FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 23 
Among the recommendations made by the Federal Trade Commis- 
sion are the following: 
That the Bureau of Fisheries have control of the salmon fisheries of Alaska in the 
interest of good administration and for the prevention of any possible monopoly in 
‘the future. 
That licenses to trap locations should not run for more than five years, but that 
renewal thereof should be allowed; and further, that a trap location should not be 
allowed to remain in the possession of anyone, unless he makes use of it for at least 
three years during such five-year term. 
That some department of the Government should furnish information which would 
facilitate a more direct marketing by salmon canners, so as to limit the payment of 
sub-brokerage. 
That the announcement of an opening price is dangerous, and, as at present con- 
ducted, should be discontinued. 
That ‘‘S. A. P. sales” (sales subject to the opening price) should be restricted. 
WAIVING OF ALASKA EIGHT-HOUR LAW. 
As a result of recommendations by the Bureau communicated 
through the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte- 
rior, the Governor of Alaska, in exercise of the discretionary power 
conferred upon him by the legislature, issued a proclamation on 
December 15, 1917, suspending the restrictions of the eight-hour law 
as applying to salmon fisheries and canning or other preparation of 
salmon for food, and manufacturing industries whose products are 
necessary for the proper preparation of salmon as a food supply. 
The suspension became effective January 1, 1918. 
On January 7, 1918, the governor issued another proclamation, 
immediately effective, suspending the operation of the Alaska eight- 
hour law so far as it affected the taking, preparing, and curing of 
halibut, herring, cod, and all other kinds of food fish in Alaskan 
waters, including the taking, preparmg, and canning of clams and 
other shellfish. 
A further waiving of the Alaska eight-hour law occurred on April 
5, 1918, when the governor suspended its operation in respect to the 
manufacture of fertilizer, oil, and other by-products from the waste 
of the food fish industry in Alaska. The necessity of this action was 
not given consideration at the time of issuance of the previous 
proclamations. 
The suspensions of law by virtue of these proclamations were in- 
tended to apply during the period of the war. 
SUSPENSION OF NAVIGATION LAWS. 
In February, 1918, the Secretary of Commerce, with the Presi- 
dent’s approval, issued certain instructions to collectors of customs 
with the object of facilitating landings of fish at American poe by 
foreign vessels. This action, which had bearing on the fisheries of 
Alaska, was an emergency war measure which under normal condi- 
tions could not be effective without appropriate legislation. The 
instructions were as follows: 
To promote the vigorous prosecution of the war and to make the utmost use jointly 
of all the resources of the nations now cooperating, you will permit, during the war, 
Canadian fishing vessels and those of other nations now acting with the United States 
to enter from and clear for the high seas and the fisheries, disposing of their catch and 
taking on supplies, stores, etc., under supervision as in the case of merchant vessels 
entering and clearing for foreign ports, except as to tonnage tax and other charges 
specifically imposed on entry from and clearance for foreign ports. 
