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Next came a vigorous attack in Congress, inspired by 

 the Missouri League, and seeking to kill the whole law by 

 cutting off the appropriation! We do not question the 

 right of Missouri to attack the particular regulation on 

 ducks, but we question the fairness of attacking and seek- 

 ing to destroy the whole law, including its protection to 

 song-birds and other non-game birds, which after all are 

 just as important as the game, and in crying need of federal 

 protection. Even were the duck regulation wholly wrong, 

 which we emphatically contradict, we submit that Ameri- 

 can sportsmen should stand willing to forego their shooting 

 as long as necessary rather than endanger our song-birds, 

 the safeguard of our agriculture and the delight of our 

 children and the public as a whole. 



Here in New Mexico our Game Protective Association 

 now covers the whole state, and our members are abso- 

 lutely unanimous in favor of the migratory bird law. It 

 has greatly increased our ducks. It has lengthened our 

 season by causing the ducks to nest here, thus giving us 

 native birds on the opening day in fall. It has delivered 

 the goods. We desire to see justice done Missouri, but any 

 reversion to spring shooting, or any move dangerous to 

 song-birds, we shall oppose to the last cent in our treasury 

 and the last ounce of energy at our command. 



Very respectfully, 



New Mexico Game Protective Association, 



Miles W. Burford, President. 

 Robert E. Dietz, Secretary. 

 Delbert M. Jackson. 

 Aldo Leopold. 



CONCLUSION 



In conclusion, the defenders of wild life who are repre- 

 sented by the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund re- 

 spectfully ask the defenders of wild life in Congress to 



