The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-27
TREATY IS SIGNED
 WHICH WILL AID
 BIRD PROTECTION
Game Commissioner Wallace Started Movement Which Will Result in Great
 Benefit to Nation

Montgomery, August 26.-(SpecIaI) State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace, Jr., has received the follow ing telegram from Washington:
 Department informs you that treaty between this country and Great Britain. regarding protection of migratory birds, was signed August Is.
 ROBERT LANSING,
 Secretary of State"
 The attaching of the signature of the British ambassador to the treaty, pro- tecting migratory birds, is the cuImIna- tion of a movement for the mutual pro- lection of migratory birds and water fowl between this country and Canada started by MT. Wallace nearly three years ago.
 At that time, in company with Sena- tors Johnston and Bankhead, MT. Wal lace called on President Wilson and ad- dressed him. urging that this country en- ter into treaties with all the govern ments, owning territory in the northern hemisphere, for the mutual protection of migratory birds and water fowl
 The attention of the President was di- rected by MT. Wallace to the fact that nomadic wild life, in migrating, does not recognize either state or national boun- diary lines; that due to the IacK or uni formity for the protection of wild geese, wild duck snipe, woodcock, blower and other feathered migrants, in the past, these birls have been murdered by the wholesale during their brief sojourn within any particular territory In which they temporarily rested.
 The Presidents notice was directed to the fact that neither state nor federal legislation could possibly be effective un- less adequate protection was accorded crr1 tOr hirdc md atnr oil tI,a territory embraced in their northern and southern migration. For instance the golden blower breeds in the Arctic circle and in the winter migrates south over practically the whole of North and South America, wintering in the Argentine re- public, and in the spring 1t makes it re- turn flight to the top of the world, cov- ering approximately 10000 miles each year.
 President Wilson apparently was inn pressed with the statements made by Ala bama game and fish commissioner, and requested him to reduce his remarks to writing; this MT. Wallace did, where upon the President transmitted the con- munication to the secretary of state, &C., companied by the suggestion that treaties be entered into between this country and the other nations of the northern hems- phere.
 When the treaty was drawn and sub iilillod lO tIlc CdIldQldn HdrIamenI, was ratified by the lam-making bodies Of all the provinces save one which in- sisted ,tsat, in view of the fact that the United States by federal statute had pro- tected migratory birds and water fowl shooting had been greatly improved in Canada. At least however, this province was prevailed upon to subscribe to the treaty. It only remained for the British ambassador to attach his signature to the document, preparatory to its trans mission to the Senate for ratification The British ambassador was necesstated to communicate with the London office and after some delay, he was duly dele gated with the special authority to sign the traty.
 The consummation of the treaty for the protection of migratory birds between this country and Canada, which MT. Wallace believes will be promptly ratified by the Senate. is the most progressive, far reaching and important step that has ever been attempted looking to the con- servation of wild life.