Show WHERE THOUSANDS AKE slaughtered there is a country where babies are slaughtered that men and women may enjoy themselves there is a land where thousands are killed every year in the celebration of holidays and the enjoying of leisure hours after work there is a part of the world where men women and children are knocked down and run over in a wild rush of the pleasure mad where is that strange land can you guess it is not in the hills of bulgaria where washington irving placed his blood thirsty bandits or in darkest africa where trader horn escaped from the avenging hands of ferocious black men it is m this fair america of ours new york city people are being killed at the rate of more than four a day by automobiles other large pities are adding to j the fatalities at an alarming rate and the country is being made to more fully realize that greater efforts at traffic control must be employed if the death lists are not to go on increasing each days list of deaths and injuries are reminders of the casualties in war america in its rushing restless way is grinding crushing its people under the wheels of pleasure and industry and though america is not disturbed to the point of being thoroughly aroused by the many accidents the world outside looks on in amazement amz ement and wonders why we go on maiming and killing without being shocked into taking drastic action to stop the slaughter we americans pride ourselves as being at the top of civilization yet we disregard every law guaranteeing security of life and property to such an extent as to be pointed at as a lawless people some may say we are on the road to perdition that is a doleful thought and is not to be accepted as a correct forecast america will work out of its recklessness but there is need for more exacting restraints on those who are not disposed to consider the safety comfort or welfare of others the westerner salt lake city |