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Show MINING CONGRESS ALSO OPPOSES LEASING BILL BsM rSaCKGDOO, Sept. 11. Conlro-versy Conlro-versy over ilie guesttons of mine accident prevention .1: workmen'.- -i develofed todav t the flniU session of the Amritin Mlninie congreas. Harry La. Day of Wallace. IJaiio. declared that tao-thirda tao-thirda of all nrane accidents were due to the "criminal carelessness " of workers, and advocated legislation making It a crime for a mine employee to violate safety nxlea and rerulatlona. tr. Frederick I Hoffman of New York expressed a dlfferer.t opinion, placing the blame tn the last analysts" on the mine operator. Dr. Hoffman was supported by Herb-rt ML Wilson of Pittsburg. Dr. Hoffman alio told the delegates tliai it was their 'gross Indifference to the living liv-ing conditions of mine workers" that was costing them more money than any other single factor of waste. Dr. Hoffman concluded bv advocating an Investigation into the underground sanitary conditions of mines and the compuiaory physicaj examination of miners to determine their freedom from tubercjlosi-. The cong: ess passed a resolution protesting pro-testing agairst restrictions imposed by the federal department of the interior in granting rights of way over public lands and recording opposition to the enactment enact-ment Into law of the principles embodied In the public leasing and water power bills considered at the last session of congress. con-gress. A bawiue: was given tonight in honor of Van H. Marring, director of the T'nlted States bureau of mines. |