Show rI r- r IMPOUNDING I LAW DERIDED j j Compulsory Insurance Also Denounced By Motorist ST S1 LOUIS LOLIS Aug Aue Sharp 2 I 2 Sharp con con- conI condemnation con condemnation I of the National Auto Auto- Automobile Automobile Automobile mobile chamber of commerce th the manufacturers rs organization tion n for advocating and ond c I copl copies q ot of a 0 motor vehicle ve- ve ut hide hicle impounding law la la Is contained to In a Il communication addressed to the manufacturers by C A Vane ane general manager of ot the National Automobile Dealers D aler association through h the th association s a representative s on the th motor vehicle con con con- conference ference committee J Harry Harr L I Stratton of ot New Yolk Yo k l The motor committee Is composed corn of I e of ot the the dealers the rubber association ot of America the Trailer I I Moel the Motor J and Accessory association and the American Automobile a The Tho law suggested seizure ot of the and prohibition ot of Its use Uge where r the 0 owner ounce ner I hat has been convict eon convicted ed d of reckless In I PROTEST I G DY G GIn In his hill denunciation of the tho pro pro- proposed pro proposed posed Impounding law 10 Vane ane de- de de declares clares clar s The last people popl In th the v world orld to advocate a motor motoi vehicle Ira Ira- Impounding Im Impounding pounding I liw should hould he be the Xa- Xa National Na National tonal Automobile chamber of i- i commerce The n neit nett t to the tIe last should be he th the dealers I cin t Imagine ln how hW the th idea was tins as Per eter P er sold to theN the N A C C that th's th was a proper procedure to take talo to Im Improve lm- lm prove prote pro e the th safety conditions In III In other words th the National automobile chamber cha o ot of commerce to Is willing through h this law 10 to admit the tho most mot damn abe damn damn- abe Indictment that hit could be made a motor vehicle an Indict Indict Indict- Indictment Indictment ment that esen e the tho most mot radical among our critics have o 1500 careful to 1 old n that thata thata a motor vehicle Is n an n Inherent dan dan- dangerous dangerous dan Instrumentality Such an admission trant transfers r the guilt from th the driver to th the machine The Tho le- le legal le legal gal sl significance ot of o such a da- da classification cation I Is appalling IIpP to contemplate We Wo hav hay no objection to any an motor vehicle law that thit eel seeks to place responsibility where hero It be- be blon belongs be lon longs 8 namely stith the I he reckless ser dr We Wo concede the tho powers posters of ot the tate state to any Rny owner ot of his right to drive a motor car cor where here his hi driving d Is 10 a t menace to safety hut but to Impound the theis is car cor Is I to effect damnation ot of th the a c f vehicle I e and exoneration for the tho driver er PROTEST IV I Cr T R cr The dealer a advised the motor vehicle hll conference corn com com committee mitt also aloo that thit Its It Is absolutely opposed to compulsory autOmobile liability Insurance on the ground that It ph ices pi-ices a finan-clil finan chI burden on the motor 0 public out of ot all proportion n to tI th ben benefit It propos proposes to confer conter that It Is IR a mo move mote e toward state socialism In that such suh Insurance ad are arP universally ad state Insurance in- in aurance to h written riU with Ith tho the tate stale tate and excluding private ato com com- companies companies from automobile Insurance because luse eC it Is making more than 90 per cent of the tho owners ot of motor vehicles les I the he careful drivers r pay the cost of ot the tho damage Inflicted by bythe bythe bytho the reckless 8 erR drivers and the fi financially fl- fl J Irresponsible |