The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
BIG FIGHT TO PROTECT BIRDS
THESE BIRDS SAVE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS EVERY YEAR BY
KILLING INSECTS.

NEW Protection of the
1nsect-eating birds, whose destruc-
ton caused crop loss of almost a
billion dollars to this country in the
last year, will be made a campaign
issue throughout the nation as the
result of a general movement which
was organized in this city TODAY
Backed by the grangers and other
bodies representing the farmers. or
chardists, ranchmen and planters of
every section of the land the Nation
al Association of Audubon Societies
is preparing to obtain from every
present and prospective representa-
tive of the people in every state in
the Union definite declarations Of
the conservation of the bird resources
OF the commonwealth. Where the
forces of the milliners have been
able to exert political pressure to
legalize their poaching upon the
teathered guardians of the crops the
people will rise this year to demand
mat their own interests be protect
ed' 1t was declared by leaders of this
new campaign today.
representing an industry valued
at less than $12,0OO,0OO few Broad
way feather dealers have Just sue
ceeded in defeating in this state the
FRANCIS bill for the protection of the
lnsect-eating birds, behind which ag-
rlcultural interests worth over half
a billion dollars were solidly arraved
In spite of the united efforts of the
$4,000 farmers represented in the
grange and the Audubon workers.
who were backed by the press and
people of almost every community
in the state, it was reported TODAY
That the hiring of a lawyer "whose
political influence was undoubtedly
used to prevent any open considera-
ton OF the bill on the floor of either
branch OF the legislature" had with
other Vaccinations of the milliners
resulted in legalizing for another
year their traffic in property that be-
longs to the state AS a first stem
in the general national campaign for
the birds who guard the crops the
record of each legislator on this mat
W VIII NC 0uUlIlIIIGQ W HIS consult
uents and every effort made to Sc
cure from each district in this state
representatives at Albany next year
who will be pledged to head this
strong demand from their agriculture
al supporters.
California, Missouri and Oklaho-
ma have just been reported as adopt
ing laws defending their bird crop
guards against the ravages of the
feather dealers, which are substan-
TALLY the same as the bill which the
milliners have just strangled in this
state. Similar laws forbidding the
/ sale or possession of the plumage,
skin or body of the insect-eating,
non-game birds retrospective of
whether said bird was captured or
! killed within or without the state"
are already in force and working for
the protection of the farmers in
/ Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Mississippi. South Carroll
/ ma and West Virginia. From every
other state and territory in the land
communications are being received
at the headquarters of the movement
today urging an immediate effort to
rouse the people to campaign for
their feathered crop protectors
against the forces Of the millinery
interests.
If the people of this country are
ever going to stop the milliners from
killing the birds that would save
them a billion dollars each year if
left alive now is the time for them
to act" said William butcher, presi-
dent of the National Association of
Audubon Societies.