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"December 7, 1909. This letter from the 'bureau,' dated December 16, 1909, and 

 signed by Barton W. Evermann, urges Bowers to send agents to New York, there to 

 'educate' the Camp Fire Club and induce them to agree to the ' bureau's idea o f 

 renewing the lease,' as follow s: ^ ' 



"[Exhibit No. 6.] 



"Department op Commerce and Labor, 



"Bureau of Fisheries, 

 " Washington, December 16, 1909. 

 "The Commissioner: 



"The Washington Star of December 10 last announced that the Campfire Club, of 

 New York, had "inaugurated a campaign to save the fur-seal herd through legislation 

 designed to prevent the re-leasing of the sealing right, the cessation of all killing on 

 the islands for 10 years except for natives' food, and to secure the opening of negotia- 

 tions with Great Britain to revise the regulations of the Paris tribunal. As the result 

 of this movement, on December 7 three resolutions were introduced by Senator Dixon, 

 of Montana, one of which embodies the provisions before mentioned, the other two 

 calling for the publication of fur-seal correspondence and reports since 1904. 



"As the object of this movement is at variance with the program of this bureau and 

 of the recommendations of the advisory fur-seal board, notably in the plan to prevent 

 killing and the renewal of the seal island lease, the advisability is suggested of having 

 Messrs. Townsend, Lucas, and Stanley-Brown use their influence with such members 

 of the Campfire Club as they may be acquainted with with the object of correctly 

 informing the club as to the exact present status of the seal question and of securing 

 its cooperation to effect the adoption of the measures advocated by this bureau.' 



"The attached letter is prepared, having in view the object stated. 



"Barton W. Evermann. 



"Exhibit No. 7. Being the official letter of 'George M. Bowers, commissioner,' 

 to Secretary Commerce and Labor, dated February 8, 1910, inclosing copies of three 

 letters, all urging renewal of the seal lease and giving the reasons of the writers for 

 such renewal, to wit, H. H. Taylor, president N. A. C. Co. (leasees), dated January 

 27, 1910; C. H. Townsend. for 'fur-seal prhHsnry board ' dated January 31, 1910; 

 Alfred Eraser, London agent for the N. A. C. Co. (legases), January 28, 1910, as follows " 

 (not printed) : 



LETTERS OF CHIEF SFEC TAT. AftF.NT CPAp. -T nnvv^ WHO WAS KFMHVFn 

 FROM THE SEAL ISLAND S OF ALASK A BY THE LES SEES APRIL 5. 1891. 

 BECAUSE HE WOULD N OT I'Ki;.Mil F HEM TO VIOL ATE THE LAW AND 

 INJURE THE PUBLIC PR ESKUVKS THEREON, WmTTEX TO SHOW HThS 

 FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE RASCALITY WHICH SECURED HIS REMOVAL , 

 llAY 9, 1891. AND AUGUST 16. 1891. AND EXPOSING T HE SAME. 



(Mr. Goff was the brother of United States Senator Nathan Goff, 

 of West Vh-ginia. He died several years ago. — H. W. E.) 



Montreal, May 9, 1891. 



My Dear Mr. Elliott: Your favor just received, and I am glad 



you are still in the land of the hving and ready and willing to expose 



the Bering Sea steal. You sav there wiU be a commission go to the 



islands this summer to investigate. I. am afraid Tingle will have 



J. Committee on Expenditures in the 

 Department of Commerce and Labor, 



House of Representatives, 



Friday, June 9, 1911. 



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The committee met at 10 o-clock a. m., Hon. John U. Rothermol (chairman) presiding. 



testimony of MR. GEORGE M. BOWERS, COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



Mr ROWERS No new lease was made, but the killinR was done under governmental supervision 

 MrTowSDYol^viU be questioned ahc.t that later. After the first suggestion of th>s b.U you 



know of no efforts that were made to delay the passage of that legislation . 



M^ BOWERS I know of no effort that was mad.- to drlay the passage of that legislation. 

 Mr' TOWNSEND. And if any evidence should be intro.iuced to the contrary, it would -'^"n-nse you 

 Mr RowFRs So far as I am concerned it would, ves; and as far as 1 am concerned it woul tlie Bureau 



of FtelS and the dejarlrnt [^earmg No. 3,'p. 157, July (i, 1911, House Committee on b.xpendUures 



in tlie Department of Commerce and Labor.] 



