THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 1 , 102 7X I f CQMPULSORY MOTOR t? insURiCE IS HIT Wfitiw Cost Huge Sum and .. Would Breed Reckless s; .-Association 1 WASHINGTON. July 1.- Fol lowing an in VHSliagtion evtendin? 9fr several years, the Anieriran Automobile a.ssodal ion issued a statement today expresjUnK un fliftcliing oposition to compulsory automobile liability insurance, which Is now being agitated in many sections of the country. The national motoring body has reached the conclusion that the claim of its ponsor. that mm pnl.sory insurance would promote safety is wholly unfounded and is based on a deep-rooted fallacy. Today's statement from A. A. A. national headquarters put the pro posal under ban on the following counts: Kirst, it Is in no sense a safety measure as there is no relation between prevention of accidents and compensation for accidents. Second, all the evidence points to the probability that compulsory insurance would breed reckless ness rather than promote greater rare. Third, it would subject the car owners in mass to a burden of $::of.U0O.O0O in compulsory premiums in order to provide pro tection against comparatively few motorists who are financially ir responsible. Fourth, it would tend to in crease rates because it would do away with the principle of selec tive risks. Fifth, it would inevitably de generate into state insurance and lie an entering- wedge for state control of every other business. The position of the A. A. A. is set forth in the following state ment: "It is generally admitted that less than 20 per cent of motorists carry insurance, leaving some thing like 16,000,000 of the total 2o.000.000 motor vehicles of America without insurance. Con sequently, if these compulsory in surance proposals became law in all the states. 16.000,000 vehicle owners would be compelled to purcise insurance; and on the basf -")f the ordinary premium for f heOllotint of insurance carried, thf jTMB.O&OOOO would be re retired to pay more than $300, o.oo.OOO in premiums to comply with the law. This would bring the total bill, now something like $100,000,000 to approximately $400,000,000. "If the present ratio .should hold, in the event compulsory in surance was adopted, only about one twentieth of the gigantic amount wouM be paid back to the motorists in realization on insur ance after damages had been done. Thus, there would be the enormous total of $400,000000 in premiums to carry Insurance to meet but $20,000,000 in uncom pensated damages." Characterizing as a fallacy the belief that compulsory insurance would decrease accidents, the statement continued: "When insurance is arranged for. the feeling of liability on the part of the individual is lessened. .No insurance can prevent suffer ing or restore life. No doubt, a great many motorists who are in sured feel that, because of their insurance, they need not exercise so much care while driving. It would be a most human, a most natural. If unfortunate and regret able attitude. "If the state guarantees to pay everybody who is hurt on the roads a stipulated indemnity, the reckless and irresponsible can go the limit with no fear of anything but criminal responsibility. 'That there is a crying need for some drastic action to reduce automobile accidents cannot be denied. It is not to be wondered at that legislative bodies, civic or ganizations and good citizens gen erally are deeply concerned in finding a remedy. But it is a source of wonder that the latest medium proposed contemplates indemnity for the injured. Instead of making a real effort to enforce . ample speed laws and trafic stat utes and ordinances, it is pro posed to let the carnage go on. seeing only that the heirs of the dead are provided for in a mater ial sense and that the maimed Hnd the injured are assured mon etary compensation. Shall America contemplate such a method of obtaining its patrimony and permit financial redress to become the. price of iV'Wa life?" $ tio: c Walter II. Zoael, automobile tires, tubes and accessories. Vul canizing that holds. High cuality, superior service. A trial makes a customer. 198 S. Com'L ( OREGON MOTOR CLUB HAS EXTENSIVE JOB (Continued from pa ire t.) stopped r any hour of the day or night for an infraction of the traf fic codes of the state. With all such services considered, there is no questioning the assertions that the service of the motor associa tion works 24 hoars every day for 35 days out of every year in the Interest of motorists. But few motorists realize this situation, and fewer appreciate It." Despite Crisis Paris Celebrates "4t7i" and Morocco tieace J it? flr f S -aW 1 j : v; :t-Ua si " 7 if With parades and display more elaborate than any sinct the peace celebration in 1918, and forgetting its financial chaos, Paris observes Bastilc Day and the culmination of jeace in Morocco. The photos show parading troops with the Arch of Triumph in the background, and the members of the Moroccoan peace delegation, left to right: Si Cliami Abadon, Moulay Yousscf Sultan, of Moroc co, and M. Steeg, governor of Morocco.. ST IP Let us look over your tires NOW Our inspection may save you many dollars Our vulcanizing and retreading service is Dependable, Reliable and Economical. ZOSEL'S SHOP v.in:it if. zosf.i,, ivop. 198 S. 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