The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-08
$4,000 AMERICAN
LABORERS KILLED!

hut Don't Lot Us Startle You; They Were Not Killed
In an Earthquake But One a Time in Whole
+ :Year--That Makes Difference, Doesn't It'
css 100000 for the earthquake victims in Italy
Action taken promptly receipt of to both
houses president calling attention the calamity and the
pressing need of aid for this stricken people
There psrleyng attempt hold the matter in
Cctse lobbying against the objections from
the. spssker
extending helping hand this
people unanimous there hand
cE1phE n Soth houses
fitting this respond such fashion to
lie Of the homeless bereaved and distressed in the horror
lexe donated JUSTIFIED by magnitude the
auuness which be imagined and the
sdhs health conditions existing in the wake of this
ftsh.ess Visitation
W3e private contributions forwarded
tstss hv9 given literally Red Cross fund this will
heA sFsign neighbors the form of official of
eerWnFsshy ~ one people
with which appropriation put through by
s - the h.ndclappng which accompanied its
sls1 n for
, IN ma6nitude calamity Italy upon
SoFd and compelled sympathy throughout the
49, 11ds HUMAN SYMPATHY is Away. forthcoming when
through earthquake the burning
thease FIRE railroad wreck calamity
e1nG61Asd By great loss of life
1sbsr Of the dead has deal do asserting
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WsE pxivstion home through bread
sinnse doas % effect upon
requires that hundreds thousands of lives be
concern given by the surviving their
sRes1hiliH
Congrsss, properly cognizance
for its action in giving relief the afflicted in
Of those upon whom they dependent and Of their
II N 1sft without the necessities Of life
van cuuGress during
- ne United States while engaged in earning his daily
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win congress year
killed while engaged earning the with which
fed and eicthe their famliess
WILL CONGRESS NOTE THAT IN THE UNITED
STATES LAST YEAR $4,000 HOMES WERE ROBBED OF
.BREADeWINNERs THROUGH FATAL ACCIDENTS TO
WA0E-EAF11ING MENa
WILL CONGRESS NOTE THAT IN ADDITION TO
FATAL ACCIDENTS 100000 woRKINoMEN WERE IN
JUREpS -
nosnasion many neapacitated
tie victims for future usefulness and well might have been fatal
- Coagrsn will
4. AZ any il has not in the past
rosy before action is taken looking the placing of safe
9rts impeled the mines upon railroads.
and in the oser various pursuits of labor, it will be
necessny shat $4,000 workingnen be killed at
Ina 6gres when given years total do make
l. estimated hae one-saM of the accidents working
men recs many by
bgenf rsonal methods Of factory inspection legislation
and control
The Times submits that employers liability be
forced hs national government has the with
cooperation this direction, would have the effect
Of cutting down d. tool than two-thirds
The congress fit far make gov
employer of engaged in hazardous
purantfS ee.+
goves1znsnA of
~ ii supo5sA Why did congress stop there refuse
1syss sngagd business where would
stopped Ass for loss of life the Of their
too?
--.--fN OTHER WORDS WHY NOT GENERAL EMPLOY
Frs LKDNrTY LAW, THAT THOSE WHO ARE DE-
pKND1Nr UPON LABOR SHALL CONSULT THE LIVES
AND LIMBS OF THOSE WHO bring them their