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VOL. XXI. No. 48
President John H. Walker, of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor, in
his annual report to the thirty-ninth
annual convention thereof, held in Au
rora, 111., October 17-22, 1921, dealt
with the Illinois workmen's compen
sation law. The Illinois law provides
for the writing for workmen's com
pensation by liability insurance com
panies. We quote from President
Walker's report so that our readers
may have brought to them again the
outstanding reason for the constant
attack upon the Ohio law by the lia
bility insurance companies and their
camouflaged organizations and agents
and the demand of the workers in
other states for the Ohio plan.
President Walker said, on this
phase of workmen's compensation:
There is another aspect of
this question of compensation and ac
cident insurance that I want you to
consider with me. Every intelligent
man or woman agrees that no private
insurance company or private individ
ual should be permitted to make pro
fits out of the death and injury of
the victims of accidents in industry
and that the industry should take care
of those victims and their dependents
—that it should take tare of them
generously, and above all that they
should be taken care of immediately
after the accident takes place when
the need is greatest. And practically
every well-informed person in the
world agrees that this cannot be
brought about except through the
elimination of private, profit-making
insurance corporations and the estab
lishment of a government insurance
fund.
"The
of our present compensation law is
becoming so involved by allowing the
introduction of legal controversies
and technicalities in the settlement of
the cases that dockets are being clos
ged, cases are being delayed six
months and a year—sometimes even
two years—that should have been set
tled within forty-eight hours. These
delays are occasioned by lawyers in
tervening in the hope that by trickery
and intimidation the amount will be
materially reduced, they are creating
these delays for the purpose of wor
rying the victims into agreeing to ac
cept less than they are entitled to.
Such practices are defeating
HOW IT WORKS
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BY LIABILITY IN
SURANCE COMPANIES
President John H. Walker's Report Thereon to Illinois
State Federation
the real
purpose of the law.
"The present method of the employ
ers insuring themselves with private
insurance corporations to cover the
cost of these industrial accidents, and
the fact that the overhead cost of
a private insurance company aver
ages better than 40 per cent of the
amount of all of the premiums paid
to them is adding a still greater bur
den on the people. The establish
ment of a state insurance fund out
of which to pay the amounts due these
victims of our present methods of in
dustry who lose their life, their limbs
and their health, would only cost about
two to two and a half per cent. This
means that at least 37% per cent of
the money that now goes into the
coffers of the private insurance com
panies could go to either the victims
of industry or to the public in the les
ser cost of the products of that in
dustry which they consume.
"The insurance companies or men
who have some connection directly
or indirectly with the insurance com­
SPRING
MODEL
panies are the only real opponents
to this kind of legislation in our state
today. A great many employers pub
licly say they want a state insurance
fund, and a great many more refuse
to say anything publicy, but tell us
privately that they want it though
that they dare not say so openly or
the insurance companies will either
refuse to take their risk or liability
between now and the time such a law
is enacted, or that they will raise
their premiums so much that they will
be at a disadvantage with their com
petitors.
"An illuminating statement appears
in the records of the insurance divi
sion of the department of trade and
commerce for the
all
administration and application
state
line-
they received
come
and
for the year
almost
e v
Uncle Sam is Proud
Of His Army Shoes
He sees that his boys have good
Sturdy shoes that are comfortable
HERE IS A GENUINE ARMY SHOE
of Illinois.
Mr. Barr, the director of the
communication dated July
13, 1921,
depart
ment of trade and commerce,
period
in a
13, 1921,
replying to a letter I had written him
on July
states that accord­
ing to the published reports of the
department, the premiums collected
in Illinois during
1919
by
companies
writing workmen's compensation
surance were
were
Similar figures for
$4,070,1
SI.90.
191* were
712.0 and $3,309,235.HI.
of the years preceding those
lness,
tiie
so,017.-
"1 wrote for these records
for aP
two ia
which the compensation law had lie.-n
in effect, but he advised me that upon
investigation he found that the
ports et' hi
department for previous
y e a s i n o
separate this line of !.
premiums
Illinois Ifing
written and that
tion
for
previous
"A
furthi
coi-reei
appears
for
the
informa­
years
Mi ret'ore rot
desired
i-
available.
item of
in
News
U'a-di
the same
.md shows
the insurance
ch,.r-
utter which interesting .-since it
comes
I'm
tn tlie companies them
selves
that the records of
department
are
about
(he Chicago Daily
issue of
the year l'.'Jl.
a
133,254.28 and
includes a
total income of :•.
paid out $3,800,37!
.37.
statement of their total
in
total losses paid since
up to and including
each year to
I'M ',
1921.
These fig­
ures show about an equal proportion
of their income
paid for nil losses
about the same a
1921.
"I would recommend that this
STATE UNIONS TO MEET
El Paso, Texas.—The annual con
vention of the Texas State Federation
of Labor will be held in this city,
beginning Monday, April
7
Made like illustration of soft but sturdy
brown Russia calfskin, with flexible
Goodyear welt leather
soles and rubber heels.
All sizes, 5 to 12
17.
Not a
Heavy Shoe
$4-85
FIT-RITE SHOE STORE
218 S. Third St. Opp. Palace Theatre
£e pe
(Copyright)
in­
$11,(522,333.51,
and
tin-
total losses paid by those corporation--,
on workmen'- compensation business
for the same
MUSH
i
and
losses-
for
show-! as rise
total
A L:
analy i
attac.
gle add
men1
pink
N(
monp
The .
their
pratt
class
sihle I
he
Wednesday, August
1921. It is an
advertisement of
the
Associated Employers Reciprocal.
They call themselves "Illinois' lead
ing participating insurance institu
tion, writing workmen's compensation,
liability and automobile insurance on
a NET COST BASIS.'
"It shows that in
jnle^
hate
e o y e a n u n i i
get
o n
vention reaffirm the position taken
ry convention
ception
of the
i n
compensation law
that we strongly favor the creation
of a state insurance fund out of which
to pay the cost of the operation of
the compensation law and that we
instruct its officers to push as vigor
ously as possible a campaign to en
lighten the people on this subject and
to secure the enactment of such a law
at the earliest possible moment."
affects -u.-h Inch
e w o k e r- a
addressed
s i n e e i n
"They have nothing
•tn
ni!
I an
utiv
oik
et
1 tied
w,
lis en
Inst
iting
n tin
lation
ised
dent
iV. pursue
las "nothii
e abil it y.
i of dignify,!,
the mind:-, of
tiling, t!ii
a class p:
constructive
in°eth show
contrar
ipon wh
it In- CI
a o
pride
foun
an be
Pres
I. W
hat it
itself
rt.-
i o e i a
I- |'I ,-,! ami
ibie cannot
efntition bt
•ide unionist
common un~
want. They
y
the
i
under any reasonabh
called a class, said tin
i
less it be the hunger an
have neither a common 'tn
comi.inii occupation.
exclusive they
ual nor class
"They
i la y are i
i
pride.
accept members,
pelled,
of
,t
have mother individ­
the employing el
ers they borrow ideas,
language, phrases, manner-'
toms from the employing class, whom
they look up to and consider their
betters they are so eager to get out
of their class that
The End of a Perfect Day
HOVW 00
vou tto
MONGER'S
.nship
make
impos
W i i i
they are
ing to do almost anything,
I. W. W. is insisted upon under pen
alties. (See transfers.) The bakers
must be transferred into the shoe
HIDE
TEACHINGS OF I. W. W.'S WOULD DESTROY WORKERS' PRIDI
IN SKILL AND CREATIVE ABILITY AND ITS "WORKING
CLASS" TALK IS PRATTLE, SAYS FURUSETH
Common Mysery, Hate of Labor and Employer and Efforts to Underm
Class It Affects High Regard For, Is Its Only Basis, He Says
a
d: i1 i" ijt• i -.• ioi. o
I :o or I
i
'in
•a
with
mi-coi i toping
after
i i I!.
i«nn'
Their juris-
e
r. '••di.'-ul"H They
1- o'" de| :,!:• -lployc
ami io.-iri.ui -. :"'c
ihp
they
i e i v. ay a o a u s e
e i i i a w o k w i e
o ia•i i i i e e-
o k e o u
,,yors by miK-
rkid i a belief that
ployor may
union
o u u i
dons encour
s
mentioned
u it
s a
the purview
mil1'
o e i v a .- o i a n I e u
a :'m- pioyer.
I a u n i o n s e i n s e i u i- o n
ou i
v
i a ie
right road to or grop-
after :do
ebjiraeterisHes—pride
!a oiar• i(,i, iii -kill, it work well
one ,i jid In tiiy ir rowing. had to he
o e i i a a i i e a n e a s a y
or
a.'y raiv'id hi coaa- dah coir-cious
of
e i i i o a a n e n e
i a e o
o
e e
is
the 1.
o
real ,r ex­
a- lead­
and
gether witii the laborer.
will-
even risk­
ing prison to 'get up,' as they call it.
"It is by herding such as these into
'mixed assemblies' that they are to
create 'the army' that is to upset ex
isting society—better equipped thai
at any time in the world's history tt
defend itself against revolutionists.
"This is not to say that real work
ers way not have some common char
acteristics, which, properly understood
and cultivated, would not or could not
mold them into a genuine class, not
withstanding their great numbers
"In the old religions, now called
mythology, the workers are thought of
as nearest to the gods, because they
continue creation.
"Being the artists in production
without which life would be impossi
ble, they might well have a pride in
production, in skill, in work well done
and a consciousness of their creative
capacity that might serve as a foun
dation for class feeling and class
pride.
"We look in vain, however, for any
recognition of any such in either the
preamble or the constitution. On the
contrary, there is a distinct hostility,
like in the case of employer or a large
number of them, to any craftsmanship
or skill.
"Both the documents discredit the
very thought. Free interchange of
membership cards or transfers from
one organization to another within the
oninion hate of labor,
of
W.
pride
W.
i n
kiil. ia work
production,
vvll
atii fur an class
thoughts,
i ide.
cus­
i n
done,
hence no foun-
feeling or class
Labor
is
huinied.
something to be
in in held in
contempt to­
The working
c.iiie i in the
preamble, has
o!niia. upon
which to base
-eit utile it be common
CITY COURTS
ASSAILED
New
certain
York.—Municipal courts in
sections of this
XJNTY PRESS
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1922 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
1*4
PEELED
RECOGNIZE
MEXICO"
Says American Federation
of Labor Chief
Washington.—"Americans who are
prejudiced "iie way or
a de.-dre to get
terms and e.inditions,
•oining
more and more
a e
o e u
i s
I W l- o o u s e
American
are
to the conclu
ion that there has been something
are than diplomacy at work in the
•elaf'nns between the two countries,"
ays President Gompers, writing in
\merican
Federationist, current issue
justice
o
It
A !•'. of
fj-ct beyond dispute that
capitalists have sought to
hape the policy of
the
intervention. More recently it evi
dently has been their conviction that
by attempting to retard the granting
recognition
they
n.
misery,
common hate
the employer, and, under their
worship of 'economic determinism'—
selfishness—suspicion of, and an etfort
to overreach each other, in their effort
to tret out of the working class."
city
gants, according to the
of
fall far
short of giving justice to poor
liti­
annual
report
the legal aid society.
These alleged "poor man's courts"
are not living up to their reputa
tion, it is stated, because of the arbi
trary action of clerks and marshals on
whom the successful litigant depends
for the collection of his judgment.
"When a person seeking justice has
established his right in a court of law
and then finds that he is no better off
than when he started, having a judg
ment that no one will bother to col
lect, his respect for law receives a
rude shock," says the report.
"In suing for small amounts loss
of time is a fact which the litigant
must seriously consider. Most of the
judges lose sight of this consideration,
They grant adjournments recklessly
against all objections."
Who keeps up the traffic flags?
The B. C. Auto Club.
could wring larger
concessions and more favorable in
stment
terms fioai the
Workers' Determination Dr
Using Government
Effort to Pre
The
raid and
It
ne
away by
a subpoena
land
sence
Judge Sibley
(enounced
"It
another by
possession
favorable
of
at dial resources
Mexican
upon
the
present at the time:
were
Mexico's claim
eci.miition by the
Mexican
government.
'It is quite possible that the com
plete story of the intrigues of Ameri
can bankers, American oil interests
and American investors and would-be
investors in Mexican mineral, land
and timber resources, will never be
know
Sufficient is known, however,
to make certain the fact that the
amount of intrigue has been much
larger than
a o w i
we
a v e
knowledge.
"By all of the standards of govern
ment in the diplomatic recognition of
one nation by another, Mexico is en
titled to recognition as an act of jus
tnce. Absolutely the only persons
who can conceivably derive advantage
from the continued withholding of rec
ognition are certain American bank
ers who hope to drive a better bar
gain with Mexico by creating in Mex
ico the impression that they have
some influence in determining the
matter of recognition. For everyone
else, whether Mexican or American
the advantage lies in granting imme
diate recognition."
MORE PRIVATE CON
TRACTS
Jersey City, N. J.—The Erie rail
road has sublet repair work for its
New York terminal to the Wagner
Construction and Repair Company
Similar action has been taken in its
Hornell, N. Y., and Marion, Ohio
shops. Trade unionists say the Wag
ner Company is a dummy concern
that has been framed up for the
purpose of evading the Cummins
Esch law.
The first announcement by the new
company was an order to cut wages
of skilled workers 17 cents an hour,
or $1.36 a day. The scale for these
workers was 72 cents an hour.
GAIN CLEM VICTORY
Papers and records seized by fed
eral agents from the headquarters of
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan
tic strike leaders were ordered return
ed by Federal Judge Samuel Sibley,
at Atlanta, Ga., after he had heard
testimony tending to prove that offi
cers of the federal court had conspired
with Col. B. A. Bugg, receiver of the
road, to perpetrate the high-handed
proceeding.
Copies and photographs of docu
ments made by Bugg and his em
ployes were ordered returned to the
court and to be sealed "forever."
was charged by Hooper Alex
idiler. formerly
STRIKERS WIN ROUND FROM ENEMY WHEN
COURT ORDERS RETURN OF PAPERS
STOLEN FROM RAILROAD
ORGANIZATION
what subsequent.^
happened were declared by Judge
Sibley
to IN-
"unfortunate This was
particularly true of Col. Bugg's
con­
tempt of the injunction secured
at
the instance of strike leaders against
any further copying of records. It
was proven that Bugg had his agents
at this work for two days after the
injunction had been served upon Bugg.
district:
one
of the counsel for
ers.
the
that
ure had been to give the railroad offi
cials knowledge of the strikers' affairs
which could not be obtained otherwise.
Union officers' headquarters in the
Piedmont hotel, Atlanta, a was
brought to the attention of Judge Sib
ley, had been raided by federal agents
fter
the
strike
leader-
if
Colonel Bugg and
required
o
•opies of the
United States.
the truth,
United State
n such a manner as to bring to Amer
ican investors the largest possible re
turn. When these investors felt that
intervention in Mexico would be a
ood thing for them, they
it
a i
attorney and
stock
strike lead­
the sole
purpose
had been trick-
that compelled
their attendance before
federal
jury. 1 was duni their ab­
that J. P., Wall, solicitor gen­
eral of the
circuit
at.iorm.-y
for
the
i n n e a s u e e
this proceeding.
was unfortunate,"
the stenographer was
subpoena in
most
wns unfo? id
nate that so much /eal v.-a- shown i
the copying—but 1 won' say ,d
more than unfortunate."
federal
!o take ,.aU: that a
striker.-' papers had net
returned to
the court.
If
they to
develops they
without
in
instructed by
were
for
have
ly inconvenienced the union
after the injunction retraining it
wss.
HTUI JS STAMPS
t/HITEI
8TATM
OOVERHM£NT
ves Road Receiver Bugg To
Ygents in Desperate
mote Scheme
Sneered by federal agents for the
benefit of Bugg, is believed by the
strikers to be the last desperate act
of the railroad officers to destroy the
morale of the workers and break a
strike that has been in progress for
nearly
a
test of
year. It was called in pro­
a
wage reduction in violation
of a decision of the United States
railroad labor board. Sixteen organi
zations of workers are involved, and
their ranks remain solid.
The A. B. & A., on the other hand,
is deteriorating, its business is gone,
and its credit exhausted. Bugg re
ently made an unsuccessful etfort to
•iecure $000,000 from the interstate
commerce commission.
GAMBLING DEN
Is What ntermyer Calls
N. V. Stock Exchange
Beach, Fla The New York
exchange
has
gambling den
of the seiz­
been a veritable
where
"marked
insiders with
card.-."
a-adst
the
U
i
play the game
outside
public, said Sam-
n'eimver.
ii: referring
New York attorney,
to the
investigation of
small broker- that city.
•The
stock exchange is bigger than
arty
aggregation of banks and trust
m.panics, add yet it unsupervised.
Y'-ar after year the
swindl out
of dollar and -o
tl,.-
X, v,
court and local
railroad at Fitzgerald,
rved a subpoena upon a stenograph
and secured possession of the
union's documents
A s i o k
he said, dha
served w:th
:h
the absence
ployers it was unfortunate that
many
officers
of the government
he
.r.s: u-
attorneys Clint W. I lager add Wail
a.cr
any way
lilroad
George
W.
off, i,
i n
11.
Gentry,
prhate
tary of Bugg, wore that
he i.ad
hi-
*upcrioi
papers
and
to copy tl
that
his
work continued
ha,
been issued, live other confident ia
secretaries of
railroad
officials assist
1 in this work.
This illegal search a n -e i u e e n
!*j
HE Opening of
A A N S
greater establishment
!h 1922
The enlarging of
Spt
our
The acquisition of more space, not only at
tests to past success it provides many reasons
for greater success in the future. Requested de
partments have been added, and practically every
department has been enlarged or rearranged to
facilitate oven better merchandising service.
WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOl TO VISIT OCR
Spring ashion Review
AT PALACE THEATRE BEAUTIFUL
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
a 2 3 2 4 a n 2 5 1 9 2 2
Living models submitting for your approval
the latest 1922 fashions in Suits, Wraps, Dresses,
Sport Attire, Blouses,Millinery, Silks and Lingerie.
156 HIGH
public is
of hundreds of millions
it will continue until
York legislature can over-
C' a a i difluences of Wall street to
I'i
.e -e i: measure of
protection to
the unprotected investor.
exchanges
ine.!.
1 i
of
.,cr en
wr
and
boards
trade ,-hould be regulated by law
and their
affair? periodically exam­
.c ,-itocu. exchange, by an un
odd- ement from its rostrum, can put
nher out of business in 60 sec
ond. with all the misery that this
to the tiiousands of customers
i •.
if th
nobody has any
question or re
s'
out
of
court,
there such
un~
W(Ml 1 iVS STFFRAGK UPHELD
-hingtei In two decisions, bas
iiainly technicalities, the
1 States
supreme court has up
thc equal suffrage amendment
federal constitution. One of
tiffrag' appellants was Charles
lirehild of New York, former
:ary
of the
reasury
and
presi-
e.f th-- association opposed
Who is continually working to
,cut accidents? The Auto Club.
to
pre-
ing Season finds
a more progressive and
than ever before.
Ready-to-Wear Depart­
ment, and expansion ol kindred lines speaks in
larion words of staple progress, won through
untiring efforts, and an unwnvorod standard of
service and satisfaction.
ST.