Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-06-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.
Campaigning Against Forest Fire

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Gus campaign against forest fires and
an appeal has been issued to sportsmen
throughout the country to give their
assistance in suppressing tires. Man
ufacturers OF firearms or ammunition
have been asked to cooperate in i'm
pressing upon purchasers and users of
guns and cartridges of the fire danger
and to minimize so tar as possible the
number of forest fires which have
heretofore been set through the care
lessness of hunters. campers and others
who 20 to the woods for the purpose of
recreation. This sort of cooperation
has already been obtained in the lum-
Der regions of the northwest, where
manufacturers and other business men
have stamped their stationery and
other printed matter with catchy state
ments about the loss which the public
suffers from the decreased demand for
labor and decreased money in circuiat-
ion, If timber which IS the source of
many of the northwest industries, is
burned up
1t has also been pointed out that in
the east particularly many forest
tires are started by the carelessness of
hunters. who drop burning matches,
cigar or cigarette stumps, or pipe Goals
in ths woods. or perhaps build a fire
which is left burning when the hunter
goes on. Forest fires of course great
Iy lnjure the interest of sportsmen by
robhng the birds of their proper cover.
They also impair the food supply OF
both birds and big game, through the
destruction of the underground which
furnished browse, berries and other
food.
The eastern woods are exposed to
the danger from fires principally in
the spring and fall. when most of the
trees are bare and the leaves on the
ground are dry. The spring fires,
many of which are due to trout fisher
men. may destroy the eggs of game
birds and even the young birds them
selves. Since trout fishermen are to
hunt in fall, the same individuals. il
careless, may be a source of danger at
both seasons.
IL IS suggested that the manufac-
turers of arms and ammunition ought
to be sufficiently interested in the mat
ter of perpetuatIon of game to be will
ing to help IN the campaign against
forest fires. THIS help may come
through the printing of some brief
warning on cartridge boxes or some
slip to 80 with any hunting or camp
ing supplies which are furnished.
Several manufacturers have already
expressed their interest in the matter
and their willingness to help.
American Ambassadors
Curtis Guild of Massachusetts. who
was formerly governor of that state,
and held the position OF Ambassador
20 Russia through appointment by
President Taft, suggests that it might
be well for the United States TO estab-
lish school for the training of diplo.
mats, similar to the academies at West
Point and Annapolis 1t might be
assumed that Governor Guild knows.
inasmuch as he spent a good ST are of
his time travelling back and forth be-
tween Russia and United States dur.
ing the brief tenu of h office, and
brought fame to the 3oslton pri lcipal-
ly through O1t-dressing the dressy
Russian at a great fsnctlon held at the
Court of the Gar. There never was
any Indication that Mr.. Guild creates
particular enthusiasm in Russia, and
he was one of the first of the diplo-
mats that the present administration
retired. Perhaps if Guild had gone
through school for trg1niug diplomats
his job might have lasted longer, and
it is possible that some sort Of als-
covery of shis kind is responsible fd9
his suggestion. However. there is
doubtless a good deal of merit in what