Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-17
WILL SEEK PROPER
 RECOGNITION

The purposes and aims of the American Association of Engineers were explained to a representative assembly of engineers, lawyers, and bankers at the Navapai County Cham Der of Commerce by Dean c. NJ. Butler. of the University of Arizona.
 Dean Butler, who is president of the Southwest district of the A. A. E. and member of the ethics committee, spoke in detail on the mutual ad vantages to the engineering profes- sion and the public of such an organi- zatiou.
 Unlike labor unions, he said, the A. \. E. is an incorporated assOCia tion. responsible for its acts. It does not propose to gain its ends by force, when this may be accomplished by brains. Furthermore it cannot coun- tenance any acts by either labor or capital that do not work for the good of the public The A. A. F. is not a labor union of engineers, but an as sociation for the purpose of raising the engineer to his proper status, and by so doing, building up industry"
 He stated that though most of the progress of civilization was due to engineers, there was still a lament able ignorance of the activities of that profession, many persons limiting engineers" to locomotive drivers and operators of stationary engines. This Is partly due, he said, to the fact that engineers have not taken a part in civic and political activities, being SO tied up in their profession that they had become somewhat aloOt from anything else The A. A. E. plans among other things, to correct this condition-to make the organized engineers of the country political force-and to educate the public into demanding the services of an engineer where an engineers services are re- quired.
 Before this can be accomplished, according to Dean Butler, 1t will be necessary not only to educate the public into demanding engineers for engineering work, but also to pro teCt those who consult from In competents and frauds who are pos ing as engineers. The public has been "stung" so often by relying on reports of so-Called engineers that the whole profession has suffered as a consequence. This is one of the. many faults that the A. A. E. pro- poses tc eliminate, in this particular instance by a law requiring all engi- neers to be licensed the same as dOct ors, so that when stock is sold, forI instance, on the strength of an engi-I uccr's report, the public may rest as sured that the report was written byl a competent man and contains facts as they exist.
 In conclusion Dean Butler said though he was what might be called an ultra-conseryativc, he not only had been won completely over to the A. A. E. idea, but had become all enthu siastic worker for that cause, and the l reason for this was that he could see absolutely no bad points in 1t any where It is as much to the advant- | age of the public as to the engineer; l and by the work of the qualification | committee, which passes oil every ap- plicant for membership, the employer | Is assured a competent man and the employe is assured good conditions.
 After Dean Buffers talk, several new signatures were obtained for the local chapter which is in process of organization. The membership now covers practically every engineer i'll the district around Prescott, except | few in outlying camps who have been | unable to attend the meetings.
 Among those present were: E. A Johnson, c. J. Harbauer, E. S. Clark, Neil Clark, Judge E. w. Wells, A. j. Kline, R. B. Roe Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mccartney, MT and Mrs. o. NJ. Wold, Mir. Vierthaler, Sergeant Min his, Captain Bradley, MT. Murphy, Mr. Parks, Mir. Wenuand, Mir. Heb erlein, Mir Alderman, NJ. N. Andrews w. w. Elliott, Mr. Merritt, w. (. Ellis, (. E. Mason, Lieutenant Shaw and Mir. Haggard
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