New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-01
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP.
Industrial Army Killed EUery Year
Aim of Social SerTice.

Hun VI DOIt6At sDNf Ahtb-
..7Y. rockies, and increasing sacrifice O; lie and
limb IN American industry calls for such education
Of public opinion viii demand and enforce leEis-
laton'
.'our railways killed and wounded 1870 people
IN 1902"
aAdd the casualties in mining. manufacturing and
the building trades and Industrial army is killed
every year"
'Our civilization is costing too much"
These were some OF the salient sentences in DR..
Josiah strong's address 10 the Kappa Kappa
Gamma Alumnsa Association al the American An
stitute o. Social Service on Saturday afternoon
Mrs william Warner Penheld the president. pre-
sided. and the han was crowded with the former
members OF the fraternity living In and around
Nev-York
There has been much discussion OF some definite
,orial service 10 be undertaken by the association.
which should prove bond Of union between the
members and should utilize their strength for come
good cause. II in pursuance o. this idea that
the meeting was held. and d.. Strong and Dr. W
II Tolrnan explained the aims OF the institute.
II was IN speaking the legislative department
and the museum OF security which The instituts
desires establish that Dr. Strong save the stats
ecs quoted
Not long ago" he continued "a man working
on great building near By sent q letter. asking
II we could not DO something for him We have
20 climb these great iron girders these slippery
DAYS said he We have no elevators. ladders
the cellar and that's where ave men have gone in
the last four weeks
And yet not a State in this Union even demands
a record OF the accidents IN the building trades"
said Dr.. Strong The victories Of peace are more
bloody than those OF An old Indian once
said It costs too much 70 be a white man Civfli-
Estion is worth a good DEAL but Il is not worth
what Il Is costing Us.
The industrial revolution has conferred imneas-
urable blessings. II solves the problem OF pro-
for ell rats h. sta "a Of
living. II multpies wealth. and thereby gives
mighty impetus 20 education. art, science and all
the rehnements OF life. On the other hand. II is
ATTENDED by ghsstly train OF evils. II has massed
the people in cities and II has created the tone
ment house. Il has made Itself HerOd for the
slaughter Of little children Il has organized capt.
tai and labor in hostile camps
Many OF these evils were entirely preventable.
They were permitted to fasten themselves on Eu-
rope and America because they were not foreseen
The Industrial revolution. following and based upon
TIE application q steam. Is bound 10 encircls the
globe II is well under way IN Russia and Japan.
il has begun in China and India Unless prevented
comDSSe y ISTezght the evils which have &C
world. - - N--0
The institute aims to establish e department OF
comparative legislation. which viii make Il possible
20 CONN., are the avs Of al civilized countries
LOT scientific legislation. State after State coun-
sane stupS sns $50 goes 6aneering on into he
ssocia! betterment is hsphazard and sentimental II
The audience listened with close attention. and
Ms LILLIAN Moore Pardee was applauded LARA
Nten sic suggested that the fraternity a7e the
~ * ~ nao been thinking OF in the object described
WITH such department every advanced state
r oL1 oe experimenting for all the rest Little
BelaWafe coclo De experiment station so- tr-
nhnon- We could know at once and 6es-g.ely -.
On cnlid labor. Juvenile courts on . N
- 49, matters. on hundred thinRs IN vvhiob
"a. Eoo. cluIenf are Interested - $1,000
tln evening nigh schools urged ~ ~
ne teaching % evening SCHOOLS 81 s--ss. %
L.. ~, Ma1"eu Is particularly anxious 70 Ys- .o,
49, anu men II the evening er,,Cof-
sale 90 not see what social se,,sSa 80. tlle
peal % Is more than that OF r1y1r0 49, oo-iu 20
ard interest 10 boys and girls and ner "a .-patly
NLo nave been Forced 70 leave .cboo1 =. Yemen
age. anc are striving 20 educate she1,.e,aa eafly
themselves for better things e'"sei'es 10 NJ
In our East SIDE evening high .cboo,. - f, -
Elpl4s rom young Eirs Up 10 gray hats - L-eNs
lheF come 20 Us after long dav a. toi e - =
Wen without stopping FOR dinner IN o~5c- -. - %
more q ones sympathies7~ -s appeal
Dr ". II. Tolnan explained the ser,i-.. -. -,
Ansttutc more 81 detail "a 1-e
Mrs. Sidney A. Saunders said that the ,..,,,
unity for educating public opinion rests rntrb 49,
strongly or all women than 81 did thirty ~ $500
49, sRo Il rests more particularly on college
women. because of the advantages they hsvs -
lcyed. and upon fraternity women. who bave -
ly performed social service "a college nv tbei-
.un1etoe on the younger girls. and who have zafnes
spec-s- esprit CO corps ia their chapter lie
-, Emma Williams, Of Brooklyn sang accom-
ps-teo BY Miss Lillian Savage.
ne following officers were elected: President
80 Fenneld; e-president Miss Caroline Rorn.r
O. 1liy Mrs. Francis Brewer. treasurer. A,-s
Sly Walker.