New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
KING ON SPEED MANIA
Racing Motors Barred from Erhibt-
fion by His WiSh.
,.,.,.--,rht- 1ans. by u. Brentwood Comreny.l


-. t-i,~ Edward IS an enthusiastic motorist
- his automobiles as hts ordinary means OF
,-vevz1oe every DAY. and virtually restricting
- employment OF horse-dravn carriages TO state
.-,ss5ons royal pazeznts and ceremonial func-
,.,,x ne has set his face strongly against motor
-,-,,r He has no sympathy whatever for the
,s--e- declaring that II IS merely calculated 20
--o,-o-e the mania for reckless Hfe-endangering
speed and &c augment the prejudice Of the masses
or -he ueople against this method OF locornoton
TIE kings sentiments about the matter have
received g somewhat striking illustration by the
announcement from the mana cement Of the great
international Motor Show. about TO open at the
Olympia II London, 70 the effect that II viii not
permit any racing cars 10 be exhibited or even
allow the display OF notices relating 70 racing
rars The management gives Il 70 be understood
that this announcement on its part has been made
g. the express desire Of the King. who declined 10
carrtensnce the exhibition unless his wishes were
complied With in the matter Not that there was
E-v great reluctance on the part 81 the manage
-nen 70 defer 70 his views. for these very
general and among those V-ho use the automobile
-~os+ su6 who are the best customers Of the
manufacturers the prejudice against racing has
become very pronounced Indeed, the leading
automobile clubs are ineugurating penalties OF the
most drastic order for those who, by gross viola
4fons cf the speed limits and by reckless driving,
contribute the prejudice Of the masses against
IRE automobile. The Duke Of Northumberland
who besides being one Of the richest mobiles great
territorial ragnates and influential magsterlai
6iC1itzries O. the North OF England is also an
enthusiastic motorist. has even gone TO the ene'h
OF publicly proposing that al cars responsible ior
TIE loss Of human life. either BY killing people
or the spot or by inficting injuries that suose
ouentiy prove fatal should be conhscated oy Ihe
local authorities or ~ the Crown.
This would constitute return TO the oio ieN
~ 7eo6ards under the terms Of which any chatter
which had been the cause OF q human death vas
forfeited 70 the state "A price was ususlly -
.1ron the thus forfeited chattel. ana the money
rsie for It's redemption. II redeemed was s1Ppo
- ne applied 10 pious uses, and distrlou'eo III CO. ~
lv -re Lord High AImoner- As recently as
-,es-s ago large steamer named the N.O.oi 70 <,
7,,f1- exo-esslr 70 TUT between London ana Hun
-.-ss making : trial trip down the Thames WFen
,z ~ the boilers exploded. killing FIVE OF the men
:, .re engine room : deodand TO the tune OF
--s-v thousands Of dollars imposed on the
.-ssea1 and the owners were told 70 consider them
a7z-ss 1r,-lz. that the deodand had only extended
u The machinery. boilers. etc. instead OF TO 1ne
entire ship
7 vas this fatal accident OF board the victoria
ss well As rhe many railroad accidents wflch
marked ne introduction ot railways as means
Of er~xevs nee that Led The abolition of the an
Gent law cf deodands by act Of Parliament
sor1e threescore years ago. U 70 that time quite
q he- OF locomotives had been seized and con-
esrsted On charges OF homicide under the deodand
law and with the enormous development which me
-sil-osd gzsrer has attained in this twentieth cen
my and the thousands Of lives tEat are lost each
--ss- nv railroad accidents II IS fortunate indeed
4o- railroad enterprise that the law q deodands
has rssSed out OF existence