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THE FISHERMAN
June 19, 1951
TfieTiTherman
Representing the Organized Fishermen and Shoreworkers of British Columbia Published Every Tuesday Except the Last Tuesday of Each Mouth by The Fisherman Publishing Society, 301 Powell Street, Vancouver, B.C. Telephone: MArine 1829
EDITOR.....GEORGE NORTH
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Stop U.S. Sellout
Protect Our Fisheries From Japanese Fleets
IT IS CLEAR from the discussions that have so far taken place between Canada and the United States on the fisheries protection aspect of a peace treaty with Japan that American big shots are prepared to give away Canada's Pacific coast fisheries in exchange for certain guarantees from Japan. Those guarantees have nothing to do with fishing. The United States wants to have Japanese soldiers at its disposal to carry out its own foreign policy and it appears to be willing to sacrifice Canada's interests in achieving this end.
That charge is not a creation of the imagination. Last February, The Fisherman published correspondence between Japanese Premier Shigeru Yoshida and U.S. Ambassador John Dulles, a man whose big business connections are very well known.
In his letter, the Japanese prime minister said that
". . . the Japanese Government will, as soon as practicable after the restoration to it of full sovereignty, be prepared to enter into negotiations with other countries with a view to establishing equitable arrangements for the development and conservation of fisheries which are accessible to the nationals of Japan and such other countries."
In reply, Dulles made these extremely conciliatory remarks :
"The Government of the United States, and I am confident, other governments concerned, will be prepared promptly after the restoration to Japan of full sovereignty by a peace treaty, to enter into negotiations with a view to establishing equitable arrangements for the development and conservation of fisheries which are accessible to the nationals of our countries. I ani confident that our government will approach these negotiations in a spirit of good will corresponding to that which motivates your letter to me."
We are inclined to agree with the remarks of Senator Thomas Reid of B.C. who, a short time# after the exchange of letters, said that, "It looks like the U.'S. is ignoring Canada's $75,000,000 Pacific fishing industry for a Japanese peace treaty." Mr. Reid felt that the United States might be prepared to "hand everything" to the Japanese in return for such a treaty and its contents. The exchange of correspondence can readily be interpreted as Mr. Reid has seen the matter.
Both Canadian fishermen and fishing companies have expressed concern over the situation and the federal government has apparently been in touch with the United States over the past several months, with still no assurance that Canada's fisheries will be protected.
It is quite obvious that Japan is well aware of its bargaining position with the United States, whose chief anxiety these days seems to be to find troops in other countries to fight American-sponsored ware.
If the Americans are allowed to get away with giving Japan what will amount to a free hand off the Pacific coast, the entire fishing industry will suffer as a result. The interests of American fishermen and most fishing companies are also at stake in this political maneuvering that the U.S. is conducting.
Everyone, and that includes our government, must be aware of what the result can be if Japan is not forced to sign a treaty which will forbid encroachment on our salmon, halibut, and other Pacific fisheries. Pre-war experiences must still remain fresh in most minds.
The obvious step now is for every organization in the fishing industry to exert maximum pressure on the Canadian government to see that it does not appease American big business at the expense of not only those employed in the fishing industry, but at the expense of all Canadians.
c ■ my i rfc — Local secretary Alan Hilton
Mr. Seal Takes Over of sointuia sent this sketch
down showing "just how bad the sea lion situation really is." Alan ran across the drawing and felt it expressed his sentiments as well as those of his fellow fishermen. One of the Sointuia Local members, K. Homer, did the drawing._ _
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SALMON FLEET
So far as fall chums are concerned, the committee put forward no specific price, but reported to the Salmon Canners that it would recommend settlement "considerably below" 18 cents per pound, provided there was a clause in the agreement giving the Union and the Brotherhood the right to "reopen the price later if market conditions warranted them doing so.
Operators stated that while they could not as yet make an offer on fall chums, they would consider the proposal put forward by the fishermen 'and let the committee know later what their position will be.
A new price offer was presented by Operators for the committee's consideration. It is as follows: ALL AREAS
Sockeye ....... 24Vic per lb.
Cohoe _________.....__________ 17V'2C per lb.
Pinks ___________ 8%c per lb.
Summer chums _________ 7c per lb.
The increase these new prices represent over 1950 minimums are 22V2 per cent for sockeye, 25 per cent for cohoe, 25 per cent for pinks and 27 Vt per cent for summer chums.
The joint fishermen's negotiating committee told Operators that it was unable to recommend the offer to the fishing fleet and that if this were the final offer by the Canners, a tie-up was certain. It was finally agreed that a
further meeting will be held this Wednesday, June 20, to see
if any basis for settlement can
be worked out.
A complete deadlock exists on the matter of weighing seine-caught pinks and chums on the grounds. Operators have absolutely refused to implement even partial weighing of these two species on the grounds this season.
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Japanese Treaty Discussed
Special Gear Tried Against Sharks In Barkley Sound
Special gear is being tried out.*-———-—
by fisheries department officers in of special equipment, which the
local officers felt could be employed with success in destroying (hese basking sharks. However, the season came to an end before t r.!q!ielL^S_ ^.^li8^:! the trials could take place, and it
is my understanding that a trial of this gear was to be attempted
the Barkley Sound area for the purpose of combatting the menace of basking sharks in that area.
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men at a meeting at Kildonan that headquarters of the Union take up the problem of large numbers of basking sharks with the fisheries department. This has been done and A. J. Whitmore, chief supervisor of fisheries, has written to the Union stating as follows:
"Referring to your call regarding representations from gillnet-ters presently operating in the Barkley Sound area, that the prevalence of basking sharks in that area is creating difficulties in interference with salmon gillnetting activities, I find that our local Officers are already very cognizant of the situation and were preparing special gear for experimental efforts to assist in ridding the area of the nuisance.
"We had a similar situation last | year, you perhaps recall, and the Department authorized purchase
yesterday (June ID."
The Canadian government is& hopeful that a joint British-American draft of a Japanese peace treaty will emerge shortly and open the way for resumption of normal relations with Tokyo, External Affairs Minister Pearson said in Ottawa last week.
He said at a press conference that Fisheries Minister Mayhew has been tto Washington for high-level discussions on the fisheries aspect of the treaty "which are of great importance to British Columbia."
Mr. Mayhew discussed the question with John Foster Dulles,, U.S. presidential envoy who is directing the peace negotiations, but what came out of the talks has not been disclosed.
Mr. Pearson said Canada has
placed her official comments on an American treaty draft before Washington and has accepted the procedure suggested by the U.S. whereby there would be no formal peace conference but agreement would be reached through diplomatic channels.
"In general," the minister said, "we have expressed a large measure of agreement with U.S. views."
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