The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-08
TRAP LIMIT
 DEAL AIMED
 10 AppEA5E
Congressiona l Fishery Hearing Concluded Here
 This Afternoon

Philip Mcbride, Chairman of the Board of Pacific American Fish cries today described the canned salmon industry's acceptance of Interior Department proposals to cut trap ownership by individual operators % percent, as an effort to appease rather than take "con- tinual beating"
 He reiterated, at the concluding hearing before the Jackson Con- gressicnal Subcommittee here this morning statement made by w. c. Arnold, Managing Director of the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc. that the canning industry is too small to carry on running fight" with the government of the United States.
 Under discussion before the Sub- committee were numerous steps ta- ken by the Interior Department reservations, regulations, aboriginal which have been very cost ly to the packers and have pre- vented the industry from placing itself on a permanent peacetime footing McBride outspokenly de- clared for legislative action by Con- eress to bring about stability.
 Not Up To Congress
 The Governor of Alaska and AL askas Delegate in Congress both viewed the Interior Departments legislative proposals as not being the correct answer.
 The Governor deciared Congress should not legislate on the matter at all. Bartlett declared the pro- posals present no solution of the heart of the problem" of trap own ership, but would bring a generally detrimental result.
 Both the Governor and Delegate strongly advocated that solution of all fishery problems into which the Subcommittee was inquiring here be left to the government of the Territory by transfer of control over the Alaska fisheries from the Federal government to the people Of the Territory.
 The Governor pointed to what he termed the very striking re- cord" compiled by the elected re- presentatives of the people of AL aska over period of 25 years in consistently urging such transfer of control The Governor said he expressed only his own views. He also opposed any and all reserva- tions whether on land or on sea. Aboriginal rights. he held, should be determined as soon as possible and compensated for.
 Restriction Was Concession
 Relating the background that re- suited in Federal retention of fish, cry control when the Organic Act of the Territory was formed, Bartlett said that restriction on self government was conceded by the people of Alaska then in or der to gain their own legislative body.
 Since that time they have again and again expressed a desire, uni versal throughout the Territory, for control of their fisheries.
 Bartlett conceded that local pres- sures would affect administration of the fisheries under Territorial control-but maintained the effect would be entirely beneficial"
 After running more than a full day longer than anticipated, the combined transportation and fish cries hearings conducted before the Congressional Subcommittee here finally were concluded at l o'clock this afternoon; with adjourned hearings on both matters to open at Seattle next Monday.
 Congress Must Act
 Before taking off to enjoy some Alaska fishing at Lake Hasselborg, Subcommittee Chairman Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash) declared it is apparent that some form of Con- gressional action is necessary whether it be a transfer of fish, cries management to the Territory or in another direction. In refer ence to creation of reservations which he said he opposes in prin-