"... It seems to me that the question of cost on the one side and compensation on the other are so closely interrelated that it is absolutely impossible to consider the one without the other. If the other members of this Conference do not desire this information, I have no desire to press it; it has already been expressed by resolution in the minutes of the preceding Conference. Personally, however, I am going to investigate the costs and the working of these compensation acts abroad.
I offer the following resolution:
'Resolved: That a committee of three be appointed by the Chair to confer with the Honorable Secretary of State to secure the coöperation of the Government, and its aid through our Consular and Diplomatic Service in obtaining information as to the workings of the foreign compensation acts and the criticisms which are made at the home of the various acts.'"
The resolution was adopted, and John Mitchell, A. W. Sanborn and Geo. M. Gillette were appointed.
Mr. Bertram Pike, of New Hampshire:
"I would suggest in connection with getting the insurance rates from abroad, that we ascertain what has been the actual cost of the workmen's collective policies in the different industries and States in this country, because it will show almost absolutely what it costs to protect those men."
Mr. Owen Miller, of Missouri:
"I think that suggestion is a good one."
Mr. Wallace Ingalls, of Wisconsin:
"The accident insurance companies know what injuries occur in the principal manufacturing industries. They have definite information."
Senator Howard R. Bayne, of the New York Commission: