The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19

reasons, we must get between
$4,000 and 10000 Names
Initiative measure No. 10 pro-
vides simply for repeal Of chapter
ia. 1897 SESSION laws Of tho state
OF Washington. which Ia the poll tax
iaw. This measure was prepared by
attorneys for a local civic orransxa.
ton in Spokane. and was turned
over to the Federation Of labor.
No. a.. providing for changes in
tho workFncnfa accsdsat insurance
law was drawn un by tho American
association for labor legislation. a
New York body TINT framed the fed.
srai workman's compensation act
and other important labor iegtsia-
ton.
For the is@t five year,
Short said. ~@vwy sttrmpf tn
gss tire legislature to amend the
present woriSmeHi's accident In
surance law has nsrt with fail.
urc. IN this time we ar. appeal
ing to the peopie
"The present law WINS passed
In 1871 and has not be~u
changed since Living has In
CREASED ie0 per esut. but work.
men r~t no NOR. when they are
disabled.
THE present law provides com.
pcnsation only for those In extra
hazardous occupations The pro
posed new law extends this 70 in.
oIude all wage earnera except those
employed in offices. barber shops.
agriculture and domestic service--oc.
equations in which chance OF injury
as result Of the work Is reduoed
TO minimum
Compensation To injured workmcn
coming under the provisions Of the
act In Increased. Under the present
Law this compensation ranges from
SEQ IN $3.50 month. Initiative
bin No. ~ provides for cornpensa-
ton on a basis Of wage percentages.
The injured ernploye. II single. would
receive so per cent Of hts weekly
wage. and II married and with nnor~
than one child. up 10 Sc 20 per cent.
ff the workman IN Killed. the
widow win receive Is per cont Of
hin weekly wage. with 10 psr cent
extra for each child. with a maxi
mum Of as a week. and $3.50 for
burial expenses. This payment con.
tinues until the widow dies or In
married In event Of the latter she
receives SI0o at tho time of mar.
rage
Tho present joint contribution for
medical aid. wherein the employer
and employee each pay one and ono.
quarter cents per day. would be
discontinued. and injured employees
would be allowed free choice of
physicians. instead Of being treated
BY the company doctor.
There are several hundred
men limping around In this
STATE" Short declared, who
would not be Iimping II they
could have been cared for by
specialists. The common COM
parry doctor is not equipped TO
take care properly Of some Of
the badly smashed legs that are
received In lumber camps, for
out fttVVHEr
instead Of sound men IN a d.
rpet economic waste to the
state, let alone the principle Of
humanity involved. An injured
empl0ye should have a special
ist if he needs II. even II II
COSTS $500 or $500"
All payments TO employees under
the proposed new law would be
made from the state Industrial In.
surance fund
employers are assessed on a
percentage basis--so much a month
for the Industrial insurance fund.
under the present law" Short ex.
planned. But they arc called upon
only AZ money In needed In the
fund. and as a result some are pay
ing their contributions for only six
or eight months of the year.
"Jnder the new law. employ
ers would pay their maximum
contributions apo the fund for
- sxsnufbn of fho YEAR This