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Show oo SPRY AT MEETING OF GtaNORS Spring Lake, N.tfViSept 13. With Govornor 'John Burke of North Dakota Da-kota In tho chair the conference of governors began today the second day's session of its third annual gathering gath-ering Govornor Eugone N. Foss of Massachusetts was the first speaker. speak-er. Employers' liability and work-lngmen's work-lngmen's compensation waB his theme Governor Spry of Utah arrived ar-rived today. The new workingmon's compensation compensa-tion law of Washington was detailed by Governor Marlon E. Hay. Ho spoke In defense of tho initiative and referendum and recall, In so tat as the recall applied to elective offices and not to Judges. Tho Initiative and referendum, he predicted, would bo adopted at the next eloctlon to bo held shortly. A system of employers' liability insurance, in-surance, conducted by the state for the benefit of worklngmen, was advocated advo-cated by Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. |