The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

ply the Great Millinery Markets Will
Be Advocated at the international
OrnithoIosieal Congress to Be Held
at Berlin In May.
To urge the world powers to unite
! In checking the commercial butchery
! that is known to be exterminating
rapidly the most valuable bird species
| from the face of the globe conserya-
ton movement of international scope
was organized recently in New York
city.
AT the fifth quinquennial convention
Of the international pathological CON
gress which will be held in Berlin on
May 80, an American representative
from the National Association of Au-
dubon Societies has been instructed to
present for the consideration of the
nations plan for uniform protection
against the army of poachers who
scour the earth to supply its great
millinery markets with the plumage
of billions of the birds on whose nat
ural activities the human race must
depend for agricultural prosperity and
sanitary safety.
To enlist Mexico In a tripartite
agreement with the United States and
Canada in the interest of the migra-
tory birds of the North American con-
tinent a representative from the Unit
ed States also is preparing to appear
before the Mexican congress.
Campaign In All Lands.
of Fish and Game Commissioners, the
North American Fish and Game Pro-
tective association and the American
OrnithOlogists' union. as well as the
National Association of Audubon So
cieties. this campaign of protest
against the rapid destruction Of the
feathered resources Of every land will
be carried from the United States to
all civilized nations.
Testimony from the foremost agri-
cultural and hygenic scientists. show
ing the great part played by the insect
eaters In checking crop pests and by
the sea birds in averting pestilence. is
now being prepared as proof of the
immediate need Of their international
protection.
Until the authorities of every nation
join to check the illegal raids OF the
scouts for the millinery markets who
are securing the earth each year. the
ornithologists declare. no hope can be
held out against quick and final ex-
tinction of the most useful bird
species that inhabit every land.
Japanese Raid an Issue.
Details of the raid of japanese
poachers upon the bird reserves of the
United States about Hawaii a short
time ago have been received at New
York and will be laid before the COM
ing international conference with the
growing demand for reciprocal bird
protection among the nations.
Ten tons of the feathers of valuable
PacificAmerican species, with the
skins and wings of more than $4,000
birds. have been found in the booty
that the revenue cutter Thetis brought
back with twenty-five subjects of ia
pan who had been landed on American
soil TO put in year at killing and
mutilating the tame flocks on these
remote islands. While the value of
these bloody trophies to the whole
sale millinery market is estimated at
100000. the bird life that the jap
In tal 10 q |.
culated to be worth to the people of
the United States at least S1,000O00.
"As long as billions Of the most valu-
able birds of the earth may be de-
strcyed in some countries and shipped
to the millinery centers in others 1t
will be impossible TO prevent their III
innate extinction" said William
butcher. president of the National As
ISOLATION of Audubon Societies, at its
headquarters in New York city. For
instance, the bird of paradise. one of
the most striking and beautiful of
natures creations. is now on the verge
of extinction. The sale of its plumage
cannot be checked until the nations
cooperate to this end.
This trade in feathers is the chief
cause of the worlds alarming loss of
its bird resources which are essential
to the health AMI prosperity of the
human race everywhere. Migratory
birds know no geographical lines and
we do not believe their existence
should be menaced any longer by the
lack of the uniform protective laws
we propose TO advocate to the world
powers"