Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-23

E. p. Powell in the Christian Regis
te2.-A fight has begun that should be
carried to the finish. Laws have been
enacted by nearly every state forbid
ding the killing OF song birds. But The
destruction has gone on, IN spite OF
legislation and public sentiment, I'M
-. there is danger that the moEt beau
tiful and useful of our birds will be
entirely eXterminated The hatmak-
ers and dressmakers have coolly an
nounced that the decorations worn by
women in 1903 will more than ever
consist of birds and their plumage.
Agents are going all over the south
ern states. bagging their victims by
the tens of thousands and shipping
them to tho northern markets. Audu-
bon societies have protested as vainly
as legal statutes have been enacted.
Fashion has snapped its fingers at
8 the law and despised the petitions OF
K mercy.
The Audubon society of New York
state has now entered upon cam
paign against this slaughter and the
Eillegal traffic in birds and their plum.
age that bids fair to he of some mo
ment. William butcher of the eXecu,
tive board has addressed a statement
to dealers, in which he rehearses the
state and federal laws relating to the
protection of non game birds, and
warns them that the society intends
b., al NrjN1ntnpS IA tho nNtpnt
of the law Three thousand copies OF
this statement, signed by the prcsi-
dent Morris X. Jesup, by Frank NJ.
chapman. chairman of the executive
committee, and by William butchers
chairman of the committee on laws,
have been sent to such dealers as are
! to be affected. and to persons and or.
CARNATIONS otherwise Interested
This is not contest of a senti-
mental sort Ii has quite passed that
stage 1t is not a matter of mercy to
the beautiful songstcrs alone; it is a
Question whether the best friends of
agriculture, the very mainstay of the
|orchardist, shall he destroyed. The
most careful research shows that man
can hardly carry on his fight with the
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the chief service of the bird is to en-
able us to compete with our insect
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