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Show FREE TRADE "AND ' ' , THE FISH INDUSTRY' Nova Scotlan and Norwegian Fisher- men Are the Only Ones Who - 6 , - . Profit By,.lt -a Sundry defenders, of the Democrat!-Ic Democrat!-Ic tariff have been-polntlng to Gloucester Glouc-ester as an examplo of theiunexpect-ed theiunexpect-ed benefits of the new schedules. So careful a newspaper as the New York Times has Joined In the chorus, asserting as-serting that Gloucester, Instead of suffering by the removal of duties on fish, was reaping Just that much extra profit. That would be all lovely for tho Gloucester fish packers, even If not for the consumers, If It wore true, but It isn't. Reports upou which tbo tariff defenders have, baaed baa-ed their deductianswere put out for purposes other thhn-furnlshlng accurate accur-ate Information to tho public. Mr. Sylvnnus Smithy who for fifty years has been familiar with the Ins und outs of the Gloucester fishing, has written a lettor protesting against the circulation of falso reports which aro Injurious to an industry in wiiKh the wholo stnto properly takes an Interests In-terests Well Informed persons In Gloucester Glouces-ter know that the persons who liavo been getting tho advantago of the tariff changes on fish are tho Neva Scotlan and the Norwegian fishermen. fisher-men. It has been represented that the packers have been pocketing as extra profit the amount that was formerly paid In duties That lb offered, of-fered, apparently as an explanation of the fact that there has been no benefit accruing to tho consumer. The fact Is that many Gloucester fishing vessels have been sold to Nova No-va Scotlan Interests, whera lower wages and lower cost of supplies make It possible to operate them at a profit. To get all tho fish thoy needed tho Gloucester fish packers have bought the catchca of Nova Sc-tlan Sc-tlan and Norwegian fishermen, and theBQ. thrifty men, tuklng advantago of the shortage of tha supply, havo added to tho regular price the $2 a ton formerly paid as duty. I other words, thoy havo been gUon tccess to tho American markuta and ilemund a premium for that privilege. Meanwhile tho cost ot living does not seem to respond to tho persuatlv methods ot reduction. |