Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
HOOVEREULOC|zES
SPORT OF FISHING
Declares It Brings Calm Re-
Election and Love of
Nature.

Fishing. with its lengthy periods ol
calm reflection and its garnished tales.
is a sport that should be imposed by
law on every public servant. SecrC.
tary Hoover declared last night at q
banquet al the MdNfoWer Hotel clos
ing the two DAY annual session of tho
National Conference on Outdoor Rec
reation. Although he did moi allude
directly to the opinion expressed by
President Coolidge last summer that
fishing is sport rathe! for boys than
for mature lneE. Nh. Hoover referred
to fishing a. q sport for men-a sport
that has Al iuestimable temperate
value and in which man learns his
true worth in relation 10 the great
scheme Of creation.
Il am for fishing as a contribution
20 joy," M Hoover said IAN lneu
are equal before fish. Fish never
have learned TO discriminate III tackle.
They take no account of the class ~
clothes Of the fisherman. No one can
catch fish III anger or in malice. and
the fisherman gains even III charity
when he listens To other fishermen.
Fishing is an occup2 ton that should
be imposed by law on public servants"
Eeotism Is Blasted
Nh Hoover referred TO the opportun.
tiles for wholesome outdoor recreation
for the man who climbs mountains.
INDUCES in hard physical labor and
gets Tar out III the open spaces TO
Ash. He said the egotism OF man is
blasted in the lace Of the consistent
democracy OF fish and the great spec
tacleS OF nature.
The automobile Mr. Hoover said.
has had its part in Increasing the on
s,aughts on the game fish Of the Ma.
ton. ut is computed by the Bureau
OF Fisheries" the Commerce Depart
ment head added. that l0.000.000
anglers were turned loose last sum
mer upon our game fish. The depart
nent has devised new methods for
spreading game fishing, has invited
the cooperation OF ali fishing
clubs Of the country and has received
il to an astonishing degree. but even
these efforts are small compared TO
the battle front that has been opened
up BY the automobile.
Pollution in Streams
Nj. Hoover said there are fewer
fish because of pollution of streams
and littoral waters. Il have long since
come to the conclusion that what we
really need in every State is a survey
Of all the streams and DIVISION OF them
into three catcSor1eS,
Immediate protection should be
given to those streams that have not
been polluted. he said. while streams
that have been badly polluted should
be cleaned. Streams that have been
partially polluted may be restored TO
the first category. Mr.. Hoover added
that sea pollution is so bad on the
North Atlantic seaboard that those
OF you who take your children TO our
prominent beaches nowadays must
also take with you a supply OF saso-
line, in order that you may wash your
children after they have had a bath"
Would Keep Wilderness.
Representative Henry W Temple
of Pennsylvania chairman Of the
Southern Appala chan Park Commits
sion, told the conference that he hoped
some regions would be preserved as
wilderness. Other speakers at the
banquet included DR.. T. ". Bumpus
Of Brookline. Mass. Senator Norheck
OF South Dakota. Mrs. J. T. RipTer,
Ia tional president OF the Giri Scouts,
and John Barton Payne OF Washing
ton. chairman Of the American Red
Cross.
Earlier in the day the conference
adopted resolution offered by Muir
ray Hubert, former deputy mayor of
New York and president OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. recommend
ing that governors be requested to
appoint committees to cooperate with
the conference, and another by Chaun-
cey J. Hamlin of New York 20 give
each of the state committees one rep
resentative on the executive commit
tee Of the national organization.
Other resolutions IeatflI7ned the con
ference's stand that its work was pri-
marty to enhance the health and
recreational opportunities OF the Ciu-
zens of the country, and called for
extension of national forests and
parks: use OF public lands By all the
people: use of shore lands; the setting
aside for recreational use of beaches
in the public domain: reduction Of
pollution of inland and coastal waters:
support of all fire prevention efforts in
foreSted areas; continu ance of nature
study courses in public schools and
efforts to reduce hunting accidents
The federal aid highway policy and
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