The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-07

What Kind Of . Horse 10 Worth east
70 the Editor Of TAs Tt~ee:
notice In the uewspapers that the
city has received long.deferred pay.
ment for horses (worn out). I also
notice that 81 once fAlthful horses
brought the paltry sum Of $26 each.
! fail TO 80 why, when these once
high-prlced h0rses. such - the dro
department buys. have worked 70
much a. to bring their commercial
value down to @36, they are not PEN
stoned OF IN some way instead Of be-
ing sold to be tortured by some hard.
hearted junk dealer or peddler whose
only object b to get back. ten-fold.
that $16 which the city demanded.
believe the Taxpayers OF Detroit
would much rather sec the city pay
SIS to put out Of misery . worn out
horse than TO demand as blood mon
ey for the worn out bones OF our once
most faithful servants.
Il appears to me that either there
are some very loose business methods
or much cruelty in the Are depart
ment.
The horses are either not worn out
and are worth more than SIS. or they
are worn out and should be pat out OF
misery. CHARLES DANIEL.
SOS Crane-ave.
March s, 1914.
Would Trade American Lives FOE
Property
TO the Editor Of TIE Ttmss:
Your plea for the staying Of the
clamor for armed intervention IN Mex
lean Affairs II q c0mmen0able one
from the lone standpoint Of proven
ton Of war and ali the dreadful con
sequences. accompanying the same.
but n Il takes the lives Of . few OF
our fathers, brothers, sons and huS
bands 70 end q strike that has for the
past three years been taking the HIVES
OF the fathers, brothers. sons and hue
bands OF our poor unfortunate neigh
bors and keeping the mother1. wives
sisters and children IN constant dread
OF atrocities worse than death; Are
the lives Of our few not well spentf
/ doubt very much II the real sentt
ment for intervention has grown from
the fact that British subject Was
slain by Gen. villa; nor has u grown
nom the fact that other British and
foreitn subjects and many Americana
have met Q similar fAte - . con
sequence Of this bandit hght to .
finish. rather think the majority
Of our people who express . ventf
ment in favor Of Intervention are do
tuK Il With al faith that II II the only
means Of preventing not only further
atrocities to foreign subjects within
our neighbors' bounds. but also OF
prsventing pillage. death and worse
than death to our poor unfortunate
neichbors who are. after a1l. human
beings ana worthy for humAnity's
sake Of the efforts Of this great coun-
try to bring about peace and quiet
and 20 relieve the weak. the Afflicted.
the. women and children from that
state OF constant dread In which u
most the whole country must b Nv.
ing.
True there II : line, boundary Be.
tween our country and Mexico ana
certain ethics and conventionalities
pertaining thereto are supposed TO b
considered, but should the Rio 0Fande
form . boundary to our efforts Tor the
welfare Of humanity
visit until Q number Of our sub5ecte
meet their fate It the hands Of either
of>the warning forces, or our embassy
II blown up, and the cause Tor Inter.
yention then will spell "vongeanco."
WILLIAM b. RHYNDHB09,
117 Chippewa-ave.
Cleveland club women 70 the mum.
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