
81 would not have devoted so much
space and time 10 this question WeFe IL
PINOT that I remember the reluctance Win
which the previous legislature oeai'
with 4 and how near Il came 10 ao5ooEh-
ing without providing any military or
noIic. protection. despite the fact that
war existed and that there ~ere uhn-
! d-.ds of alien enemies within our 0or-
der.
Industrial Casualties.
Taking up Industrial casualties. thc
Governor said the list in various lines
: of enGeavor in the state was alarm!hsty
large.
..-rhe Bureau OF Labor" he said
"vhich was created for the purpose OF
dealing with this question. has not oeen
. effective. How much OF that is duo 10
, lack of legislative authority ana 1unos
and how much is due 10 the IahuFe W
= the department TO measure up 70 the
situation is a question whlch the ieS ~
, lature might well consider ne Sth'u
nrovides that the labor commissioner Of
.co,nnete,t person. identified with the
: ohrr interests of the state, the evident
[ cxn.c,ation being that ms Identity with
, ,ba Labor interest would lead him to be
symnathe,ic and active in the protectlor
| Of rho intcrcsts of the people employed
j., tins. various lines OF industry. IN the
nrotnc,i"n of their lives. their limbs and
health.
"pcrsons. many Of them who have
felt that the state has not measured
m 70 it's responsibility in that parIicu
. lar, have persistcntly called my atton
! ZION 10 the very large number OF VIVA
,bey contend arc prcventahle accidents
and urged upon ME more vigorous step:
ror ,bnir prevention. l have been en-
, ,ircly without authority or power
y the matter. hut l have made yer!
earnest effort TO obtain Information rel
oriyc 70 tho situation which Nigh
nronerly be placed before you. ap
rI;et 10 the labor commissioner Tor in
snrn,ation as TO the number and char
,arter of accidents in the various line
. ~ industry, and was surprised to lcarl
from tina, department that no list, wa
being kept. and apparently no feporl'
/ wore made to him Of industrial casual
= ,ins and accidents. Outside OF accident
N the mining industry. which AT
deal, with separately. under the heading
/. OF Mining Department" the only place
7 therefore, where information regarding
industrial casualties or accidents wa
: ohtainable was from tho compensation
Q :denar,rient, and that is far from com
rl.ts, for many employers. employing
only Z few mon. do not avail them
q selves Of the workmens Cnmpensalo
y law and do not. therefore. make re
norris 10 the department. Nor are IN
railroads, anu therefor