The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-01-15

Marshall unQ1esticnably knew what
he was talking about. and very likely
he had direct Information from the
president that while prehensive
plan for antitrust legislation might be
outlined this winter, it was not the in
tention of the administration to rec
ommcnI drastic legislation or to push
the entire program of moderate anti
trust Legislation to completion at
this session.
! The sequence Of events points 10 a
period OF rest for the business world.
Great corporation after great corpora.
ton has been telling the United States
government that 1t will obey the law
and therefore it is probable that some
OF the prosecutions which have been
instituted will not be pushed, and II
the corporations continue TO d. the
right thing as the department OF jus.
ice views It, the prosecutions viii be
few and far between.
Seek 10 Seassure Business.
Some time ago il became known
from some OF the presidents close ad'
visers that Mr.. Wilson desired that
business should be treasured, II 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 position to know seemed to be Ger
tain that the president would say some
| n .tn LOFT
time. When the currency bill was
signed Mr.. Wilson spoke Of business
aud OF its better relations with the
government and he made his fine
phrase calling the condition "A Con
stitution of Peace"
1t was within forty-eight hours AFT.
er this address of the president and
Immediately following his signing OF
the currency bin that Thomas r. Mar.
shall, vice.president OF the United
States, said in indianapolis that 1t
could be taken for granted that no
drastic antitrust legislation would be
enacted by congress this winter.
All things point TO desire on the
part OF the Democratic majority In
congress to avoid any legislation
which. even il seemingly commend
able, shall upset business conditions.
II seems the Democrats think that
such Legislation as they desire 10 Ell.
act can be spread over longer period
and that gradually and easily the in.
dustries OF all kinds can adjust them
! IN ln t1Ia - From
this springs the desire to do nothing
harsh hastily"
1t must not be understood that the
Democrats think that such Legislation
as Is demanded by the Baltimore plat
form viii be harsh They do say, how.
ever, that they think that. coming in
a bunch" it might Upset conditions
and perhaps work to the temporary In
jury of the country. 1t is to be a pro
gram OF make haste slowly.
Saving American Birds.
Congress, as Is probably pretty
well known by this tine. passed
bill at the last session proh!b
itng the Importation OF the plum
age 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 q desire
to save the wild bird life OF other
countries, although such 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 OF
birds of this country, and it vas 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 piumage Of
foreign birds
The bird protectors, who are tryinG
to do what they can TO serve the az
ricultural interests Of the country by
saving the inscctverous 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
| plumagc on rs that OF the birds o
/ Europe. Rtlu or AitiCd.
Many National Bird Reserves.
In addition to his non.impovtation
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 seeo eat
crs 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 seven new ma.
tional bird reservations have been es'
tablished by tho president OF the
United States. There are now GO OF
these reservations, aud the good that
! they are doing rs manifest In the In.
creased number Of birds which year.
! ~ make their migratory flight. The
new reservations are as follows.
! Chamis6o island, in Alaska. Pishkun,
in Montana. Desecheo island in Porto
! Rico Gravel island, on Green bay, N
! Wisconsin, hioutian islands, in Alas
| ka Walker lake, IN Arkansas and
! Petit Bots island, in Alabama
The reservation embracing the
islands Of tho AIeutian chain situated
/ between The north Pacific ocean and
] Behring sea was ret apart not only
4 as "A breeding place for native birds.
! but for the propagation Of reindeer
and fnr-bearing animals and also fol
! the development OF the fisheries