Show it I i < The Canadian f 1 h rlea Question OTTAWA Out May 2A brief 3 cussion on the fisheries question took place in the House of Commons tonight to-night Ellis New Brunswick member asked for a return of all the United States vessels warned or interdicted by the Canadian Fisheries Protection Fleet He recited anumberof casesof reported harsh treatment of American vessels by Canadian officers and said already 120 complaints had been filed in Washington Wash-ington Thompson minister of justice said Ellis was too flattering when he termed American reports of ill treatment evidence evi-dence The particulars Ellis had given were selebtions from a number of rambl inKnnaccaratjataements made against the British and colonial authorities by persons who eceived a general invitation to send in all the claims they could posqibly bring against the nation whicn was supoosed would in the end have to pay a bill of damages It transpired not only from investigation investiga-tion of these complaints but subsequently subse-quently by admissions of some of the persons why made these unyeracious statements that thev were utterly without foundation were reckless were oftentimes based on m apprehensi nand n-and l wunt of knowledge of the circumstances circum-stances and when the papers were brought down l would be sound that tbe statement Qa distinguished member mem-ber of tife government of the United States that the Canadian fisheries laws regulations had been administered with5 brutality was as preposterous exaggeration as could be foundin tbe English language Loud applause t Foster minister of fisheries declined to bring down the instructions to the protective Beet on the ground that it would be detrimental to the properly carrying of them out and might ham ptr negotiations progress i j a I |