Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
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anthrax and hemmorrhagic septice-
mia are specifically named.
The truth OF each and all OF these
statements is challenged. and the
undersigned invites you or any group
or individual OF your Association
to put in writing these claims,
or any OF them.
The petition addressed TO Cover
nor Bonner to direct the Fish and
Game Commission to hold public
hearings throughout the affected
areas" is also observed. 1t is re-
GREETED your Association did not
present this proposal To the legis-
lature last winter to provide an APP
preparation for the holding Of such
hearings since the Commission will
probably correctly say that IT has
no appropriation for the purpose. 1t
is not expected that you will obtain,
or that YOU wish to have held, such
public hearings, because there is
no reason for the public to believe
that YOU could produce any proof
oi Your claims.
In conclusion. you are further in
vited To state whether it is not the
common knowledge OF sanitary au-
thorities that i'll states and areas
where wild game have contracted
disease. it always domestic livestock
which carried the disease upon the
public lands and forest areas, and
thereby infected the game animals.
Yours truly.
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Asso-
citation
Chairman,
Big Game Committee
As no answer to above COM
munication and resolution was re-
) ceived the following letter was
sent senator James +. Murray and
Governor John W. Bonner.
| July E. l9+9
!. Honorable James +. Murray
4 Us. Senator from Montana
I Washington. d. {.
j Dear Senator Murray:
r In connection with the time and
attention heretofore generously given
E by you to preserving the wildlife
: resources OF Montana, your attention
J. is again asked to the subject. In
8 closed herewith are copies OF a re-
: solution p%urporting to cmanate IRON
. a meeting OF Montana Stockgrowers
e Association at Missoula in the month
. OF May last.
r The position and belief OF the
: undersigned was and is that the
d statement in this resolution that
: domestice livestock is or eve was
: in danger OF disease originating III
wild game, is false. Further, the
r statement that such alleged condi-
: ton is common knowledge to our
e sanitary authorities is knowingly
+, and viciously false. The only SAM
t tary authority i'll Montana having
Z to do with livestock is the state
r Livestock Sanitary Board. The Fish
e and Game Commission at once IN
uuired Of the Livestock Sanitary
e Board as to this charge and learned
that not only is there NO such
common knowledge but that the
asserted disease hazard DOES MOI
EXIST.
Whether this resolution was ac-
tually passed by a representative
E body OF the stockgrowers, or whether
= il was prepared and passed by
runp coterie after the responsible
le ranchers had gone home, IT con
swtiiutcs a poisonous attack on Mon
d tana wildlife devoid OF any iounda'
lie ton in fact. 1t is on a parity Will
!. the constant efforts OF predator.
is interests to level our forests, dr.,
le up our watersheds and turn on
es mountain meadows into sand.
wastes.
le An answer and a challenge wa
s. mailed to the Stockgrowers' body
ne and copies thereof are inclosed. lo'
will observe that this was an III
in vitation to state specific facts, Il
re other words to put up or shut up.
1T The Stockgrowers have decided I
'a shut up. Our challenge is unan
at swered.
"a Conservation OF our mountain
ell and game fields is peculiarly with
te. the control OF the United State
a Forest Service and OF the Depart
Ks ment of Agriculture. 1t is re
nd spectiully urged that the Depar'
"a, ment Of Agriculture should TAX
nd notice OF the inclosed r%esolutio
Nd and should characterize it accort
II.
.; !.