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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



EDITORS TAKE UP FOREST MATTERS 



NEWSPAPERS ANSWER CALL OF AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 

 AND OPEN COLUMNS TO DISCUSSION OF BIG QUESTIONS 



A NATIONAL forest policy for the United States, 

 "Roads of Remembrance," plans for reforesting 

 France, Belgium and Great Britain, and the plant- 

 ing of Memorial Trees, for all of which the American 

 Forestry Association is campaigning, have received the 

 hearty indorsement of the editors of the country. 



In an editorial on beautifying the roads of the country 

 the Atlanta Constitution outlines the suggestion of the 

 American Forestry Association and says, "This is an ex- 

 cellent idea. The movement in all its phases is commend- 

 able and it is one to which the public should give hearty 

 indorsement." The Association urges that County Units 

 plan memorials of various kinds with the good roads in 

 mind so the memorials be easy of access and that the roads 

 for which millions are to be spent be marked with memo- 

 rial trees. "The advantages of having highways set with 

 trees are a great many," says the Worcester, Massachu- 

 setts, Gazette, "and few undertakings of so small com- 

 l^arative cost are calculated to give as big a return for 

 the money invested as the 

 planting of trees along the 

 highways wherever such 

 work is practicable." 



Fruit trees are advocated 

 for roadside planting by 

 the Portland Oregonian, 

 and so are nut trees. "This 

 is an established custom in 

 Europe," the Oregonian 

 points out, "and a practice 

 worth thinking about." The 

 Pittsburgh Post praises the 

 Boy Scouts for planting 

 walnut trees and adds : 



"This is particularly timely in view of the warning just 

 issued by the .American Forestry Association that the 

 country faces a timber shortage." The Columbus, Ohio, 

 Dispatch says: "If the people of this country do not 

 begin planting black walnuts they will make the mistake 

 of their lives." The "Haskin Letter," a feature used by 

 many newspapers, carries a column on "Roads of Re- 

 membrance," pointing to the opportunity to beautify the 

 country and at the same time impress the need of a 

 national fcjrcsl policy. The Washington Times and the 

 Washington Herald give generous space to the article 

 and the Washington Star uses nearly a colunm in telling 

 of the Association's suggestion for tree planting along 

 the drive to connect two of Washington's famous parks. 

 Dr. Frank Crane, in his daily editorial, used by about 



CALL TO MEMBERS 



Enlist for service with YOUR ASSOCIATION. The 

 need of a national forest policy will be doubly im- 

 pressed upon the editor of your paper if you point out 

 this need to him. Write a short statement of facts, sign 

 your name as a "member of American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation," and send the copy to the editor of your news- 

 paper. 



Discuss local park and tree situations with the editor 

 for he wants to know the public opinion and values it 

 highly. Where trees need attention tell him and you 

 will find ready response, for the editors of the country 

 are keen to help. 



one hundred of the biggest newspapers, indorses the 

 Association's Memorial Tree campaign. 



In an editorial, "Trees as Memorials," the Boston Post 

 says : "The sentiment is one which appeals directly and 

 strongly to the heart of our people. The American For- 

 estry Association is aiding the governments of Great 

 Britain, France and Belgium in their schemes for repair- 

 ing the forest devastation wrought by the Hun and com- 

 pelled by their own military needs. To restore and beau- 

 tify the world for which our boys fought and sacrificed 

 so bravely is their best and most enduring monument." 

 The London Mail, speaking of the ravaged forests, says : 

 "England in one regard looks strangely like those parts 

 of Belgium where the Germans have resided. You see 

 wherever you go acres of sawdust chips in place of van- 

 ished forests." The Mail then goes on to give the plans 

 of Mr. Acland, of the Woods and Forest Department. 

 Under the heading "Trees for France," the Goshen, In- 

 diana, Democrat says: "It is a practical suggestion. 



America can send almost 

 any desired variety of tree 

 or shrub." The Indianapo- 

 lis Star points to "a recent 

 survey of the forests in 

 France by the secretary of 

 the American Forestry As- 

 sociation," and adds that 

 "the situation presents a 

 tremendous problem not 

 only for the nations in- 

 volved but for other coun- 

 tries as well." "America's 

 n a t u r a 1 resources have 

 been the salvation of Eu- 

 rope," is the way the Boston Globe puts it, while the 

 Buffalo Evening News quotes the figures from the Amer- 

 ican Forestry Magazine to show the need of increased 

 planting. The Baltimore Sun, Minneapolis Journal, New 

 York Times and many other papers quote the magazine 

 for a column on the destruction of the forests in the battle 

 areas. The Dayton Herald quotes the Association's 

 "Dont's" for forest fires and points to the need of a 

 national forest policy, saying, "Only the United States 

 lags." The San Francisco P.xaminer uses an eight col- 

 unm box across the top of the first page on a telegram of 

 congratulation to San Francisco upon the dedication of 

 its Hero Grove. These are but examples of the way 

 the editors of the country are co-operating in the drive 

 for a national forest policy. 



