The Delta independent., 1925-02-13

state capitol, same to be known as
a game commission" 1t is well
named for its sure some game" to
try and slip that over the whole of
this state at time when we are try
ing to get out from under the over
weight Of boards and commissions.
Thank heavens it's the organized
minority Of so-called sportsmen that
is attempting this outrageous political
intrigue.
Imagine If you can, a commission
composed Of sportsmen? Imagine, if
you can, the executive (?) ability that
would be displayed by a gang of roost-
ers that never made good sportsmen,
letting alone good managers or execu-
tives?
Imagine If you can, commission
composed Of several tails" and no
head? Wouldn't it be fine to ex-
hibit them later in the Colorado Mus
cum as rare specimens" found only
in Colorado.
The present game commissioner is
paid $4,000 a year The three politi-
cal eunices who would legislate them
selves into office in his stead agree
to work for $40 a day, and all ex-
penses This $50 a day, or $500 a
month or S1OSOO a year, and all ex-
penses Are they not wonderful
sportsmeu2 No pikers about these
birds, They believe in taking the
sap-will0w to the deal public right
at home plate.
AS "a citizen and fellow sportsman
you are no doubt wondering who has
the unparalleled gall OF crust to at
tempt such a raid on the funds of the
State Game Department Of Colorado.
And right there is the fly in the
ointment
The bin creating the commission
form for the game department is the
pet idea Of a miniature Federal
BureauCracy within the state as head
ed BY John Hatton of the Forest
Service and a Stanley Young of the
Biological Survey.
Let it be fully understood that this
is but the pening wedge whereby the
attempt will be made to place our
Colorado Came and Fish Department
under the control OF a board sitting in
Washington.
OF course these cunning interlopers
have enlisted the help and endeavors
OF the radical element Of Colorado
sportsmen whom they have taken in
to their disguised web as the ambi-
tious spider takes the unsupecting fly
later to skin him. 1t is an unde-
niable fac, that the above named en-
ployees of the Federal Service held
the meeting in their office where the
Legislation was planned and passed
upon-hehind closed doors. 1t is un-
deniahle that John Hutton Cwhile
being paid by the Federal Forest
Service sent Frank Bailey through
the state presumably soliciting mem
bers for a sportsmen's association
whill IN reality Mr.. Bailey "a former
forsst ranger and perhaps still on
their pay rolD went about the state
stirring up a storm Of protest against
the game department OF the state
and against its capable commissioner.
Roland G. Parvin
through a cunning trick engineered
by the above named Federal Bureau
crary, the resolution committee OF the
Colorado Game & Fish Protective as
ISOLATION OF which Dudley Humphry
was chairman. was prevented from
rep ting to the association, its NON
ENDORSEMENT Of the commission
form bill. But later on. after the
bus ness meeting was over with the
miniature Federal Bureaucracy held
q maeting in the office of Stanley
Young OF the Biological Survey and
there reported an endorsement" Of
the said "commission-form" bill. How.
ever that SO STYLED endorsement
was never voted upon nor accepted
by The Colorado Game & Fish Pro
teclive association and any state
men. that It has is a false state
maua through and through.
From the most reliable authority
we earn that the sportsmen Of the
state are up in arms against such
hteH handed acts as just put across /
by fire federal employees hidden be
hind Colorado front"
W have a local man on the Board
of directors Of the Colorado Game &
Ft-. Protective association. and we
hay talked personally to local people
who attended the meeting and ban
que. of the said association, and we
feel thankful that the larger majority
Of ,Ho free-thinkers are bitterly op-
posed to any set OF so-called sports
men sitting themselves in" to rule
and hus ruin the state Game & Fish