Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-09
OLCOTT CALLS
LEGISLATORS
|. into SESSION
Special Session Called For
January 7 To Consider
WOrkmen's Compensation
And Ratification OF Suf.
frage.

A special session of the state legisla-
ture for the purpose of consideinns
workmens compensation legislation
and the ratification Of the suffrage
amendment to the federal constitution
will be convened here the second Mon
day In January, 1920, according to an
nounoen,crt by Governor olcott las
night,
Decision. by the governor to conven
the legislature in extraordinary ses
sion at his time was reached afte
membera of the industrial acclder
commission had demonstrated to hll
/ the inadeuacy of present low rates
compensation to meet the needs
dependents of injured workmen und'
existing high living costs. The ratif
cation OF the suffrage amendment w
be merely incidental to the other
sue. the governor having repeated
expressed his refusal to convene u
Legislature for the purpose OF consi
ering this question alone as ne Q
: not reggrd II of sufficient importan
to Justify the expense incident the'
to. :.
Poth Yorkmen and employers, II
l stated. are convinced that the pres
rates OF compensation are too low
$ der exisu, 4 conditions and that
= more liberal rate OF compehsa'
i must be provided in order 10 prey
= the inflictIon of hardships upon Il
ili,s of workmen who incapacl'o
y he reason of accidents while enga
d IN industries under the jurisdictloi
y tho industrial accident commissio
te t,utlook for Future.
r. "The II, ,nner of increasing rates
NJ to,cbed upon at the last legisia
+ snasion but at that time 1t was &c
co a,v holie2cd that living COSTS W
90 materially decrease during the pre-
eN hiannium end for that reason ho
's- ,or,o, chs,ge was made IN lhe
pensatlon rates at that t'ne' W
every person in the state KNOWS ~ T.
h,. been a material increase II
axnenses s:rce the legislature "o1'
"a and the rates of compensatto'
no, adeauate to take care Oh ~
! ' ~,cr and ,heir families when 'he
\ incapscitaied for work. ,o,,,on
y .Membrs of the commission
~ ,,sormed me that, based upon
<h experience, they may eApeo' ~ - "a 70
W od mon during the year Oh - -
rrovide compensation IN approAl
r.. o. oO1 cres OF accident CONN
c to der their jurisdiction, anu d ar ~,
reid Of these cases Will "ii'''
ue families. r,,,me,dcan.
% BASED ppon .nls esA'nase' ~
we're 500 thai between $4,000 anu
osed ~ ',on women and children Oh
ana wlll be vitality concerned III, III Nv =,
: the 20 compensation which VIII v v
oe during the next year. Ihese .,.S, ,a
,,,o, I've reasonably increased ,s,tio ~,th'
/, be creasing the rate OF coh.,,S a'',,io, a
y dis. me employer to the inau'ri,. ,.0,, q
us tho hocause of the prev
most ,ho statute 1t will be hece''9,l. s'
and legislative en"e''''. =, tho ,
cleo changes can De h'">''
the e0"'p1 ',I consider this the mos' 81.
ed to .ood that faces the state 'ou' @
@ nava been preaching the aoe y
judge r Americanihm; we have a caiiou "
Ma nortation of radicals anu any, " "
finnie tnat, every disloyal person T.,
not, be deported or piaeeu uonr, NJ
no,, a,t ~hs doctrine OF rept' ',ps
= GOOD GOOD when properly app.s0 '.a,v
= gov" s,,oe, the situation sauarely' re,,,.
hn,d 1t Up by all of IT'S luua ,,st
:. ia obvious that We ii,
tai i.,areyer IT Is yeN possible the c0ndi, 3 |,
ItHL eS"u ~ the /. W. W. atnd the e,,,,n, pu,
oi '"' sees Trouble Loo'ih"'
"with mounting costs aa ~,
,dan,,, nal condition II ,s n uno IN tn,
once cry injured worknaad alton d
In full facing l serious ,,,,ng year,
Ing 'sdsr ,or which which should be alleviatea con n
Aoll''A ,sst possible moment. a. oo
,cetber islation of this ohar~ea . real gen,
q ,so,%'a of Constructive and s..san rsol Of
- nto the ture will Ne CAN'T atets. but as
rem,m ,,,,na, financial profit a sn0ai allow @
'oliticai state emergency board ssoo, al'Ot q
s'ntv ',.,ns Of a liability Of SSov,' q
!, wmera nnos, p', deficiency which ,,rs rs ' in
, a. ~ pVJ be IN the not far ia.uuo ~ i,ors' ar
eat but with 'no .ional bin. Whenever
nation eace aacessarv to issue wurlu, sarran
,,,.o ths ssOouee, these ,',nq w in
the N big mediate starr the most c
'ung to- per ta cen tbis interest wouit :
loose an estill'at saooo to $4,000 py . :
all dele FROM ,,,re could reguaii'
Ianuary, .s21. , F,xpen
oLIDAh 49,. special session
holiday "a. =, nossible for el..
lecember 1t WI -----------