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but it is inevitable if the numerous companies from different countries 

 continue to fish in an unregulated way without any respect to the 

 rapidly dwindling numbers. Therefore, it is good news that a com- 

 mittee of experts has been appointed by the League of Nations to 

 inquire into the possible saving of the southern whales. 



The British-American agreement as to northern seal fisheries, 

 made a good many years ago by the respective Governments, after 

 competent zoologists (Prof. D'Arcy Thompson and Prof. Starr 

 Jordan) had been sent out by each to settle matters from the 

 biological, instead of the nationalistic, point of view, affords a good 

 example of the way in which this yet larger question may be 

 settled to the benefit of all concerned. 



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