Show SAYS ROOSEVELT IS ISAN ISAN ISAN AN ANIMAL KILLER NOT A NATURALIST NEW YORK YOEK May 23 In 23 In response nse to criticism by President Roosevelt that he had only superficial knowledge of the animals concerning which ho he wrote the tho Rev Kev Dr William J. J Long a well known author of Stamford Conn is is quoted today as having declared that the President is a killer of animals and not a naturalist Mr Long defends de defends de- de fends himself against the specific char charge e of falsity to nature made by the tho President and does not spare biting terms terras in criticising Mr Roosevelt President Roosevelt in an article in ina inI ina a June magazine was quoted in a general general gen gen- eral attack upon writers of animal stories sto sto- stories ries who put forth as facts what areno areno are no nomore more than interesting fictions with animals as principals William WilHam J. J Long is perhaps the worst of those nature writing offenders offend offend- ers era the tho President t says It is his stories stones stories I am told that have been put In part into many of the public schools of tiie the country in order that from them the children may get the truths of wild animal life Rev Dr Long is a retired Congregational Congregational clergyman a graduate of lIar Har Harvard vard Heidelberg and Andover and the theauthor theauthor theauthor author of f Ways of Wood Folk Beasts of the Field and other similar simi aimi- lar works |