Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-31
M|LL|NERS
OF DESIGNS ON
BIRD LAWS
Audubon Society Officers Scent
Scheme of Commercial Inter-
estS to Break Down Protec-
tion Afforded Feathered
Tribes.


Especial Correspondence TO Morning JournaiI
New York. Dec. 23.--Declaring that
the new year of 1911 Is to mark the
fiercest struggle in recent years to
American bird life from it's human
enemies. officers Of the National AS
sociation or Audubon Societies are to-
day perfecting plans here TO combat
the commercial interests that are plot
ting to break down protective laws In
many of the legislatures of forty
states Men and money are to be used
without limit by powerful groups OF
milliners and market supply men 20
rob their feathered prey OF the scant
legal protection that has been given
them, according 70 advices that are
being received from all over the coun-
try. Unless sportsmen, farmers and
bird lovers rally against this well or
ganized force of bird butchers, It Is
predicted. inealcuable harm will be
done in depicting the nations game
birds as well as the flocks of insect
eaters that protect the crops from
pest.
In states where spring shooting
laws now save migratory flocks from
slaughter at the hands OF professional
pot hunters, the men who stock the
market are reported 10 be determined
TO work the repeal OF these statutes
that were made to shield the breeding
birds. Already the game dealers,
whose army OF spring shooters out on
Long Island almost drove to extlnc
ton the ducks that flew north along
the eastern coast. are known 20 be
plotting the death of the law that
checked their activities. In Massa-
chusetts and many other states sim
liar license to raid the resources OF
game birds Is to be sought. For the
benefit of the palates of wealthy epi-
cures all laws restricting the storage
and sale or game are to be attacked
by the market interests the Audubon
officials have been informed.
Most powerful of all the monled in
terests to war on the welfare Of the
birds the milliners are today
known to be organizing a campaign to
break down laws that protect the Wild
flocks that they formerly butchered
for their plumage Since n ban was
put upon their traffic In aigerettes
and the plumage OF useful wild birds
In New York state last year. II Is ac-
that the sales OF these
trophies of Wholesale bird butchery
have been cut down to a quarter of
their former volume. To lay hands
once more upon the mother heron and
the birds that guard the country's
crops, II is said the feather delers are
ready to expend Il vast amount of eff
fort and money.
Calling upon the farmers, sports
men, orchardists, planters and ranch
men of the whole country to take the
part OF the birds that save their fields
and forests from destruction by Insect I
pests, the National Association OF Au-
lubon Societies Is today preparing TO
meet the commercial bird killers be-
ore every legislature in the land.
pecia1 funds are being raised to send
experts to answer the
awyers hired to break down bird 4
laws in many states. Or I
of sportsmen as well as [
,ird lovers throughout the country !
re already offering active co-opera-
fon in this campaign
"The birds of America never need I
d the help of everyone interested In .
hem for economic or sentimental \
more than they do this year"
aid II. Gilbert Pearson, secretary OF
he National Association of Audubon \
at its headquarters. 141 !,
Broadway. today. "The monied inter-
SITS that fatten on bird slaughter are
live to their opportunities to shake
fl the legal restrictions that have n
cen put upon their greed. We are
lso alive 10 the emergency, and with
he support of the people will fight
, the last ditch for American bird
fe