The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-10

the courts. In this scheme the COM
pany hospitals and doctors cooperate
through the methods OF reporting IN
Juf!es taVorably to the employers du-
vlslng men to return to work mus
FORGETTING the right to compensa-
ton, and testifying adversely 70 tneIT
patients, In violation OF professional
confidence, in court; the patient un-
der Workmen's Compensation IN a
company hospital always finds the
hospital doctors against him IL ne
goes to court, and has to hire an out
side physician at his own expense TO
present the true facts of his injuries
and the effects of the injury.
Governors Action Awaited
No action by the governor has yet
been announced, although IL is await
ed with interest. 1t is remarked IN
Butte that the "Butte Miner owned
by the Clark interests, themselves
employers, has favorably commented
on the action of the Bar association.
THE RESOLUTION
The Silver Bow County Bar AssOcia-
ton in its Annual Meeting Assem-
bled at Butte, Montana, February
End, 1928, Does Resolve as Follows:
WHEREAS, every member of this
association who has represented any
claimant for compensation before the
Industrial Accident Board since D..
Burke Clements became the Chairman
thereof in May, 1927, in the open
meeting of this association has de-
clared:
L: That as to his official words and
premises and statements, j. Burke
Clements has been guilty of deceit
and made statements, knowingly that
he would not, and intending that he
would not comply with his statements,
about his official matters, until his
general reputation for veracity there
in is bad, and he is unworthy Of be-
lief as to any official statement he
may make.
2: And WHEREAS, in this open
meeting every member who has rep
resented any claimant since j. Burke
Clements has been Chairman gives
instances of delays on his part in
rendering decisions after the submits
sion of cases so great as to offend
against the constitutional provision
that justice in this state shall not be
sold or delayed, and this offense, or
the part of j. Burke Clements as
chairman, has been repeated so otter
that it is the belief of this meeting
that such delays are caused by and il
fulfillment of some promise or agree
ment made by him before his appoint
ment to office, and upon which hi!
appointment to office must have de
pended, to the effect that if appoint
ed chairman he would prevent appeals
to the courts by not rendering any de
cisions at all and thus wear out tn
unfortunate class of injured person
who are claimants before him by con
tinual delays in each and every case
3: And WHEREAS it has come t.
the attention of this meeting by cred
ible testimony, that j. Burke Glenn
ents has falsified a record made b
the previous chairman of the Indus
trial Accident Board.
a: And WHEREAS, it has come t
the attention of this meeting tina
in each and every decision that :
Burke Clements as chairman, actin
for and with the board, has adjudge
unlawfully and absurdly small {
; mount of compensation, and it appear
to this meeting that he, the said ,
Burke Clements, acting as such chail
man, does deliberately disobey tn
precedent announced by the Suprem
q Court of Montana in the case of d.
sen V. East Butte Copper Mimi
= Company, that payments made durin
! the healing period shall not be sui
> tracted from lump sum settlement
: with claimants, and he, the said
u Burke Clements, as chairman, doe
deliberately disobey the precedent al
> nounced by the Supreme Court
Montana in Nicholson V. Roundup
Coal Company, that where one caui
of death or disability is injury r
ceived in the work, though there
other causes, yet, compensation shs
i be payable as if there were only ol
y cause and that cause the injury +
= ceived in the work.
y NOW THEREFORE, be it resolve
l. That J. Burke Clements uses
official power with one purpose onl
and that is to postpone, evade al
finally deny the rights of cripple
widows and orphans;
? That it is the sense of this associ
y u ton that ]. Burke Clements, is not ]
u to hold the high office of Charm;
II of the Industrial Accident Board
Montana, nor fit to hold any other G
= flee in the State of Montana;
y That a committee of three of I'll
Il association present these resolutio
in persons and in the presence of
Burke Clements to His ExcellenC
John E. Erickson, Governor of Il
q State, in the belief that he may
convinced that the duties of his off
as Governor require him to requt
: the immediate resignation of J. Bur
s. Clements as Chairman of the IndJ
Il trial Accident Board of Montana.
er And be it further resolved, tn
tie these resolutions be published in a
newspaper in Montana that will ;
a. cept the same free or at ordinary
US vertising rates; and
st Be it further resolved that in |
ed event of a failure so to procure pl
Mt licity of these resolutions, that tyl
p written or printed copies thereof
of mailed to each member of the M
Fit tana State Bar Association.
be @
LATER
he Helena, Feb. 7.-Attorneys H.
or Maury and Harlow Pease appear
nd before the governor today with
N resolution of the Silver Bow Bar