a52 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
notable, judging not only from the standpoint of the eminent services which her 
scientists have rendered to the progress of this, as well as of many other branches 
of activity, but also from the viewpoint of the aid that her seamen will give in 
the domain of the multiform energies of the water. Those fishermen who, 
through no fault of their own, can scarcely make a living on home waters, you 
will find industrious and prosperous where natural and economic conditions have 
been more generous to humankind. And thus you see Italian seamen controlling 
fishing in several parts of this country, such as certain parts of the Pacific and 
the Florida coasts. 
Hence the importance that Italy attaches to this congress, in which she is 
taking more than a passing interest, for the promotion of American fisheries 
means also the promotion of the interests of a large class of countrymen of mine 
engaged in this field; and the best wishes for the successful labors of this congress, 
the result of which I shall report to my Government with that satisfaction that 
comes not only from the acquiring of new knowledge, but also from the certainty 
that this new knowledge will be highly beneficial to all countries interested in the 
exploitation of the waters. 
