JEFFERSON MEYERS—SKIP
PING BOARD COMMISSIONER
We believe that if Jefferson
Meyers, member of the United
States Shipping Board, were a
resident of Alaska, he would be
a leader in a real Alaska party.
A Prophet is Without Honor In
His Own Country
“You have the raw material.
“Don’t let someone else take
the profit.
“Get everything out of it that
yon can.
“Your products belong in the
Territory.
“You must take care of your
self.
“It is all right to help your
neighbor country BUT HELP
YOURSELF FIRST.”
These are a few striking sen
tences which lie delivered to the
Ketchikan Chamber of Com
merce, and strange to say, not a
single member of that body
dropped dead. Perhaps they
were merely being polite.
“Alaskans have every reason
for working together.
“That is the most important
thing that they can clo.
“Do not forget that whatever
does one town good is good for
the other town. Don’t separate
your forces. Get together as
closely as you possibly can work
together.
INTERNATIONAL CONFER
ENCE ON FISH TREATY
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Information received by Ma
jor J. A. Motherwell* cheif in
spector in British Columbia for
the Federal Department of Fish
eries, indicates the possibility of
rn International conference be
ing arranged in the near future,
regarding the fishery treaty be
tween Canada and the United
States This is understood to be
the result of the allegation made
by Oregon and Washington fish
ermen to treaty violations on the
Pacific coast on the part of Ca
nada.
The following official state
ment has been issued by the De
partment ; : Fisheries in con
nect! :n with the matter.
“There is no desire on the part
CHARLES BENJAMIN
Headquarters For
Fishermens Supplies of AH Kinds
Wrangell, Alaska
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of Canadian authorities to re
strict in any way the privileges
t:o which United States salmon
trolling boats are entitled in Ca
nadian ports, but when these
boats are carrying on their fish
ing j ust outside Canadian waters
or along the Canadian coast,
tney are not being allowed to
use such ports for purpose of
comfort and convenience and so
make them in a large measure
lor practical purposes, bases
from which to operate.
“Seizures were made only
when such action appeared nec
essary to impress the above fact
and seizures were not made until
after the boats concerned had
received notification that Cana
dian ports might be used only
for bona fida shelter or other
treaty purposes.”
At the present time United
States ports charge a two-cent
duty on every pound of Cana
dian fish sold through them.
The object of the Canadian re
gulation is to prevent United
States fisherman selling their
fish in Canadian ports and thus
gaining an advantage of the
Canadian fishermen.
(Canadian Fisherman)
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