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FREE HUNTING AN DFlSHfNG NECESSARY . . General H. L. Scott Points Out That They Must . - 4- Not, Ber Allowed ;tonDisap,peaF.T!rratxu-; NEW HAVEN, Conn., November 24. Free shooting and fishing must not be allowed to disappear, for directly thereon rest not only the health and happiness .of thousands jof aur.i.qitizens,, Jntt in a large- measure our -national security.- "Ofo-one doubts that as a nation we must, always depend upon the virility of our young manhood. Major General Hugh L. Scott strongly urged that both state and federal aid be given, .to.every legitimate movement to make attractive anil perpetuate our outdoor interests. Hunting and fishing he places in the front rank of outdoor, sports, which he believes -was one of the greatest factors in making it possible for Uncle Sam to cross the seas, with an army capable of standing the strain and"acqifittirig themselves as our boys did. General Scott knows whereof he speaks. , ..Retired under the age limit, his robust body and keen uniiid permitted him to jump back into harness at his countrys call. He .credits his fitness to the -clean outdoor lifd he has led. f . The most important thing to keep in mind is the sensible conserving of the game and f isli we . now have. No .ono section: of the country. mustl3e ali-lowed to overindulge its natural wish to take game or fish to its own detriment or to that of another section. AVhether we perpetuate a species by artificial breeding and distribution, 6r by cmmon-seifse restrictive legislation, is not the point. The fact is that each and every American species niusUtbe saved and increased to -numbers permitting aT least some shooting. We cannot affordlfo delay"or quibble over doing a thing that must be done. The incentive to go afield being -provhledV some place to go must be furnished. The federdf Tfeov-ernment, the- states, associations .or philanthropic individuals should sot aside at once as many public hunting preserves as . .possible. This duty is the duty of thesWe", buttn? stafeil an abstract term. It is up to the citizens to start the ball rolling. Marshes are being drained and thickets cleared to provide more grain and incidentally more dollars to some individuals. Now is the .time to buy, while much territory can still be purchased at a low figure. Again, the question is not who shall provide, but the fact that some .territory for : public shooting and fishing must:., be proyidgd. L A1J. .InJqrested should put their shoulders to the wheel and help. This does not njtean , simply sportsmen, . but. all Americans who wish to, see our nation composed of strong, healthy men, who may be better able to withstand the duties of our "strenuous" life.
