The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-27
FISHERIES IN k OPPOSITION TO
 CANADA PACT Gloucester Interests to Make Bitter Fight Against Ratifi-
 cation of Treaty. Congress BewiIdered and Reel procity Agreement May
 Block Legislation
Especial from United Press)

Washington. Jan. 27-The widespread effect of the reciprocity agreement with Canada more or less bewildered members of Congress today, and the tariff experts began immediate study of its details toS determine its effect upon the various factors which Con- gress takes inro7 consideration when ever a tariff revision is proposed.
 As stimulant for debate the argu- ment will be second only to a. full fledSed tariff bill SO far as the Con- sgresSmen from New England and the Northwestern States are concerned. It was declared today that there would be so much debate that the effort to gain the immediate approval of the agreement might result in blockading g legislation in such a manner as to force an extra session.
 With only thirty legislative days left in this short session. and such matters pending as the Railing -Pinchot re- ports. the LOrimer case. the tariff commission. the movement for sched- ule-by- schedule tariff revision. ship subsidy. reapportionment and many others in addition to the appropriation measures. the leaders were consider ably worried today oyer the prospect of a blockade
 In the Senate. the argument was re- ferred first to the committee on For efgn Affairs. Then it was transferred was urged by many that it should go back to Foreign Affairs. In the House. it passed into the hands of the Ways and Means committee where tariff bills are made.
 Gloucester. Mass. Ja.n., 27-While flags on the fishing fleet were flown at half mast. union down. today. those who oppose the agreement for reel procity with. Canada including free fish. planned the bitterest fight of their careers before Congress when the treaty comes up for ratification. next week.
 Although those here who oppose the reciprocity agreement are many and are doing much talking. the opposition to the agreement is not quite unani- nous. as has been stated. Several merchants here pointed out today that a decade ago when there was a reel procity agreement with Canada in- cludfng fish. the fishing fleet of this port consisted of 800 vessels instead of 152 as at present. The leaders in the fight on the present agreement are the Gorton E. Pew and the Cunningham Fish Companies
 The fishing interests declare that they will stand together in their op- position to the treaty They declared today that they are supported by the entire fishing interests of the coun- try and that kilograms are pouring in from all ports of the Atlantic and Pa cific coast dealers pledgdng their SUD- port. A committee is to be appointed today to act with similar committees representing the Atlantic and Pacific cod. mackerel and salmon fisheries in opposing the ratification of the agree ment. From the strong agitation of the fishing interests and the state ments of the leaders in that commerce that the reciprocity agreement is the worst blow this city ever received. the rank and file, of the picturesque fish ermen have taken it for granted that their business has been seriously in- jured. whereas as a matter of fact many of the big fish, dealers right along have favored free ''gren" fish from Canada though not salted and dressed.
 Every phase of the matter was be- ing threshed out today by the sea- dogs ashore and tariff committees were the one topic of conversation.