Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-11
TAKE STUMP FOR BIRDS.
VIII Warn All Sections Asainct
Blight and Plague.

NEW YORK, August 10. - Wisn
the fight for the Presidency Is
spreading over the country, another
national campaign for the rights OF
the feathered population Of the con
tinent is to be pressed with redouni-
ed force from this city today. Act
ing for the inland birds whose fur
Their extinction must lay barren all
the land and for the water FOWL
whose death will bring on national
pestilence, the National Association of
Audubon Societies has mapped ont
every section of the United States
and organized a force Of speakers to
bring home their issues to all the peo
pie. Though the political battle Will
end next November, this campaign
for the birds will be ceaselessly car
ried to every American citizen I'M
iii eventually the Federal govern
ment shall establish bureaus to ade-
ouately meet the national needs for
economic bril- preservation.
Seven able ornithologists have been
today assigned to cover as many
divisions of the whole country ana
establish local headquarters in th's
unique campaign for the national
feathered life At constant cost
lof 500. 600 a year these trained work
ers will be kept on tour TIL every
community In the land has had ~
opportunity to hear the story of the
diving birds and the loss to lives ana
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 dollar
nj stake In the agricultural AMI com
4 merciaI interests. which they alone
| can guard from destruction. Will"
= only abou, thousand members 10,
day help the national association oil
Audubon societies to maintain scores
of reservations. an army of war,icnS,
la small fleet Of patro! boats and
staff of educational workers. il il
be iicved that. when the present e'n"r'
gency is brcugh, home 10 the ma
zion. many thousands will enlist In
the movement.
> Save the birds who save our lives
and crops" is TO be the watchword
OF our national campaign which Is
being launched at Audubon head
fguarters here today. The prediction
10. Henry w. iIenshaw. govern
nsnt expert. that were the birhs
Disseminated Il is almost ceE;ain tna'
, not only would successful agriculture
, become impossible. bot the ceS'rHc
ton Of the greater part Of vegetation
would follow" IS 10 he its kcy-no;e
The established fac; that dcStruciiV'
insect life is today aiarmingiy on
, tho increase and the birds. itS na'nF
al check. steadily becoming cxtermi
= mated vii: be set forth before eTcrl
> farmer. orchardist, railroad and bns,
, pcss man together with the know
; loss 81 sS0n coo 90 due to this conai
siiicn last year. Medical authorities
: viii ~ cited and tho profession
, aroused IN tho possibilities of PlaCu'
: in the decline OF the water fowl, Ma
: lturc's scavcngers.
: we intend 20 place before all tn
ipcople the greatest nonpartizan issu'
confronting the nation at this time.
, said William butcher. president n
, thc National Association n AHaH
4 Nm Societies. A. i's Headquarters
4 Iu Broadway. today We ar
}. sduarcIy faced by an impending na
2 tional calamity and yet tho govern
J. mont only aPpropriates SOHO $50 ~
l. year ~ Investigate and edu"ai
J. on this paramount economic piobleg