1 fAGE FOUR , The Daily News PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUJ1UIA Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by Frince Rupert Daily News, Limited, Third Avenue SUBSCRIPTION RATES f!itv rlplivprv. liv m.iU nr.rjii-ri'pr. vpnrtv nprind. rmfil in Aifvnnnp. JVOO The Letter Box FISHERMAN'S VIEWS To the Editor of The Daily News: ir I beir a little space in r r valuable ' Pl'er in re gards to recent fish trap inquiry. I think some one has set a trap in Prince Rupert and caught both po- Vnr Iphspt nprind. n.ilcl in nHvnnnp. tier a ; :. Jifl :HcaI parties There are fou ervatism in We consider that Uy mail tq all parts of Northern and Central British Columbia, jour Liberal nominee put up a very tiAiii in hftvanpi for vrfv riprind ... . . '. 3.00'feeble protest, which we admit Transient dspiay advertising, per inch, per insertion 1.40:" a-bu only V,? Transient fufyeriisihg on front page, per Inch- i . 2.80 one. Ybat went on underneath "line ..'..' n.ot know. As to our rente- Local readertpef ipsertioni per .v....,,,. ... .25-0 Classified aVertfcin'g; per insertion, per 'word . , 02 1 wntatlye in Ottawa, this vital Legal notitfeacH 'insertion, per "agate line ... ,. ..lg.ton fifi op by .all the people in this fishing dis- " "' " ' - - - j trict except canners, has not once DAILY EDITION itffiSn MnnH.iv Anrii 22. 1020 1 disturbed his slumbers in Ot tawa. I think, judging by all his ac- CANADIAN DIPLOMACY ON THE JOB V,0"8 l .'JLTILa (Winnipeo'I'ree Press) hoan tu T.nri nnmim. ns he 1 he sinking of the l m Alone is the first international ha always fought for the fisher-"incident" of importance that Canada has had to deal with men's interest, but the party that since she assumed responsibility for her own foreign af-jt the trap saw to it that he wa3 fairs. The impression that she is not handling the situa-.C0Jvenie"tIy JJ of the0JalIinon tion and' undertaking herself, the vindication of Canadian fj.hln?SkThaatythi8 commi.-nghts appears to be held by the Halifax Herald. It re- 8on should never have been ap-marks that claims have been made by . some people in this pointed and that the cards are country Jthatv-we now have; national and sovereign status, stacked against them, and if there but it declares that this idea has not stood the' test of -the wa n? .necessity for' a royal present indent arid that the pretentions bf independent TrerrepreseffinTwruS status arfi all 'Upsef. The Herald says: "For,tVe; first ,ime in the history of anada as a Dp- in and. out of Ottawa to represent minion, this country is brought squarely up against the us facts of antonnauanaL complications. For with our Embassy and our Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington, this (in theory) is a Canadian, not a British, responsibility "The simple truth, of course, is that this is a British uf-fair; that despite all the vocalizing of the 'extreme autonomists,' it would be monstrous to sucrerest anything else. Therefore the fishermen arc now considering advisability of forming a Fih.rmen' Labor Party and putting their own can didate in the field at the next fed eral election. - Yours for consrvatloos'"6f fish . i i ana usnermen. t The 'extreme autonomists' may 'play at 'counsellors and PrinCe Rupert B kings' in the press; on the hustings and on the floors of 1 T .: A 1 l ...1 Tl-.ii.. I i i r i in iictiiiuii t, uui wnun a snip oi uncisn registry ior uan-ada is ilritish) is sunk by shell-fire, it becomes the business of Jiritttrf, statesmanship and British diplomacy.? The facts, howfeVer,' arcquite the contrary. This is a Canadian affair and the Canadian Government is hand-' ling it. Premier Kinas'Sefcr.etoC& of 'State ..f on External Affairs made representUnor to iln 5ttrmion,'fHe Secre-tary of 'State t --Washington- Aitcv- pvelijn.inar.y-. ex-.1 changes, Mr. King sent a definite statement, or diplomatic note, containing Canada's protest and her f ormtil claim- in the matter, and the grounds on which the claim is based. The Secretary of. State at Washington is preparing, a formal statement of the United Statoeside- of the case, to, send to Mr. King; When -the facts regarding the sinking of the "I'm Alone'' Aero being gathered in the first place, Hon. Vincent 'Mfl8sy, Canadian minister at Washington, secured a statement from the captain of the vessel through the British consul at New Orleans. But the dipldniatic exchanges with the United States Govehi'mdnt have been carried bn by Mr. King,' as Canadian Miriister of External Affairs. , To most Canadians who take pride in the developments by which Canada takes charge of her own affairs vis-a-vis the United States, it will seem very odd that there are Canadians so-called, who could rejoice if, in a matter of this kind, it should appear that this country is not com-! petent to act. The Herald is, of course, pretty much alone in this opinion, but not quite. We notice in the Toronto blobe, that pertect mirror of the Colonidl mind of shall J. ROBERTS. C. Fashion Fancies ;Tie Bags of the Moment, Con.ervativc arc Faddish tendencies in accos- u-P snv?1ftll s loHov in u-Weli tl,a . :,! j. wr,c" y eome n so, but " " r;::.v " : z:r' "m: vvw. i no denyi could carry out .these negotiations is denounced as pre posterous. V6r why? Because there is no Cahadian n.ivn ity of the con 'V Avoid the bixan to back Mr. aiaSsey tll ! The correspondent's idea is ap- nn you 'win n parently thfrf ff Sit Estjle Howard were condufcting the ne-AU" for b,d tas.1 rotations he would stalk into the office of Mr! Stinison. the practical- Jhntnie vogue. freakish tpicut teue an ultimatum, and twenty-four hou lator.turn the SttiiStiM jv,w uu hiu uuuiucu iiupuuiic. inese lana- tola. The first is trimmed with? diaiis, with the Colonial complex, are curious folk With fwme, the second featured queer ideas derived from past centuries. monogram, the third an ambe? Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador, is not of e and the fourth a ma'1 course, entirely outside the negotiations. It is reasonable SfiLi!! "d rf fi0od Uile to assume that he and Mr. Massev are consulting with nnP BXtremely chtc' another. Both Great Britain and Canada are interested Flowered Prints. That uiobm in in. .u. aiiii , ucvouoe sciueiiieju win mm prooaoiy on the interpretation of a treaty with the United States to which both Canada and Great Britain are parties. These countries have agreed that the United States authorities have the rihr. to search British and Canadian vessels if they are within 'one hour's steaming from the United! States shores; but tnere appears to bono Warrant In the' treaty for the "continuous pursuit" nrivileee fexrpiaoifhirl the United States coastguards. If this is so, there woiild aDpear to lie a clear case for damages; and if this is established, the United States will, of course, do the right and proper thintf.jurt as readily at th request of Mr. Massey, who is in chai-w of the negotiations because the ship was Canadian, aat the request of tli.Bribiah.'ambastfaitov Canada s experience in foreign affaiB8iisl.just tbein. nmp. She v ;11 consult with Britain' and the- rest bf the Coinn.onwt aith on matters of common concern, but she will deal flnvctly with matters affecting her alone. Her representatives have given a good account of themselves at Geneva, and it is generally agreed that very capable ministers ha v Keen selected for the Canadian ..mbaasios at W n Kington. Pans and Tokio. There is no ronsoh why external affans should not be dealt with at Ottawa in a qi.i'i' competent manner, as this narticnlnr miAstlnn in de alt with. theNpring Thin 1m the' tlmo of yoar when, THE DAILT NEWS Monday, Aprjl 22, 1929 if ever, you must consider the printed chiffon dance dress. Realizing tSe 'importance of this mode, designers have placed on the market" such a variety and abundance of prints as to be wilder even the sanest shower, j rhniisp vnur nrint rarpfiillv-and . then go ahead. If you can afford a large, splashy design, the print drawn here is an excellent choice, pale green flowers on a. .dark green ground. The model is tightly hipped, tied in front, and with a long, very circular lsirt. n -tr. OX ST. 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