New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
CITY AROUSED TO need
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Union League yesterday afternoon. The
parade will start at | o'clock on Wednes-
day afternoon. The line of march will
he announced on Monday. II is hoped
to get many Of the labor organizations in
the city To take part as well as thou
sands Of other sympathizers for the
factory girls who persisted in the fire.
Pamphlets calling for all sympathizers
to march will be distributed throughout
the city on Monday by a hundred girl
members Of tho cloak and waist makers
union. a committee from the Woman's
Trade Union League visited the Central
lat body to Issue q call for all the labor
unions 10 march in the parade.
Henry u. Towne. president Of the
Merchants Association, pointed out yes
terday that manufacturers who might
not he prompted from entirely humane
considerations properly TO safeguard
their employees could find business
profit in establishing effective fire pre-
vention.
In the field of industrial insurance.
he said. under the leadership of the go
called factory mutuals.' fire prevention
has become a science. and the cost 81
factory insurance. formerly ranging from
| to per cent per annum. has thereby
been reduced to small fraction Of l
per cent. This great reduction in the
cost Of insurance is measure of the IN
crease in the art Of fire prevention which
underlies it. The two facts stand to-
gether as cause aud effect. Correspond
ing results lie within our reach II We
will organize and maintain an efficient
bureau Of fire protection for the beneit
OF this great city. In the name of hui
mainly let us do what this imples,'
The necessity for immediate action to
obtain the desired legislation is urged on
all sides 1t is not considered expedient
to stand on the possibility Of the new
city charter. in which provision is made
for bureau Of fire prevention. as sug-
gested by Commissioner Waldo, becom-
ing a law at the present session OF the
LEGISLATURE. 1t is understood that Com
missioner Waldo has his plans for such
bureau already incorporated In a spe-
cial bin which he will endeavor to get
through the Legislature at once.
Charles G. Smith. secretary Of the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters. said
Yesterday that with the assistance of the
minority report of the old Building Code
Commission. Of which he was mem
her, properly appointed commission
could formulate and put through up-to-
date laws within sixty days. He sug-
gested that such commission might be
made up Of two architects, one for Man
haitian and one for Brooklyn, lawyer,
A structural engineer and q contractor
from one Of the larger firms. He said
that the underwriters would not feel
badly If they were not represented on
such a com'risson. but their experts
would stand ready 10 attend all hearings
before the commission and give its men,
bers the benefit of the Information they
gathered by the careful study of condi-
lions here and throughout the country.
Borough President McAneny. who in
troduced the resolution for special
committee Of the Board Of Estimate to
investigate the Washington Place fire,
said yesterday that his idea was that
there should be no inqustion.
In my opinion he said, such com
mittee. made lip from the highest official
body in tho city. should act as a sort IF
clearing house for the results of the
investigations that are TO be made ny
other committees. our work should he
constructive 1t should bring out OF the
facts learned by various investigations
ideas for legislation to provide further
safeguards for life and property, In my
oninion. the Board of Aldermen should
oct ia work on new building code at
once. 7 believe the public demands II.
The Board of Estimate COMMITTEES
vonld have no power to subpoena wit
nesses It was suggested yesterday,
however that Raymond Il. Fosdick'
Commissioner Of Accounts. might SIT
with the committee and use his power To
comnel testimony. President McAneny
said he did not think that would he nee
eseary however.