Fisherly Dispute May Lead to Armed Conflict Washington, Feb, 19.
Mr, Anthony J, Dimond, Alaskan Deleyate to the House of Representatives, warned America to-night that failure to solve the Alnskan= Japanese dispute in Alaskan salmon [waters might lend to "armed eon Ales."
He repeated earlier allegations that Japanese fishermen in Alask: walers failed to observe American Jconservation regulations aimed preserving the rich salmon areas, n a nation-wide broadcast over the Columbia Brondensting System, Mr, Dimond called: on Congrgas 10 prevent further Japanese encronchment on Alaskan fishing waters, "ina world constituted us it fs," he said, "the best guarantee of peace ly fiemt'and righteous manual defense fof that which is our own,"
Addressing Congress several weeks ago, Mr, Dimond warned that Alaskan AAshormen would take matters Into {thelr own hands," unless the Gove minent took firn action against invading Japanese Arshermen Mr, Dimond's renewed demands for Federal action to-night wore regarded in some quarters ay denial of cartier reports that the United [States and Japan had reached secret agreement settling the Alask: fishing question—United Press,
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