The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-08
PRESIDENT GIVES CREDIT EOR
WORK DONE UN CONCUE~S

Phoc1ix, Ariz.. Dec. s.-Credit FOR
the important part played by tho
american Mining congress in the ip-
.nugurldon OF The federal bureau of
mines and the national safety Firs
movement ls extended go that oreauiza-
ton in q letter OF greeting from Pres
iden Woodrow Wilson read at she
seventeenth annual session which
opened here yesterday. An unity
Tor further endeabor to cut down the
toll OF death aud Injury ln mines eN-
lists the president suggests. and as
surance at the FULLEST cooperation 81
All the proper governmental agencies
in further work along this line, is cN-
tended.
The presidents letter follows
To the members of the American
Mining Congress:
- regret exceedingly that. owing
Go the press ct circumstances. BE- Will
be Impossible for me To- greet you in
person al the seventeenth annual ses-
sion y tho America Mining Congress
at Phoenix. Ariz.
u am well aware of IN, important
part played by your great orgaulzs-
.tion iu the creation Of our bureau Of
mines and am sure that the good
work OF that bureau boz att,mptins bet
ter To- safeguard the lives Of the two
million men employ ed in The hazard
Gus mining ANA mctallurgieal indus
tries will continue TO rebound tu your
credit. az well ms to the credit OF the
bureau itself n Will always boz ID
tribute To- your foresight aud energy
that this new federal u~rgaIzat.iu Boa
the short period 90 its existence. with
the kindly cooperation ul state Huh
other agencies. has been aole uy per-
sistent and Intelligent effort Go turn
an Isolated local movement for great
cr safety into o great national move
ment for Safety First and has tl-
ready eone beyond the mining indus
.tre into ever. industry ~ ilc ,Duu-
irs. venture 40 say that thousands
uf lives have been saved by that
movsm,n and that many thousands
more viii Doe saved iu ih" future.
"Grautying as the results ~ thls
lie saving campaign may have been.
however. there 81 stu vigorous work
Tor ruur Cunrse-s tn du ! am .nr
formed that. duriug the last year.
more than three Thousand men were
BILLED and one hundred Thousand in-
.IuTed In tle mining and w.tlIlurgl-
cal Industries of the country At h,
same time, thos, In authority 'sl m.
That. from thyIr observation and OK
p%erieu.r. oue-naIf uf -3.h destHs Iud
th~roo-fuurJh- cog such I151l es ma, De
regarded ls al-il pr'.en.auie
n sugsc-t this situation a- au op-
n|orfuuiIl for further ,udeH..r ON
part. goo .uj down this excessive
toll uf death lud uI injury. can as
sure sou of .ug fullest cooperation uf
tIl. THE proper governmental aE,l..e-
AND ALSO uf ms cannes desire for
rour active Tud continued as-.-tau..
There i- uue other problem com
.ue.tcd with the mining i1oustrt 10
ally Interested. and that b. proper
use of the mineral resources oi the
nation realize hat YOU too are
Interested Iu this problem and Z wish
merely to call 10 tr sour attention bee
.pause OF its -fuudam,ntlI importance
tn tho present ANA future prosperity
Of the nation. : am happy q" say
that the profira.y OF D. past .n the
use OF these resources o. not uclus
continued. on $50 lars. q scale. There
Is, however. groat opportunity for
further reform along these lines and
iu this your organization can hr of
Invaluable service.
Sincerely yours,
1Siguedt WOODROW WILSON.