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JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



Vol. XVIII OCTOBER. 1920 No. G 



The Society is not responsible, as a body, for the facts and opinions advanced 

 in the papers published by it. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RESULTS OF THE 



REFERENDUM BALLOT ON THE SOCIETY'S PLAN 



FOR A NATIONAL FOREST POLICY 



August 18, ip20. 

 President, Society of Amlkican Foresters: 



Your Committee, composed of the undersigned, appointed to count 

 and analyze the votes on the ballot for a proposed national forest 

 policy, as outlined in the report of the Committee for the Application 

 of Forestry of the Society of American Foresters, submits the follow- 

 ing report : 



A total of 166 ballots \vas received. Many ballots contained blanks, 

 however, so that no one point was voted upon by the entire 166. The 

 complete tabulated vote is shown on the accompanying ballot form. 



The policy adopted by the Committee in coimting the ballots was to 

 register only the clear intent of the voter. Of the total number of 

 votes received, 21 were straight complete affirmative ballots. All the 

 others were divided between simple afifirmative and negative answers, 

 or contained numerous qualifications, explanations, and interpreta- 

 tions. The majority of these, however, were merely explanatory of 

 the personal views of the voter and the construction which he placed 

 upon the different sections of the ballot. No votes were counted as 

 either "yes" or "no'' if they did not clearly favor or oppose the 

 ])rinciple involved in the section. 



Some objections were raised to the wording of the ballot. These 

 objections are typified in the resolutions passed by the New England 

 section of the Society at Keene, New Hampshire, on July 24. The 

 resolutions follow : 



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