The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
ATTACK ON SECRETARY NAGBL
flHP FIRE GLtB DENOrNCES
ms FIR NEaf POLFC1.
The CIub shocked ~ the Announcement
That There would stu he kiifinEs of
seals 'nSier tsoNrrnineni SupswNisi"n
and Charges ThaI the superNisor Has
Personal Inirres1 In the business.

WASHINGTON. july - The Carup Fire
Club Of New York. II which ". 7 HornR-
day. dir~ctor Of the RrunN Park boo. -
on. # tin. leading spirits, and Of which
col RnoSe~lt - member has renewed
IL attack On Secretary vt Commerce
and Labor Nigel on account of the policy
that he has ,dopted M regard ~ the fur
bearing seal herd on IN. Prihylon Island
In. Camp Fire Clubs latest attack IL
IN III" form n an open statement Ia the
peopIa ~ tive TEit,Sl St.a~s Appended
to the -'atcrrSnt a. "NhibitS are number
81 p"ppriy letters that passed between
Secretary NaKel and Mr. Honaday IN
which tn" direCtor VI the Bronx Zoo
charges that Walter Lemhkey. who has
supervised the Seal killings for tho Gov
eminent has lad "a personal interest
IN Thorn
~. open letter n signed by Dir Horna-
dav 4 Hougl uon julius Seymour.
Rayatd Dominick, JS. Robert r Lawrence.
Gcnsgr " Burleigt. Isonidas Dennis.
Joseph / Howe. Charles G. Cleveland.
Oscar CauIppef. William Greeley,
Marshall Mclean. E " Santprn aud
S-anl.y ~ MCGraw. the Camp Fir" Clubs
Cummttc, ON game rroJeCtIv" lcgsla-
iion
The difficulty hssween the Camp Fire
Ciuh and Secretary Nag"l arises through
the S.crctary's Interpretation "f law
Tass.d ~ the Ast session Df Congress
for ~, yrut"Cthn II the seal herd Mr
Huruaday and his followers contend
that It was th" intention " congress
that none ~ the tSrals should a." killed
anti ~" herd has had AN opTsrtunity
t. r.hahl.itats tr.sS Congress. how
A. 10. 70
power and the Sacr, gary has shak"d
Nj Inruaday and he friends by an
r.unc,ng that Their" No,fd still h" killing
for ~" protection ~ the herd under tn"
supervision " Guyrruu sut agents
The statement that the Camp Fire club
has sent uut declares rhN seer starry
Mage IS about - 'u~rperuate a grim and
deadly Joke upon tn" few surviving fur
,,al- On the PribIlof islands Tn"
I.lnp Fire folks add that the seals ara To
- slaughtered 10y the Government IN the
mann. Of protection and that the forces
row array.d against them consst Of
:~rcrct.ry Nagcl Fish Comm "a uner
Gaurc" VI Bowers. Walter L.'mLkey
ami 'h" hoard ~ experts ~ which Or
David Starr Jordan IL chairman.
At tEl- very moment says the state
went. -th" whole strength of ia. United
states Government - enlisted for the
destruction " those fur seals and the
qualification Il the American nation IN
tn. eyes - tn. world Th. question H.
viii the american people stand for q p"
Th.. camp Fire Cubs committee SAYS
thai ln 80 the Pribilof herd ~ seals
numbered .jNo On and that to-day there
ARE only 3O.Vn to 5O.0oO left
Tn, statement says that definite charges
hav" boon preferred with Secretary Nagel
against George VI Bowers. Walter |
I.mhk.y and othcr~ These charges
haya been made 10y Henry ". Elliott.
Formerly Gntted States Treasury agent
IN the prib.lof l-landS The Camp
Pr. clubs statement doc not 90 into the
charges but contains TINS mysterious
comment
III rh.S.. charges are inveStI gated by
Coulre~, the public may learn incidentally
thu grim. humorous story Of Senat"
document Np lfp'
Here, another b,t NJ the Camp Pr"
Cubs statement
-Mhta IT,. hearing of March % befor.
IN" S.i,tt" committee considering IN"
rrnrD-.-i sal loC' sllt on ~aS IN progre-~
hr Hprr.tdav noticed ia" intentions Of
Secretary Nugr' and his special adviser
Walter I .rnhk"y, IN securing very
large sum of Government money Tor IN"
ttlr,ua-.. - ancient huIldlng~ constituting
IN. so killing plant II the out going North
American Commercial Company
MIR i.uiS"y. through SECRETARY
NaI..l askci for slon.OO with which 20
Itiy the old sat hpus.-, rick"ttv native
dN.Iuc-. boats and q few other things
ttr,p4,.-i by 30. \ortn American Com
ru.T.iaI tonISany twenty years ago from
H." Aliskl tpmm"roI1i company Tor
roorr and today worth possibly si0.ossl
an told tmpuC.f.y believing "a the good
f.t,t Of SECRETARY Nag-l senator Dixon 4,
cpmmIf'-,. readily agreed 10 u Now
that tho money ~ avaiinhi" the public
vii wat. with keen interest to- -aD how
i.f 'g,. Judgment 4 Walter | l-mbk"y
49,, I,oy'Iurt,n' agent. Will carry him
having Dlt money - ~" North American
nur.-c,ul COMPANY for ch"apv mad"
Wprd-l ur'ldIug- now forty wears cd
THO north american Commercial Com
many Wts the concern that for many yea r
l.asri 10" prIvil"g" ~ killing seals on The
sand. under Government SIu"rvIsiou
Thl- 'a-" was terminated ~ ~" recent
LEGISLATION
.tauf Ft-. club contends thar Wal
tor I.inikrv stated |"ior" IN" Srnat,
Ior'ui'r'.. 'ra' ~ -'al killing Vas :,
s'up' tf"v would ta." Ia huN" "a large
Authorization IN ORDER Ia support N" 2 .
natr,,.- on IA" island The Camp Fir,
'u..- 5r'llr. hat IN" Si"n.rn was pro
,~rt with th" 'Jll understanding 'ha
s..lI NIINU. wa 90 stop
Tllr extra money saws H." Cant
.-.. .'a'.tn"n'. TOW h.,uru"s - grea
i'r'pr'aut" - = s''r- strong case ~ th'
-. uI" t,a.nS, Charles Nag"l George VI
TE.'s.r- Walter ! lsWbk"y. - -
n. ir't"r- that pt-s.d between Mr
II.-,.tdtr and ~..c-"'l-v NaCpl Wcr,
arrIrn.riuu~ Mr. IFprnadIy had th,- {,
srv ~ Yit.. Of his l"rt"-s
II ga lav" Rad ~" u"wSrapo-
duru. ~. past thtr" months yuu mIs
know fH- acts Of even a abIn"t IN -"
ar a'l''rr' - .rNI"W by III" public h,
- = W. Ssd 20 serve and No threats -
vo..-s oI'h"r "y'T"s-"d or implied will
10. ~" momou' deter ~. and 'he hun
2r~C4 ~ s'runr and cl1aH DO" men | repre-
g"r' f-.m holding you accountable e.
-..'lr i..'rIr'' tots -'glrding IN" t,Ir Sanl
,'o o.. rp' proves, that our work rhal
DO rIi.!."i 20 'h" manner that YOU com
u al, r-Opus".
--..,.'t.v NaC~i = now 0n his way %
t.,-.a lri' 10 Department % Cpmmer-t
''.H Labor s-Il~d = statement m r"plS
'.'E"' amp ~ club or"n lEt'-r HI,
ifrlrr'tr ~u'.s s'afcuenf avs that ths
'""'..r' ius hsau s,l..,''~d FOR che ai'aC,
t'r.r -~.T-'l'N- NnRrl isoau,- he hi- l,.f
70. a. ran lI' statement adds that ~,