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Show PROTECTING CARELESS AT EXPENSE OF CAREFUL That compulsory automobile liability liabil-ity insurance would un I ubtedly increase in-crease accidents, is the belief of Henry Hen-ry Swift Ives, of Chicago, In a recent re-cent adrress, he aid: "We do not need a plan to compensate com-pensate accidents, but a plan to prevent pre-vent accident. Compulsory insurance compels the careful and well behaved drivers to pay for injuries done by the careless or the reckless. Thousands Thou-sands of cars are owned by farmer., most of whom own land and are entirely en-tirely responsible financially, and careful drivers as well. Is it fair to charge them .:!() a year or more for each car they own, to pay for the damage caused by reckless drivinir and traffic congestion in the cities ? The same thing applies to the small town or country merchant, artisan and professional man." |