Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-22

Perhaps. d The attitude Of the hu-
man race toward the rs we're OIL,
changed" raid Colonel Bcanfusle.
"thc attitude Oi the rs toward the
human race might change for the
better. You know Il is part 81 very
generally accepted philosophy that al
animate things reflect humanity's
sentiments toward Them. Kindness
VIII do wonders toward tanning the
Wild horse and even i;ie fierce lion
~ the Jungle. but whoever thlnka %
trying kindness oD figg Appar-
entity II y the thought that. because
the tly y small and csmparaiiNe.y
helpless. II D. nog worth while being
Kind 10 such creature. II the fly
we're ma entitled many thousands of
timer. and were n great. hafry-lcggcd
monster. able 60 cope N:,h humanity
on something like equal terms. think
how we would be trying 10 domcsii'
cate the animal and make u useful
for purposes oi industry 4 team OF
such flies. hliched to coal wagon.
after being ~ kindly treated as mans
friend the horse. would be Of signal
service TO humanity- land 30 would
The horse ~. o.. that is to say. the
fiy horse size
"Hsi apparently thee l. none 10
tho world 10 Try the effect or kind
moss on th- IT'S. science advises us
TO deeds of slaughter. But who *
~ daring a. 20 guarantee the infalli-
biiity ~ science II Il not a matter
~ record that science Il always re-
versing It's decisions? Who knows
but this may happen IN the case Of
the fly. and that. ten or twenty years
from now. when the swat tho ily'
campaign bias been carried to the III
innate and not fiy - left IN the
world. science VIII assure ms that we
have compressed our own destruction
by rendering extinct such a valuable
friend OF man.
''in the meantime. who D. there 90
advocate solution of this 10y pro
bicm by the application of the uniVer-
sal law ~ kindne< Whose voice "
tAlscd la bchHlr tof those humane
methods which huve never failed
when trisd ON other objects No-
body seems inclined 10 welcome tho
fly--to give aim the food he likes
and TO lead him into more consider
ate WAYS through educailon. None
tenohvs The rs tha, e n ili-manner-
cd go annoy siccp'as person or TO
skate over the butter e'sh The rs,
not being appraised 81 these Things
goes laundering through an ignorant
NE until com. human heinz brings
him down with a well-drected blow
~ rs -swatter. There ~ M man To
say. with thc poet;
81 me dweli ~ q house hy the
side Of the road
Aud be a friend a. flies
Everywhere there Is hatred for
the ny. lie II pictured la The press az
monster and little children ar"
taught 60 bee rude Go him. ~ u ans
wonder. then. that he thinks up new
tricks To annoy those humans who
seem 20 fun Of haired. nnd that every
season finds hin. more a. pest ;hhn
ever? Twenty OF t1iriy wears ago
before screens were IN common use
the fy wns not looked upon as 80
much of pest tie was regarded win
mild snrt OF tolerance, and In re-
turn trod lightly upon the heads ot
the bald ana buzzed gently in the
ears uf the sleeping. But today tho
viclousncss 80 the fll war. ON both
sides. " nothing short of amazing y
shows. I maintain. how the 'orcaS ct
hatred. " lett to work unchecked
will feed upon each other ANA grow
in scope and power. Let me era '"l
gentlencss toward the. fly hr uSherea
in and mark how humanity VII reap
the reward of lts own kindly deal