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FIRES ARE A WAR ON PROSPERITY 



of the tremendous increase in paper con- 

 sumption in a multitude of other forms 

 than publishing papers. Seventy-eight per 

 cent of all the paper is consumed in some 

 other way. No possible economy and re- 

 striction of use on the part of newspaper 

 publishers can put an end to either the 

 shortage of the high prices, else they would 

 have been ended before now. The matter 

 is deeper than that. The American 

 Forestry Association suggests several 

 remedies, such as the development of the 

 pulp industry in the great forests of the 

 Northwest and Alaska, the promotion of 

 reforestation in cutover areas, by perpetu- 

 ating forest areas and by more care in col- 

 lecting and using old newspapers, maga- 

 zines and paper scraps of all kinds in the 

 making of new paper. The latter is an im- 

 portant contribution that could be made by 

 every household and at a profit. There is 

 no reason why millions of dollars should 

 go up in smoke every year through the 

 burning of waste paper. 



Undoubtedly the paper that is burned as 

 refuse in domestic establishments business 

 houses nowadays use paper balers to a con- 

 siderable extent constitutes great waste. 

 It is within the bounds of possibility to cur- 

 tail this waste by propaganda in behalf of 

 paper saving, such propaganda including 

 directions to householders who are willing 

 to save waste paper and sell it, but there is 

 waste at both ends. 



In the development of forestry lies the 

 great opportunity to find relief from paper 

 shortage which is nowadys the Old Man of 

 the Sea to every publisher in America. 



Vigorous support of national forestry 

 and State forestry is one means by which 

 the press may practice self-preservation as 

 well as promote general welfare. Prices of 

 lumber, no less than prices of paper, reflect 

 the neglect of forestry, and lumber is con- 

 sumed in one way or another universally. 



Asheville (N. C.) Citizen: Frank A. 

 Munsey describes a condition in the news- 

 print paper situation which everybody ree- 

 ves as approximately true to facts but 

 vhich nobody can offer a satisfactory 

 solution. Within 25 years, says Mr. Mun- 

 the wood pulp supply will at the pres- 

 ent rate of consumption, be exhausted. And 

 tar no substitute for wood has been 

 found that would not cost more, and no 

 m of regulation has met with general 

 support among the publishers or in Congress. 



highways to beautify the roads for which 

 hundreds of millions of dollars have been 

 voted by the various national, State and 

 local governing bodies. Motorists every- 

 where will gladly aid this excellent move- 

 ment, and will undoubtedly join the Asso- 

 ciation so as to work in conformity with 

 its plans. 



Local communities and commercial inter- 

 ests will benefit and motorists, who are the 

 greatest users of roads, will derive pleasure 

 and reward for generations to come, if 

 they, individually and collectively, co-oper- 

 ate in the actual planting of trees in accord- 

 ance with the general plan. 



Cross-country touring from the Atlantic 

 to the Pacific is becoming more popular 

 every year, and it will be possible eventu- 

 ally to have trees growing the entire dis^ 

 tance on both sides of the 3000-mile high-^ 

 way, making it the most wonderful monu- 

 ment and "Road of Remembrance" in the 

 world. 



will be planted to American trees. The 

 Forestry Association of this country 

 has shipped a large quantity of seeds 

 to France already, and more will fol- 

 low. With characteristic perception of the 

 graceful thing to do, the French seized 

 upon this plan as providing the most fitting 

 monument for the young crusaders who 

 came so far to fight in a just cause. 



It is, indeed, a most worthy plan. For 

 centuries to come, Americans will make 

 pilgrimages to those battlefields, and every 

 pilgrim will feel an added sense of posses- 

 sion and of sacrifice if the familiar trees of 

 America shade the places where American 

 soldiers died. Our firs and pines in the 

 Argonne, our ash trees at Belleau, our oaks 

 at Chateau Thierry will be silent, appropri- 

 ate and effective reminders of the price at 

 which liberty was saved, and of the union 

 of the nations without which salvation 

 would have been impossible. 



Joliet Herald: A campaign is being car- 

 ried on throughout the United States by 

 the American Forestry Association, of 

 Washington, D. C, urging motorists to 

 help, by planting memorial trees along the 



Yonkers Statesman: The American 

 Forestry Association writes from Wash- 

 ington to ask The Statesman to have an 

 editorial stirring up tree-planting "and tell- 

 ing your readers to register trees on our 

 honor roll." This is it. 



Last year we nudged the folks vigorously 

 on the subject, and inspired the city to buy 

 a lot of trees for planting. So we do not 

 think any more prodding is required. 



But tree-registering is something we have 

 not called attention to before. 



Everyone planting a tree is entitled to 

 have it registered at Washington in the name 

 of a hero who gave his life for his country. 

 It thus becomes a memorial tree of record. 



The New York State College of Forestry 

 also sends out a call for memorial tree 

 planting and directs all tree-planters to 

 register their trees with the American 

 Forestry Association. 



"This is a great constructive piece of 

 work," said Charles Lathrop Pack, Presi- 

 dent of the American Forestry Association. 

 "When we interest the coming generation 

 in the value of trees great good will result. 

 In education will we get nearer and nearer 

 to a national forest policy. The General 

 Federation of Women's Clubs and patriotic 

 organizations such as the American Legion 

 and the Service Star Legion, are all co- 

 operating with the American Forestry As- 

 sociation." 



Every individual or organization planting 

 a tree is urged to resister it with the Ameri- 

 can Forestry Association and get the free 

 certificate of registration which it will send. 



Ashland, Kentucky, Independent: Arbor 

 Day should be given a more general ob- 

 servance in the State than has been shown 

 in the past. Former years have seen the 

 gospel of the love of trees spread mostly 

 among pupils of the schools, the youngsters 

 of the present day. This year every think- 

 ing man and woman ought to show interest 

 in it, help it along, encourage the young- 

 sters and develop the love of trees and the 

 interest in forestry in the hearts of both 

 young and old. The world needs trees, 

 needs them far more than in former years, 

 because there has been a frightful sacrifice 

 of trees to the demands of war. Nations 

 have stripped their areas of their best tim- 

 ber, great waste has taken place, acres are 

 denuded and cry aloud for restoration. 

 Planting trees has been most commendable 

 in the past but now it is a patriotic duty, an 

 opportunity for service to the world and to 

 the generations to come. 



Chicago Journal: The devastated woods 

 of France where American soldiers fought 



Norwich Bulletin: It cannot fail to be 

 appreciated that the shipment of tree seeds 

 to Europe by the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation, as its contribution to the help 

 needed across the water to restore former 

 conditions, is bound to be of great assist- 

 ance in meeting the future needs of the 

 devastated areas. These countries have, of 

 course, already commenced work along a 

 similar line but there is much to be done 

 and such an addition to the new timberland 

 as will result from this aid will be simply 

 adding another to the many visible signs of 

 the ties of friendship that have been cre- 

 ated among these nations. It should like- 

 wise help to arouse this country to the need 

 of giving increased attention to its own 

 situation. 



