The National tribune., 1911-04-06

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TINE awful burning up of some $50
men and women in New York
the other day seems to show how
slight an insurance against death So
called fire-proof building is unless pro-
vided with plenty of safe means Oh
egress. This building in question had
only one fire escape. and that small
one in the rear of one of the wings, OF
whose existence the terrified employees
were probably in ignorance, since only
a single person. a man, made use OF IT.
There were about 500 young men ana
women in the building when the hre
broke out. most of them foreigners
not speaking or understanding Eng
lisb. many of them only in this coun-
try a few months. A horrible panic at
once ensued, driving the unfortunate
creatures to all sorts of unwlse, ues-
perate actions, which might have been
avoided if a fire drill, thoroly mastered,
had been a part of the discipline en-
Moved by the Triangle Shirt Waist Com
pany in the management OF thelr COLI
Germ. The large number of human beings
working in our factories and other es-
Establishments should have this protec-
ton Once a week, at least. lre drlli
should be gone thru until all were per-
fectly familiar with it. This familiar
ity would remove great deal of the
fear and horror which robs people of
their wits in the midst of a dreadtul
calamity like a fire. 1t would, in a very
large measure. prevent the panic which
is answerable for so many lives. The
hlli
does not. unfortunately, make its IN
mates fre-proof also. Even if the IN
terror stairways are fire-proof that does
not help so very much if they are only
wide enough to hold one or two people
at time, as was the case in the Ascn
Building. What is needed are plenty OF
outside fire escapes, with broad steps
protected by ratings. Imagine trying
10 escape from the 10th floor, say. of
a Burning building on staircase with
out a rail- with terrified men and wo-
men pushing after youi One might as
well jump in the first place, and be
done with it, Whether this horrible
sacrifice of life which occurred the
other day in New York will lead to any
improvement in this respect remains
to be seen.
TIME release of Messrs Gaynor and
Greene. after serving out their
four years sentence, brings the
case of Banker Morse again to the
front Gaynor and Greene, il will be
remembered, were concerned in the
Savannah Harbor improvement frauds,
and after running off TO Canada and
fighting their case in the courts for
years were finally landed in prison.
Both of these men when released the
other day were allowed to take the
pauper's oath. which relieved them
from paying the fine of $4,000 inn
posed against them. If they have man
aged in any way to save anything from
the wreck they can now enjoy it. Bank
cr Morse was sentenced for Is years,
and has only served one. He viii not
be eligible for parole until he has been
in prison five. He is reported to be in
failing health. and his poor wife has
release. President Taft is thought not
to favor this. But if Gaynor and
Greene, why not Morse?
@ r CASPER PURDON CLARKE,
one OF the best-known men in
- Europe, and latterly familiar to
all Americans has recently died in
London at the age of SIS. He was an
Englishman. and for the last 40 years
has been looked upon as perhaps of all
men in the world the one best 'versed
art exhibitions, directed museums,
wrote books on art, designed and built
many notable structures, and in 1895
was induced to come to this country
and direct the Metropolitan Museum
in New York for us. This he did until
1910. when i'll health forced him to,
resign his position, whereupon he re-
turned to his native land to die.
1T is rather amusing and very inter
esting to those people ION the fence"
so to speak. with regard 20 the Wo-|
mans Rights question, to watch the
progress of this movement. That it is
progressing none can deny, altho still
actively opposed by large number of
both sexes Mrs. Martin, of Staten
Island. for instance, says women will
not .cohere," are difficult TO organize
and impossible to regiment, all of
which sounds very military and i'm
pressive Mrs. Martin believes women
will be great nuisance in politics, and
she advises them to devote themseles
TO eugenics and let the ballot alone.
Miss Phoebe CouZins, once one of the
bright particular stors of the Woman's
Rights Conventions, has recently de-
uoUnced the cause, declaring that the
experiment Of giving women the fran
cbise has so far not been productive Of
good results On the other hand, Dr.
Jackola. gentleman from Finland
now visiting this country, tells US how
well woman's suffrage works in his
country. where the women take part
in the management of municipal and
National affairs. quite a number being
represented in the Finnish Parliament
They are not over-anXious TO hold Of
flee, the Doctor says, preferring TO re-
main in their homes, but look well to
IL that only the best men get the posi-
lions. In the meanwhile fresh vic
tories are constantly coming to the
suftragists. The State Senate of Wis
consin has just passed the bill giving
woman the ballot, and il now rests in
The hands of the people to finally de-
eide the matter. The fair daughter of
the Senator who introduced the meas
ure did some very effective lobbying,
in which boxes of cigars and candy
played a prominent part. Some might
call this bribery, but perish the
thought. The New York women are
planning for a great parade on April
80 in which the evolution of woman
from the DAYS when she rode in a sedan
chair to the present period, when she
mostly walks, will be represented. 1t