The evening world., 1911-03-27

anu SUpp- III Nav 1nIh llNN, w hh ~
her this morning NJ her headquarters.
Tn liza shops we found the entrances
and exits barred by heavy doors, swing
Ing in. and In tventy-threc shops these
doors were locked during the time the
employees we're at work. Onr iuvesti-
cation, which was finished only about a
week ago. and extended over q period
OF eight weeks. included i.2g shops.
Bear in mind. that these shops were
those only OF the cloak and suit trade,
over which We have jurisdiction.
Conditions Appalling.
ut stands TO reason that OF the con-
dltions In the cloak and suit trade.
where the employers are making a con-
scientious effort TO improve the condi-
tons surrounding their workpeople. and
which is the most thoroughly and pow
erfully organized of all the trades. these
conditions obtain. the conditions In the
other industries. whore working people
are unorganized and therefore helpless.
must be appalling indeed.
where does the responsibility for
these conditions rest7 That is the main
trouble. The responsibility rests no.
where-lt Is divided. The Fire Depart
ment may make recommendations. the
state Labor Department may make
recommendations. but the final author
ity rests with the Department Of
Buildings. which may or may not en-
force these recommendations, as 1t sees
it,
'on March 81 the Joint Board sent
10 the Mayor. the Police and the Build
ing Departments Il list OF buildings
where tho building laws were being
most fasrantly violated. and where the
lives and limbs OF thousands OF men,
boys and girls. mostly girls. employed
IN them, were In constant danger in
,erjec,ed Dr. Henry Moskow!tz, secre-
tary OF the Board OF Sanitary Control.
who was listening to Miss Wald's
statement.
Another Case In Point.
1T might be well 70 begin this list
by mentioning No. Il Washington place,
the elevcn-s!ory building which imme-
diately adipins the building whore sat
'ay's horror took place. he said.
lere IS not a single nre-ofcnpc on the
ire building. neither front nos rear,
nor leading into n court. In case n ere
started there the consequences might loo
equally as tragic as were those next
door.
"Our inspection revealed 1--WE elements
OF danger:
mo fire escapes.
'2-No d~rop-laddcrs leading from the
IRE escape landing on the first floor ia
the street,
Sire escapes terminating in court
yards from which there are no exits.
'%-Barred windows. Ike the windows
Of prison cells.
'b-Fire-proof buildings. whose skole,
tons would not burn. but which nigh
be transformed INTO bla~st-furnaces In
twinkling. d~evouring tho hundreds o
1hapless victims caught in its fiery NAV
List Of Dangerous B~ulldinge.
"Here Is the list OF buildings com
planned OF In our recent correspondence,
with the Mayor. Fire Department. Polio
Department and Building Department
No. o. Greene street.-the Drop lad
ders. and IN case ut hre employee
mus, pass through windows OF 40. o
provided said windows are not close
with iron shutters.
Nos. ll3 and is Prince street-N
drop ladders. and no ladders az a
from balconies on Microscopes IN ren
OF building.
No. 81 East BropdwRy-Four-stor
building Ire-escapcs lead TO roof O
second floor, from which there is n
escape In case OF are.
No. 80 Eas, observation-disclosures
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