The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-10
RESULTS GIVEN OF CONFERENCE OVER FISHERIES Meetings Are Soon to Be Held in Alaska to Con- slider the Increasing
 Production. EFFECTS OF THE ORDER The International Fisher ieS Commission Will
 Meet First in
 Seattle.
EFFECTS OF THE ORDER

 to Empire) American Canad ian Fisheries Conference will hold hearings in Seattle beginning April "A, after which hearings will be held in Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B., C., Ketchikan, Alaska, and at oth- CT places in the Northwest which the conference may deem desirable. It has already held sessions in Wash ington, Boston, Gloucester, and St. Johns New Brunswick. At these hearings several subjects came with special prominence before the Con- ference. Chief among these were the litigations now imposed upon American fishing vessels in Canadian ports and the restrictions which American law has placed upon Can adian vessels in our own ports. Of less general importance, but still having weight with the States of Vermont and New York, were cer- tain existing conditions in Lake Champlain.
 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 practicable, and that wisdom would provide for removing, so far as might be possible, the difficulties that hampered the development of the largest possible production. Fol lowing the hearings mentioned above, the Canadian authorities took a courteous initiative in removing, by regulation, the embarrassing condi tions on Lake Champlain. Shortly thereafter, with the Presidents ap proval Secretary Redfield issued, on February 20, 1918, to the collectors of customs, the following order:
 To promote the vigorous
 prosecution of the war and to
 make the utmost use jointly of
 all the resources of the Nations
 now cooperating, you will per init, during the war, Canadian fishing vessels and those of oth- CT nations now acting with the United States to enter from and
 clear for the high seas and
 the fisheries, disposing of their
 catch and taking on supplies,
 stores, etc, under supervision, as in the case of merchant vessels entering and clearing for foreign ports, except as to tonnage tax and other charges
 specifically imposed on entry from and clearance for foreign ports.
 The effect of this order was tt permit Canadian fishing vessels ant those of other nations acting witt the United States in the war to pro ceed direct with their cargOes O fish from the fishing grounds to ou ports and also direct on the outwart trip from the ports to the fishing banks. This action was in du' course made known to the Canadian authorities.
 Canadian Privileges For United States Fishing Vessels 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 Privy Council and approved D. the Governor General:
 The Minister of the Naval Service recommends, under the authority of the War Measure Act, chapter ?, of the Statutes
 of 1914, that during the war
 United States fishing vessels, in addition to their treaty
 rights and privileges. shall be permitted to enter any port in Canada, without the require ment of a license or the pay ment of fees not charged to Canadian fishing vessels, for
 any of the following purpos- es: (a) The purchase of bait,
 ice. nets. lines, coal. oil, pro
 visions. and all other sup plies and outfits used by fish ing vessels, whether the same are of like character to those
 named in this section or not;
 (b) repairing fishing imple-
 ments; (c) dressing and salting
 their catches on board ship
 (d) the shipping of crews; 4 (e) the transshipment of their catches; CD the sale thereof To-
 cally on payment of the duty.