132 OUR NATIVE BIRDS 



THE PURPOSE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LEAGUE 

 OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN 



The League of American Sportsmen is organized for 

 the purpose of protecting the game and game fishes ; 

 the song, insectivorous, and other innocent birds, not 

 classed as game birds. 



Its prime object is to enforce game laws, where such 

 exist, and to secure and enforce such laws where not 

 now in existence. 



It aims to promote good fellowship among sportsmen ; 

 to foster in the minds of the people a love of nature 

 and of nature's works ; to encourage the propagation 

 of game and game fishes, and the re-stocking of game 

 fields and public waters. To these ends it will act in 

 unison with state, county, and municipal authorities 

 who aim at similar ends. 1 



The League of American Sportsmen will not com- 

 pete with any other organization that has similar 

 objects in view. On the contrary, it desires to enlist 

 the sympathies of, and to cooperate with, all such. 



The League of American Sportsmen is opposed to 

 excessive slaughter of game and fish, under the name 

 of sport. We are opposed to the killing of any inno- 



1 A person knowing of violations of the game laws should promptly 

 notify the L. A. S. game warden or the respective state game warden, 

 who may be addressed in the following manner : 

 STATE GAME WARDEN, 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 



The office of the state game warden is nearly always at the state 

 capital. 



