The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-27
WORLD POWERS
 TO GUARD BIRDS
Nations Meet in Berlin For Com mon Cause--Waning Bird Life Threatens Worlds Crops and Health-Uncle Sam to
 Help

New York, June 27.-To formulate plans for the protection and preser- vation of the bird species of all the earth, representatives of twenty of the most powerful nations are reported here today to be conferring at the Fifth International Ornithological Congress in Berlin. Every one of the world powers has sent it's delegates to take part in these deliberations upon the pressing problem of saving the economically valuable bird life of the globe, according to advices just re- ceived at the headquarters of the Ma tional Asoscia ton of Audubon Socie- ties in this city. As the result of this international conference, it is expect ed that concerted action will be talk en by the nations to save the birds of sea and land, whose extermination threatens the health and agricultural prosperity of every people.
 Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Den- mark, Austria-Hungary, Holland and Belgium are with the United States taking an active part in the interna- tional discussion of biid protection at the German capital. As the accredit- William Butcher, president of the Ma tiona1 Association of Audubon Socie- ties, is attending the conference, where he also appears for the Smithsonian Institute, the National Museum, the American OrnithologiSts' Union and the Audubon organization. Delega- tions from Egypt, Australia, Brazil Bulgaria, Greece, Japan, Java, Pales- tine, Switzerland, South Africa and the Canary Islands have also come to Berlin to voice the common need of their countries for international mea- sures to check the destruction of their valuable bird species.
 Three entire sections of the deliber- ations of the International Ornitholo- gical Congress are being devoted to the discussion of the protection, care, preservation and naturalization of the birds of the world Careful consider ation of antaomy, biology, zoology, geography and paleontology from the ornithological standpoint is being giv- bird life. Some Reasons Why Bird Protection is Necessary" and "A His tory of the Audubon Movement In North America" introduced by MT. Butcher, as we'll as "State Organiza- tion for the Practical Protection of Birds,'' ''The Necessity of Stopping the Importation of Feathers by Bird and Bird Protection" introduced by the delegates of foreign nations, are some of the subjects that will be talk en up by the representatives of the nations, who are being entertained in the capital city of the Kaiser.
 Americans may be assured that as much progress toward bird protec- tion can be reported from this coun- try as from any of the civilized coun- tries of the earth said MT. Butcher before leaving this city for the Berlin Conference. "I feel sure that the otfl- CT nations will look to us to take a leading part in the proposed interna- tional movement to save the valuable bird species from destruction. The peoples of the world are coming to realize the immediate need for pre-, serving the birds that check crop pests and pestilence in every land. By con- certed action I believe much can be accomplished toward this end, which, next to the cause of the peace move ment. is now conceded to be the most important international question: