Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-03-17
ARE FIGHTING
FOR BIRD LAW
THOUSANDS RALLY AGAINST
MONiED lNTEREST-ATTAC
BEGUN ON PROTEc-
TIVE LAWS,

To meet the onslaught Of vast COM
mercial interests that have begun a
ierce fight to break bird protective
laws in many legislatures throughout
the country, a call for the support Of
every American woman, farmer and
business man who must depend up
on agricultural prosperity has been is
sued from the headquarters Of the Ma
tional Association of Audubon societies
u u New York City. While rich millin~
cry and market firms are known to. be
desperately working to make in New
York state the first breach in the wall
of legal protection that has only re-
Gently been flung about it's bird life,
leaders in the oranges, civic organiza-
tions and women's clubs in every Sec
ton are offering their help to rouse
the people to defeat the schemes Of the
commercial bird butchers. Ii the in
terests succeed in killing this states
safeguards on bird life, their powerful,
raids will be next directed at the laws
that protect game and insect eating
wild birds in California, Massachu-
setts, Oregon, Louisiana, Missouri and
other states, it is declared. E&
AS basis for the battle of the peo-
pie against the commercial forces that
would fatten on the relics of American
bird life, the Audubon workers are to-
day Offering their national organizes
ton, which can count on 1900 active
members scattered through thirty-nine
states Of the union. Each of these men
and women are being urged to rally
the people of his or her community to
protest against the destruction of state
bird protective laws that are being
cunningly pressed by agents of the mil
inery and market combinations. Lead
ers in the national scientific, ornitholo-
gical and geological organizations, as
well as the National Federation of
Women's Clubs have been pledged to
cooperate in this urgent appeal to the !
people. - ,'5. .,.1<
Legislation to revive spring shoot
ing and kill game storage laws for the
selfish ends Of the game butcher has
today been introduced in New York
and milliners are now backing bill,
which will nullify the effect Of the law !,
protecting insect eating birds that the 4
Audubon society helped to put on the
statute books after years Of success
ful opposition from the powerful mil
1inery forces. Special funds are being
raised at the Audubon headquarters
by individual contributions to enable
expert ornithologists to go 10 Albany
and point out the danger TO the ma
tons crops and game resources in
such measures. }+Szs
= Years Of effort and aeeompl lishment
toward legally guarding the birds that
save our crops from destruction by in-
sect pest as well as our waning game
focks will be wasted if the miIliners
and market men win even one victory
In this crucial contest, I said T. Gil-
bert Pearson, secretary OF she Nation.
al Association of Audubon societies, at
It's headquarters, 141 Broadway, today.
We knew that other state lsgislatures3
are watching the efforts off the COM.
rnercial interests to ovelthroW bird
protectiye laws IN the Esapire state
and that ~ they succeed me sfect win
be to break down All barriers against
the forces that are cone tantly plotting
to destroy Americas bird faDr their
own gain, In this critical tarae We can
only count npon the moral ana imam
cial support of every man, woman ana
child in this country Who would bs
benedted M the y per pI,etna asasn of our
q econo nonicaaly hirs resoasf sfcas.
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