The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-15

trust Legislation to a completion at
this session.
The sequence of events points to a
period of rest for the business world.
Great corporation after great corpora
ton has been telling the United States
government that it will obey the law
and therefore 1t is probable that some
Of the prosecutions which have been
Instituted will not be pushed, and II
the corporations continue to do the
right thing as the department of jus
tice views 1t, the prosecutions will be
few and far between.
Seek to Reatsure Business.
Some time ago It became known
from some of the presidents close adj
visers that Mr.. Wilson desired that
business should be treasured. 1t also
became known that Democratic lead
ers in congress were urging that no
drastic legislation affecting business
should be passed at this session. Men
in a position to know seemed to be GER
tain that the president would say some
definite reassuring words at q later
time. When the currency bill was
signed Mr.. Wilson spoke OF business
and OF its better relations with the
government and he made his fine
phrase calling the condition "A Con
stitution of Peace"
1t wal within ~forty.eight hours aft
er this address of the president and
Immediately following his signing of
the currency bill that Thomas X. Mar
shall, vice.president Of the United
States, said in indianapolis that II
could be taken for granted that no
drastic antitrust legislation would be
enacted by congress this winter.
All things point to a desire on the
part Of the Democratic majority in
congress to avoid any legislation
which, even If seemingly commend
able. shall upset business conditions
1t seems the Democrats think that
such legislation as they desire to en-
act can be spread owe a longer period
and that gradually and easily the in
dustries OF all kinds can adjust them
selves to the new plan of action. From
this springs the desire to do nothing
harsh hastily"
II must not be understood that the
Democrats think that such legislation
as is demanded by the Baltimore plat
form will be harsh. They do say, how
ever, that they think that, coming In
a bunch" 1t might upset conditions
and perhaps work to the temporary in
jury of the country. 1t is TO be q pro-
gram OF make haste slowly.
Saving American Birds.
Congress, as is probably pretty
well known by this time, passed
a bill at the last session prohib-
iting the importation of the plum
< Of wild birds into this country.
The reasons for this legislation are
not perfectly clear, apparently, to the
people of the United States. 1t was
not passed solely because of a desire
to save the wild bird life OF other
countries, although such a thought en-
tered into the legislation. The real
reason was that much OF the plumage
OF the birds of other countries cannot
be distinguished from the plumage oil
birds OF this country, and II was found
frequently before the law was passed
that birds protected In this country
were killed for their plumage, which
was then passed off as the plumage OF
foreign birds
The bird protectors, who are trying
to do what they can to serve the ag-
ricultural interests OF the country by
saving the insectlverous birds, found
that the lure Of the market was too
strong for many American gunners,
and that they would kill all kinds Of
birds, trusting to luck to pass their
plumage off as that OF the birds OF
Europe. Asia or Africa.
Many National Bird Reserves.
In addition to his non.importation
laws, Uncle Sam is doing a great deal
to protect the birds OF this country
There are now national bird reserves
in many parts of the United States.
reserves set aside so that during the
breeding season at least the song
sters. the insect eaters, the seed eat
ers and the game birds can rear their
young In peace, free from the terrors
Of the nest robber and the plume
hunter,
During the past year W new ma.
tional bird reservations have been es-
tablished by the president OF the
United States. There are now 63 OF
these reservations. and the good that
they are doing Is manifest In the in
creased number of birds which year
ly make their migratory flight. The
new reservations are as follows:
Chamisso island, In Alaska; Pishkun.
in Montana; Desecheo island, in Porto
Rico; Gravel island, on Green bay, la
Wisconsin; Aleutian Islands. In Alas
ka: Walker lake. in Arkansas; and
Petit Bots island, in Alabama,
The reservation embracing the
islands of the Aleutian chain situated
between the north Pacific ocean and
Bebring sea, was set apart not only
as n breeding place for native birds,
but for the propagation of reindeer
and f%ur-bearing animals and also for
| the development of the fisheries.