Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

ed to stray on to some other mans property than his owners, such indi-
 yidual might shoot or kill the dog on | sight. For the benefit of politicians [ who might be called upon to act upon | matters of this Kind It would be well for them to see what has happened | l to the politicians in New York State of that vicious bill Most of them | got what they really deserved and l those who have not have it in store 1 for them.
 We have law on our statue books 1 which allows an owner Of land to ar 1 fest a man without warming and inc i him for trespassing if he steps on to lis land. Such laws as these are the kind that have encouraged and creat- led socialism. They are. in the class with the laws which the Burgeoise iof Russia might pass. and we wonder
 wify Russia is in such condition as it l is in today. It is clearly evident that
 when tyrannical people own land and attempt to force hardships on the great mass of people who cannot and lwill not be land owners that there must be some answer. In Russia they have wiped out ownership according Ito the new theory. which is a very false theory no doubt. but it shows that tthere is cancer somewhere gnawing
 Ut the vitals of Russia. Now are we
 nursing and encouraging similar one?
 There are men who own land who
 are especially active in passing vicious flaws against what they might con- ssider trespass of their land, and
 these same men would like to have the prirlledge of shooting a dog Who
 might happen to step on to their land,
 and they would also If they dared go
 "a little further and would like to pass
 6 law which would allow them to shoot
 an individual for stepping on their
 land. They have passed laws so they
 can fine an individual for so doing
 and now 1 suppose the nexx thing to do
 will be to shoot them if they get it
 down to where they have law pass ed to shoot a dog. The sheep raising question in the lstate of Connecticut is certainly a big joke and it has been for years. Think of a farmer in Connecticut turning out some unfortunate sheep on to rocks : land ledges, improperly fenced and
 poorly covered, to eke out a miserable existence, and then think of that anne } individual taking a little lamb, hanging ! him up by the hind legs and cutting his throat with big butcher knife.
 Such thoughts are the height of bar
 parity in these communities. Sheep rasing has left New England years ago land has gone to stay. It has gone to : more fertile fields, where sheep can get a living and when they are slaughtered they are properly stunned ! sbefofe their threats are cut as they i, are around here in the barbarous way 4 (which you may have observed by any ! New England sheep butcher. In the : lstate of Connecticut I doubt if there | ! are 100 sheep -rafsers, and those whc D do raise sheep have got the towns burned claiming damage to such sheer
 ;by being run over by trolley cars anu
 being killed by dogs. If you douot it j. investigate some of the claims as d made against some of our neighborins Il towns which won't mention, bui t everybody knows which and who
 imean.
 i If you allow a man to shoot dog = because he trespasses on his lana 9 then We should pass Q law to givt fl that same individual right to shoo
 8 horse or COW or any other aninna
 (which goes upon his land.
 Hi The writer of this article is hinsel r. an owner of land and thoroughly be : lieves that if dogs are found injur ', ing sheep or cattle that such dog ! should be shot. and he would be one 0 Il the first to act in that manner him l. self in such case, but there Is 8, limi C to all arbitrary laws: and to any wht e may be contemplating such drastic
 flaws I would suggest that they pro !. iceed with caution before they get com |, raitted to any such vicious program r, as intimated.
 s There are over 7aooo owners or can .s ines in the state of Connecticut; pos. S isibly some of them are interested il :, them or they would not oWn them u This article is written as a suggestion ,r to the prospective legislators and an! '- who may be interested in these mat
 ters to proceed with caution upon an, ., ,legislation in this particular line. V COMMON PEOPLE. E Norwich. March IS, 1918.