The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-08
.INTL-. ANGLE IS SPIKE IN
 FISH DREAM
Cannery Operators Land Blow 10 Chin of Terri
 toridI Control

Yesterdays hearing here before the Jackson Subcommittee of tht House Merchant Marine and Fish cries Committee on issues pertain ing to Alaska's commercial fish cries developed these line-ups oi opinion on the question of Terri torial control:
 For vesting management of Alas. ka fisheries in tEe Territorial gov ernment-Alaska's fishermen.
 Against vesting managcment oi Alaska fisheries in the Territoria government-The canned salmon industry.
 The industry delivered what is likely a knockout blow to hopes loY transfer of fisheries management to Territorial control at the tag end of yesterday afternoons session when Edward w. Allen, appearing in the capacity of attorney for the Association of Pacific Fisheries anc not in his dual official role as Chairman of the International Fisheries Commission and memhe. of the International Pacific Salmoe Commission, painted broad pie. ture of international complication involving Alaska fisheries, solntien of which could be prejuoiced by transfer of jurisdiction over these fisheries from the Federal govern ment to the Territory.
 Earlier. Managing Director Of the Alaska Salmon Industry w. C. Arnold had expressed the indus trys opposition to Territorial con trol, argued upon basis of conser- vation and Territorial government limitations.
 Advisory Bodrd
 What management concessions Territory is likely to obtain by leg islation developed from the current Congressional inquiry was indicated during the forenoon session by Rep Schuyler Otis Bland (D-Va). pow erful and sagacious Chairman ot the full Merchant Marine and Fish, cries Committee. Rep. Bland inter jected into the morning proceedings and expression of his view that there is considerable merit" to a bill at one time introduced in Con- gress by former Delegate Anthony Dimond which would have created an advisory Alaska Fisheries Com mission with similar function to that now exercised by the Alaska Game Management Commission in regard to game management. The onset of war in Europe halted full consideration of the Dimond pro- posal, Bland said in indicating that he feels it worthy of revival.
 Arnold argued for the industry against Territorial control because
 1-Job-lot extension now of juris- diction over the Territory's princi- pal industry to a territorial legis- lature of limited powers might pre- judice attainment of the goal of full Statehood
 2-It would cut Alaska's relation ship with the Fish and Wildlife Service and it's background of ex perience in management of the fisheries which, he claimed, has now put that agency in a position where it can solve many of the fishery problems-given adequate appro- priations by Congress. The benefit of all that has been accomplished by that service could be lost, he asserted. and it would take the Territory years to build up an equivalent personnel.
 3-It is uncertain that the Terri tory could finance the program that is needed.
 Discriminating Trend
 4EThere is an accellerating trend within the Territory which might divert the purpose of Territorial control to discrimination against nonresident capital and workers, to the detriment of development of the resources.
 5-National policy tends toward removal of conservation authority as far as possible from local pres sures.
 
 Bulk of Arnold's testimony be- fore the committee yesterday was devoted to giving answer to those who had called for aholition of fish