Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
DEATH LIST IN PEACE
EXCEEDS WARS SLAIN
Astonishing Statement of Man
Who Has Made Study
OF Accidents.
REV. DR.. JOSIAH STRONG
"It Costs Too Muc., 70 &c IL White
Man" lie Quotes from, the indian
Sanctity of Human Life
Cruelty Ignored.
REV. DR.. JOSIAH STRONG

. york-Special: Greater tirt all
tfhe p"riis of war arc the pcri!s Of peace
here III the city of New York. where
ninc persons each day il the year meet
\ violent death. The figures are usct.
by the Rev. Josiah Strong. president -?
the American Institute of Social ScrV-
Zee, and his announcement has caused
wide throughout tie country.
IT costs too much to be IA white
~ the Indian expressed it," said Or.
Strong. Tho COS; of our civilization in
human life is entirely TOO high, and
much OF ii IS an unnecessary cost,
Ainerico as arc careless Of life and limb.
both ON their own account and as en-
,%losers. They take RISKS everywhere.
for they believe every one is competent
10 talk. care of himself. and amy inter
es, Ia public safety is regarded rs more
or '~ss of AZ Interference.
Our government is not sufficiently
patctnalistic to take things into nc
count which would be promptly handled
in European countries. " II man in
New York runs for II train and catches
Vt or Is dragged aboard at the last min
nte ii is looked upon as his own affair.
let him do such II thing i'm France on
Germany. in Paris or Berlin, for in
stance. and he will be seized by u man
in uniform and probably locked up for
risking his life. Even if he succeeds
in getting on board. as likely as not he
will he captured and taken back to ne
dealt with by the authorities for his
foolhaTdincss.
Beats Civil War Dealt, Let.
Records of the war department show
that H. the civil war the total number
.of those killed on both sides VAS $4,000.
Comparing this with tho number of
those who are killed in the United
States on the basis of the census of
1900. we find thai in these piping times
cf peace the country kills in four years
81. 900 more persons than all who toll IN
rattle ~ dice fron. wounds on both
sides in the war of the reDetliol. Our
peaceful Nocations cost more lives cv-
cry two days than all that we lost in
o;:r war with Spain. Ii has been point
cd out that with each year til" coal
fields of Pennsylvania furi !sa an indus
trial Bull Run.
we arc killing moro II twice Us
many every year as persisted by vinl-
cnce In both the French and English
armies in the Crimean war. There are
snore killed and on our rail
-rads every year than were siam IN
Shr Boer war on both sides ~ three
years.
lit is n commor !.,ing in this country
for men to work over steel inSo,s with
hammers to be lindcd by flying par
ticlcs of metal. Yet there are masks
worn by European Workinen which re-
siucc the number OF such accidents to
- minimum. Many workmen are am
nually injured In this country by buzz
saws. yet there Is scarcely any reason
fer it. con:idering the numerous safe
ty devices employed IN Europe for pro-
tectfng men from these machines.
Shields and Screens Needed.
Shields and screen arc used abroad
for keeping workmen from coming in
contact with betting. sl,aftiiS and cog
wheels. In stamping works there are
IT. ..st i.~..< tla IL nyt
from coming In contact with the die as
H. descends by throwing Ii off before
the impression can be made Scores of
deaths are caused each year In factor
ics by the bursting of emery wheels.
yet there are devices which SO bind the
wheels that when they fly apart, as
they frequently do. the pieces will not
ainiiict injtry.
Mos of these lifs saving devices are
OF American invention. yet have been
introduced in Europe because there
was practically little Chance for their
trrinG put into use here. Both employ
>ssrs and employees are ignorant OF simple
-sontrivunces. many of which may be
purchased by the WOrkmcn themselves
N II trifiing expense. Others could be
put into use by tha employers at u
lelativciy small cost.
IF g. 5000 persons We're killed n one
hour at one place the whole world
wOuld be shocked. II from every
place on Garth would go forth offers OF
Akl and sympathy 10 those who were
bereavcd. Because the $4,000 violent
deaths IN c. year In the United States
are distributed over more time the sor-
rDw OF those who are related to thcs.
who haze died IL. none the less poignant
Anu the loss. although. distributed. Is
none the lass g heavy burden on So
@Ioty.
Should Appreciate Value Of Life.
>'Dut economic considerations ARK
secondary. Men are more than things
What we need III this country is to b,
Cnorc deeply impressed with the ~sanctit!
OF human life. We are far bcf,!.id othe;
nations In this respect.
TO call the attention CT The countr!
60 the mean: by whic.i lives may b.
:safeguarded the Institute OF Socia
service will o o give an exposition In
wlie.i will be shown hundreds Of sim.
pic devices used in other countries Il
guard the safety OF those engaged II
sarious occupations. 1t may be tina
this will develop into II mu
scum of safety like those which exis
In Europc. Prevention il. better thar
compensation or charity. We commcn
the S.cayh,non II pt those who buiit
u fence at the top III a p%rccipiec mor'
xhnn We admire The philanthropy o
chose who kcsp m ambulance az th'
1luf tam