Evening star., 1936-02-05
DARLING OUTLINES
WILD LIFE PLAN
Proposes County and State
Chairman Uniting Con-
Servati0n Friends.

A tentative program for organizing
a Nation wide union pledged to the
restoration of the country's vanishing
fish and game was outlined today be-
fore 1000 delegates to the North
American Wildlife Conference by Jay
N. (Ding) Darling, former chief of
the Biological Survey.
The audience filled the new Gov
ernment auditorium and overflowed
into the corridors outside. The dele
gates are said to represent millions
of nature lovers throughout the coun-
try who are alarmed by conservation
conditions.
Darling suggested a method OF or
ganization and then invited the dele
gates themselves to make any changes
they might wish or set up an entirely
new program. AS starter, however,
he outlined the following plan
The organization would begin with
county chairmen. who would be in
direct contact of men with State and
Federal authorities. This. Darling
said, would enable immediate reports
to be made of dangerous conserva-
ton, conditions throughout the
country.
Tells How Plan Works.
Suppose steamer should dis
charge thousands of gallons of oil on
coastal waters where migratory ducks
were feeding A local man directly
charged with conservation RESPONSE
bility Immediately could inform State
legislators or congressman"
The county chairman would head
a co-ordinated group representing
chambers of commerce, luncheon
clubs. womens clubs, bird societies
sportsmens groups and other In.
terested agencies.
The county clubs would organize
States be collected in regional groups
Darling suggested establishment Of q
central Office in Washington for the
transmission of information bearing
on the wild life situation.
Would Shun Lobby Status.
This Washington agency would no
be q lobby and would not be con-
cerned with changing the form o.
the United States Government,
Darling said. "Its function would b,
conservation alone and the trans
mission of information to Congress
of vital interest to the country's wilt
life resources"
The five-day conference opened her
Monday at the call of President Roose
welt, who invited Canada and Mexic
to send representatives. In his greet
ing to the delegates assembled here
the President expressed grave concerl
over the depleted condition Of wild lif
in the United States and declared hi
confidence in the ability of the dele
gates to organize union dedicated +
a common need.
Dissent Heard.
There were rumors of dissent today
however, as the organization meetin
got under way. Leading delegates
who asked that their names be with
held, said it was an almost impossibl
task to coordinate conflicting an
sectional interests Of the hundreds O
organizations involved On the othe
hand, speakers urged cooperation a
the only solution. since scattere,
groups have been unable to influenc
protective legislation or even to agre
on any national program.
The fundamental objective of today
meeting was outlined as follows: "Or
ganization of a permanent genera
federation of all agencies and indivi
duals interested in the restoration O
wild life, development of a Nortl
American program for advancement O
wild life. and presentation of informa
ton pertinent to wild life with a viey
to solution of the whole problem"