The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-10-26

ways of other states in all directions.
Mississippi citizens can help their
highway department to make Missis-
sippi greater state and a better
place to live by voting on Nov. for
the Constitutional Amendment. This
amendment, il carried, positively will
not encroach on the rights or author
ity of Boards Of Supervisors. On the
contrary, it win help them.
The Development Board regards Ell
forts to obtain a state workmens
compensation act as a most important
feature of its program. Among the
first questions that may occur to many
are: Does worlmen's compensation
pay both employer and employe. and
does it operate efficiently and salts
factorlly in states that have adopted
It?
Workmen's Compensation Act
Workmen's compensation has been
written into the federal statutes and
is on the statute books of over twenty
states. From both employers and em-
ployes of these states the answer tic
both above questions is an emphatic
YES"
Adoption of this policy has brought
Capital and Labor into such relations
that there has come to exist moral
obligation on Capital to compensate
Labor for injury received in the per-
Torrance of duty. Where there is no
worzmen's compensation act, each
iase OF injury to an employee is an in
dividual case to be adjusted between
employer and workman, most often IN
the courts and at great expense in
time and money for both parties.
The old-time individualistic system
brought about condition where ev-
cry employee was an incipient litigant
against his employer. The workmens
compensation act changes this, for
both employer and employee are pro-
tected and each is benefited The EN-.
ployer is enabled to reduce costs, do
away with unknown hazards, elimi-
nate waste and to fairly discharge his
obligation 10 an employee injured in
his service. The employee is assured
OF fair compensation for his injury or
loss of time without tedious and ex-
pensive litigation or arousing animos-
ity through court proceedings.
Under the individualistic system If
an employee accidentally loses a finger
at his work, there frequently develops
a battle Of wits between the injured
man and the claim agent, next be-
tween the claim agent and the "ambu.
lance chaser" lawyer acting for the
employee, and later battle royal in
the courts between attorneys for EN-
ployer and employee. Regardless OF
which party wins the legal battle,
both employer and employee are in.
volved in heavy expense and very
often, even if the employee is victor.
the greater part Of the sum awarded
him by the court gees to his attorney
as fees.
Operation of the Act.
But under the standardized general
principle OF worknen's compensation,
the state, itself, declares first, that
there is. a moral and financial obliga-
ton resting on the employer to REIN.
burse the employe injured n line of
duty; second, that under existing eco
nomic conditions there ia known f.
nancisl relation between thu impair
ment OF the workman's efficisncy by
any specific iKjury and his former
earning power, and third, that an In
jury does not constitute in prinGiple
real grievance and reason for g1ing TO
law, but merely creates q new rala
ton between the man and shs bust.
ness, which has a fixed financial
status and is not subject ts -loRg
drawn-out quibbling or mutastcn.
Workmen compensation fcas have
bettered tho morale OF labor. have
helped to grently lessen the peg capita
of Injuries, have enabled emRIayers to
reduce their court litigation Go o min.
imuin, have saved them HeAss IN in
surance premium1, damages ead at
torney's fees, ana employees hsss gain.
ed by the fact that every coa4 Of the
awarded compensation gpsa 90 To en-
ploye and nothing to tbs Isu1as. The
employer saves money; 80 eznploy,
gains IL.