The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-18


In the matter Of fisheries and bravery and daring
OF her sailors in the with be traced d.
rectly to that fact
So says DR.. HI. M Smith, Deputy United States Fish
Commissioners, who has, at the instance of his
ment made thorough investigation of the fishing In
dustry carried by the His report has been
filed away In the commissions archives a document
Of unusual value. sas-aa :
DIR. Smith the assertion that the principal
of the great Japan In the present
with Russia due to the fact that the of that
country strictly fsh-eating race navy
of Japan recruited from the fishermen of the nation
He SAID the fisherman noted for his
that their calling brings them into perous positions
and dangers than other occupation in Japan
and that among japanese fishermen unknown.
He pointed out, In discussion Of this subject
the fact that when 1t decided by japan to send her
vessels into the mined harbor OF Port Arthur, making
the memorable attacks that startled the world. it
the fishermen Of Japan who constituting the trained
of the entering the harbor begged their
commanding officers for the privilege Of taking the jap
ships into the harbor and attacking the Russian
squadron.
The of those vessels knew that they court
ing certain DEATH nched because they feared
nothing and they not afraid for the that
they had been fishermen before they sailors, and the
dangers they before ensting
In Japans them the ordeal that to
startle the world
REMARKABLE FISHING INDUSTRIES
Aside his ideas about the effect Of fishing and
diet the warriors the Mikado's Kingdom DR..
Smith brought back from Japan great Of nferma
ton about the fisheries, the study of which, he thinks
would be profitable to Americans.
travelling upward of 5000 miles within the
try studying all important phases of the fishing IN
dusry Smith reached the conclusion that there is
other which and other nations may learn
much of practical value about fishing matters He
nations little conception OF the
remarkable development the fishing industry has under
gone In Japan.
Japan is to-day the leading fishing nation in the
world Smith, "and probably in other country
fishing played prominent part in the material
and sentimental developments of people limited land
available agriculture resulted in fish beeom
the staple animal food that is safe to say that
in the every japanese family has some
form OF fish food at each meal Fishing conducted
by the Japanese is than industryti is fine art
Centuries ago. when the Anglo-Saxon and CeIt
living state of seibarbarisn the Japanese had at
tanned high Of civilization and their fisheries
of great Importance. Some of the available fishing
literature goes back thousand years.
I'm asserting that Japan is the leading fishing nation.
of that i.s fisheries exceeded IN
value those OF three ether countries but
is eminent:
WHEREIN JAPAN LEADS
-, First In the actual number of people making
Second In the relative number Of persons engaged
Third In the relative Importance fishing prod
In the domestic economy.
TT e an a sk by and the
preparing fishing products
a In tas easent to which all kind Of water
Sixth In the zeal displayed BY the government In
.The annual value OF the water products about
sooooeoo The fishing vessels and nearly
100000. Of which about 49, coo thirty feet
long, and $500 additional are than eighteen
long.
onetwentieth of the entire population are fishermen
The latest figures avaabe professional fisher
men and i4ooo00 who devote part their to fishing
and part to agriculture other pursuits total of
2240o0o against 15o.O0e1n the United States
THE factors which undsrlie Japans greatness an a
fishing nation numerous OF them have al
ready heen suggested the ingenuity industry Of
the and the spirit Of rugaty which results in the
saving OF every product OF the water
1.-THE geographical features have Of course been