. The National Civic Federation review . ry to say, often work without any ventilation ?These men, referring to a picture, are in the sec-ond sub-basement in a large building in NewYcrk City, where there is no outlet whatever forthe foul air except the door which leads into the nextsub-basement, where the condition is exactly the temperature reaches as high as no degrees in thesummer, and it is almost—I might say it is quite—crim-inal. It is a simple matter, indeed, to provide ventilationfor these firemen. Mr. Belmont heard Mr. TimothyHealy, of the International Stationary Firemens Un
. The National Civic Federation review . ry to say, often work without any ventilation ?These men, referring to a picture, are in the sec-ond sub-basement in a large building in NewYcrk City, where there is no outlet whatever forthe foul air except the door which leads into the nextsub-basement, where the condition is exactly the temperature reaches as high as no degrees in thesummer, and it is almost—I might say it is quite—crim-inal. It is a simple matter, indeed, to provide ventilationfor these firemen. Mr. Belmont heard Mr. TimothyHealy, of the International Stationary Firemens Union,explain at one of our meetings these conditions. He hadjust finished a large building in New York City, andasked Mr. Healy to meet him the next day to determinewhether or not the arrangements were satisfactory forthe stationary firemen. Mr. Healy was amazed to findthe system of ventilation so perfect in that great buildingand how well the stationary firemen were provided forby this busy man, who has something else to think about. come so acute that its work in conciliation gave theimpression that that was its only office. Its object, expressed in general terms, is to pro-mote industrial peace, and there is not one of its de-partments, as you have been told, but assists in thatwork. 1 he Conciliation Department finds its workwhere difficulty in securing an agreement exists. Theother departments tend to educate both employer andemploye that they may avoid differences. A year ago the Municipal Ownership League ofNew York polled a vote so large that it was apparentthat the subject must be studied. The Civic Federationcalled together about 150 men, representing dissimilaropinions on municipal ownership—those who advocatedit and those who opposed; those who had been writingupon the subject and also those interested in transporta-tion and conversant with the operation of public deliberations resulted in the appointment of acommittee of twenty-one, charged wit
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