Evening journal., 1919-05-13
PEACE CASUALTIES
Higher Than WARS
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their luncheon today by Frank Z. Nor
ris. field secretary Of the National
safety Council who hasl made the
study Of accident prevention a life
work. Mr. Morris addressed the mem
bers in the interests Of the safety cam
paign. which ii 20 be waged in this city
and state by the newly organized Della
ware Safety Council. The aim OF the
campaign is TO have Oh manufacturers
Join IN the work by intensive effort In
their shops TO teach safety and pro-
mote safety. Already many OF the
larger manufacturers have Joined the
local safety council
THE latest authentic figures 10 he
obtained show that 56.221 American sol
.diers were killed or reported missing
during our nineteen months OF actual
warfare and more than 10000 were in
iured," said Mr. Morris. Appalling as
those figures are, the statistics on ac-
cidents here In peaceful America. 5000
miles away from the scene OF conflict
are even more startling and during that
same nineteen months i26.56i men, wO-
men, and children were killed by acci-
dent in the home. on the streets and In
the Industries.
1T would be a terrible catastrophe OF
the city OF Wilmington We're wiped OF
the map and all Of its people killed by
a tornado.
1.-The world would mourn helplessly
and yet but little is being done by the
public generally % cut down the awful
list OF deaths and serious injuries that
occur every year In this country. Dur
ing that same nineteen months that we
were at war there were also more than
100000 persons so seriously injured
by accident that they lost more than
four weeks OF time or were permanent
ly MANNED.
1T is most significant IN these times
that accident prevention has offered a
common ground on which employer
and employees can meet with mutual
interest and understanding and with
profit TO both.
MANY OF the industrial plants have
reduced their lost time accidents from
75 per cent. TO 30 per cent, and II IS
a remarkable fact 20 discover that two
thirds Of this reduction was accom-
plished through organization and edu-
cation methods. through reaching the
superlntendents and getting them con
WINGED OF their responsibility and
through them reaching the workmen
and getting them intelligently inter
ested in protecting themselves"
The speaker then told OF the work
Of the National Safety Council In pub
lie schools and OF what is being done
in St. Louis, Detroit, and other cities
in the way Of public safety.
Present at the luncheon were repre-
sentatives OF many Of the business in
terests in Wilmington, Police Commis-
sion. city officials, labor unions and the
schools.
Just what It is hoped TO accomplish
I'm this State in reducing death and in
jurt from accident was explained by
Lewis A. De Blois, president Of the Della
ware Safety Council. He brought out
that the Delaware Safety Council would
operate entirely without profit; that
there are no salaries or retainers paid.
It will hold each year at least twelve
special meetings for fOremen and super
intendents or for safety engineers and
executives with able speakers Of ma
tursl reputation and broad experiences.
Provision will be made for round table
discussion and presentation and solu-
tion Of individual problems and diflcul-
ties.
There will be at least two mass meet
ings for workmen for attendance at
which the liability Insurance companies
will consider reduction in insurance
premiums. Their will also be a CONSUL
tation service through the secretary's
offlce, and thereby the collective ser
vice-not theorles-of the national
body's $500 members will be avail
able.
Mr.. De Blois stated that already some
OF the largest concerns in this section
are members OF the local council. The
liability insurance companies, cham
bers OF commerce and State accident
boards everywhere have put the seal
OF their approval on the National
Safety Councils work.
sThe principal message ] want %
bring you is this" said Mr.. ne Bios,
'The Delaware Safety SouNil is mere
and proposes 10 reduss accidents in
this state. commencing with industrial
accidents
Az the close OF the address. resolu-
tions were presented recitlng the losses
caused by accidents. the fact maly are
preventable and providing that the
chamber OF Commerce consider The ap-
pofntment OF a special committee TO
cooperate with the Delaware Srtety
Council in its work Of accident pre-
ventlon.