The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21
BY DR.. WILLIAM T. H0RNADAY,

BY DR.. WILLIAM T. H0RNADAY,
Director OF tho Now York geological Park.
THE most exasperasing feature Of our
present battle with tho enemies Of tho
Federal migratory bird law In and
around the U. g. Senate is the fact that for
the sake OF local spring-shooting Of ducks in
ono unaii area, they are willing and anxious
to completely destroy the only law that is
competent to protect our valuable insecteat'
ing birds in the South
On May 9 and IL we witnessed in the United
States Senate five hours battle in which the
life of our finest bird law at stake. Sena-
tor Reed OF Kansas City, Mo-. and Senator
Robinson, of Arkansas. labored long and
earnestly to kill the Federal migratory bird
law by cutting off the means to enforce It!
Had they and their fifteen supporters pre-
vailed, that law would. in effect be to-day as
dead as julius Caesar. No law that has active
enemies and haters long withstand being
dragged through the mire Of non-enforcement
AS ! have stated in a previous article in
this newspaper. the centre Of the hostility to
the migratory bird law Is Kansas City, Mo-
Let the members of the Interstate Spring
Shooting Protective Association deny II If
they WILL but the fact remains that according
to the reports of their own secretary. that
ISOLATION, OF Kansas City, was organized for
the purpose OF destroying the migratory law
by having 1t declared unconstitutional.
AS browning injury to this country. their
representatives in Congress were also asked
to vote against the treaty with Great Britain.
which, If passed, Will make It impossible for
tho States to declare the Weeks-McLean law
Unconstitutional. (See the Sportsman's Re-
view for Feb. IA. 1914. page 149)
From that original programme the assocIa.
tion has not wavered an inch-. It's senatorial
champion, Mr.. Reed, has already attacked tho
law as vigorously and bitterly as he knew
how, and he has shown also that he hates tba
proposed treaty scorns Its virtue. and evil
IDENTIFY intends to fight Its ratification to the
last ditch. Congressional Record May l2
1914 page $3.50
And what, think you. is now (May 2S) the
latest move OF the Kansas City contingent
The following telegram from Washington to
Kansas City tells the beginning Of the story:
Acting Secretary Of Agriculture Galloway
has agreed to modify the migratory bird reyula-
tlons to Missouri and enforcement Of the
Mclean law, and mako same conform with
Missouri State law near as possible. This
ruling will be adjusted within fifteen days."
have no doubt whatever that Mr. Galloway
would like TO make a complete surrender to
Senators Reed and Robinson and their con-
sUtuentS.
hlr. Galloway is from Arkansas. According
TO the statement OF Senator Robinson Gong
Record for May 9, page $3.50 1t was Assistant
Secretary Galloway who before the Senate
Committee admitted It's constltutlonaiity (the
Mclean Law and said to tho Committee that
the validity OF the Act ought 10 be determined
before any appropriation was MADE further
than the amount necessary 10 try out fairly
the question OF consutuuonality Of the Ac. II
was In part upon that statement by tho repre-.
sentative Of the Department OF Agricultural
Or. Galloway. that this amendment ($lOOO0)
was inserted"
So 1t was no less man than the Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture who used the longes,
knife on the migratory bird ". at the Capitol
ut most critical moment!
The point is. the farmers. the forest oypers
and the consumers OF farm and forest products
must now be informed that the Kansas CITY
spring-shooters of ducks who are behind Sena
tors Reed and Robinson going to make n
tremendous fight in the United States Senate
against the ratification Of any international