Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
JAPANESE FISHERMEN
SEEMING NEAR SEWER
Democratic Candidate for Supervisor
Urges Legislation That Shall Pro-
tect Public from Unhealthy
Food Supply
rsneciaI to The Herald. ]

REDONDO, oct. 14.-Much comment
has been made of late on the action OF
the japanese fishermen who are IN
cessantly seining in the vicinity OF the
outfa1l sewer at Hyperion. The follow
ing indignant letter has been receiver
at the Office of The Herald corre-
spondent:
"Whilie the board of supervisors are
busy selling bonds and the board OF
health barricading their ears against
the appeals of the American fishermen
along the coast, the Japanese are In
dustriously seining the Shiny waters
at the mouth of the outfaH sewer at
Hyperion and supplying the local mar
kets with seWer-fed fish. There seems
to be little doubt that the business of
these orientals is contrary to the laws
intended for the protection OF the puplc
health, yet there has been little effort
on the part of supervisors to prevent
either the selling or seining OF tlsn from
the sewer district.
Danger from Fish Food
"The fact that fish is easily con-
taminated, and, when infected, is the
most poisonous of all flesh foods, should
at once attract, it would seem, the at
tention of the health board and drive
1t to the adoption of drastic measures
such as would ultimately provide
heavy penalty for the catching of fish
in that locality.
"In Justice to the army of men en-
gagged in the fishing industry it should
be stated that the Japanese have 8
monopoly on the sewer district fishing
because Americans refuse to enter into
competftion, knowing that the fish are
utterly unfit for food purposes, al
though the largest catches are made
there.
"Since it has been discovered by medi-
4I,.-'f
countries dependent upon fish for food,
the strictest of measures should govern
the market supply here.
almost weekly the Japanese flood
the markets from their sewer field ana
prevent tons of wholesome deep sea flsh
caught by American fishermen from
finding a market.
Appeal to Supervisor
"The present board of supervisors
having let the matter go unheeded, the
case was placed before Frank D. Had
dock, candidate for supervisor of TINS
district, who replied as follows:
I will state that fishing by the
Japanese in Pacific waters in the
vincinity of the sewer outlet has at
tracted my attention. 1 am heartily
in favor of any method that viii
| prevent the selling of sewer-fed hsh
| to restaurants, or shipping the same.
| L am RldU, 0OWGNClb " OpSSA W StAeee
it is only orientals who are engaged
in this nefarious business, and you
can rely upon my doing anything
in my power to cooperate with the
decent fishermen in bringing about
such legislation as will prohibit the
japanese seining in the Shiny
waters.
1 am glad to see that you have
taken this matter up and called the &
attention of the public to it. You
need not consider this communica-
ton confidential, as l consider such
fishing a menace to public health.
| "Fishermen at San Pedro and Re-
dondo are especially interested in pro-
tecting the industry from the unscrupu-
lous methods of the Japs and should
work for Mr.. Haddocks election, since
| he has come out so strongly in their
interests. The public, whose welfare
will be upheld, should also attend to
his election.
"AMERICAN CITIZEN"