text_original: They were practically null. It was then that he went to Ralph and laid before him the possibility of using this disaster as a means of securing in the State a fair compensation law. And he said to him very frankly, "I believe that if the Union leaders here, the better class of investigators, you yourself, would but put this thing before the officers of this mine, that they would take the lead and voluntarily accept a liberal system of compensation.
text_transcription: THEY WERE PRACTICALLY NULL IT WAS THEN THAT HE WENT TO RALPH AND LAID BEFORE HIM THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THIS DISASTER AS A MEANS OF SECURING IN THE STATE A FAIR COMPENSATION LAW AND HE SAID TO HIM VERY FRANKLY I BELIEVE THAT IF THE UNION LEADERS HERE THE BETTER CLASS OF INVESTIGATORS YOU YOURSELF WOULD BUT PUT THIS THING BEFORE THE OFFICERS OF THIS MINE THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE LEAD AND VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT A LIBERAL SYSTEM OF COMPENSATION
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː pɹˈæktɪkli nˈʌl. ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn ðæt hiː wɛnt tə ɹˈælf ænd lˈeɪd bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv jˈuːzɪŋ ðɪs dɪzˈæstɚɹ æz ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪnðə stˈeɪt ɐ fˈɛɹ kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən lˈɔː. ænd hiː sˈɛd tə hˌɪm vˈɛɹi fɹˈæŋkli, "aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ɪf ðə jˈuːniən lˈiːdɚz hˈɪɹ, ðə bˈɛɾɚ klˈæs ʌv ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɚz, juː jɔːɹsˈɛlf, wʊd bˌʌt pˌʊt ðɪs θˈɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌv ðɪs mˈaɪn, ðæt ðeɪ wʊd tˈeɪk ðə lˈiːd ænd vˌɑːləntˈɛɹᵻli ɐksˈɛpt ɐ lˈɪbɚɹəl sˈɪstəm ʌv kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən.