The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-04
SAFETY OF NOVICE
 FACTORY HANDS MUST BE GUARDED
Those Who Take Places of Drafted Experts Are
 in Danger

Tn view of the changed conditions that are being brought about in num- erous factories by the National draft, the matter of safety of employees, novices who are to take the places of those who enlist, has be- come national problem of consider able importance, and with this idea foremost in mind, a huge Safety and Congress has been called to take place in New York city, Sep tember 10-15. It will be the largest congress of this nature ever held and delegates from all over the world will attend to discuss matters pertaining to the promotion and standardization of safety methods in factories, rail- roads, and the various industries in which hazardous occupations are found.
 Coincident with the Congress there will be staged the largest Safety and Sanitation Exposition in history, three large floors of Grand Central Palace being used for this. The National Safety Council and the American Mu- scum of Safety will cooperate in staging this. Thousands of safety de- vices apd demonstrations Of accident prevention will be on view. The ex- position will be open to the public for one week, and it is expected. that 1t will result in at least thousand new members being enrolled who will promise to conform to standards urg- ed by the Council
 Victory for the Allies is more de- pendent on safety among our various industries than the average person imagines. Not only Is this true of munttion plants where many bad ex- plosions have occurred, either through lack of preca ntion or carelessness, but also in the less. hazardous industries. The disability of single skilled work man interrupts the factory's routine materially, and much of Americas s success in assisting m winning the war will depend upon her ability in delivering the goods necessary for the Tomnies at the front and to deliver them on time. When one stops to consider that the component parts of an aeroplane, a machine gun, mo- tor transport truck, etc., are made by perhaps almost a hundred different factories, it is easily seen that delay caused by accident in any one of these means that much more delay in the finished product and ultimate success on the firing line.
 t'Wes are in this war to win, but the man behind the gun depends ,up- on the man behind the machine" says w. H. Cameron, general manager of the National Safety Council. whose headquarters are in Chicago. Safe guarding lives anad limbs of the in dustrial soldiers of the United States has passed from, the accustomed plane of the humanitarian and the econo- mic. It has Become a sacred duty to ourselves-to our A1lies-to the freedom of the world itself.
 "The keynote of the sessions at the Congress in September will reflect it's one object-to so educate employers of labor throughout the country that their attitude toward the copserva- ton of workmen may become thor oughiy receptive and that through concerted efforts the safety move ment during the war will receive an impetus as never before. Men of na- rtional repute will put before the man. agers and superintendents of the various industries salient facts as to the vital importance of man-power conservation and incidence upon a speedy and successful termination of the war.
 ITO the war-toll by land and sea, there must not be added the shame full toll of needless accidents in the industries. Our country's efforts cannot be prejudiced by the indiffer- ences or negligence of employers to whom the doctrine of safety has made
 but negative or weak appeal. Ii Is the bounden duty of every employ l CT to put his shop upon safe and healthfu1 basis. and by precept and
 action, to continually stimulate his employees to be ever mindful of theil own safety and that of their fellows ''The man power of the Nation vii
 be more and more depleted as eacf fresh contingent leaves for Europe
 New burdens will be put upon the
 men at hone-the green hand mus
 be broken in--and an industrial army
 of workmen will develop. All these
 things, and many others are sys
 tematic of the safety reSvaP whicl
 must needs come about" F. An interesting series of exhibit.
 will be that showing how the live of our soldiers and sailors are being
 guarded as efficiently as possible un | der the extraordinary conditions tn,
 present war has developed. Demon
 strations. of the weird-looking ga mask for contending against suffocat ing and 1achrymose gases, the vari
 ous types of camouf1age. or method
 of painting scenery and arranging fo liage so as to hide batteries an,
 transports to deceive the enemy, an'
 the modern sanitary ideas in vogu at the war hospitals, should form tremendously interesting exhibition Several dozen reels of motion pictur film showing the operation of safet devices and the dangers of neglect ing these precautions are to be show daily. Admission will be free to al l employers, factory workers and oth
 CTS interested, and it is believed tha
 this exposition will have an excellen
 effect upon the thousands of factor employees who will have an oppor
 tunity to see It.
 II POLICE GET THANKS.
 Capt B. O. Cronan and Cap
 Charles Wheeler have received a let