The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-16
By CARROLL RAYMOND

MILWAUKEE, July lb. - Long years of effort have given Milwau- kee the safest streets of any large American city and "triple-E safety program widely copied by other municipalities.
 The triple-E pattern-for Engi- neering, Enforcement and Educa- tion-has been the model of almost all cities in safety campaigns ot various types, and at present is the theme of national assault on traffic mortality.
 Its development has brought Mil waukee recognition from the Ma tional Safety Council the United States Chamber of Commerce, the American Public Health association aMd the National Fire Waste coun- eil as the safest city.
 In 1912, when the automobiles value beyond the field of pleasure had been untested, railroads were suffering tremendous losses both in actual money and in good will and prestige through injuries and death. In that year 25 persons, including representatives of the government the Red Cross and industry, me here in what was known as the first cooperative safety congress.
 Meeting Brought Organization
 That first meeting led to the for nation in New York City the next year of the National Council for h. dustrial Safety. The triple-E pat tern was outlined and Milwaukee began putting it into effect.
 By 1915, according to Clarence !. Muth, manager of the safety dl- vision of the Milwaukee association of commerce, the mass production industries faced the same situation railroads did three years earlier The association of commerce start ed a purely local movement for safety in the shops.
 In this campaign, the first E, en- gineering, was placed in the safety orders of the state industrial com mission. Rules for the conduct of shops were set down, and certain types of machinery were equipped with guards to reduce accidents Education was effected through schooling plant supervising fore men capable of teaching elements of safety to men under them
 For Fire Education
 In 1923, the educational program swung to the fire hazard Enforce ment of recommendations were en- | trusted to fire prevention bureaus and fire department in insurance codes and standards. An industrial Fire Prevention school was started in 1923. Last year 2,300 persons at tended classes.
 At the same time the anti-fire program started, a first aid in in dustry campaign was developed. Standards for treatment were set by the American Red Cross and enforcement was developed within the industry through insistence that minor injuries be treated in factory hospitals. It is estimated that an ducational program relayed through key men reaches 75 per cent of Milwaukee's industrial en- ployees.
 : In 1924, just 12 years after the railroads turned to a safety pro- gram, the automobile was being rec ognized as a serious hazard to life Milwaukee originated a public safe , ty commission of voluntary citizens appointed by the mayor. The de- partment of public works, aided by lighting streets, installing clear. vis- ible and comprehensive signals : building safety islands on broad streets and charting lanes.
 Police A Factor
 Enforcement, naturally came from the police. Ticket fixing is rare, and police by their courtesy in minor violations win favor of driv- CTS and future cooperation. A mo- tor drivers school further aids en- forcement.
 l Statistics show the older the cam Ipaign against death and injury js