To the Edltfir of the Transorlpt: 



I intrude Into your correspondence col- 

 umn only because I feel It a tiuty to pub- 

 licly seoond the protest of my friend Stoi^v 

 asainat the jieneral Indlffdrcnce to the 

 doath-dealtnK automobile. W.- inside 

 the ratal mistake of all.:- , , -.to- 



ol tins machine to assum. ,ritv 

 J Sives It sup.-. , (he 



•oad. 



H<llC!(l wl 



its dan 

 statutiji 



I- than any 



'ill! at plaF; 

 - liildren vrill 

 u.ihdrawlng Us 

 1 ^-1 automobiUst 

 " ind glow or 

 iiies arc. but 

 ' • and thev 

 io their na- 

 ! ' • • .1. ii ued and ap- 



1-; them. The courla do not 



nt disgraceful situation Is al- 

 1 1 lr.,u 1 t e sunpo 



1^1 1 1 nil 



I I si be 



a It let 1 ir i itioned 

 cms h 1 I It! \i u tion 

 speed limita, It should at all 

 ill ]u:-\A-os be under such 



! 'rmering life or limb 

 H a great reduction 

 iiany places, but it 



their bus 

 have RU 

 run dowj 



I he nghl tc 

 ot .lump foi 

 oi-n: whore- 



: I n 



th.'lt 



,;i,H!i.ih!i,' -K ii.jw kdlin.!;- and ma'imlnK 

 lore people than all the railroads to^ethc 

 'lie slaughter will go on until the list of 

 intim!? becomes so large or soTnething hap- 

 ..i.ns KO appalling as to bring the people 

 nd pos.slblv the courts and Legislatures 

 o their senses. 

 Kven thi.s. is not !hn w.M-.-il of 'A. \y . 



It 



.Ti.'.i;-. 'loptjd 

 ...1 t|.. .'...! tho 



r.-. ill.' I joke of 



( Tl:.. ■ ivliii ; political 

 r;,mr.o,l.;n.T, -i. ■ ■ • .Loll of th. 



Hnitcil Sl.-tlea duivii io x ooinlnlate for the 

 Common .Council, involves utter disregard 

 of it £>s everybody know.5. and no'hod 

 .■ares Wnat can we expect of a vounc 

 lellow in bis teons entrvstea with an aut:>. 

 rrtitille. what '-an we exfiect th* rtslni? j!f#n. 

 ..ration I'l think of law in general. In tht 

 |...,,(, ,ir oi .-.b publi.". examples? 

 [ mienk without prejudice, and with some 



ict. 



1,1 



who 



r.l automobllt?. r hi 

 nio-.-h aa a fhtcken. nor 

 111 i 1 ntr It 



I I h put 



Boston, Nov. 3. 



LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 



J. MtJRRAY FORBEIS ON THE AUTO- 

 MOBILE 



To tho Editor of the Transcript: 



Tour recent letter from Mr. Moordeld 

 Storey and Mr. A. E. Pillsbury are ju.st 

 protests and rightly describe the dan- 

 gers to pedestrians, children and motor- 

 ists themselves from these engines of 

 destruction. 



Had the. evil been foreseen at the out- 

 set it cannot be believed that such ma- 

 chines would ever have been allowed 

 such .g-eneral and unrestricted use of our 

 street.s an.l .uuntiy roads as they have 

 usurped lij- .■on..ooted atition. 



We are a long-suffering- people in 

 many ways, but with the increasing use 

 of automobiles and the great disregard 

 shown hy so many owners and chauf- 

 feurs, it Is indeed time that strenuous 

 measures were taken to lessen this 

 killing and maiming. Probably more 

 than 90 per cert, T was about to say 09 

 per eenf. in..,,.,. ,,, portion o-I 



uto 

 than 



ruld 



i.-.n of terror 



"^'^^ . '•• I -HI! owner and 



drivel- rorom.,] 11, .iealt with in such 

 nianni-i ,Mi. misbury points out. 



The \ynr\a ha,-; never witnessed, In rav 

 b<?Iief, such inercllea.? and unnecessary 

 killing and maiming, euch disregard of 

 the law and safety and rlgrhts ot others- 

 as Is occasioned on our streets and 

 country roads bv «. .. i , ■ _,-.„ „„a 



or le, 



consideration 



she 



nte: 



lit .i; 0,, ,-oa,l 



I nil ,. ,,,, .same 



■■ , , ,,„ ;,,„i the 



I.. I otten by cliauffeurs 

 'I bout the eye of their 



II the average person 

 egard for the safety and 

 of others us soon as he 



an 



ngln 



through crowded , 

 trolley cars aa if 

 was their only t).. 

 lo.ss 



-f not I 

 I speal 

 and nil. 



1 



the 



fair 



bB ex... 

 with i 

 It is 

 Incre: . 

 these lo, 

 tile gult. 

 my hoi! 

 lack of 

 safety of oth. 

 machines hav 



.-! '....itili the 

 ^ < - „tn(ially 

 lance to them. 



of an automobile 

 an the road, espe. 

 le roads arc made 

 , on account of the 

 bmsie with enouB'..! 



these 

 fjiven 



speed 



or pass within a foot or so of 

 or carriage, with an sbsoiute 

 .nsldoration for the rkThts or 

 I could c!li . I . , 



come on 



passed on elth.o 

 many other Instair .on, , ,0 

 hardly be credited, 



Thus we see that there Is little safety, 

 and less pleasure, for anyone who ventures 

 upon our strcoi ■ or loo.niry roads, on foot 

 or with a In.' .1, his machine. 



There are m: .. ho look upon 



white hair lo.. .,vifb more or 



less reverenct.'. j 0 i it they 



have failed to save .. ...,1 into 



the gutter by main . uthless 



automoblllst with bi.s n . ...iii,.. clang- 

 ing horn and unlawful .speed. 



I aim going to put my name to this com- 

 munication for any little weight It may 

 carry %y(th aane ani raasonable persons, 



road are borne out by the \-a.st ina.1orlty 

 ^vho love and tise the horse, or who love 

 and resiTOct human lite and hmb. T will 

 also Include the many aged and timid per- 

 sons who are deprived of their drives or 

 walks by reason cif this disgraceful reign 

 of terror, Perchance some friend may reail 

 this, one who Is reasonably sane on other 

 subjects, and he or she may derisively say 

 that ho or she knew how I felt about auto- 

 mobiles. Let that pass: they belong to that 

 class who never owned a horse, or who 

 cannot or will not appreciate the dangers 

 to the public and themselves caused by the 

 great numlier ot reckless and inexperienced 

 operators of automobiles. 



It Is high time that concerted action 

 .should be taken to bring the people and 

 the courts to their senses regarding this 

 increasing recklessness and lack of consid- 

 eration for the rights of others. 



Milton, Nov. fi. .T. MtiRiiAsr Forbes 



