Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-17

Bureau Bill. in int the eH House ~Ns Of Rep
Iresentatfves more than year ago.
and which is now pending on the Sen
ate calendar. This measure. which is
often called the Bremner-Mann-Lewis
bill. after the nameA Of the three mem
bers who took am important part in
| framing the legislation in the House.
provides for federal bureau OF labor
| safety rs part of the Department of
Labor. The proposed bureau will make
special investigations of labor safety
appliances and devices OF all kinds.
study vocational diseases and compile
and publish useful information on
SAFETY methods aimed to check the ire
nendous loss of life now going on in
industries of the United States each
l. year.
According to the reports of oficials
of the Department of Labor, the United
States and Great Britain are practical
iy the only important countries today
winch are without an official assocfa-
'lon or museum to promote labor
safetE. Among the European museums
OF safety are those located at Bremen.
|Sharlottenburg and Frankfort-on-the-
Main. Germany; Paris. France: Amster-
dam. Holland: Copenhagen. Denmark;
Aurlch, Switzerland: Munich, Bavaria,
and Stockholm. Sweden. The bill pro
vlding for United States bureau of
Ia Dor safety has had the support not
only OF men active In improving con-
Gi'ions IN labor. but also of various in
dlviduals and associat lions interested in
extending the safety first movement
through all lines of human activity.
Although the extent of accidents in
the industries of the United States to-
DAY Is known to be considerable. up to
formation has been gathered by the
government The one industry of which
thorough accident study has been
made is mining. Through the United
S.aIes bureau OF mines the govern
ment has kept an accurate account
from year to year of the number of
mine accidents. and has carried on an
active campaign for labor safety. The
experts. under the direction of Director
Joseph A. Holmes, have Investigated
safety devices used in mining in every
part of the world, and through their
EFFORTS much apparatus has been i'm
froduced which has assisted in increas-
ing the safety of the lives OF men en-
gagged in mine work
Government experts who have studied
the conditions in many industries agree
that the possibility of substantial re-
auctions In the accident rates and great
saving of life and suffering through
organized safety work Is beyond aues-
ton. number of large manufacture
ing plants in the United States have
already made much progress in cut
ting down the number of accidents and
in checking the spread of vocational
diseases. These results have been
brought about by careful study of
| causes of accidents and diseases, by the
oreaniza ton of systems of inspection
educational work among the men them
selves and the introduction of modern
safety appliances. If the proposed bu-
reau of labor safety is created clear
ing house for information on the work
accomplished by various large plants
VIII be started. and it is thought that
the work will lead to the esta blshment
of safety standards for the various in
dustries and the quick dissemination of
news on the discovery of new methods
OF protecting limb and saving life.
IF the new bureau of labor safety is
created by Congress during the pres
ent session. the Department of Labor
Will have the two bureaus whose work
is directly and entirely connected with
labor activities. At the present time
the department has four branches, in
Guiding the bureau Of immi gra ton the
bureau of naturalization. the childrens
bureau and the bureau of labor sta
tistics. Only the work of the last
named of these branches, however, is
directly and entirely connected with
! labor. The bureau OF labor safety. if
created, Will add greatly to the strength
of the Department Of Labor, and, ac-
cordfne to leaders in Congress and de-
partment officials. will result In an
other step forward in the work OF
dustry and lessening the accident haz-
ards in all lines of work.
The measles season will soon he at it's
height. and government statisticians
estimate that before the
Fighting end of the cold weather
rr1 between 10000 and $4,000
"Aedsies deaths will have been
caused by this so-called children's dis
ease. Measles kills more people in the
United States every year than small
pox. Besides taking it's heavy toll
of American children each year. mea-
sizes is the direct cause of a number Of
other diseases. including broncho-
pneumonia and tuberculosis.
mothers mourn This alliterative SEN
tence was first spoken by DIR. w. c.
Rucker. assistant surgeon general of
the United States public health serv-
the government physician has led one
OF the most spectacular and successful
campaigns ever carried on by this or
any other country against bubonic
plague outbreak in New Orleans. how
ever. have been insignificant when the
death toll is compared to that of nea-
sles. Only nine persons have died. thus
far. from plague in New Orleans. Peo-
pie OF the whole country. however.
have been arouse to the dangers of
the disease. and every precaution has
been adopted In port cities to check its
spread Measles. however. this year
will kill many thousands of persons.
and. Notwithstanding this heavy toll.
most families in the United States will
continue to consider 1t as a harmless
children's disease. From public
health standpoint. however, measles Is
human ailment OF prime importance.
and, according to public health officers.
persons should be protected from in
lection the same as from other con-
tagious and dangerous diseases.
measles is of far too common occur
renee. The frequency Of the disease
among children has bred contempt
for 1t. and many persons look upon 1t
as an inevitable accompaniment of
youth Parents should never allow
their children to go near other children
who have the measles. whether the dis
ease is within or out of the family cir
Gle. In my opinion. 1t is little less than
criminal for persons whose children
may have the measles to allow their
children to come in contact with young
people who are we'll. The red. watery,
sensitive eyes and puffy evelids are the
well known indications of the disease.
and it Is fortunate that the schools are
now taking more care to discover in
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