The New York herald., 1920-01-08
GOVERNOR SMITH CALLSON
LEGISLATURE TO RESCIND
APPROVAL OF DRY AMENDMENT

to make distinctions In powers Of endur-
ance as between the sexes. If so. plead
for place with the most reactionary ele-
ments who believe with our noted scien-
lists that women and minors need health
protection in the point of hours of labor
that is not necessary to apply to men. I
again affirm my belief that the State
\ should move forward and set a new stand
ard Of hours of labor for women and
minors, based on a maximum eight hour
day. and ask for the enactment Of such
| legislation applied to industrial and mer-
camille es establishments.
The provisions OF the State constitution
under which the compensation law was
enacted authorized a statute for the pay
ment Of compensation resulting from
injuries The intent of this constitu-
tional provision has been limited by de-
filming injuries n the compensation law
as meaning accidental injuries" This
Jurisdiction to award compensation for
disability resulting from occupational
diseases and occupational injuries.
| I recommend that the law be amended
In keeping with the constitutional provi-
sion. to the end that occupational diseases
and injuries may be subject to it's provi-
sions. This will entail a very small in
crease in cost in comparison with the re-
sulting benefit.
recommend the creation Of q bureau of
after-care for injured men and women.
Under our present system, after the State
decides the amount of compensation the
individual Is thrown upon his own re-
sources. I believe that in such cases the
State should keep track of the injured
man or woman until such time as the
commission. or the bureau in their judg-
ment believes that his or her interests
are fully protected.
| Public Health.
| Health Is more than the concern of the
Individual; 1t is the business Of the State.
would, therefore, urge upon you the de-
velopment of broad health policy for the
State, based upon an extension and reor-
ganization Of the facilities at the disposal
of the Department of Health. In spite
Of the fact that We are gratified by the
steadily diminishing death rate of the
State, 1t Is, nevertheless true that the
percentage Of reflections for disability un-
der the recent draft indicated an amount
of preventable disease that shows the
State to be in a condition that is far
from satisfactory. The State should
recognize herein an admonition because
the situation is due in large part to con-
: ditions which should have been and may
II be prevented by a more careful super
, vision of health through all periods OF life.
, I am informed that competent medical
? advice In the rural districts Is becoming
more and more difficult to obtain, owing
to the tendency of physicians to concen-
trate in the centres of population. The
country districts are in many instances
practically abandoned, and earnest ef-
forts to persuade physicians to go into
= these districts have been largely without
: result. The time has, therefore, come
when there should be some plan of reor-
ganization Of health administration with
I in the counties themselves under the
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. tiles.
3 As practical measure, the State should
! be redistIicted in regard to- health mat
l ters, so that each community could sup
port a proper public health administra-
t ton. There should be established through
Y out the State an adequate system Of pub
Y lie health centres. in conjunction with
local health activities. where the neces-
= sary public health supervision can be pro-
S vided for all classes OF the population
J. for the expectant mother, the infant, the
e little child. the young adult and the older
e men and women of our population.
= Health and Maternity Insurance.
n Investigations have shown that two.
r thirds Of the cases of poverty depend di.
p rectly or Indirectly on sickness. 1t is thus
r n fact that illness falls with crushing
e weight on those least able to bear the
= burden. Health insurance assures some
comes from the certainty of proper med
] ical care, the absence OF which in cases
0 of illness is always the dread OF the work
, er. 1t Is clearly indicated by recent ex.
perience that health protection is essen
: tial IL we are to have sound. able citizens
E There cannot be adequate industrial pro-
duction. nor can the arts of peace be pur.
sued effectively when people are suffer
ing from the thousand minor and major
r Ills, many OF which could be prevented II
!; adequate provision was made for the
4 proper medical care of workers.
e If the individual Is to have adequate
protection, he must be prepared at al
: times to defray the expenses of max
imum period OF illness. This maximum
provision by each individual is financial,
. impossible.
Insurance as applied to sickness ha.
4 thus far developed along three lines
, either through the voluntary efforts Of thu
workers or through their efforts stimu
! lated by government subsidy or through
Legislation making insurance obligatory.
. / reiterate my belief in the principle
that health insurance for industrial work
ers should be compulsory.
OF the benefits OF maternity insurance
there can be no doubt. Under our presen
industrial organization, we must assure 4
workers the certainty that at this mos
critical period in the lives of mother an'
child, there will be proper medical car
for the mother and the new life which hal
such potential value to the State.
Education.
> Public education is now, as II always ha
been, of supreme State concern. Our ftuur
public safety and walfare depend upon tn
effective maintenance and operation o
our public schools. The privilege OF fre
instruction In schools maintained and sup
) ported under State authority Is the con
stitutional birthright of every child In tn
State. The peoples schools must there
, fore, be continued with an increasin
, degree of efficiency. so that all OF tn
States children may receive therein In
s,ruction which will fit them for the re
. sponsibilities of citizenship and adapt then
: suitably to the vocations which they enter
II Is recommended that careful considera
ton be given to every proposal tending q
, advance the cause OF education, having II
mind. MS we should. that the children o
, the state are our greatest God-given re
source.
The Importance of extending educationa
opportunity TO our non on-English-speakini
citizens and future citizens has alread!
been fully recognized by the State
seems necessary for the protection o
eur public institutions that persons o
foreign birth should be taught In terms OF
,r,o Ar,arlc, ,,ia,,, the reSpOu si bilitieS OF