tem® <Nt tty oat there is little seatimnt fm ttmiv otHservanco* Until 
such sentient is eetabli shod ia a miority of tbs ^jpuiatioa there 
Goa bo no urowbM tat it national cooperation in tbs pr oteotlaa of guts* 
3* At the present ti e tarn min gotas Urdu that u*o boated arc 
<ia<Ke» goose m4 tinamu* Jlthough ohorobiruo ore isillsd in aadtott 
they fare ttycon minly by parson© who shoot ©11 hind© of bird© LnMserisdnate* 
ly* Hunting of siiorsbirds is .tot a recognised sport in itself, nor is tbs 
eoonociic value of these birds to agriculture rsoogaistd as v&fcli os* Spot te¬ 
am therefor MU not be aotive in urging the irotootion of this group of 
birds* In other words definite protect! o>a accorded theta by the gwmieat 
Kill be looked on .'nor© as a hardship than as a benefit* 
4* Ooverasmt antherIties thou#* they my aooede to a rosiest to 
establish a treaty will not be eager to epend the sonsy asoesmry to pat 
saoh a jflhot in native operation* Sfeey Mil see little benefit to eeeme 
iron snob notion* 
in njy opinion any action looteingr toward the eet&bllsh3»mt of bird 
protective treaties between the United States and Argentina, raaraguay and 
Chile should be delayed for a period of two years or taore, i*o* v until 
1933 or later* At that tins it will bo possible to gauge the education 
of public opinion with regard to the jpeeervetlon of gans and other birds, 
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without necessity for further field raorfc, and the ooirae to bo pursued 
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governed accordingly* 
At the present tiro a protective treaty oan be arranged sucooss- 
fully with Uruguay* Unless It is desired to use such a treaty as- an open¬ 
ing leading to eijallar notion ia. other nsigjbboting countries it is reocsa- 
oondad that action here also bo del sped as the area where oar birds ore 
abundant in Urujiay is Halted ^sfti ttore would bo little return in actual 
protection of our laigrante* 
