New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-19
THE GAME DEALERS NEW BILL
Strongly Opposed by the New York ZOOlogi-
cal Society.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I desire to call the attention Of all sports
men TO the fact that the New York Poultry and
Game Trade Association has caused to be intro
duced at Albany most dangerous and reprehen-
sibe bill The measure provides that certain birds
may be imported from abroad served and sold an
the year round
It is another phase OF the fight between the peo-
pie OF the State OF New York and the Silz gang,
after the latter has been beaten in every court
every point contended for, in ell the courts avail
able, except the Supreme Court Of the United
States Evidently the Silz crowd DO not dare 20 so
10 the latter body. New they endeavOring,
partly by false representation in the public press.
bany which IS intended 70 throw wide open the
business Of selling and serving game out OF season
throughout the State OF New York. Il IS stated
that the bill has been introduced as "the result Of
a conference and agreement between the New York
Poultry and Game Trade Association. the Attorney
General the State Fish and Game Commission and
the Audubon and SpOrtsmen's societies"
leave the Attorney General and the State Fish
and Game Commission TO speak for themselves. but
the statement covering the Audubon and Sports
mems societies OF this state are absolute false
hoods The public win soon know from William
butcher where the Audubon Society stands on this
measure and the newspapers of New York can
render the cause Of game protection distinguished
service by sending out general alarm TO the real
sportsmen Of the State Of New York regarding this
bill
I now give notice that the New York Geological
Society VIII fight this measure tooth and nail.
and it was in better shape for war IN behalf
Of wild life than It is to-day The checks and let
ters Of encoura cement that are daily coming TO
the socety's office for the benefit Of the war
fund" show exactly how the seventeen hundred
members OF the Geological society stand on all
such questions as the new proposition at Albany.
Il IS not necessary TO enter into any long ex-
PLANTATION regarding the true character Of the game
He f5as
lowing birds may be imported. served and sold:
Black cock, redleg, Egyptian quail, rebhuhner
German qual) lapwing and hazel hen, which lat
ter means hazel grouse.
II the door is thrown wide open TO the importa-
ton and sale OF those birds during the close sea-
SON. under cover Of their names, there will be sold
out OF season. at least twenty species OF
tive birds which our laws now protect
IN one column I win name the stool pigeons Of
the game dealers association, and viii place IN
another column. opposite them. the American birds
which would be indistinguishable from these re-
spective species when plucked and served:
FOREIGN. AMERICAN.
Pebhuhner German qaaiD. .E5ur5ins dove robin.
Rea1sgs Kideer ploveT with legs
h aEsi Sen or hazel sous a rd P9S' soa sharp
tailed grouse or Canada
There is no fiction IN these parallel columns. Any
one who knows even the rudiments OF ORTHODOXY,
or Of the tricks that possible in serving birds
under false names, will know full well that If the
game dealers bin becomes a law the door IS
thrown wide open for the slaughter and sale Of
American birds out Of season.
II is for this reason that the bl Is reprehensible
Of the State OF New York have spent thousands OF
dollars in trying 70 protect their birds from the
onsaughts of SilZ and his crowd. The spOrtsnen
OF the state Of New York yet 10 be heard from
and II I know anything q the temper OF the mem
hers Of the New York State League for the Pro
lection Of Forest Fish and Game and Of the League
club the Camp Fire Club, and all similar orgaui-
cations, they VIII be heard from Albany
against the game dealers bill.
w. T HORNADAy.
New York ZooIogLcal Park. March IS. 1905