The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-20
Human Life VS.. "Hootch"

The idosyncrasies of justice are interesting
The Blind goddess is no less eac and tickle locally
than elsewhere Relative values in terms of justice are
puzzng and elusive. ~
the frenzy of automobile traffic These killings by any
other means would cause city-wide panic II some jack
the agents of the law would spend thousands
Of dollars and employ small army of secret operatives
In nnetynne cases out of one hundred it is fair to
the fault lies with the driver of the machine lie alone
controls the instrument of injury death The pedestrian
may wish njure MAIN the driver of machine, but
the law prohibits the carrying OF deadly weapons OF less
than weight he rarely has chance to do
have for good while observed the workings of justice
or the law in these matters. The killer is rounded up
the blame is wholly and entirely attachable to the de-
ceased after which he is turned loose on his own recog
nxance small bail and again resumes the business OF
making pedestrians miserable Disturb his license to drive
Never!
man. or woman takes hold the steering wheel special
privilege follows above that OF the ngh OF inc man
how differently the blind goddess views some other IN
fractions Of the law:
wet rreconcable. Does he forth his own recog-
plzance to another bottle? Does he? In the
long of the law says he doesnt-not that you can
/ notice
The relative importance of bottle of hootch and a
human life when Seattle law is the determining factor is
overwhelmingly in favor of the bottle. court official
s sht 9es to-day 1' Sn%an Sq lie night
dded that of the main reasons for this runs directly
to the city hall.
The police department at this time is making the best
in its history in the control of traffic at congesed
intersections. spite of the fact that still stupidity
PERMITS crossstreet traffic turn ut right angles at the
most heavily congested intersections thereby scattering
he pedestrian stream and encouraging jaywakng as
matter of pedestrian sefdefense.
The police department is still 100 per cent failure in
ccntrong the speeder-the actual and potential killer
&k few dozen arrests day week, and with what
pacency the department sits back and preens Itself Why
nick few dozen when every officer well every
citizen knows that thousand arrests day could be made
Tor fast and reckless driving First Second avenues
any other Of the important streets of the city?
Seriously Seattle must presently grasp this problem and
mtte it manfashion Seattle must decide whether it is
essential to the life of the community that
laundry COAL express, milk and other commodities must
~ delivered at the rate OF twenty thirty miles
per hour with human life the stake. Must decide II
the emergency Of getting department store clerk ship
yard empoye to work at high speed worth the price
ray Must decide whether is essential and right for the
business lveed driver to crowd his big machine
qute often occupied by only person. along the con
rested to the danger and discomfort OF hundreds
Of PEDESTRIANS all occupying less space than he occupies
~problem" 1t is simple Its solution requires only
ffwo things cean-cut recognition of the rights of the
defenseless public and little backbone at the city hail.
Perhaps in the of the street service, the
public quite lost sight of at the city hall
because many, resident there, ride to their work
automobiles. WILLIAM A. JONES.
British liberals fear that the wOrd uiH be throlcn
back into tchirpool Of competitive armament We
hadn't noticed any change IN competitive building Of
battteships.