The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03

the weeds of carelessness will grow I'd
and choke the plant of carefuIness until
1t will wither and eventually be de-
| stroyed for want of such care upon the
part OF the thoughtful. Yes, throw out
the life line" and while so doing do not
| rock the boat. 1t is the careless who
rock the boat to the jeopardy of its oc-
cupants. How easy and precautions it
is to have the boat of care equipped
with careful employees, and that the
practice of safety be engrafted into the
| minds of ALL
The life line should be ready for
any emergency, and your boat of life
| (by your acts of care) in condition to
battle the toughest sea, with your ewes
and ears trained to hear in the fog
the norm of danger, and see the bea-
con light of safety. With this precau-
tlon always carefully stored away in
ones brain, to be brought into active
service when occasion arises there
viii be no necessity to throw out the
life line. All men will be careful and
all work done in such a way as to
meet the appreciation of the empIover
and employee.
OF course it is necessary to keen
your thoughts and lives surrounded nv
ne nhes, as we do not know when a
careless employee may break into the
ranks of the safety organization. Such
precaution is exercised by our govern
ment IN its standing army and navy.
ana the same defense should sur
Touhu every employer of labor Never
ueIesate another to do an act danger
GUS IN Its character without being
satisfied in your own mind that fbe
person TO do the work is competent
or mas been first thoroughly insruct-
Gu IN lhe manner of doing his labor
with safety to himself and Others
Never presume ones conna+encS-
put MIN to the test. If he does nor
snow capability, then drill him in tbe
IDEAS and thoughts of safety. Anv
superintendent of labor who does an
ace VI TINS KIND without knowing his
man is Just as unworthy to fiji his
posltlon as the careless empfoyee 10
retain his. Competency is inst as &C.
n Senslaa to o. good workmanship as
cheaper than the latter. and naI,a-
| breeds disaster.
we are quickly arriving at a period
When the competency of the man will
~. ne tne 1lrst test as to his qualifica-
lions, and 1t will at no distant doto
be one of the legal requirements i'm
posed upon those employing labor
me careful man must be protecta6
against the incompetency of one who
tbe iiI 80 deserving of employment at
me nanus or the employer. When
this is done every act of the Iaborer
VIII be a mental safety line IN
mainly Will praise the acts of the en-
p!oyer. me careless employee will he
lildI ne must he
an adept in thoughts of care and CON-
potency before he will be allowed 70
assume any position in the ranks ~
labor wherein his careIessness will
be a Jeopardy to the lives and links
work. hseu 10
May our friends who have encirc1ed
tne slope with that all inspiring hyrnn.
1hrow out the Life Line" that has
touched the hearts of millions of wav
IarerS' VINO were drifting in the sea
or life, and brought them into tbe
IoId or righteousness, aid the causa
OF safety by inspiring the mind of the
Iaoorer to throw out the life line ~
care TO his fellows in his daily tasII
our country is today in ali pIacas
where labor is employed. doing q
WORK OF education in teaching care
IuIhess' and 1t is now up to the labor
er 10 grasp the line of care and tbro,,,
II out TO his fellows, that their lives
may De spared, and thereby protact
careless. VA 80
Throw out the life line, across tbe dar,-
wave, the uark
There's a brother whom sonoebod,,
should save; neDooy
Somebody's brother, Oh! who then will
To throw out the life line, his peril 70
Throw out the life line with hand ou,c1.
and strong, 4A
Why do you tarry. my brother. SO
long; -
See, he is sinking, Oh! hasten today
away"