342 C/O'OL(.ýULUT& c1VIL 
9V\ew York 17, 5N,. Y. 
 
 
                                     May 24, 1946 
 
 
Mr. Aldo Leopold 
1.24 University Farm Place 
Madison, 5, Wisconsin 
 
Dear Aldo: 
 
It has come to my attention that you have somewhat widely distributed 
mimeographed copies of the Mezorandia to the Board of Trustees of 
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. dated March 30, President M. W. Smith's reply 
dated April 19, and your answer to him dated May 13. 
 
With no desire to open a controversy, I fail to understand the reason 
for general distribution - particularly to people not directly in- 
volved or fully acquainted with all the facts - at least without 
first advising Mr. Smith that you intended to use his letter for such 
distribution. Nor can I understand why, if you thought distribution 
of such correspondence necessary, you did not include Bert Cartwright's,

answer to Criticism No. 1 dated April 30, 1946. 
 
Our Trustees accepted Dr. Cottam't statement: "I am much more concerned

about from here on, than from here back* as a pretty good policy to 
follow. This acceptance however was not because of any doubt in the 
minds of the Trustees that the criticisms could be fully answered, but 
because it seemed the interests of the ducks will be better served by 
following Dr. Cottam's suggestion and letting the future record speak 
for itself. 
                                        Very truly yours, 
 
 
                                        Arthur N. Bartley 
                                        U. S. Manager