New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
Considering all these honors psia to

Considering all these honors paid TO
animals no one need be astonished 20
learn that IN many Of tho armies OK the
ola Vori6 troopers caught ov their
occsrs IN the act OF using inSilting
and abusive language 70 their mounts
/ are not only court nartialled, hut sem
fenced 20 imprisonment ana 10 LOGS OF
rank; and q few years ago | recall
/ sentence OF three weeks imprisonment
IMPOSED By the criminal tribunals Az
Berlin upon a staoleman .npioyed Ia
tbe imperial news for having ad-
dressed a vile name 20 a favorfe mare
relonsins TO the Kaiser. Evea here IN
! Tho United states the same ideIs With
-eeard 90 courtcey toward horses seem
! 70 prevail. for. glsncins through Colonei
Dodae's valuable work on Riders in
Many Lands" published by Iarpcrs /
found that nc describes how the stable.
men and srooms Of the celebrated feio
! Alto stables. in California, are strictly
| forbidden. under pain Of instant dis
raissal, 10 talk grufiy or in An insulting
manner to any Of the horses.
Prince TasRlo Festctlcs. head o! the
Great Hungarian house Of that name'
and owner Of one Of the most ceie-
! brated stables in Europe. even vent 50
fgr az 20 institute legal proceedings
/ against sporting payer puolIshed at
! Vienna FOR having referred in slight
/ jup manner 20 one OF his racehorscS.
| the insult consisting in A remark 70
the effect that though the mare hdd
{ won certain stake, she did not de-
serve 10 tahe them owing 20 the tact
| that her competitors had tun 80 badIy
IS 20 deprive the victory Of every atom
| os c,crv or merit. This was hardly
srave afront. But the prince thought
otherwise. and after an Interesting
! lawsuit. obtained from the Vienna
| tribunals a decision ordering the paper
concerned 20 print a public apology for
! the remarks which il had mace about
his mare. TO what extent she Wss
satisfied by this public rerara'ion an1
unable to say.
In Belgium the government, which
owns and controls tie entire railroad
system OF the country. issued not long
ego decree which, 80 far a. railroad
travel r. concerned. places the dos on
absolutely the same level as q grown
+, up man or woman and much higher
than n child. For whereas tho latter
il merely entitled 20 hal; 4 place II
under twelve years nf age, the dog has
/ riaht 20 q fI'l scat, proritca ne has
| his ticket. That is 20 say, In railroad
COMPARTMENTS licensed 10 hold ten
traveller. II there are eight adult hi.
man beings and two dogs the compar'-
ment is regarded "a "complct' and
no other passenger IL admitted; while
n the train happens % nc fur, partly
with dogs and partly with human be-
ings. any additional human passenger
have 10 be l-f, behind rather than that
the dogs provided with tickets should
hc forced 20 yie'd up their seats. 90
far tho government h9s given no init
nation us 70 the rannt. In which tho
canine travellers arc expected 90 con-
form 10 the regulation. which prohibit
passengers from placing their feet on
the cushions ana II must lie admitted
( that tbs seats 81 railroad carriages In
Belgium. a. at present Constructed. are
| no, suited 10 the dogs style 81 repose.
As. however, the government hse al
ready given him the preference over
children 10y according 20 him an en-
tic sea, instead OF merely half one.
Il is within the bounds II poss!eillty
that tho authorities may. IN course Of
time, be brought 20 modify tho cars
IN such a manner ~ 70 add 10 tho
comfort of the canine passenyor-a.
the cxpense, Of course. Of the human
traveller. BX.ATTACHE.