Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-11
.I0 PROTEST BIRDS
Audubon Society ASKS For the
Help OF the People OF
America
GREAT CALAMITY THREATENED
Destruction Of the Birds Means Multi
pIieation Of Insects and vsrmin That
Destroy the Crops - Crops Of All
Kinds Menaced by Pests Birds Kill
Government Acts Slowly.

New York, Aug. 10.-While the fight
for the presidency ds spreading over
the country, another national campaign
for the rights of the feathered popu-
lation of the continent Is to be pressed
with redoubled force from this city to-
day Acting for the inland birds whose
further extinction must lay barren all
the land and for the water fowl whose
death will bring on national pesenleic
death will bring on national pestilence,
the National Association of Audubon
Societies has mapped out every sec
ton of the United States and organ
lied a force of speakers to bring home
their issues to all the people Tho the
political battle will end next Novem-
Der, this campaign for the birds will be
ceaselessly carried to every American
citizen until eventually the federal and
state governments shall establish
bureaus to adequately meet the ma
ttonal need for economic bird preser-
walton.
4 Seven able ornithologists have been
today assigned to cover as many di-
visions of the whole country and es-
tablish local headquarters in this
unique campaign for the national
feathered life. At constant cost of
$4,000 a year these trained workers
will be kept on tour till every COM
munitya in the land has had the oppor-
tunity to hear the story of the dying
birds and the loss to lives and crops
which their decrease threatens. Funds
to increase this campaigning force
will be sought from every man, Wom-
an and child in the country who
cares for the birds or has a dollar at
stake in the agricultural and COM
mercial interests, which they alone can
guard from destruction. While only
about a thousand members today help
the National Association of Audubon
Societies to maintain scores of reser-
vations, an army of Wardens, small
fleet of patrol boats and a staff Of edu-
cational workers, it is believed that,
when the present emergency is brought
home to the nation, many thousands
will enlist in the movement.
Save the birds who save our lives.
I'D crops" is to be the watchWord of
the new national campaign which is
being launched at Audubon headquar-
tiers here today. The prediction of
Henry w. Henshaw, a government eX-
pert, that were the birds exterminated
it is almost certain that not only
would successful agriculture become
impossible but the destruction of the
greater part of vegetation would fol-
low" is to be its keynote. The estab-
lished fact that destructive insect life
is today alarmingly on the increase
and the birds, it's natural check, stead
lily becoming exterminated will be set
forth before every farmer, orchardist,
railroad and business man together
with the known loss of $S00,000,000 due
to this condition last year Medical au-
tIlorities will be cited and the profess
sion aroused to the possibilities Of
plague in the decline of the water
fowl, Natures scavengers.
I'VE intend to place before all the
people the greatest non partisan issue
confronting the nation at this time"
said William butcher, president of the
Nationa! Association of Audubon soci-
cites at it's headquarters, 141 Broad
way. today. I'VE are squarely faced by
an impending national calamity and
yet the government only appropriates
some $4,000 a year to investigate and
educate or this paramount economic
problem AS much is put into one sin
g,s gun which is soon worn out. Until
the federal and state governments are
forced by the people to establish ade-
quate departments or bureaus for the
expert handling Of this important sub
jec.. our association will keep up this
fight thruC Mt the nation"