The Preservation of Big Game 



on as accredited shikaris to sportsmen proceed- 

 ing up country to shoot, would be very slight. 

 They would then live a life of comparative ease 

 in their master's camp, with the certainty of getting 

 their pay at the end of the trip, and would be 

 benefiting the white man into the bargain, which, 

 when all is said and done, is the be-all and end- 

 all of the black man. 



After the word has gone forth, with plenty of 

 time to make their terms and come to their senses 

 and do what they are told, let them be severely 

 dealt with, so as to stamp out the black pro- 

 fessional in any and every country where the 

 international game laws are in force. It would 

 be the beginning, and in a great part the end, of 

 the emancipation of African big game from the 

 indiscriminate slaughter inflicted by the untutored 

 brain of the African savage in modern civilized 

 times. 



(4) Lastly; the White Man ! There are several 

 kinds of white man! As "Tommy" says, "All 

 beer is good, but some beer is better than other 

 beer!" There are some men who "know" and 

 do it, others who " know " and don't do it, others 

 who don't know but wish to goodness they did, 

 and are always striving and slaving to play the 

 game, and can't simply because they aren't told. 

 How would it be to arrange a comprehensive 

 meeting of some dear and real old sportsmen 

 who have "been and seen " and know all about 



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