New-York tribune., 1922-10-11
Big Business
And Police Join
Safety Drive
Judge Gary Explains How
Merchants May Help and
Commissioner Enrig h I
Tells Officers Their Duty
Street Toll Shrinks by I0
Only S Lives Lost in First
2 Days of City Campaign !;
Teachers Repeat Lessons

Big business and the police got be-
hind the Safety Week campaign yes
terday, 1t was Transportation Day,
the third in the seven days drive Of
the Safety Institute of America to re-
duce the casualties that result annually
in this city from avoidable accidents
and carelessness.
Big business gathered at meeting
of the Merchants Association of New
York at the Hotel Astor and heard an
address on Accident Prevention as a
Business Proposition" by Judge Ebert
H. Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel Corporation, who
heads the committee directly in charge
of the drive. The police met in Car
nege Hail. where Commissioner En-
right outlined to them the role that
the officer Of the law can play and
should play in safeguarding the life of
the city's inhabitants.
In addition, the teachers in the pub
lie and parochial schools continued sat
urating their pupils with lessons in
watchfulncss and caution, the theme
most stressed being: "The Dangers of
Rushing Into the Street" Then there
were demonstrations on various fer
ries, trolley and railroad lines and a
radio program on Don't Get Hurt"
during the night.
Only Five Fatalities in Two Days
The leaders in the campaign ex-
pressed great satisfaction yesterday
with the results so far accomplished
by their officers. They pointed to the
fact that the first two days of their
attack against accidents showed score
Of five fatalities as against twenty
one for the corresponding days Of last
year, (which proves that even human
lives can be saved by advertising and
publicity" commented one of the
workers.
Judge Gary asserted in the course
Of his talk that accidents kill more
people than war and outlined some
suggestions for saving the thousands
Of lives lost through avoidabIe mis-
haps
"Within our recollection at least"
he said, "the number of deaths in
battle have been very small as COM
pared with the number resulting from
accidents. Carelessness, a mistake,
thoughtlessness, false bravery. neglect
to protect ourselves and others, all
these are more or less responsible.
"Now, what are we going to do about
dangers and accidents? AS human
beings, grateful for being alive and
for all the blessings Almighty God has
bestowed upon us, we have an awful
responsibility concerning the safety
and happiness of others.
"The first feature of our safety cam,
paign is to secure crusaders and ,teachs
ers who will influence others to advo-
cate increasingly the necessity for pres
ence of mind and desire to avoid and
to prevent accident and injury to them
selves and others.
"In the plan already alluded to there
is included teaching by precept and en-
ample and the placing of signs of
warning TO all who are in the zones of
danger, as we'll as measures almost in
Vulnerable for preventing accidents.
This has accomplished much. We can,
by displaying danger and instructive
signs and by word OF mouth, create
such sentiment as will influence all
of us to use every precaution, all the
time everywhere against being hurt or
hurting others or permitting children
to occupy dangerous places.
"The proposition now engaging our
thought and action is first of all one
of humanity but it is also economic.
A nation which decreases deaths and
injuries by accidents is in the highest
and best sense conserving it's re-
| sources.
"The permanent and successful con-
tinuation of the present safety move
ment is assured, for the women are