October 2, 1951
THE FISH ERMAN
Grin and Bear It . . . If You Can
By MRS. HAROLD FEARN GIBSONS, B.C.
Out in the Straights of Georgia The seas were as smooth as glass But the fishermen wished the
wind to blow And wondered how long it would
last.
For you can't catch fish when the
sea is calm And there's phosphorus all about It lights up your nets like a
Christmas tree And frightens the fish right out.
They thought they would make the
evening set And perhaps with a little luck They'd manage to snag a fish or
two
From out of the glassy "chuck," So they started their gill drums rolling
And rolled their nets in the sea They forgot all about Trail Islands And the tug-boats that chortled with glee.
Xhey hid there behind the islands And said to each other, Oh Boy! We are going to have some fun tonight!
They shook and shivered with joy. We won't make a move till their
nets are out And they think they are snug and
secure;
Then one by one we'll begin to tow. They won't feel safe, that's sure.
We'll wait till they're all gone down below
For a "mug-up," or a nap Then here we go with a boom of logs.
So boys! Hang onto your hat. I bet there'll be a mad scramble To get the nets rolled in But there's bound to be some who
won't make it; The tugs locked around with a
grin.
We just never blow our whistles; It would ruin all of our fun, For we love to cut up a gillnet And make the fishermen run. They just have to grin and bear it; There is nothing they can do When the seas are calm, the tugs will tow
For the log-booms .must go through.
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Editor, The Fisherman
We note that the Merchant Service Guild is again pressing for the licensing of all boat operators including fishermen for the purpose of proving competency.
Like many others, I have long held the idea that the Guild perhaps is primarily interested in finding employment for certain of its membership and I have been opposed to the actions of the Guild for this reason.
According to a release in The Vancouver Daily Province of September 8, it will be noted that the proposal now is for a form of licensing similar to that of automobile operators which would insure that every boat operator would be required to possess a satisfactory degree of navigational knowledge to aid in the prevention of collision at sea. If this is as far as the Guild is driving at, then most certainly I would say: "Let's support the Guild.".
Here is my suggestion with respect to the above:
Our Union, The Native Brotherhood, the Guild, and the department of transport should get together in the drafting of simplified examinations and an extension of study courses which should be couched in language sufficiently simple as to be readily acquired by all fishermen, native and white. This method would be a progressive step toward establishing the urge in all of us to become better navigators. It seems to me that we should be agreeable in any effort to provide more safety at sea which dees not bring about a situation which would prevent vast numbers of fishermen from earning a livelihood through lack of education.
Certainly the Canadian Merchant Service Guild cannot claim the exclusive urge or right to promote higher degrees of safety at sea. We who earn our living on the sea are as deeply impressed by marine tragedy and avoidable accidents through collision as any
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member of our society and. all of the issues involved have been the topic of a great deal of discussion wherever fishermen meet.
We do not wish to be regarded by anyone as hazards and I feel that our record as navigators is not as rotten as some members of the Guild would perhaps hope the public to believe. However, there certainly is much room for improvement in the navigation of some of our members and certainly we should, as an organization of sea-farers, support any reasonable program to make the lanes of the sea safe for all who travel them in their search for bread and pleasure.
In closing, let me say I have witnessed some very questionable feats of navigation by certified masters who no doubt are members of the Canadian Merchant Guild and who perhaps now have the effrontery to regard the fishermen as being such inferior navigators, that we should net be permitted to take a vessel to sea. It is t;me that cargo and passenger masters learned to fully cooperate with us in this matter and for them to cease endeavoring to burden us with impossible problems in our struggles to earn our living and it is time that we should agree as responsible citizens to a modified program to take the mockery out of the term "safety at sea."
HAROLD MALYEA.
Owen Bay, B.C.
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Editor, The Fisherman:
I was very interested in the report of the two public meetings on the Japanese Peace Treaty-carried in a recent issue. Unfortunately, although I have been fishing for many years, I did not attend the first meeting but I did listen to Mr. Mayhew and Mr. Pearson at the Orpheum Theatre.
Since no question period was allowed, I would like to use your columns to ask a few questions of these two gentlemen. Mr. Pearson in his speech referred to atrocities committed by Chinese and Korean troops against Canadian and American soldiers in Korea. I would like Mr. Pearson to state publicly what he thinks the Canadian people would do to Korean and Chinese soldiers if they were sent by their Government to Canada to destroy Canadian people and property?
In my humble opinion, the Canadian soldiers should return to Canada and help to build up our country.
First, they have nothing to gain in other men's land except the1 grave.
Second, Mr. Pearson made a big fuss about the wonderful terms of the Peace Treaty with Japan, which was signed at San Francisco. He stated that this Treaty placed no limit on Japanese re-armament. I might suggest that with the signing of the treaty, the people of the United States might well change their title of the song of "Remember Pearl Harbor" to one of "Pearl Harbor We Forget." My question is simply, how does this peace treaty help to keep the peace? By rearming Japan?
The Minister of Fisheries made a few remarks about a fisheries treaty between Canada, United States and Japan. He admitted that, "We hoped to include protection for our fisheries in the Peace Treaty or in a document signed simultaneously — but this had not been possible." Later he said,, "We have not lost the opportunity to get a satisfactory treaty" and inferred that while some few fishermen did not agree with his methods, he was nevertheless working in our best interests.
I want to ask Mr. Mayhew if he knows what will happen to any Government of Canada which ai-lows an invasion of B.C. offshore waters by Japanese mother ships? If he fails this question, then 1 would ask—what would happen to any Canadian fisherman who attempted to invade Japanese fisheries off Japan? Naturally they would be driven out! The same answer applies to bojth questions.
Finally, Mr. Pearson referred to the need for a Pacific Pact as a brother to the Atlantic Pact. I notice we are anxious to re-arm Germany, Japan, and Italy—our former enemies. My question, Mr. Pearson »js: Who do you expect these re-armed soldiers to fight against? Before you answer too quickly, remember that Hitler started west before he moved East.
A. BARCOT.
Vancouver, B.C.
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