Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-14
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Safety and National Efficiency

by ben II. Williams, Statician
State Industrial Accident Commission
Germay has been heralded as the ma.
ton of efficiency. Disregarding the
wastes of the present war and consid.
ering solely the industrial side of the
nation while at peace, it is found that
she has been able to transform her ma.
tional energy into results with the least
possible friction. The world has been
amazed at her strength and resources
IT IS no wonder therefore, that as one
OF the phases in the movement for
greater efficiency she has been fore.
most in the work Of accident preven.
| tion.
Safety education has there become
q national movement. 1t has been
made a matter Of constant popular in.
terest 1t has been taught in schools
ana colleges. Trade schools have in.
stltuted special courses for the dcyelon.
ment of safety engineering. The two
best equipped safety museums in tbe
world are located at Berlin and Nun.
ich' In these are to be found the
latest scientific appliances for the pre.
Ventlon of accidents and disease,
The Employers Mutual Accident
association under the supervision of the
imperial Insurance office have lone
carried on campaigns of inspection ana
general safety work. The result has
oeen to place Germany unquestiopablv
llrSt among the nations in the work Of
accident prevention.
IA.
Dr. Iaeher, director Of the German
imperial Bureau of statistics, estimotnd
.ng annual saving in wage.earnipp Of.
i'''ehcy, resulting from prevention and
insurance against accidents and sick.
ness as amounting to S23S. .OOO OO0 Oo
per year German employers agree that
tnS has been an important factor in
'ur industrial advance Of that empire
America, In facing the now inevitable
struggle tor industrial supremacy. with
''S consequent sevcrcr competition. mnv
90 wei to turn from her methods of
RgoVerDlal waste and recklessness of
me and limb and learn from Gormony
n'r secrets of industrial efficiency
The Reality of Accidents
~, accidents to most people are unreal
lnoy are the hugbcar Of dream. Wbv
should one who is destined ia he y
strong healthy man have much con'
vrIu Shout them' Such man does rot
intend to become u member of tho rro,,.' ,y
worryi '' '"o"'u ne
There is silent, sad. faced man
WIN an empty sleeve. Who ynIks th"
streets of an Oregon town. Uis onT.
support is the $25.OO per month uLia(
ne uraWS from the State Industrial A.
clu'htt Commission. He has ma ntbo,
income Many times he has npnIioJ f,.
Joo' But they tell him thai in thosa
tunes there are plenty of two bonJoJ I,
men looking for work. '''0
A year ago he was as other man
! pnSs'Glll whole, lie expected IN rc'
nam thot way. lie had mo- idea bnv.
fsur S"ltt cruel process by which mon y
, lmns are torn aSuudcr might rom" ;n,,
nls llte, Then on one day his yos 'I," ro'
lie had found a Job for a f,u. lo..
ON one Of the city woodsovs IvL uvls
,s,.,,' ,"v "o'N was hazardous or not did not
trouble aim He had no idea of ,So w.,
N'se INST OF Woodsuw victims n, a;l
mot Know that the woodsnw. as ,til Iiu
stare are poorly guarded and hnrh".
vuS'E dangerous But he did kpn,, tSa,
moorers who are too particular ,t"",
voh1ltlons of work sometimes gs, t,.aI
Ana SO he wasted little time I'm ,Li,S 'vH'
safety. Va 'uuusthM
During an interval in the s,,,;,.
Walie the sharp teeth were sim r"'Is'
ing swiftly aud uusccn ON ,b, wv.
'dge OF the metal disc. he conrl,5oS g',' !.
o'l the saw. He picked up an 'U cG o., "
injected oil IN the proper plnecs an5
tsen reached up TO set the cam A.. auu
ne never knew just how il .bannoa,5l O" A.
s5 ne rev ms arm jump as il IL ma rS'
sVlNyu an electric shock. He dimly ~.
memoers the thought Of blooi~Sre'.e, 'e
streams OF blood. he heard s,,S..,.., 80,
Z SSIE ont as II from long 1;s,"..' 1;vVu'
lheh the air and tao worl3 hec.. ~
gro" olack aud his brain svirleJ W y.
seems hSe a nightmare. that ,,,;,,a AZ
suffering at the hospital Tbc Jo,,l lsN VI
am ms best, the nurse ala k.. ksy'v'
wv tue pain IN that arm was tery,hl,
|, seemed that hc would 20 wi5. 'o,' onj
I st m'dhlgh, they put him unde, % ~
drug' when he aNoke his orm . w,
the elbow. ''"''" above
S0S S0 ne swings a stub as ne vail.
and below that there /. a s,.,..''' "e'N,,
Naeaney, This is the story Of HOW ooa N,
man. after fearful sst1fi,s WY vuD