Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-01-14


the entire program of moderate anti
trust Legislation to 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 viii obey the law
and therefore it is probable that some
OF the prosecutions which have been
Instituted viii not be pushed. and If
the corporations continue to do the
right thing as the department OF jus
tiee views it, the prosecutions VIII be
few and far between.
Seek 20 Reassure Business.
Some time ago it became known
from some of the presidents close ad-
yisers 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 position to know seemed TO be GER
tain that the president would say some
definite reassuring words at a later
time. When the currency bill WAS
signed Mr.. Wilson spoke of business
and of its better relations with the
I government and he made his fine
| phrase calling the condition A Con
stitution of Peace"
II was within forty-eight hours aft
er this address of the president and
Immediately following his signing OF
the currency bill that Thomas r. Mar
shall, vice-president OF the United
States, said in indianapolis that it
could be taken for granted that no
drastic antitrust legislation would be
enacted by congress this winter,
All things point 10 desire on the
part of the Democratic majority in
congress 10 avoid any legislation
which, even if seemingly commend
able, shall upset business conditions.
II seems the Democrats think that
such legislation as they desire TO en-
act can be spread over 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"
1t 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
bunch" it might upset conditions
and perhaps wor!; to the temporary in.
jury of the country. 1t is 10 be a pro
gram of make haste slowly.
Saving American Birds.
Congress. as is probably pretty
well known by this time. passed
bill at the last session prohib-
iting the Importation of the plum
age of wild bros 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 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 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 az.
ricultural interests of the country by
saving the insectiverous 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 o
Europe. Asia or Africa.
Many National Bird Reserves.
In addition to his non-importation
laws, Uncle Sam is doing 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 seven new ma
tional bird reservations have been es-
tablished by the president of the
United States. There are now 60 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 fight. The
new reservations are as follows:
| Chamisso island, in Alaska; Pishkun.
in Montana; Desecheo island. in Porto
Rico: Gravel island, on Green bay. in
| Wisconsin; Aleutian islands. in Alas.
ka Walker lake. In Arkansas; and
| Petit Bots island. in Alabama.
The reservation embracing the
islands of the Aleutian chaine situated
between the north Pacific ocean and
! Behring sea. was set apart not only
as breeding place for native birds.
but for the propagation of reindeer
and fur-bearing animals and also for
| the development Of the fisheries.
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