El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-06

meantime, the British allowed the
American fishermen all the privileges
they would have been entitled to had
the treaty gone into effect. After that
the Canadians felt themselves i'll used
and fell back upon the stipulations OF
the treaty of 1918.
1t has been agreed by the two gov
ernments that the findings of The
Hague tribunal shall not become eff
fective unless they are first accepted
by the authorities at Washington and
London 1t is believed. however, that
the contracting parties Will accept the
findings of the court without further
question
To Conserve Fish Supply.
The question of regulating the fish
ing industry in the International waters
between the United States and Canada
is along the lines of the conservation
of the fish supply. a treaty made
two years ago between England and
the United States in which 1t was
! agreed that uniform regulations for the
protection, preservation, and prOpaga-
ton of food fishes should be adopted.
Jurisdiction over the international
waters was vested in the two govern
! ments, each on it's side of the boun-
dairy line Each government was Civ
Ell the right to arrest and punish viO-
| latOrs of the international regulations
whether they were citizens of the one
or of the other contracting parties
In the regulation Of fishing operations
such matters as close seasons, the
character, size and manner of using
nets, engines, gears and other appar-
atus was to be placed in the hands of
/ two commissioners, enc from Canada
and the other from the United States
Commissioners Make Report.
| Under this treaty each of the con-
| tracing parties appointed a commits
/ sioner. The present commissioners are
( David Starr Jordan, on behalf of the
United States. and Professor E. F..
/ Prince on behalf of Canada For
| visited the waters affected, and, to-
! gether with prominent fishing experts,
! carefully studied the situation IN all
! its aspects. They finally reached an
/ agreement as to the various matters Of
mutual interest, and presented their
conclusions in reports to their respect
/ i've governments
I The findings have not been satisfac-
I tory to the fishing interests of the
United States. The salmon fishermen
| of the state of Washington assert that
| the treaty itself is unconstitutional
except as to the propagation of fishes,
! since the waters of Puget Sound be-
| long TO the state of Washington, and
that the United States has no right
TO make a treaty in derogatiOn of that
ownership. They assert that there is
no need for protecting humpback sal
! mon, and that inaEmuch as the close
season under the new agreement Is
| cOincident with the opportunity for
catching humpback salmon, 1t will
! therefore destroy the industry.
.ReguaatiOss Must be Modified.
| Michigan fishermen declare that the
new regulations would ruin the indus
Try in the Great Lakes. and in keeping
| with that declaration they brought a
lot of live fish 70 the United States
senate, together with nets of a mesh
Of the size prescribed by the regulations.
Taking the fish out Of the tanks by
/ their tails. the fishermen put them
through the nets and showed that near
| " all the herring which are caught
| in the Great Lakes would escape if
| that kind of net was used.
1t is said that unless the reguIa-
lions laid down in the international
agreement are greatly modified they
stand little show of being adopted by
the United States congress. This
agreement provides for the appropri-
alton by the United States Of $3.50 900
for putting the regulations into effect
lThe annual cost of maintenance TO the
United states, which would include the
salaries of seven wardens, one inspec-
tor, and the maintenance of seven
steam vessels and sixteen gasoline
launches, would amount to about sI20.-
600.
japanese Have Sealing Privileges.
Another matter which is PENDING in
which Canada and the United States
are mutually interested. IS the sup
preston of pelagfc sealing. Congress
has given the secretary of Commerce
and Labor the right to discontinue the
sealing concession on PribiIof islands
and the AnglOAGnerican treaty looks
TO the elimination of peIagic seal
ing in all north Pacific waters adj
Jacent to America The Canadians are
asking that they be paid for their yes
sells and Equipment which viii be rem
dered useless when they are cut of
form the right of following the seal
ing industry. Steps may be taken 10
force Japan 10 stop sealing in those
waters.
Under present conditions, the Japan-
csc have great advantage over the
American and English Sealers Being no
party TO the AnglO-American sealing
treaty, they refuse to abide by its reritla-
tfons, and follow the seals from their
feeding grounds TO the islands where
. their young await their return USING
steam launches, they work great havoc
on the seal herds, and unless wavs
and means are found TO compel then
to stop 1t, the Alaska seal is said Il
be doomed to destruction.
. TOrr1n SunO