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EDITED BY JOHN D. HAMLYN. 
No. 7.— Vol. 2. 
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Federal Protection of all Migratory 
Birds in North America. 
Dr. W. T. Hornaday writes on September 
6th, 1916 : — 
" With record-breaking celerity the interna- 
tional treaty between Canada- and the United 
States tor the federal protection of all the migra- 
tory birds of North America, north of Mexico, 
has been ratified by Congress., and is now a law. 
It was initiated, over two years ago, by Senator 
George P. McLean of Connecticut, in a Senate 
resolution. At that time President Wilson wrote 
a letter to Secretary Bryan, approving the idea, 
and requesting its advancement. 
"After a great amount of labor in Canada, in 
which Dr. G. Gordon Hewitt, of the Canadian 
Department of Agriculture, played a very import- 
ant part, the treaty was finally sent down from 
Ottawa early in August, for ratifictaion by this 
country. On August 16, it was signed by Secre- 
tary Lansing and Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, 
British Ambassador. 
" By the President it was transmitted to the 
Senate on August 2Q<. It went to and through the 
Committee on Foreign Relations in a few hours; 
and Senator James A. O 'Gorman, fully resolved 
to secure action at this session, was designated to 
take charge of it on the floor of the Senate. For 
several months past Senator McLean has been hard 
at work paving a broad and smooth road for its 
passage. 
"On August 29 it was brought before the 
Senate, and quickly ratified by a two-thirds 
majority. The swiftness with which Congress did 
its part in the matter amazed and delighted the 
defenders of the birds. That quick action is the 
Senate's answer toi the very bitter and abusive 
attacks that have been made on the federal migra- 
tory bird law and its defenders by Senator James 
A. Reed of Missouri, and a few of his duck shoot- 
ing constituents who vehemently demand duck 
shooting in spring as a special privilege. 
"Once more the United States Senate has 
added to its fine and quite unbroken record in the 
enactment of sane and reasonable wild life pro- 
