Show seals and sealing for weeks a a conference between representatives of rusi busily england japan and the united states has been trying to agree on details for the preservation of the fur seal herds russia and thip the united states ow own the only tur ar cis e ablo E sealers 4 chiefly i ali japanese r L eb 6 i and a 7 6 w v canadians have almost exterminated ex term ali the e herds by killing the seals jn in the open sea bea taking without aitho ut all they could got get and ding many mothers wh young then perished it is announced that the conference has agreed on a plan that is considered fair and i equitable to eve everyone and that it will be announced publicly cly in a few days while this conference has been 9 going on the annual invest f agati ignation on ot oi the united states fish commission has been in progress by a committee of congress those these investigations never lead to anything and seem to be instigated in tho th interest of persons who wo would uld like to secure some advantage from the sealing business the go government seems to be doing doing everything in its power to protect tho the se al herd it maintains a station on tile the of islands with teachers and physicians and a commissary com emissary for the natives it limits the kill and it is ap patently parent ly succeeding in raising the pups or young seals one pair in the fisheries building in in washington having been there abo about ut a year and a hall half and now being well and thriving while the preservation of tile the seals is a desirable thing it must be remembered that had nothing ever happened to diminish their numbers number the fisheries of Al alaska aslia one of the nations most valuable assets would not lia have ve tile the value they possess today seals are voracious voracious ions feeders their diet is live fish and the two young seals in ill washington each eats cats IL 11 pound fisli fish daily R v y y i aw Y |