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Show FIGHT EGRETS SALE Thousands Join in Protest to Stay Government's Hand. Proposed Disposal of Bird Plumes Stucd by Customs Officials to the Milliners Rstsnted In Nearly Every State. New York - Shocked by the thought of I'licle Ham selling Hie nuptial plume, of tunny mother hlids. bulch-ered bulch-ered In the ntld.t of their young, whlih were left to aturve, thiiu.ithile if Americana have Jolm-d a movement of proteat ngnliist such a dl.po.ul of Hie egrela selr.d by Ihe rii.iom bouse lu this cliy, which the govern incnt has Just ordered lo be sold here Krom almost every stutn In Ihe j union seoii-s of cominunlcntlons have been received by Hie National Asso- elation of Audubon rloctellea offering support and titglng action to prevent the nation from engaging In Hits bu.l-liena bu.l-liena which Hie (nlllliiera are In.l.t-I In.l.t-I li it upon, lly lis lux Icglalatlnn and hulchera Hie Kmplre .lute la alone re-. re-. pun. Idle In this Instance for thus making Ihe government (rattle In these spoils, Il Is dec I und While these cosily heron plumes nre held here at lhn custom house lo be aiii-Honed off, hundreds of wives and mothers In ihla cl(y and throughout through-out the country are organizing a pro-(es(. pro-(es(. Hacking Hie Audubon workers In this movement the Niitlomil federation fed-eration of Women's Clubs already Is arrayed, us well as runny sport. men's I oigiiiilr.atbiiis and granges, whone iiii-mbers want Ihe birds lo protect Hn-lr emits rather Hum to become the) wntes of a few milliners. Krom several friends and apprecla tors of blid life money lias been sent to be devoled to lighting Hie milliners, whom, commercial backing baa ate- abled lliein. wllh a staff nf lawyers, fa urge I'ni-le Ham to IrnlTlc In Ibeeas scalpi of mother birds. linns to prevent any furlher nonet- hlllly nf the government profiling by the sale of these egrets already am being made lu this city State and federal ottliinle are to be warned of Hie urgency of their duty In this matter, mat-ter, and every effort made by the people peo-ple In states where laws are lag on this point to nblaln legislation forbidding for-bidding Hie sale of egrota by government govern-ment ofllclals. In New York state particularly th olllclals who.e attitude was the chief cuu.e given by the government for re viT.ttig Its former decision to dentror Ihe coiitiabntid heron plumes, will be urged lo take every possible action to prevent a repetition of what la called the "national disgrace" through the Kmplre stale "We are In (his fight agnln.t hint liutiiier, president of the National As-soclntloi As-soclntloi of Audubon Societies. "Although "Al-though Ihe milliners may appear tu huvn won a temporary victory In Insisting In-sisting Ihnt our government Ira III n In these trophies of Hie wholesiile butch-cry butch-cry of mothers leaving their young la starve, we believe the country will be soon aroused lo combat this dlsgrac lo Hie whole nation. "Now that the people are waking up to Ihe economic Importance of bird pioleclliiti we feel sure Ihut we shall toon rally to our support every truly patriotic Hilton of America." |
