The daily progressive-miner., 1916-12-02
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A Logical Discussion cI important Question Affecting Every United States Citen

A meeting a & n Commercial Club was caea os. Nov. 2. 1916 loe lseusslag protective legislation
 At the meeting a#itaou# opinion of the men1oera present that the passage by congress at its coming salsr the introduced in its last session by ll. and known as the Fisheries Amendment the Geaszal Revenue Bill
 Mir H. C. Strong worked zealousy and efficiently this subject as-Hue his work and to force fully impress u.aa 1els of national govern men the uTgelt
 The bl subn-l.ls. . -.z ..5. session reads:
 That tloa zsa ninety days after the passage of this act, no fresh zra9a rom the North Pacific Ocean tributary .sl..- ed into the United States through any foreign when the same shall be bond from American 1aa
 Under norl-l .ae United States consumes over ninety per cent y- zas n the North Pacific, she admits al, zae duty and affords the same privileges Iegard.rz provisions Canadian boats given to
 Canada consume - .a1 per cent of the fresh fish caught ia the North imposes a duty all fish ported from the -s-a e.eue rigid and discrimina tory laws regarding provisions against all Amer can fishing vessels oiUey closes her retail mar kets to all fish caue fishing boats, when landed by these boats at the dae.s h Prince Rupert
 Canadas zll sle to her Order-n-C Counci of Dec 10 l9l1 sa order ol March B. 1915, is to enforce the trans fishing boats to the Canadian flag. In other worlds ze laised States and without anyTecompense. all o llaz t fishermen, and uit them for the permanent Prince Rupert
 When this Ha l a1cou- 1a tr furnishing of supplies by the meIt.a -----l-l az.- 0 the halibut fleet wifi be a thing caught JT zormer United States flee W -ped to .ae United States and all the money paid b. for fresh fish ul be used by the -es. =-9- -le development of CanaI,an sources.
 The above IsT zee 4. Prince Rupert buyers. vhet}. CT they be Anec. 5- n. if buying shipment over Canadian lato~a- 9 l---- o- the United Sta lana and box their fish o1 .lz -a soil.
 This vln ae A5 ls.s .ae same competitive market and prices at h--o ceg enjoy at Prince Ru md save them the eltp Lar--t. Q It will secure to the 9uheastera Alaska the dis tributon of the no annually paid by the markets o1 the Chlled States - the of the North Pacific. It will prevent oa Canada's designs upon our V fishing fleet and i-e fleet permanently the American flag Hu It will force Canadian shipping their fish over the Grand Trunk railroad to the to land and box their fish in n Alaska.
 It will tend l. csa boats which may in the future be added to the Nol P- ea.as fleet fly the American flag instead of the Caao the case since the open- ing of the Grand Trunk railroad Ia Without imposing aag loss Of market on the fisher o men, and without incre the consumer it will per manenty insure to the southeasern Alaska all the bene- fits incident to this great industry. o Canada is awake to .isa She wants our fishing in II iustry and is doing thing her power to defeat the pro- posed legislation and thus accomplish her purpose e Let all Aaskal5 show we are at least her equal in wisdom and Let unite work in harmony for the of this bill and thereby retain to us and our des cendans the brthigh which has freely bestowed upon Us. q
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