The evening world., 1913-09-27

Vosee employees are licked n. -
3 ~ eass Of DiaAok. 0oa1uHioa-
Voa0 YIN ~ tzsats1 esoAAs1tially.
A1Aseoo Fire Yrsvsauea 1ditos.
DVsaAnG Wssia.
he announcement Of The Evening
Wegl6 that Il Viii receive complaints
froO factory workers regarding VIOLA
tisle Of the fre laws. and will make
cSolp,sts investigations and set the
a1Aehinery Of the Jaw In action waer-
svee violations are discovered. will meet
VIII the earnest approval OF men and
Woosa all over Greater New York
pheee lives are jeopardised by their
:lIoloysrs and who dare not complain
,sooply for fear their Jobs will be taken
;fsn them.
ybe such men and women who are
Vt daily fear Of 4 repetition OF the
,ASca Building holocaust. The Evening
Worid Will continue this campaign
unen money grasplng employers have
aho4o1 the letter and the spirit OF the
lac. which declares the lives ana llnSs
Of factory workers must bs safe.
guQrae1.
:, 4 you work In q factory where fore.
U0 o. owners smoke or where doors
ar0 locked or fastened. write to the
f1g0 Prevention Editor Of The Evening
WoeiA, telling where the factory ID
.0lt1atsd and In what manner the law
70 bslng violated. and your complaint
wlo receive thorough Investigation.
Your identity viii be satssusrded. 20
yeu nsed not fear your employer will
"tAispiss you for complaining.
'cNUoADg FOLLOWS DECISION
m OLANck'S CASE.
! ~ Evening World has taken up this
'eru6AAs, following thu decision Of the
JuGoaess Of the Court Of Special Sessions
y0lsrday that MAJ Bianok. proprietor
Of . shlrtwaist factory At No. ~ Fifth
.Ntonus. wss guilty Of uniawfully fastsn-
- coon Of his factory. whore 80 girls
wee employed. Blanck and his part
neg n the old Triangle Shirtwatst Com
/, pasy we're directly responsible for the
paia0s Of TIE law against barring fac.
1oGl deors, since It was In their factory
(, thke ~ men and women were killed In
Mech mi.
Dsspits that fact. the Justices Of the
CoaSt Of Special Sessions imposed ths
mlaaaan me OF ~ against Bianck fol
. this violation Of the law.
TIE arrest OF Blanck was made by In
cpeetoe walter J. Dugan Of the Burea,
of Eire Prevention. who testified tina
ali three exits to Blancks factory wcr,
heh With Q chain lock. which operatc
~. msving . chained slug IN q stee
sle1.
he maximum penalty under the ne,
Sau y . nne Of SO or twenty days o.
eAA Island.
~ seems TO me that II was nothin
0hegt Of ridiculous 10 impose the min
uaDm nns In this case" declared Mis-
& VsOaoss Perkins. Secretary Of the Con
y maetse OF Safety OF New York. wit
J. o1ees at No. ~ East Forty-secon
GtSest. ~ can never be convinced
xAis world that a small fine Of 80
Sapueh to impose on Q man who hi
shSHn such Q thorough contempt {,
human life ~ 10 lock the doors Of h
xAatssy after the terrible experience
. won't through - owner Of the Triang
OAlytVaist Company. In tho Asch Bull
- where nearly ~ men and wom'
~ because doors were locked.
SY an So no reason for lenience
HSlO case. Mr.. Blanck's recollection
- Asch Building hre should ha
aeAe him more than anxious TO Ia
5000 not only the letter but the sp
- ~ law In safeguarding the lives
n employees.
vGe4Mo WORLDS WORK WI.
90 MUCH GOOD.
Il sshis 10 not the only factory In y,
Hegk In which the law has been vioiai
n this respect. and We believe a Ri
shyestisation. suoh ~ has been propoi
u ~ Tue Evening World. In conjuncti
IN the Bureau OF Fire Prevents
u td work much good. The Commit
u Oafssy II conducting an independ
| lnvest.gstion. which It will contir
SltS,y.
1As Committee Of Safety has b,
lry1ag for . long time to get III
chaln locks abolished. and although I
NJ In the case of Blanck IL very. v
Sssli. Il will do much good, since It
6etablish . judicial precedent that
6DGAtion OF these locks 10 Illegal.
n viii now he easy to compel fact
~ apartment house owners to n
then removed Immediately"
women factory workers.. rememt
~ the fate Of their hundred sisi
Is Disnck's former factory. are org
49, among themselves to compel Il
Gn0leysrs to obey the law which 8
yNoes smoking In factories and VIII
hebes Il . criminal ohsnss to HI
IN locked or bolted Ia any way
gAinG hours.
~ was brought out particularly
- Mary prier of the womsn's TT,
- League. forubd for the bstt