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. stitruu \VleItr (President of the Audubon Society 0! the State of to whom all colultlumt‘ntlotlu‘ relating to the work ot the Audubon

and other nrrll Protective Sum-lies should be addressed Reports, ere. tic lznvtl for this departure- should be sent at le st 0th uuuuh prlor to the date of publication.

The Milliners Again

There has always been a perfectly natural antagonism between the millinery trade and the State Audubon Societiesl At the present time, however, it seems probable that a better understanding in

I he brought about by the broader-minded and more con-

scrvatitc elcmeut in both bodies. The general feather trade, legally. it not

ethically, was for so long a time le‘

tlmate that, like the slave trade, it could not be abolished without friction,

There are those in the trade who would not hesitate to vio- late tlle law if possible, but there are others who honestly desire the protection of infor- mation, that they may continue their busi- ness in accordance with the new laws, and it is these that bird protector should be willing to meet in a spirit of fairness

The agreement between the members of the Millinery Merchants' Protective Asso- ciation of New York and the Audubon Society of the State of New York, printed below, is the initial step in this effort for mutual undul tauding. and we urge all the

state societies to give this agreement their having concurred in it at the date of writing being New York, Pennsylvania and Wist'onsint It is. of course, conceded that the most satisfactory way to kill the tratlic in plumage would be to stop tlle demand; btlt next to this in importance comes the regu- lating; of the supply in acrordance with the well-digested luws tlulv prevalent in many

serious consideration; the societie

states; and we should not imperil our in- fluence as log ‘al bird protectors. or boy» colt legitimate industry, by ta, nga hue and cry at the use of the featllrl's of food birds for lnillinery purposes.

Our busines is to that only such feathers are marketed as the therefore

sincere cooperation on the part of the best

make sure

law allows.

class of feather traders can but be mutually

advantageous, for they already recognize that any false step on the part of their less scrupulous associates will .irnply serve to their own disadvantage. by farming the flame of the torch of public opinion. which, backed by legislative authority, is now well ablaze; thus, by working tur themselves they coope- rate with us.—M. or \V.

Agreement Between the Members at the Millinery Merchants’ Protective ASSO- ciltion ol New York and the Audubon Society at the State of New York.

The members of the Miilinery Merchants‘ Protective Association hereby pledge them- selves as follows :

To abstain from the importation, manu- iacture, purch ~e or sale of Gulls, Tems, Grebes. Humming-birds and song birds.

To publish monthly in the Millinery Trade Review. a notice informing the mil- linery trade in general that it is illegal to buy, sell or deal in Gulls, 'I‘erns, Grthes, Hummingdﬁtds or song birds, and that no means will be spared to convict and punish all persons who continue to deal in the said prohibited birds.

To notify the millinety trade by printed notices, as to what plumage can be legally used.

To mail printed notices to all dealers in raw materials, importers and manufacturers of fancy feathers, and the millinery trade in general, that all violations of the law will be reporter! to the proper authorities.

IT ts l-‘UK'I‘HER AGREED on the part of the Millinery Merchants’ Protective Associa on, that on and alter January 1, [904, the im- portation, manufacture, purchase or sale of the plumage of Egrcts or Herons, and or American Pelicans of any species, shall cease, and the said birds shall he added to the list of prohibited species mentioned about

IT is l‘NDERS'rtMJD axo AGREED, that the restrictions reierred to in this agreement as to Gulls, Terns. Grclles, Herons and Hum- nlitlgrbirtls, shall apply to the said birds irrespective of the country in which they may have been killed or captured.

The Audubon Society of New York State, on its part. hereby agrees as follows:

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