The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-31
Charges Of Ohio
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and Fondiller, Inc, of New York, the
same firm of experts used by Mr.. Bush
and his committee Tin 1934). Mr..
Fondlier commended the Industrial
Commission and had this to say, I'm
spite Of the handicaps placed upon the
Commission through inadequate ap-
preparations, insufficient personnel,
and lack of proper working facilities,
we are of the opinion that the Indus
trial Commission has conscientiously
administered the fund in highly COM
mendable manner. The Commls-
sion is to be congratulated upon pro-
noting this spirit Of public service
"Mr. Bush has stated that members
of the Commission were uniformed on
the affairs of their own office" the
Commissions statement continued, "in
that they were unable to answer
specific questions propounded to them
at a recent session with the Commits
sion and representatives of the League.
Mr.. Bush failed to disclose that the
League specifically requested that
members of the Commission only be
present at this session and denied the
Commission the opportunity of having
present it's department chiefs and
technical assistants.
"Mr. Bush, in his report of 1884,
recognized that the members of the
Commission should not be burdened
with administrative details in the fol-
lowing statement: The Commission
ers cannot be expected to be expert
in all Of the administrative detail of
so vast and complex business as the
Ohio Insurance Fund, where expert
enced and capable personnel is of vital
Importance
"The Commission herewith makes
answer to the five pointed questions
set forth in the press release.
"The first asked, why the Commits
sion had failed to appoint an expert
enced casualty insurance executive to
act as its general manager as pro-
vided in Section 871-14, General Code.
and as recommended by three separate
survey committees.
"The Commission points out that
Section 871-14 of the General Code is
no longer applicable to the adminis-
tration of the workmen's compensation
law the authority under this section
having been transferred to the De-
partment of Industrial Relations in the
reorganization bill of 1921.
Recognizing that the people of the
Ct,f Of INV ar II
Section 1465-101 of the General Code
have indicated that they do not want
private casualty insurance companies
to enter the field of workmen's COM
| pensation, the Commission is not in
accord with this recommendation and
propriety of such an appointment.
"The second question set forth in
the press release asks why the Com
mission has failed to act on many
other concurring recommendations OF
surveys conducted in 1884, 1885 anc
1898.
"The Commission has carried into
effect many of the recommendations
made in the various reports. Many
were originally proposed by the Com.
mission. some. ). were highly con.
troversial as to the benefits that woulC
emanate therefrom. Likewise,
many were beyond the power of the
Commission to carry out for the
reason that they required Legislative
action. Many of the other recon-
mendations which the Commission wa.
desirous of carrying into effect have
not been possible because of th'
failure of the legislature to provide
sufficient funds.
"The third question asked was why
the Commission has not appointed
Advisory Committees of investmen
and insurance experts as provided il
Section S7l-22 of the General Code
The Section to which the League re
fers is no longer applicable to the ad
ministration of the workmen's com
pensation law.
"The Leagues fourth question per
tains to the establishment of string
ents rules controlling service bureau
interference and to prohibit ambulanc,
chasers from paving" through the
Commissions files.
"The Commission has issued string
ent rules and regulations and fol
years has required representatives OF
claimants and employers to state il
writing. that they have been auth
oriZed by the claimant or employer tt
inspect the claim or risk file before
such file is made available to them.
"The League has conveyed to the
public the impression that the Com
mission has been negligent in pro
hibiting service bureaus and ambul
ance chasers from paving" through
the files, yet the League becomes in
censed when the Commission en-
deavors to ascertain whether it ha!
authority to permit the League t.
paw" through it's files.
"Thc Citizens Tax League of Ohio
Inc, to the Commissions knowl
edge has not been officially authorized
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