Seward daily gateway. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1923-1933, 1924-04-19
CANNERY INTERESTS
UNITE AGAINST BILL
BY DEL. SUTHERLAND

SEATTLE, Apr 16-The National
Canneries Association composed of
cannerymen of Seattle, San Francis
co. Portland and Alaska this after
noon began a systematic lombard
ment, through bankers, business men
and cannery operators, Of Congress
and President Coolidge, protesting
against Delegate Sutherland's amend
ments to the White Bill, which they
declare will ruin the Alaska fisheries
in case they are adopted.
The amenued bill as amended by
Delegate Sutherland is as follows;
"a bill for the protection of the fish
cries of Alaska, and for other pur-
poses.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, that for the purpose of pro-
tecting and conserving the fisheries OF
the United States in all waters of Al
aska the Secretary of Commerce from
time to time may set apart and re-
serve fishing areas in any of the wat
ers of Alaska over which the United
States has jurisdiction and within such
areas may establish closed seasons
during which fishing may be limited
or prohibited as he may prescribe. I'm
der this authority to limit fishing in
any area so set apart and reserved
the Secretary may (a) fix the size
and character of nets boats, traps, or
other gear and appliances to be used
therein: (b) limit the catch OF tlsh
to be taken from any area; (c) make
such regulations as to time, means,
methods, and extent of fishing as such
fishing area and during the time fish
ing is prohibited therein it shall be
unlawful to fish therein or to operate
therein any boat, seine, trap or other
gear or apparatus for the purpose OF
taking fish; and from and after the
creation of any such fishing area IN
which limited fishing is permitted
such fishing shall be carried on only
during the time, in the manner, to the
extent. and in conformity with such
rules and regulations as the Secretary
prescribes under the authority herein
owen: Provided, That every such
regulation made by the Secretary OF
Commerce shall be of general appll-
cation within the particular area to
which it applies, and that no exclusive
or several right of fishery shall be
granted therein, nor shall any citizen
Of the United States be denied the
right to take, prepare cure, or pre-
serve fish or shellfish in any area OF
the waters Of Alaska where fishing is
permitted by the Secretary Of Com
MERGE. The right herein given to es-
tablish fishing areas and to permit
limited fishing therein shall not apply
to any creek, stream, river or other
bodies Of water in which fishing is
prohibited by specific provision OF
this act, but the Secretary OF Com
merce through the creation OF such
areas and the establishment OF closed
seasons may further extend the re-
strictions and limitations imposed up
on fishing by specific provisions OIL
this or any other Act Of Congress.
Sec. 2. In all creeks, streams, or
rivers, or in any other bodies OF water
in Alaska, over which the United
States has jurisdiction, in which sal
mon run, and in which now or hereat-
ter there exist racks, gateways, or
other means by which the number IN
run may be counted or estimated
with substantial accuracy, there shall
be allowed an escapement Of not less
than fifty per centum of the total
number thereof. In such waters the
taking of more than so per centum OF
the run of such fish is hereby prohib-
tied 1t is hereby declared to be the
intent and policy Of Congress that in
all waters of Alaska in which salmon
run there shall be an escapement OF
not less than so per centum thereof,
and if in any year it shall appear to
the Secretary Of Commerce that the
run of fish in any waters has dimin-
ished, or is diminishing, there shall be
required correspondingly increased
escapement of fish therefrom.
Sec. 3. Section 8 Of the Act of
Congress entitled can Act for the pro-
lection and regulation of the fisheries
of Alaska" approved June 26, 1906, is
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8. That it shall be unlawful
to erect or maintain any dam, barri-
cade, fence, trap, fish wheel, or other
fixed or stationary obstruction, ex-
cept for the purpose of fish culture,
in any of the waters Of Alaska at any
point where the distance from shore
to shore is less than one thousand feet
or within five hundred yards of the
mouth OF any creek, stream or river
into which salmon run, excepting the
Karluk and Ugashik Rivers, with the
purpose or result of capturing salmon
or preventing or impeding their as
cont Tn the Snawninor orro,,,Je .rd Tho
Secretary of Commerce is hereby au-
thorized and directed to have any and