Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27

COMMISSIONER HENRY o.
MAILEY Of the United States
Bureau Of Fisheries, in his adj
dress before the Ninth Annual
Convention of the Isaak walton League
in Chicago said: The keynote Of this
meeting Is the crisis In our wild life
resources. In so far as the fishery re-
sources are concerned, feel there Is no
crisis. believe we passed the critical
point In this field Of conservation re-
Gently when q public and ofnctal recog-
milton was developed Of the vital need
for vigorous and active conservation
measures TO permit the survival OF our
aquatic resources.
st have seen the sportsmen's organi-
sations knit TO q more united front.
have seen other agencies, particularly
wonen's clubs, enlist in the cause OF
conservation; have seen new interest
and activity develop in States where
conservation was only word In the
dictionary: have seen the culmina-
ton Of this mastering Of public opinion
In the creation Of Senate Committee
on Wild Life and its careful and ex-
haustive studies. The report Of that
COMMITTEES conforms TO the beliefs and
convictions which many people held.
Practical programs inevitably VIII De
Forthcoming II an insistent driving force
demands them, and such force Is
demanding them.
we are confronted only with the
necessity of developing ways to produce
and protect fish. The conservation
handbook for fish has two RS instead
of three. They are Replenishment and
Restriction of catch. OF course, allied
with this aspect are collateral phases,
- aavaf -
the projection and increase OF forests
as watersheds, and avoidance Of drain
age and others Of lesser importance"
O'Malley said that where power
companies erected dams that could not
successfully operate fShways, the COM
panies should provide the facilities and
funds for artihcislly propagating fish
and restocking the waters affected by
their operations" He said there Is an
urgent necessity for training nsn cul-
turists to enter this field. Public at
tention recently has been directed TO
the dearth OF professional game keepers
and much the same condition exists IN
the flsh field"
CTRESSING the necessity Of con-
= servationists pulling together with
the frictionleSs rhythm OF rowing
crew. United States Senator Harry b.
HAWeA o
great national program and agreement
Enon the big, essential and important
things" In his address before the
Waltonians.
"What Is needed In conservation Is
great national program and agree
ment upon the big, essential. important
things, and this must be Immediately
supplemented by work In the states
the creation of State Commissions, the
iN6 n
vision for overlapping terms, so that
experienced men will remain in ONCE
under the incoming Governor" Senator
Halves said.
'Our Committee on Wild Life Re-
sources Is keeping an open mind. IL Is
securing q mass of data; and. wnen
Congress convenes in December, we
hope TO present q series OF amenoments
70 the present laws in relation 70 the
Biological Survey. the Bureau OF Fish.
cries, the Park Service and the Forest
Service. Changes In the law now are
in preparation"
The annual report of the conserva-
ton department of the Izaak Walton
League shows that tremendous prog
ress was made in outdoor CONSERVATION
and restoration throughout the United
States.
CETH GORDON. president OF the
- American Game Association, Wash
ington, d. c., summed up the chang
ing psychology Of the average sports
men Of the United States In his ad'
dress before the convention. He said:
"Sportsmen are willing TO spenc
money for game conservation as theI
have never contributed before. Ulti
mately we must spend at least nv
times the present amount TO main
tain Q game crop.
Recent legislative attempts indicate