Show SUBSIDY WITHDRAWN I fROM JP JAP SEALERS I SA SAN FRA FRANCISCO CISCO Aug 17 According H.-According According to a statement issued from the office of ot Japanese ee Consul General agal yesterday yester yester- day th the the- Japanese government has hall withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn the subsidy heretofore extended to vessels engaged In hunting seals and sea otters In order to o cheek check the operations opera opera- of seal p poachers a among the g I islands f oft off the Alaskan coast The statement says BaR In part It may not be generally generall known In fn this country that the Japanese government has haa for many years ears subsidized vessels en engaged engaged en- en being being in to deep ocean deep encourage ocean t the fishing development I the J purpose fo of the Industry Sealers Abused Privileges From Fron time to time certain adventurous ad Japanese taking advantage of this liberal provision of or the law have extended their operations beyond the limits originally contemplated by the government until fishing Ashing boats bOat had hat be been put on the high seas sea bordering Ala Alaska ka As is already these known fishermen to the n nAti Ati American either rh through people el Ignorance some ng of or with criminal Intent have o occasionally committed acts leading to International controversy and much ill III It Is now learned that the Japanese government has a revised 1 its fishing taws laws in ina Tr In such a way a as to rut cut t out t nil all aid from the national treasury to vessels engaged In hunting seals and 8 sea a otters The new Imperial went Into operation Jul July 1 1 1909 It Is b believed Ed the withdrawal i of the will 11 discourage u Japanese 1 seal fishing as it annot a be carried caon on r without government aid ald |