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Show IJIsKICGAKll OF IiniAS LIFE. It is said that in no civilized country is there such reckless and criminal disregard dis-regard of human life as in the United States. It is manifested in so many ways that it would be tiresome to recapitulate re-capitulate them all. The more familiar examples are found in the management of great manufacturing concerns, in which the work is more or less hazardous; hazard-ous; in the operation of coal mines, in which the lives of hundreds of men are in constant peril through neglect of the most ordinary precautions; and in the running of railways, through neglect to procure the best appliances for saving the lives of brakemen and other employes. statistics gathered by the" interstate commerce commisicm show that last year, in coupling and uncoupling curs, there were 8L10 accidents, of which !J0y proved fatal. It is estimated that 90 per cent of these wen; cause by the use of the dangerous link and pin coupler, which are still used because they are cheap. Last year 0420 persons, including includ-ing passengers, were killed on the railroads, rail-roads, and :!), 0H were injured. This is a frightful record, and when it is known that hundreds have, been killed and Ihousands maimed through bad management man-agement and defective equipment, it becomes the duty of congress to take F uch action as will compel the carrying - companies to use the best appliances that can be had, without regard to ; cost; The plea of economy should not , ' weigh a fe.ither when human life is at .",:, stake. j i |