The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-02
URGES
 PASSAGE OF
 D|M0ND BILL
Japanese Fishing Still Open Issue Says Cannery
 Executive

Though the Japanese, apparently, are not fishing in Bristol Bay this year, the matter is by no means a closed issue. H. B. Friele, ce-presi- dent and general manager of. the Nakat Packing Cohpany said while in Juneau today on his way to Bristol Bay.
 It was MT. Friele who made pub lie last year the first authentic in formation regarding Japanese sal- mon fishing in Bristol Bay. Rumors had been many, but on July ', a year ago, MT. Friele with four other passenger flew from Nakeen on the Kvichak River over Japanese fish ing vessels off the mouth of the Ugashik River. They brought back with them pictures of four Japan csc boats, the salmon gear was clearly visible and the story they told after their flight verified the rumors about Japanese fishing in Alaska waters.
 Japanese are this year maintain ing their temporary agreement that they shall not fish for salmon in Bristol Bay this season, MT. Frelle said. Reports from American fish ermen that Japanese are in that district have to do with crab fish ermen, he said. Though foreign crab fishermen are not popular with Americans, and there is no of- ficial or unofficial approval oi crab fishing, it is the salmon fish ing that has been the principal concern of the United States. Until this year, MT. Friele said, there has been on American crab fishing in Bristol Bay This season, one small company, formed by c. J "Kinky' Alexander, is operating a floating crab cannery in that dis trict In addition to the matter of competition, objections to the crab fishing is that it destroys the cod fishing engaged in by American fishermen, according to MT. Friele
 Passage of DimOnd Bill Urged
 Because of the dangers that will result from foreign fishing in Bris- tol Bay, I am very much in favor of Delegate Dimond's bill in Con- gress that will effect the prevention of fishing by foreigners in waters adjacent to the coast of Alaska. His bill has covered the subject thor oughly and provides a solution to a very difficult problem. Alaskans, I believe, should give him every support possible in attempting to secure it's passage.
 And while I am talking about MT. Dimond," MT. Friele said, "Id like everyone to know what fine work he has been doing in Wash ington. It was due principally to him that the State Department be- came interested in the Japanese fishing situation and its seriousness.
 Just because the Japanese are not salmon fishing in Bristol Bay this year, we should not go to sleep on the issue. The agreement is only temporary and it seems important to me that MT. Dimond's bill should be passed to assure permanent agreement with the Japanese and other foreign fishermen
 MT. Friele was in Washington Hast year during the Congressional hearing on the Dimond bill and appeared before the Fisheries Com mittee as witness for it.
 I Pack About Normal
 Indications are that his company's pack will be about normal this year, MT. Friele said. The Nakat is operating all of it's canneries this year. Three Nakat canneries n Southeast Alaska operate at Union Bay. Waterfall and Hidden Inlet, where completely new equipment has been installed to replace that destroyed my fire a that cannery last year. In Bristol Bay the Nakat Packing Company operates the Ma keen cannery on Kvichak River.
 Aside from the curtailment of operations by seven canneries in Bristol Bay, the pack there should be normal, MT. Friele said. Gamer ies not operating this year are the Alaska Packers at Nushagak, Uga- shik and Egegik; the Pacific Am Ierican Fisheries at Port Moller and Nushagak and Bristol Bay Packing Company at Nushagak and Nakat where the Bristol Bay is operating only one of it's two canneries there.
 Curtailment in Bristol Bay, how ever, is cut down by the new opera tions of Nick Beg at Kyichak and Naknek.
 Market Not Good
 Though good pack is expected, MT. Friele said, the market for next year does not look good.
 There is quite a carry-over of Hast years pack, due principally to