The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-08
$4,000 AMERICAN
LABORERS KILLED!
But Don't Let Us Startle You; They Were Not Killed
In an Earthquake But One at Time in Whos
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Congress earthquake victims in Italy
Action was taken promptly upon receipt message both
houses from the president calling the calamity and the
pressing need Of aid for this stricken people.
There pareying attempt hold the matter IN
COMMITTEES lobbying against the appropriation no objections from
the speaker.
And when extending helping hand TO this
unfortunate people there was hand
clapping in both houses.
fitting this country respond such tashon TO
the appeals of the homeless beaved and distressed in the horror
region across the
The large donated justified by magnitude of the
catastrophe the awfulnss Of which be imagined and the
dporab moral and health conditions existing the wake OF this
terrible visitation
While private will be forwarded the richest in the
having given literally fund.- this will
foreign rghbors form official expression of
sympathy people,
dispatch which appropriation through by
handcappng accompanied its
easy account for.
The magnitude of the calamity in Italy with force upon
compelled sympathy throughout the
land
This HUMAN SYMPATHY is always forthcoming when it
appealed through the medium OF earthquake the burning
railroad wreck calamity
accompanied by great loss of life.
The number of the dead has great deal asserting
itself.
just one phase it.
pvaton through the loss OF its bread
winner does have the effect
requires hundreds thousands of lives have be
sacrificed any given surviving their
sponsibiity
Congress- said properly taken cognizance
necessity for giving relief the afflicted in
Italy robbed of those whom they dependent and of their
homes and left without the necessities of life.
congress well that during last workman
killed while engaged earning his daily
bread?
No?
men were engaged earning with which to
feed clothe their families?
WILL CONGRESS NOTE THAT IN THE UNITED
STATES LAST YEAR $4,000 HOMES WERE ROBBED OF
BREAD WINNERS THROUGH FATAL ACCIDENTS TOt
WAGE-EARNING MEN?
WILL CONGRESS NOTE THAT IN ADDITION to-
FATAL ACCIDENTS 100000 WoRKINGMEN WERE IN
JURED?
Information many these accidents incapactaed
usefulness and well might have been fatal
is handy
Congress will
At any it has mott the past
Possibly before action taken looking the placing of safe
guards impeled the the railroads. in
factories and the other various pursuits labor it will be
necessary $4,000 workingmen be killed
The figures when given years total do make
much of an impression.
1t estimated working
1908 avered and many lives saved by
intelligent rational methods of factory inspection legislation
and control
The Times submits that employers liability act to be en-
government far has the with
this direction would have the effect
of cutting down this total more than two-thirds.
The best has fit to do 50 far make the
responsible employer persons engaged hazardous
pursuits.
government should liable for the loss of life of
employees, why did congress there and refuse make all
employers would
stopped liable of life the part Of THEIR employees
IN OTHER WORDS WHY NOT A GENERAL EMPLOY
ERS LIABILITY LAW, THAT THOSE WHO ARE DE-
PENDENT UPON LABOR SHALL CONSULT THE LIVES
AND LIMBS OF THOSE WHO BRING THEM THEIR DIvI-
bends AND GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO MATTERS
OTHER THAN DIVIDENDS?
cities rocked from their foundations swept
the in support of our plea.
Simply figures tell the OF of death and injury
that might been avoided A..
this congress whose sympathy comps gold