The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-28
TO. WAR ON BIRDS
Milliners and Market Men After Feathered Spoils-- Protective Laws to Be At- tacked-Game and Wild Birds May Suffer.

New York. Dec. 2S-Declaring that the new year of 1911 Is to mark the fiercest struggle in recent years to save emies, officers of the National Asso- eiation of Audubon Societies are to- day perfecting plans here to combat the commercial interests that are plotting to break down protective laws in many of the leg slatures \of forty states. Men and money are to be used without Init by powerful groups of milliners and market supply men to rob their feathered prey of the scant legal protection that has been given them. according to advices that are being received from all over the coun-- try. Unless sportsmen. farmers and bird lovers rally against this we'll or ganixed force of blrd butchers. 1t Is pred cted, lncalculahle harm will be done In depicting the Nations game birds as we'll 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 to be determined to work the repeal of these statutes that were made to shield the breeding ], whose army of spring shooters out on Long Island almost drove to extinction the ducks that flew north along the eastern coast, are known to he plot ting the death of the law that check ed their activ' ties. Tn Massachusetts and many other states similar license to raid the resources of game birds Is to be sought. For the benefit of the palates of wealthy epicures all laws restricting the storage and sale of game are to be attacked by the market interests. the Audubon off cials have been informed.
 terests to war on the welfare of the Nations birds. the m Timers 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 a ban was put upon their traffic in aivrettes and the plumage of useful wild birds in New York State last year. it is ac- knowledged that the sales of these trophies of wholesale bird butchery have been cut down to a quarter of the'r former volume. To lat hands once more upon the mother heron and the birds that guard the country's crops. 1t is said the feather dealers are ready to expend vast amount of effort and money.
 Calling upon the farmers sports men. orchardfStS. planters ana rancn- men of the whole country to take part of the birds that save their fields. and forests from destruction by insect pests the National Association of Audubon Societies is to day preparing to meet the commercial bird Killers before every Leeislature in the land. Special funds are being raised to send ornitho- logical experts to answer the lawyers hired to break down bird protective laws in many States. Organizations of sportsmen as we'll as bird lovers throughout the country are already offering active cooperation in this campaien.
 "The birds of America never needed the help of everyone interested in them for economic or sentimental req sons more than they do this year." said T. Gilhert Pearson. secretary of the National Association of Audubon Societies at it's headquarters 141 Broad way. today. 'The mon'ed interests that fatten on bird slaughter are alive to their opportunities to shake off the legal restrictions that have been nut upon their greed. We are also alive to the emergency and with the SUD- no-t oe tho people will fight to the last ditch for American bird life."