Printed for the use of the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1936 In calling the North American Wildlife Conference for February 3-7, President Roosevelt said: "My purpose is to bring together individuals, organizations, and agencies interested in the restoration and conservation of wildlife resources. My hope is that through this conference new cooperation between public and private interests, and between Canada, Mexico, and this country, will be developed; that from it will come constructive proposals for concrete action; that through these proposals existing State and Federal governmental agencies and conservation groups can work cooperatively for the common good." III GENERAL SESSIONS MONDAY, 2 P. M. Connecting Wing Auditorium, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets F. A. SILCOX, Chief, United States Forest Service, Chairman 1. Opening remarks by the chairman. 2. Greetings from President Roosevelt, an address of welcome by Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture. 3. Greetings from Mexico. 4. Greetings from Canada. 5. The Wildlife Crisis-Jay N. Darling, Des Moines, Iowa. 6. The Mexican Wildlife Situation, Sr. Juan Zinser, Mexico City. 7. The Administration of the Wildlife of Canada, Hoyes Lloyd, Ottawa, Canada. Announcements. TUESDAY, 9:30 A. M. Connecting Wing Auditorium, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and HOYES LLOYD, Ottawa, Canada, Chairman 1. Opening remarks, Hon. Key Pittman, chairman, Senate Special Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources. 2. Why Concern Ourselves about Wildlife? (a) Economic Importance discussed, Roswell P. Rosengren, vice president, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo, N. Y. (b) Social Importance discussed, Mrs. Roberta C. Lawson, president, General Federation of Women's Clubs, Washington, D. C. (c) Importance to Youth discussed, L. W. Barclay, director of activities, Boy Scouts of America, New York City. 3. Discussion. AFTERNOON SESSION, 2 O'CLOCK SR. JUAN ZINSER, Mexico City, Chairman 4. Opening remarks, Richard M. Kleberg, United States House of Representatives. 5. The Work of the American Committee for International Wildlife Protection, Dr. John C. Phillips, Wenham, Mass. 6. Wildlife in the National Resources Picture, Frederic Delano, National Resources Committee, Washington, D. C. 7. Wildlife: Past, Present, and in the Future, William L. Finley, Portland, Oreg. 8. Organization, Cooperation, and Harmony in Wildlife Management, Lithgow Osborne, New York State Conservation Commissioner, Albany, N. Y. |