warch 30. 19)46 
 
 
           MwwraR to Boar4 of Directors of Duks 'J+limiatd 
 
At a mtig at the Wildlife Gonference on Ka.ch 13, 1946, t. A. M. Bartley#

represonting lhzks Unlimited, a  4 that the teolmisal waterfowl men 
*z~nress their oriticism of iTvks Unlimited in writing. 'rh idearged, 
having had an orortunity to met and discss Mr. Bartley's request, sub- 
Mit the following critioisms: 
 
     I    aterfow restoration is Primaeily a biological veoblem, an 
         enly ineidntally an engieering Drablea. D.U. should be 
         aUlnisteare by a blelogoally-mied   e ciutive. 
 
     2. DU has aiisu4 that s1ortvmn will not contribute uiless it: 
              (a) Sows imeiate and large increases in waterfowl; 
              (b) lbbys for more liberal regilation. 
 
         Both of these assumptions are false. estoration Is a long 
         tough job. Lob   in none of X's business.      irsover* it is 
         entirely uaneoesary; abuMenee needs no lobby. 
 
     3.   Wes ribioity, based on these tw  false asawiztions, has ox- 
         "P,*rated, distorted, and selecteod its facts to such a deg

         that A~T's credit is imm~ired, Fer examles 
              (a) It has created false oetimsm as to waterfowl status. 
              (b) It has %played down" loses it coild not handle ad

                   Nlaye4 up" the rest. Tis has oreated a wed 
                   Yiet-re in the public mind. 
 
 
)4. -Js program. being thus 
  been likvwise distored. 
  new construction. 
 
 
forced to sustain a false front, has 
at has been subordinate4 to 
 
 
We can sustain these oniticilms with evideone, but our experiewe shows 
that esidenae pesented by outstiers always bounes off", If the 
Directors doubt the validity of these oriticism, we suggest that they 
consult their own chief naturalist, B, N. Cartwright. 
 
 
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