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Show THE "SAFETY FIRST" CAMPAIGN. There is a propaganda among the railroads in this country that the public ought to lako an affirmative part in to a far greater extent than it is doing. Wc refer 1o tho movement among the railroads which is described in tho torm "safety first." This moans that the railroads aro making tho safety of their trains, especially their passenger trains, the first consideration, instead of speed, which has horotoforc seemed to bo the chief factor to be considered. Mrs. Ilarriman, whoso voice is influential influen-tial throughout tho Karriman system, is said to be much interested in this "safety first" propaganda. In this she and all who act with her will be commended by the general voice of tho public, which demands for itself safety in traveling, and which reads with hor ror of accidents where people are maimed or killed. The first consideration is the trans' portation of passengers, and that is, in fact, tho contract between tho passenger pas-senger and the railroad company; it is that he shall be taken lo his place of destination with rcasonablo speed and in comfort and safety. No one would willingly purchase a risk in a railroad accident, but that is, in fact, what multitudes mul-titudes of people have purchased in purchasing railroad transportation. Tho t raveling public will bo especially interested in this now and better departure de-parture on the part of railroad officials aud managers. It is, as a rule, not supremely su-premely important for a. passenger to arrivo at his destination at an exact minute or hour, but it is important for every passenger that ho shall arrive at his destination safe and sound, and able to do the thing for which ho made the journey. The "safety first" propaganda among American railroads is emphatically emphat-ically to be commended as a need of the time, and a welcome reaction from the craze for speed, which has been pushed beyond the safety limit. The anthracite coal combino considers con-siders it quite in the order of regular business to boost the prices of its product $13,-450,000 on its payment of $1,000,000 increased wages to tho miners in its employ. Public opinion backed (and justly) tho miners' demands de-mands for better pay; the combine assented, paid the miner the advance, and assessed the public $9,450,000 in addition, as a fine for its sympathy with the miners. Among a class of educated men, Latin, revived and enriched with a modern vocabulary, is being pushed as a "world language." Certainly with its rich literature and glorious history, there would be a thousand times more point in adopting Latin as a universal univer-sal language than there is in adopting any of. the mechanical makeshifts which have no foundation, no literature, litera-ture, and no history. Groat Britain forbids military and naval airships from pas-sing over any part of the United Kingdom 'except by invitntinn or permission of the Government. Gov-ernment. But how is the order to be enforced? Any such airships might pass over unsown in the night or so high as to make interception impossible. impossi-ble. Evidently, airships arc proving difficult problems. It is taid that the President and his Cabinet have "made a good impression" impres-sion" in Washington. Well, that's something; utw lot them make the an in e good imprcsion on the country a' large. |