New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
CITY AROUSED TO NEED
OF NEW FIRE ACTION
Civic Bodies IndorSe The Trib.
une's Plan for Reforms in
City's Building Law.
FOR SAFETY or WORKERS
Mass Meeting at Opera House
morrow to Plan for Pre-
vention of Repetition
of Disaster.

Many civic organizations and citizens
committees have planned special meet
inss to indorse the movement. as out
lined in The Tribune. to secure legis-
lation TO afford adequate fire protec-
ticn To the workers in lofts and other
factory buildings. and prevent in the fut-
ure. as far as possible. sacrifice Of life
such as resulted from the Washington
Place factory fire. a week ago. The plan
OF The Tribune for the appointment OF
& legislative commission to investigate
the entire matter with view To remedial
legislation will receive the support and
approval of these organizations.
The Architectural League, the Cham
ber Of Commerce, the New York Board
OF Trade and Transportation. the Mer-
chants Association. the Society for In
proving the Condition of the Poor, the
Womans Trade Union League and vari-
Gus other organizations will all hold
meetings next week and insist upon
some immediate move toward proper
legislation.
Bishop David H. Greer and Miss Mary
Dreier. Of the Woman's Trade Union
League. on behalf of citizens commit
., Of fftv issued call yesterday for
z mass meeting Of citizens tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Metropoli-
ian opera House The committee met
Yesterday afternoon in the rooms Of the
Icaeue for Political Education. in West
44th street. and perfected plans for the
mass meeting Bishop Greer presided as
chairman of the committee. There were
present Jacob II. Schiff, DR.. William J.
Schiefeln. chairman OF the joint board
a sanitary control; Henry Morganthau,
pr Edward r. Devine Henry Mosko-
v.tz. president of the Downtown Eth
cal Society: the Rev. Leighton Williams.
Miss Dreier. Miss Anne Morgan. Miss
Lillian r Wald. head Of the nurses set
dement,: Mrs Frederick Nathan Of the
New York City Consumers League; Mrs
Stephen s Wise. the Rev. Anna Shaw
and many others.
The following speakers were an
rounced for the mass meeting: Governor
DIX. Bishop Greer, Father White. the
Hev. Dr. Stephen 5. Wise. Mr. SchliI'
Professor E X a. Seligman, Johh
Mitchell and Miss Rose schneiderman'
Jewish organizer of the Woman's Trade
Union League.
Under the title Of The Next steps
the committee Of ffty's call reads IN
part
lre rrme question in the mind OF every
man and woman IN New York today Is
What are the next steps forward in hre
rreveutlon' -,
We believe that the citizens Of New orh
reel % meet m common sympathy, 10 take
counsel together and 10 call upon experts
ir .--ri0yS lines a. 70 what shall pe done
- prevent another disaster similar 70 tne
Washington Place fre, for it IS commonly
understood that there are thousands OF ldc ,
t,rv rulain-s in addition 10 tenement anu
auartment houses and other oulldinSs: IN
which z similar frighttul loss OF He mlSHl
easily follow q FIRE. .
We have sccordinGlY called mass meet
ine II the citizens Of New YORK 10 pc Heii
a. 70 next sunday afternoon Apfli =
81 the Metropolitan Opera House az whlCh
whole subject viii be discussed ny tnoSe
competent 20 speak with authority, ana an
attempt made 10 draft constructive pro-
~T4wuc of nTc prevention.
Jacob " SchiT vii open the meetlns
Fgcere s. Thiltin will be permanent chaH-