| Show S UNION LEADERS GET A HEARING The They Criticise Workmen's I Compensation Bill Drafted Draft Draft- ed d by Commission ia i a ATTACK COMPULSORY PLAN Heads of Railway Organizations Suggest Suggest Suggest Sug Sug- gest Changes to Meet Their i Objections By Br Associated Press Washington Nov Noy The Tho C. C employ employ- employers employers' ers' ers liability and workingmen's compensation com corn pensa commission bill 1111 was sharply sharp- sharp I jv ly criticised b by A A. B n. Garretson president deut dent of ot tho the Order of Railway Conductors Conduct Conduct- ors at today toda s meeting of o the congressional Joint committee inv investigating the thc matter Mr 11 Garretson took tool especial especial espe espe- I feature feature fea tea cial exception to the compulsory ture of oC the tho bill sa saying Saing ing that with a small maximum pa payment ment for injury and a comparatively cl brief time of payment pay pay- par payment r ment the thc would desire the privilege of a choice If Jf If ho said the common law remedy remedy remedy rem rem- edy is removed remo e erA a average e man will Invest It with a lue that it ne never possessed Mr Garretson contended for tor an ex extension extension ex- ex extension tension of ot tho years 3 cars durIng durIng- which compensation shall be bc paid for Cor injury I savIng Ft that I h li the time were reason reason- I r ably extended a t smaller percentage would bo be acceptable Wont you OU state stale In the public interest In Interest In- In terest what you OU think would be an ai equitable percentage asked Mr lr Moon of or the committee The witness declined de de- dined On most occasions when Ive I've made madea a holy hob show of or myself ho he said It 1 has been on an appeal In the Interest of or the public welfare He lie said ho he would have to consult con with others before mal making making- ln reply and andI later the commission would be given explicit Information on this point Liberal Polle Policy He advocated a liberal policy pol as a matter of oC sentiment as well weB as for tor other reasons Legislation and sentiment run in parallel lines Jines he said ald Tho supreme court does docs not go o much on sentiment continued Mr lr Moon but the witness declared that man many would prefer the sentimental so solution solution solution so- so lution to the supreme courts court's solution Would ri you OU be willing to have ha sentiment sen sen- en- en control in filing the percentage blanks asked ed a member of or the commission tom corn mission and the head of oC the conductors conductors conductors' conductors conductors' conduct conduct- ors ors ors' order replied that he would do so If It It went my wa way way He expressed the convIction con that the da day would come when the question of oC constitutionality would not Interfere re with the legitimate rights of ot men But he added we tc will meet that Issue when it arises arIses we we will not shako shake hands with the devil until we t meet hi him Mr MI Garretson said that with the time and amount fixed fl half of ot his ob objection objection ob- ob would rould be removed remo He again declined to suggest figures We e will give e you ou our opinion Unequivocally un unequivocally un- un equivocally he said and if IC we cant can't speak collectively each cach man will rive give you ou his individual opinion He did not believe e that eJ should be bo required to contribute to the disability fund and he hc advocated ad a periodical periodical pe pc- pe- pe payment nt for Injuries rather than payment b by means of lump sums stuns thus ac r with the commission lon of Trainmen Chief W. 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G Lee president of ot the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother- Brother hood lood of oC Railway Trainmen endor endorsed ed edthe the he commissions commission's plan but he ho added ade that hat most of oC his associates were opposed opposed op- op posed to the compulsory system 1 LIke Mr Ir Garretson he hel wanted a high compensation compensation com- com and In that event would have lave no objection to the compulsory plan He l would ha have hae e payments for tor damages made on dall dally wage wago basis rather than on the average craSe earning basis Speaking for the Edison Electric LI Light ht company compan of ot New York Arthur Williams said ald his company follows a aplan aplan aplan plan of ot compensation similar to that recommended b by the committee as a national measure an and found Cound It to be most satisfactory It assures better conduct and great allegiance he saM said aid The rhe company compan- pays full compensation for tor or 10 loss s of oC time on account of oC Injury lie He le told of oC one provision pro for tor payment for or four forty years eals to the widow of or a ayoung oung young man provided she dl did not ro- ro marry marr Its It's along a ion long time to ask her to re remaIn remain remain re- re main a widow commented Senator Sutherland Timothy Heal Healy president of the International International In- In Brotherhood of ot Stationary Firemen men expressed the hope that the work of oC the committee would take In other ther Industries than the railroads He lie said aid the United States Is behind all allther other ther governments In caring for tor Its In Injured Injured Inured In- In workers worker Confidence In the courts he ho said had been entirely lost t. E Edward ward B B. B Phelps of oC New Xe York w who ho holas has las just concluded an inquiry into accidents ac- ac among brewery wor workmen said returns from of oC them showed that hat six per cent are injured In a year ear The ho co coat t of ot an Insurance of or sixty five per er cent would be less les than one i per Vel percent er cent and he expressed the opinion that the he net not cost of ot Insuring the tiro working lass class of oC the United States would be between one half to one per cent an and andone 1 ono one no per cent G A A. A Ranney of oC tho the International e Harvester ter com company pan way was asked whether the ho harvester company compans would c. c elect lect to toome come ome under the workmen's compensation compensation tion lon law recently enacted In Ohio Mr Ir Ranney said he thought It would but ut expressed a d doubt as to the effectiveness tI eness of ot the law because the state states Is s to administer ter It H thus thu bringing polItics polItics pol- pol tica Into the work Ho thou thought ht man many of f the men would be dead before the they got rot their pa pay |
