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Show HATCHERIES ARE BLAMED FOR THE LOSS OF SALMON OTTAWA. April 12. Government fish hatcheries have ruined the "morale" "mor-ale" of the salmon of British Columbia, Colum-bia, according to the story told to the house of commons by A. W. Nelll, Independent In-dependent (comox-albernl). It soems that when the wee aalmon come Into the world at the fish hatchery hatch-ery they are guarded against all ene-mlce ene-mlce and lose their protective Instinct, j Ho when the salmon has come to age and Is sent out in the cold world he Is as "tame as a cat." to use Mr. Neill's expression, and when he meeta an enemy he "stands with hliu mouth open and accepts murder as if such a ;hlng were fore ordained." j |