Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-11


low severity rates On the other
hand, industries and occupations with
low frequency rates had high severity
rates. Ii was further discovered that
the fatal and more severe accidents
were largely due to faulty layout of
plants and faulty construction of
equipment.
For Instance. blast furnaces former
" contributed very largely TO the ia
tai accidents in the manufacture OF
iron and steel. The heavy toll of
Deaths due to blast-furnace accidents
led TO improvements in construction by
which ''blOw-outs" with their accom-
Danying fatalities have been almost
entirely eliminated. These improve
ments in the construction of blast fur
naceS were brought about as the result
of the analysis of accident statistics
and the calling of the attention of
those responsible for the direction of
industry to the causes of the more Sc
we're accidents.
Cooperation Necessary.
1T is impossible to differentiate ac-
curately responsibility for accident oc-
currence." said Mr.. Meeker There
must be tlg fullest cooperation be-
tween management and men if acct
dents are to be reduced TO the ire
ducibIe minimum. Workers must be
educated 10 he careful in doing their
work The management must be edu-
Gated To be careful in laying out and
building tie plant and equipment TO be
used by the workers. The analysis of
accident statistics made by the United
States bureau of labor statistics indi-
Gates that the education of the work.
men may and does result in reducing
very greatly the number of accidents,
especially the minor ones. These
studies Indicate with equal precision
that we must depend upon the educa-
ton of employers to bring about any
marked decrease in the severity OF ac-
cidents. Workers can spend all their
time being careful in Il BADLY CON
structed badly equipped plant and yet
be killed or seriously injured by rea-
son of unsafe railroad yards or badly
designed or badly built machines and
other equipment"
The safety movement has gained ire
mendOuS impetus. The workers are
being educated in the gospel of being
careful not merely for their own safe
ty but for the safety of their fellow
workers. Employers are also being
educated to provide safe and sane
workshops and equipment for their
workers to use The great need OF
the hour, Mr.. Meeker says, is more &C
curate accident statistics and more in
tellicent tabulation and analysis of
such statistics. Employers have gone
about as far as they can go in direct
ing the safety campaign until they can
be given more information about the
causes and severity of accidents in in
duStrieS and occupations that have not
vet been included in detailed accident
studies
Filipinos Plead for independence.
The Filipnos are preparing to
renew in an energetic way their,
demand for independence. Their new
appeal is to be addressed to the peo-
Die of the United States as whole
and to the national convention Of the
two political parties and congress in
particular. 4 second Independence com
mission has left Manila for the United
States. IT is headed by Manuel l..
Quezon. president of the Philippine
I'll in 10
United States. having been for six
years resident Philippine commissions
or here
The commission plans 10 ask each of
the old political parties to insert in its
platform a declaration favoring indie
pendence With this end in view the
commission will be represented before
the platform committees of each of
the conventions. The commission in
advocating an independence plank pro-
poses to lay stress on the fact that
congress is on record as saying thar it
favors independence whenever the Fill
pinOS can show that they are main
tanning q stable government. The COM
mission is coming prepared TO argue
that a stable government, dominated
by the natives. is now being main
tanned In support of this contention
they will quote Governor General Har-
risen. WHO in his last report did say
that stable government is now in ex-
iStpncP.
In advance of its arrival In this
Inn
mission has announced that the Phil
ipGine people have no grudge or griev-
ance against the American people" and
II further says the message we are
bringing is one of friendship and
gratitude. We seek Independence as
the natural and logical outcome of
Americas policy i'm the islands and of
Americas solemn promise TO US. We
are coming willing 10 give privileges
and concessions not Incompatible with
our national welfare 1t is further
announced hy the new commission
that the Philippine people are willing
to accept independence under any of
the following conditions: Under a
League of Nations. guaranteeing the
territorial integrity of the islands: I'M
der the protectorNte of the United
States for the first few years: under
treaty of neutrality between the
I United States. England. Japan, France
and other powers. or even without any
condition whatever-ahsoIute and com
plcte Independence.
fit IN himself and ADVANTAGE TO the