The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
"SHOULD LET
CLEVELAND
BABE DE-
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children as they are convinced can
never achieve reasonably normal.
useful and happy existence. The GUS
tom among pagan peoples OF expos
ing such infants to death from ex-
posure and wild beasts was Infinitely
kinder than the Christian method OF
straining every resource OF science TO
keep them alive---to the end that
and hardship to themselves and their
relatives.
OF course. there Is now and then
a Helen Keller. but for every one
arid in which the unfortunate child
lives TO become curse to itself and
all with whom II comes In contact.
We w, take ak life now In the %h, name ,,.D OF
should we not take life in the name
Of humanity? G. A. B.
Detroit. Mich. Mar. 5. 1915.
To the Editor of The Times:
Questions surrounding the fate OF
the little sufferer at Des Motnes are
very delicate, touching, as they do,
not only the highest refinement OF
Christian morals. but the tenderest
sentiments OF humanity also. And
strange as II may be. the alignment
OF the moral phases OF those ques-
tions. at first view, seems to be ad-
verse to the questions that involve
the human sentiments.
But ! believe that the conflict OF
Christian morals and the higher SEN
timents OF humanity Is on the sur
face only. and that the true philos-
ophy of the case is to be found with
little difficulty. Assuming that the
fact Is that there is no relief that
the doctors can give, the solution
would seem TO be In the test Of what
would choose for themselves IL fate
made the continuation OF their indi-
vidual lives a continuation OF torture
without hope.
NV belief is that the great major
ity OF men and women would prefer
death and thus the end OF torture In
any case OF such kind, and basins
the conclusion mainly on that consid :
Grafton. I believe that IL would be
conformable to both morals and the
more delicate sentiments to end the
child's suffering by some means OF
inducing sleep. a sleep from which
the unfortunate little sunerer wouiu
never awaken. .
II /. Impossible that the child shall
choose: IL choice IL made FOR the
child by the great. generous heart OF
are based on experience and the sen
timents OF sympathy and compassion
IL seems to me that In that direc-
tion no mistake can be found. My
and / shall accord full respect FOL
every one that arrives at dfneren'
result In the examination OF the ques
tions to the formation or an opinion
yours very JOHN JOHN BouoHAN.
Jackson, Mich. Mar. 4, 1916.
To the Editor of The Times:
III the Cleveland baby had beer
mine, probably should be like 81
| per cent OF parents. and would refus'
TO let 1t be killed. though perfecu!
willing II should die.
The Bollinger and Cleveland case
are far from Identical. The man wh'
killed the Cleveland baby woult
Know he was a murderer. aithough
like the man who pleads self defense
he might be able to convince him
self he had Justification.
But the man who let the BollinEe
baby die has no Indictment hangint
over his head. provided, of course, ~
knew beyond the shadow OF doub
the child never could grow up an'
never would know anything.
AS a third party. 1 believe woult
Justify the Bollinger case and no
the Cleveland case. As a parent o
either child probably SHOULD hav'
a different opinion. s. T. X.
Detroit, Mich, Mar. 4, 1915.