He said that the fishing vessels of Gloucester were no longer manned by nativeborn Americans. but largely by men of foreign birth. He explained this fact by the statement that it is a dangerous business. and that is the reason Americans do not care to enter Into it." In my opinion he exaggerates the fact. and I am certain that his explanation is utterly wrong Nativeborn Americans have abandoneW many employments because they can find others more remunerative. but they never abandoned anything through cowardice and fear of danger. either in war or peace. He also undertook to show from a single death roll that these men were not. as a rule. naturalized. This last proposition Is incorrect. There is a large percentage of foreignborn men among our fishermen. but most of them are naturalized and a very large proportion remain in the United States and bring up their families there. Three hundred and. thirty men from Gloucester enlisted in the War with Spain. Of these 287 resided in Gloucester.
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