The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-25

mittee's plan to make a compre- hensive study of fishery matters in all parts of the United States with view to rehabilitation of the industry. to the improvement of conditions in the industry, to re- lief where needed, to remedial leg islation where found to be neces- sary, and to correction of evils, if any should be found to exist. I wish to emphasize that the work is to be constructive and informa- tive and not destructive. 4
 q dislike the word investigation as applied to the work which we are undertaking Where investiga- tions are factors in the problems outlined we shall make them to the extent our time will permit or conditions may warrant. The inc portant feature to be emphasized is that the Committee is trying to be helpful to all branches of the industry and in all of its phases.
 We began our work last year in Maine We have heard from those engaged in the industry in North Carolina. We hope to continue our study until we have covered the in dustry in all of it's forms. kkE
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 "In Alaska, there will be in- volved in our studies: |
 "D The controversial question of fish trap operations:
 "(2) The problem of local and outside labor in the, operations;
 "(3 The question of; the extent to which the regulation of the fish cries shall be transferred to the Territorial Government;
 "(D What, if any, restriction shall be imposed on the use of herring in the manufacture of oil and fertilizer or meal;
 "t5) The extent to which penal legislation shall be modified;
 "f6, The operation of the Ter ritorial and Federal agencies, their respective work, and functions;
 "(T Such matters as may be suggested, and deemed by the Sub- committee pertinent or appropriate to be considered now, or of such a nature that they may be reasonably studied in the time at the Commit tees disposal.
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 These problems, in one form or another, have been before the Committee many times. Alaska is a long ways from Washington, and it is much easier for us when we can-eyen at some inconvenience to ourselves-to go to Alaska than for the people of Alaska to come to us.
 "The Subcommittee, in addition to the Chairman of the full com- mittee, Honorable s. O. Bland, of Virginia, consists of Honorable Am prose Kennedy, of Maryland; Hon. orable Monrad o. Wailgren. of Washington; Honorable Frank w. Boykin, of Alabamas Honorable Richard J. Welch. of California; George N Seger, of New Jersey; and Honorable James O. Oliver, of Maine. All of these men come from states engaged in the fisheries and are acquainted with the problems of the industry. All of these men seek information There has never been a congress sional study of the fisheries in Al aska, and the Committee on Mer- chant Marine and Fisheries well comed the invitation of the able and zealous delegate from Alaska, Honorable Anthony J. Dimond. who urged that the study be made, and we were glad to urge that the Congress comply with the request of the Territorial Assembly of Al aska and of Delegate Dimond that such study should be made.
 "We feel that when the study shall be completed we shall be better prepared to handle the problems of Alaska and also to deal with our own problems"