Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
Safety Councils leadership
Stirs Machine Age Campaign

Full recognition Of the need of wide
spread public cooperation in safety
measures to meet the conditions of the
American machine age has been given
by the country as result of the meet
ings of the National Safety Council at
Pittsburgh, with an attendance of 1000
men and women interested in the grow
ing record of disastrous accidents. In
dorsement is given to the campaign to
induce all Americans to give attention
to the needs Of the moment.
"This large gathering" asserts the
youngstown Vindicator, shows the ex-
tent to which the movement for safety
in industry and homes and on the high
ways has grown in the 10 years since
the organization of the council. The
exhibition of many safety devices shows
what has been accomplished in the Pc
Rod. Twenty-Five years ago SUCH a
gathering and exhibit were not thought
Of, for safety then was thing for only
the individual to consider, but today 1t
interests everybody because of the dan
gers on every hand in this machine age.
LEGISLATION and safety devices and CAM
paigns have done much to prevent acci-
dents, but the highways still present
problem; for this years record OF auto
mobile fatalities is expected to be $4,000:
This killing of people in streets and
highways at the rate of nearly 100 q
day shows how helpless mankind Is In
protecting itself against its own 1nven-
tons"
Quoting a statement made at the
meeting that deaths from accidents in
the United States during the year to-
tailed 100000" and the opinion ex-
pressed by the delegates that "the re-
duction of this frightful loss should
become matter of chief public con-
cern,' the Chattanooga Times points
out that President Hoover pledged all
the Federal agencies under his control
as aids" and offers the further COM
ment: "It need hardly be said that II
every pedestrian and every driver OF
machine should become personally con-
scious of his or her responsibility ana
should be constantly warned by his or
her knowledge of the potentially for
danger lying in every careless move
ment or reckless turn of the wheels,
accidents would be reduced to such as
may be humanity unavoidable. All VIII
agree that the loss of 100000 lives in
one year is huniliating reflection not
alone upon the intelligence of the
American people but upon their regard
for life"
The Presidents statements to the
meeting. in the opinion of the Pitts
burgh Post-Gazette, should not only
increase individual effort to guard |
against waste of human life, but also
public cooperation with the organized
forces that are striving to reduce cas-
ualties' The Pittsburgh paper holds |
that 1.-THE thought should be fixed in
every mind. that most of the disastrous
loss is preventabIe": that each indl- |
vidual should realize his or her duty
to aid in reducing carelessness," and
d., Co. - calf T1rn cA Al
ton" The Post-Gazette also empha-
sizes the contribution that its own city
has made to the cause Of greater safety.
with the statement as to recent efforts: |
1.-THE mills and factories Of the district
have for many years included safety
divisions in their organizations, and
annually awards are given to the de-
partments making the best showing In
keeping down casualties. The result is
that in many instances mouths and
longer periods pass without single
mishap. Here also is the experimental
station Of the Bureau of Mines, that
has proved such an important factor
for safety in mining"
ut is hardly exaggerating," says the
Appleton Post-C Crescent, ito say that
this movement for safety in industry Is
one of the most important movements
of the day. 1t represents one OF the
few organized efforts that mankind is
making to understand the nature Of
this mechanical age Of ours. We have
called innumerable machines into be-
ing, and we have TO live with them for
better or for worse; but we have devoted
remarkably little time to the job Of
finding out just how we can get along
with them without getting hurt"
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Statements made at the convention
of the International Association Of In
dustrial Accident Boards. showing that
losses In industrial accidents are equiv
alent to approximately II per cent of
the earnines of industrial workers IN