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FILE NAME: Saranac 7th Symposium (SSY) DATE: 1952 DOC#: SSY040
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Text of Presentation by Mr. Kuechle with Discussion
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f o r management and la b o r and fo r th e su c c e ssfu l a d m in istra
t i o n o f co m p en satio n law s i s so w e ll known to each and e v e ry
o ne o f u s t h a t i t i 3 no ,, n e c e s s a r y f o r me t o comment u p o n
them# I t h a s b e e n my p r i v i l e g e t o h av e known him - to h a v e
known many in s u r a n c e e x e c u tiv e s d u r in g th e c o u rs e o f ray p ro -!
f e s s i o n a l p r a c t i c e , b u t I know o f no o n e, a n d I snv t h i s I n
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the f i e l d o f w orkm an's com pensation than B an
He was s o o le d i n th e o f f i c e o f th e In d u s t r i a l
C e m is s io n o f W isconsin* I happened to have lu n c h w ith him
to d a y m d I a a i d , B&n, j u s t how many y e a r s h av e you b e e n
w r e s t l i n g vvi.tr t h i s problem?** He s a i d , " T e d , I b e g a n i n
1 9 1 2 , " 3 0 he h a s h a d f o r t y y e a r s a t the tasic# He l a t e r b e
came and new is V ic e -P re s id e n t and C laim s M anager o f th e
E m ployers M utual L i a b i l i t y In s u ra n c e Company o f W isco n sin *
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Arthur J . Voi'vn.ld, M. T>., D ire cto r Edward L. Trudeau Fotiadation Trudeau, Hew Yorsc
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I n.t* '-rh 5-.ig a r.-r>y, ?'.ot cc-ap lo tely poIJU^ioct, o f . / i'.:-T,;s f u r t a a Sywpoaitta. l*c-3k i t o v e r, pies-ee, e-nci f e o l p a r f a e t i y f i c a t o -r.sa y u ar r o a p e n c i l .
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W ell done, B en. B en's rem ark on co n fu sio n reminds! i
me o f a s t o r y on one o f my p r o f e s s i o n a l a s s o c i a t e s w h ich I
am g o in g to ta k e th e l i b e r t y to t e l l . I t ' s v e ry s h o r t * He
defandod a c rim in al co n v icted upon a crim in a l charge and
sen ten c ed to th e e l e c t r i c ch air* J u s t p r io r to the e x ec u tio n I na v is it e d the d e a th h o u se. B efore le a v in g the p r is o n e r , he
t r i a d to say som ething th a t he th o u g h t w ould be c o m fo rtin g j
and stum bled around in h is mind fo r th e p ro p e r e x p re s s io n !
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b e c a u se lie d id n o t hope to see him soon whe: * he was g o in g ,
n o r c o u ld he s a y , "Happy L a n d in g ", bocatv ha knew t h a t ilia
la n d in g would n o t b e h ap p y . L ike a f l a s h , th e to p e x p re s
s io n came to him , and ho l e f t him w ith th e g r e e t i n g "I*ora
pow er to you", ao B en, I say to you and to y ear in su ra n c e
a s s o c ia te s , "Kora power to you in th is p a r tic u la r problem "*
I t i s w ith r e g r e t th a t I m ust t e l l you t h a t lir*
E a r l e T A ndrew *, who was on th e p ro g ra m a n d had in t e n d e d
to p a rtic ip a te in the sessio n th is afte rn o o n , re p resen tin g 1. j; th e p o i n t o f m an ag em en t, i s u n a b ' . to b e h e r e . He c a l l e d me
l a s t n i g h t . Hia company i s f ,.s a d w ith a s t r i k e on Ilonduy
m o rn in g , and he a s k e d me t o convey to D o c to r V erw ald an d t o j
the au d ien ce, h is sin c e re and deep re g re t th a t ho could n o t j
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I I H ow ever, I know t h a t we a r e a l l m o st fo rtu n a te i n i
t h a t w.. b&v- fo u n d a s u b s t i t u t e who w i l l m ore th a n f i l l th e i
Jo b . Mr. O tto At W isely , I s th e Chairm an o f th e COKmission j
o f th e S ta te o f U tah, a d m in is te r, g the co m p en satio n law o f j
t h a t s t a t e . Ee i s a g r a d u a te o f t h e Law S c h o o l o f th e U n i- j
v a r s ity o f U tah and is a c l in ic a l le c tu r e r in th a t u n iv ars tjf
i n i t s modic??.! c o lla g e * Ke i s C h a im a n o f th e Commission j
and has so served for th e period, o f the l a s t elev en years# j
D u rin g th e tim e th a t th e o c c u p a tio n a l d is e a s e law w ith p a r
t i c u l a r re fe re n c e to th e p n e u a o e o n lc joa became effect!? *
and h a he.a b e a n I t s daddy* Ha i s w e ll in f o r m e d o n th e w h o le s u b j e c t o f l a u o r
end in d u s t r ia l r e la t io n s . Perhaps I sh o u ld ex p r e ss one
so n a l c r it ic is m o f him , b e c a u se on raoro than one o c c a s io n ,
ha has had to serve the r o le o f a c h a ra c te r w itn e s s for cur
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b a t io n . Commie3io n e r W isely *
BY CCvl l I S S IC h lR WT55I.YJ Thank you, Ted.
I am v ery happy th a t I have b een
a b le to a tte n d t h is sym posium . I e sa e lie re b e c a u se o f th e | in s is t e n c e o f D octor Paul R ic h a r d s , and th a t i n s i s t e n t 3 was
in th e n atu re o f & telep h o n e c a l l to Govs -nor Pee t o l l i n g
him, you t e l l O tto to g o to Saranac Lake. I to ld the Gover- ;
nor I wo u la .i *t do i t . Ha knew t h a t - l i e ' s a very good - r ie n d