The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-02
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
 ARRIVES
Party Received at Docks by Band and Commercial Club-Last
 Evening

| le of the U. s. Lighthouse tender Cedar was heard last evening about a Quarterof nine. the members of the Commercial Club. U. s. Lighthouse In spector Dibrell and other prominent citizens made their way to the North land Dock to greet the distinguished party. composing the American-Can. adian Fisheries Conference. The mem. bers of the conference accompanying Secretary of Commerce 'Redfield are Edwin F. Sweet. assistant secretary cf commerce, Edward T. Quigley, so. l;citor of the department of commerce and secretary Of the conference; Geo. J. Desbaratas. deputy minister of na- val service of Canada. and Victor Lowe. personal secretary of the cab inet officer. The other members of the conference are Judge J. Douglas Hagen. chief justice of New Bruns- wick, and for six years minister of
 marine, naval service and fisheries in Canada; Dr. H. M. Smith, United States commissioner of fisheries, and ". A. Found. Canadian superintendent e fisheries.
 Other distinguished men accom- papying the members of the confer ence are J. L. McPherson. manager of the Alaska bureau of the Seattle Cham her of Commerce, w L. Clark. secre. tary Of the Associated Pacific Fisher ies. J. D. McCauley, Commercial Agent for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and steamship lines, of Prince Rupert and Edward J. Brown. of the Bureau Of Fisheries in Seattle.
 The conference opened it's session at the court house this morning at 10 o'clock. adjourning from 1 till 2:15 IT and raassanhline for the alter noon session. Governor Thomas kiggs, Jr.. and J. D. Pugh, collector of Gus toms for Alaska are expected on the Northwestern this afternoon to at tend the conference and to extend their welcome and greetings to the conference on behalf of the people of the entire territory.
 The commission has already held sessions in Washington, Boston, Gloucester, and St. Johns, New Bruns- wick. At these hearings several sub iects came with special prominence before the Conference. Chief among these were the limitations now im- posed upon American fishing vessels in Canadian ports and the restrictions which American law placed upon Can ad;an vessels in our own ports.
 The hearings developed the fact that large increase in the produc- ton of fish for the food supply of this country was both necessary and prac- ticab ble, and that wisdom would pro- vide for removing, as far as might be possible, the difficulties that ham, pered the development of the largest possible production. Following the hearings mentioned above, the Canad- ian authorities took courteous ini- tiat;ve in removing, by regulation cer- tain embarrassing conditions on Lake Champlain.
 Shortly thereafter, with the Presi- dents approval, Secretary Redfield issued, on February 20, 1918, to the collectors of customs the following or der:
 To promote the vigorous prosecu- tion of the war and to make the ut most use jointly of all resources of the nations now cooperating, you will permit, during the war, Canadian fishing vessels and those of other nations now acting with the United
 States to enter from and clear for the high seas and the fisheries, dis posing of their catch and taking on supplies, stores, etc, under super vision, as in the case of merchant
 vessels entering and clearing for , foreign ports, except as to tonnage ! tax and other charges specifically 1 imposed on entry from and clear : ance for foreign ports.
 The effect Of this order was to per
 init Canadian fishing vessels ant those of other nations acting with the United States in the war to proceed
 direct with their cargoes of fish iron the fishing grounds to our ports an(
 also direct on the outward trip from the ports to the fishing banks. Thil action was in due course made knowl to the Canadian authorities.
 On March 8, an order in counci granting privileges to American yes
 sells in Canadian ports was issued b.
 the Governor General of Canada, con
 sisting. in part. of the following re
 port presented by the committee o
 the Priyy Council and approved b,
 the Governor General:
 The Minister of the Naval Seryic
 recommends. under the authority o the War Measure Act, chapter 2, o the Statutes of 1914. that during tn war United States fishing vessels, il