THIRD BIENNIAL STATEMENT 29 



In the view of the undersigned it has now become a 

 duty and a necessity that the scope of the operations of 

 the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund should be 

 made international, with a view to helping any wild life 

 protection cause in a foreign country whenever our duty 

 in the matter seems clear and imperative. 



At the present moment our Fund is in a position to 

 render great aid in the organization and promotion, in 

 France, of a great national movement for ithe increase 

 and protection of the wild bird life of that nation. There 

 never was a time when crop-protecting birds were so 

 much needed in France as now, and the need to promote 

 the protection of these birds is imperative as a protective 

 measure for the field industries of France. 



We are already in close touch with the bird protec- 

 tors of France, and particularly the Ligue Francaise 

 pour la Protection des Oiseaux, having its headquarters 

 in Paris and existing as a branch society of the French 

 National Society d'Acclimatation. A comparatively small 

 amount of financial help from the Permanent Wild Life 

 Protection Fund, subscribed annually for the next three 

 years, would greatly assist the League, not only in the 

 actual payment of the costs of propaganda but also in 

 encouraging the bird protectionists of France through 

 the helping hand of America. The funds for current 

 expenses now in the hands of the Campaigning Trus- 

 tee are ample for the needs of America, and sufficient 

 to justify the giving of some financial aid to our col- 

 leagues in France. 



It is entirely possible that ere long it will be found 

 desirable to extend aid to Italy of a similar kind, and 

 for similar purposes. The American people do not need 

 to be told that the people of France and England now 

 have mighty little money to spend on such causes as the 

 protection and increase of bird life; nor is it necessary 

 to point out further that the successful protection of 

 birds means a corresponding increase in the food supply 

 of nations. 



In view of all these facts I respectfully propose to 

 the Founders and Subscribers of the Permanent Fund 

 the granting of authority to the Campaigning Trustee 

 to extend the scope of the work of the Fund by making 

 it international. There is no thought or intention of 

 asking for further funds, and it is not our expectation 

 that any large sums from our annual income would be 

 devoted to foreign work. We have in view those special 

 occasions wherein a comparatively small sum bestowed 

 judicially at a critical moment helps to accomplish a great 

 result. 



