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William Dutcher. 



separated from each other to give this , matter serious and 

 aggressive attention. We will not be performing our duty, nor 

 embracing the great privilege that we have of conserving bird 

 life if we do not at this Congress take the necessary steps that 

 will result in changing the present abhorrant conditions. It will 

 not be sufficient for us to merely argue the question of whether 

 birds are noxious or beneficial; we all know that certain of the 

 valuable and interesting birds of the world are being rapidly 

 exterminated and it is our duty to take steps to stop this exter- 

 mination. If this mater is referred to a Committe, it must be 

 to one that will not sleep and only awaken five years from now 

 when another Congress is held.' By that time it may be, and 

 probably will be, too late to save several species of birds that 

 soon must be classed among extinct forms, the list of which is 

 already too large. 



Members of the Congress, I leave you these thoughts for your 

 earnest consideration. 



World Powers combined for peace in Hague 

 Tribunal in 1907. 



Germany 

 united States 



(America) 

 Argentine Republic 

 Austria-Hungary 

 Belgium 

 Bolivia 



Brazil (U. S. of) 

 Bulgaria 

 Chili 

 China 

 Colombia 

 Cuba 

 Denmark 

 Dominican Republic 



Ecuador 



Spain 



France 



Great Britain 



Greece 



Guatemala 



Haiti 



Italy 



Japan 



Mexico 



Montenegro 



Nicaragua 



Sweden 



Turkey 



Venezuela 



Norway 



Panama 



Paraguay 



Netherlands 



Peru 



Persia 



Portugal 



Roumania 



Russia 



Salvador 



Servia 



Siam 



Uruguay 



Switzerland. 



