The Washington times., 1925-02-21

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Two important bills have been
introduced into Congress which
should interest every lover OF the
great out-of- doors. The first IL
the game refuge-public shooting
ground bill Is. 29I3-H.R.745 Coz
gress will take up the game refuge
bill at once IL there Is SUFFICIENT
demand for it.
You know that the passage Of )
the game refuge bill is absolutely
essential to the perpetuation and
sterilization of our migratory wild
fowl supply. You know that it has
been well termed the greatest piece
of conservation legislation ever tnss
troduced in Congress-. You under
stand that the present session is I
the last of the Sixty-eighth Con
gress and that it win be necessary,
If the bill is not passed now, to
introduce 1t again as new meas Z
ure in the Sixty-ninth CongressN
Under such conditions it could not ,
go into effect until late 1926 or
1927.
Postmaster General Harry
New says: THE game refuge bill
is; the most constructive, carefully
devised plan for game protection !.
and increase yet devised. This BIZ;
has been developed through expert .
ence and sound practice. It il 7
wholly adequate to its purpose. It {
infringes no State or individual
right and adds not one cent to the
burden Of the taxpayer. Its enact
ment into law will go far toward
ensuring good hunting for poor and
rich now, and u future generations
'aThe game refuge bill provides
for the purchase Of swamp
areas which are suitable breeding,
feeding and resting grounds Tor I.
migratory waterfowl and other
game. No shooting would be s
permitted on these refugees.
"The game refuge bin ID the
product of the practical experience
and knowledge of the foremost
game authorities from every sec
ton of the country. It was fitted
to the cOuntry's needs. And thu
whole cost of administering the
measure is covered by a yearly
license fee OF one dollar paid by
each hunter OF migratory game.
The bill is entirely non-partisan
in character. Men like John ~
Davis, Secretary of War Weeks,
Senator Pat Harrison, Senator
Simeon d. Fess, William Jennings
Bryan, Senator Joseph T. Robinson !.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
and many other leaders have come
out flat-footedly for it.
Over 5000, 600 sportsmen, through
out the country, have endorsed the
bill. either individually or through.
the organizations of which t1e.s.
are members
The second of the important
bills, H.R. 1O69O, is known as the &.
black bass bill. It calls for the. :
stOppage of interstate shipment
of our prize fish, both the small
and big-mOuthed bass.
The Honorable Harry b. Halves
of Missouri in introducing the bill
said, in part: Scientific bodies de
voted to the study Of fish conger
walton, such as the American Fish
cries Society, are so aroused over
the danger of extinction of black
bass that they have repeatedly
within the past few years sent
letters to our various State gov
ernments setting forth the abso-
Lutte need Of protection.
''This law, like the Lacey law. -
not intended to supplant State en-
forcement but merely to supple
nent it and enable States to more
efficiently enforce their own laws !
relating to the same subject. ~
"a State which for conservation :.
purposes denies for a limited period \
the sale of black bass to its own .
citizens frequently finds that its 4
State enactments are nullified by :
bass being taken from the waters :.
of this particular State where COM
mercial use is prohibited to its own
citizens and transported fromthat
State and sold to the citizens OF
another State, thus destroying the :
State conservation program and
giving to the citizens of another :
State the benefit of commercial g
consumption. which is denied to .
it's own citizens"
The time Is short, to be exact
there remains only eight working
days for the ixty-eighth Congress .
to pass these measures. Only aps
preparation bills and measures Civ ?
ing evidence of the greatest pop
ular support will be considered.
Therefore it is up to every sports
man to get busy. If you know
any Senator or Congressman. drop
them a line explaining the situa@
ton and you will have done your
part to help put over two vital
measures.
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