SEATTLE, Junel — (By Mail) — “America shall not
allow the fisheries in the .soi i.ii i’ac.fic and ail tne Alaskan
coast their untold wealth to become absorbed by Canada,
was . . es, v ice president of the
Alaskan bureau, at the members council luncheon of the
Seattle l rof ( rceandl reialClub,held
in tlie Masonic Club.
In answering the question “S our fisheries be ab
sorbed by other nations.Ur. Hughes said that the people,
of the Unit f ui depending
upon other nation's merchai .. id that theymustl
also learn not to dept id .. 11 .i< ns for their food
supply, especially iheu seafood. Air. Hughes further said j
tile treaties tu oe muuc iu.iovv. ..g tne wai must pioiect the •
fi iesof the Is iwestj that Alaska fisheries last yeai
were of the va. . mid reach
»b,000,0(ML w .,p j
“When you consider that now oniy ten or twelve var
iety - that there are more
than 125 \ urieties in existance, y ou can realize that the po
tential value of our fish ig possibilities is inconceivable,’ i
said Air. Hughes.
i ood i* isii in .North
"It' the l nited States reserves and develops our fish
ing indu i. v waat 1ms L ecu Tone is but a beginning to
what . The world of fish food
. ...: latitude. Pish are
found in shoal water. Tile 0.0J0 miles of shoal water
around Alaska makes the largest fishing field in the
world.
"The utilization of Alaska fishing commenced with
San l rancisco as headquarters. Later came Puget Sound,
because the center of >n oundtobe nearer.
The district nearest the fishing shoal is an economic ad
vanti he fishing business there. Recent
ly Prince Rupert established subsidized cold storage, rail
roads and other e ?( nti. s u t .0 fishing industry and
from that point made a Tun,,e ..ei is to bring fish across
the line to the United States.
cent ‘ring of the fish
ing " -1 s been found
for thos ladian flag. Many of om*
fishermen as a result have transferred their fleet register
from the United States to Canada. "We consume in the
United States eighteen pounds of fish per capita. The en
tire United States and Alaskan production barely meets
the consumption.
Must Control Kish Industry
“The great war has shown the people of the world
the necessity of becoming eaters of fish. The necessity foi,
the use of fish will continue for future years. We must of
necessity, control our fishing industries, as England has
controlled hers in the past.
‘‘Now the attitude of Canada has entirely changed.
She wants to put down the bars and let us fish in her terr
itory, but siie wants us to do the same. Our secretary of
commerce has made it plain that lie thinks we should do
likewise. He says we are a common people involved in the
same struggle and all boundary bars should be let down
and Unit ail industry should be controlled by national econ
omy, that is tiiat business and work should be done in the
country which can do it the cheapest.
“1 reminded him that so long as we are seperate na
tion, when peace comes our country must protect its own
people. W hile we are engaged in a common cause we must
serve as nations without boundaries, but we must never
again be dependent upon any nation for our commerce on
the seas or our fish foods.
“This industry is now centering at Prince Rupert, as
the Urand Trunk Pacific railroad furnishes the shortest
route lo the great Eastern markets. Unless we can center
this industry along the shore of Alaska, where it belongs
economically, the centering of the industry at Prince Ru
pert will ultimately result in it becoming Canadian, as our
great New England fishing industry became centered in
Newfoundland.
“No plea of economic law can prevail in the Alaska
situation, as this industry rightly and economically should
be centered along the Alaska coast where it extends for a
distance of over 3,000 miles, from Ketchikan to Kotzebue.
Never again will this nation be dependent on foreign ves
sels to carry its commerce, nor can it permit of any of its
great food resources being diverted from its control.”
In conclusion Mr.Hughes said: “I have discussed this
problem in the way it should be covered. I have said just
enough to make everyone realize the importance of doing
all we can to have our great fishing resources developed
under the American flag, by an American fleet, manned
bv American fishermen.”
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GREAT SCANDAL;
j IAN A SUICIDE;
MANY ARRESTS
TOKIO, June 17 — The suicide of
Xorikichi Oshikawa, President of tlie
government iron foundiy at Yawata
has resulted in the arrest of more than
one hundred persons, including prom
inent oHicials and business men. It is
stated that seven others have hanged
themselves while their conduct was
under examination. The home offices
of many railway and mining company
officials have been searcehd. Oshikawa
management of the iron foundiy has
■ been investigated by a court and the
Japan Times says it has revealed “one
of the accepted a gift of ten thousand
yen for a favorable contract granted
to a shipbuilding concern. He formally
was Minister of the Department of
Agriculture.
-,-A
ISWEDISH BOAT
! IS TORPEDOED
IN NORTH SEA
LONDON, June 17 — The Swedish
steamer Dora was sunk without warn
ing, presumabl by a submarine in the
! north Sea this forenoon. Nine of the
crew were killed by the explosion.
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Of course, we hate to tell it; all the
! same there never was a grandmother
who could dress like a school girl and
get away with it.
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