The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-27
INcALcUBLE LOSS RESULTS
FROM THEIR CONSTANT,
RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER.
HELP OF ALL IS ASKED
Save the Birds Who Save Our Lives
and Our Crops" 10 the Watchword
oi the National Audubon Societies,
the Protectors OF Birds.

NEW 4GNbp aug ~Vs WHiS bHS
fight for the presidency Is spreading
over the country, another national
campaign for the rights Of the icaih-
cred population oi the continent 10 70
be pressed with redoublcd force from
this city to-day. Acting for the IN
land birds whose further extinction
must lay barren all the land and for
fhe water fowl whose death will bring
on national pestilence, the National
Association Of Audubon Societies has
mapped out every section of the Uni
ted States and organized q force OF
speakers TO bring home their issues
to all The people. Though the politi-
cal battle will end next November,
this campaign for the birds will be
ceascleSsly carried 10 every American
citizen until eventually the federal and
state governments shall establish bu-
reaus to adequately meet the nation
al need for economic bird preserya.
ton.
Seven able organizations have been
to-day assigned 10 cover as many d.
visions OF the whole country and es-
tablish local headquarters in this uni
que campaign for the national fea,h-
cred life. AT constant cost OF S2O,-
600 a year these trained workers will
be kept on tour I'LL every community
in the land has had the opportunity TO
hear the story OF the dying birds and
the loss Of lives and crops which their
decrease threatens. Funds TO increase
this campaigning force will be sought
from every man, woman and child in
the country who cares for the birds
or has a dollar at stake in the agrieul-
turaI and commercial interests, which
they alone can guard from destruc-
ton. While only about thousand
members to-day help the National AS
Eociation OF Audubon Societies to
maintain scores OF reservations, an
army OF wardens, small tIeet OF pa
troll boats and staff OF educational
workers, il is believed that, when the
present emergency is brought home to
the nation, many thousands will en-
list In the movement.
"Save the birds who save our lives
and crops" is to be the watchword OF
the new national campaign which IS
being launched at Audubon headquar-
ters here to-day. The prediction OF
Henry V, Henshaw, government ex-
pert, that were the birds extermina-
ted Il 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 es-
tablished fact that destructive insect
life is to-day alarmingly on the in
crease and the birds, its natural
check, steadily becoming extermina-
ted will be set forth before every far
mer. orchardist, railroad and business
man together with the known loss OF
S8o0,0O0000 due to this condition last
year. Medical authorities will be CT
ted and the profession aroused to the
possibilities Of plague in the decline
Of the waterfowl, Natures scavengers'
"We intend to place before all the
people the greatest non-partisan is
sue confronting the nation at this
time" said William butcher, presi-
dentof the National Association OF Au-
dubon Societies at It's headquarters,