The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-12
WE "a nros,lsss.

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. Just how much thought Is beins
given 20 the war and what prospec,
the United States soldiers have OF
returning from the scene Of hostilities
alive. This matter comes very near
to those families from which one or
more men have enlisted voluntarily or
been drafted. We look upon war as
a needless slaughter, and II is, hut
we are confronted with conditions
which. while they do not KIN or maim
on such 4 stupendous scale, are dairy
taking away or injuring our loved ones
and We pay little or no heed TO apply
ing the necessary remedial measures
which IN many caHes. at least. we
have Il within our power tn admiu-
lister.
According 10 figures given out, dur
ing the year 1915 there were io.ooi
persons killed IN railroad accidents Ia
the United States. Passengers killed
numbered ssi. injured. soos; NJ
ployes killed. 2.s4i: injured, l7s.92G.
Other persons. including trespassers
Killed and injured. s.7ss and II Tei.
respectively.
The matter Of employees killed and
injured r. one in which the general
public d not concerned. excep, in a
superficial way. Az long as railroads
and shops are run we will continue
10 have accidents n killings. The
nature OF the mems work Ia. in many
instances. hazardous and the element
OF LANCER cannot be entirely removed.
The railroads years ago began TO
realize the fact that they should
preach the doctrine OF safety among
their msn as well as among the public
az large. This has had a beneficial
effect, but the time win not come
whom railroad employees will not be
subjected to more or less danger in
the ordinary discharge OF their duties.
hence any hope Of doing way with
accidental deaths and injuries is mere
ly an idle dream.
II will be observed. however. that
there were s.T9e trespsssers killed
and 1871 injured. The statistics do
not anaiyze the manne In which
these casualties occurred. One OF the
most frequent causes is walking on
railroad tracks. lying down 20 sleep Ia
close proximity TO the rails, crawling
between or Under cars instead OF go
ing around. alighting from moving
trains, and many other indiscreet acts
which people are guilty of commit
ting every day.
The fas, age In which we are living
has made us careless. We do not use
ord !srV %precaution around railroads
or oth5r place, wh.rc danger is pres
emit. We are too much inclined -
take n chance without thinking what
the outcome may be. We place our
lives in jeopardy daily. all because
Of a desire to reach q given point in
the shortest possible time,
Another useless habit which the
American people have is that OF going
10 the depot to see their friends of.
Sometimes a crowd of anywhere from
q dozen 10 nfty vii ,rapse down 70
the station 10 see that one person is
safely started pm his or her journey.
Many % them viii crowd into the a
and remain there exchanging faro-
wells until the train starts to move.
Then a grand rush IL mad for the
station platform there n a slip, some-
body falls beneath the moving wheels
and there Is another death or accident
10 chronicle. This could have all
been avoided " the faroweils had
henn said az home; v one or two per
sons. instead OF a score OF more. had
gone 90 tho train. on IL the exchange %
good -bycs had been terminated IN am
pie time 10 permit those who had no
business on tho train 10 get OFF before
II started 20 move.
we Americans are "a reckless lot 81
Let's resolve 20 Ne more care
fui and thus reduce 10 "A minimum the
unnecessary slaughter that is going
M year after .
IMPOSITION ON DRAFTED MIN.