Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1941 — Page 25

‘VICHY DECREES [VEX FISHERMEN

Limit on Profits Reduces]

: Supplies; Famed Stew : Now Rare.

By PAUL CHALI

MARSEILLES, Sept. 5. — (By Clipper) —In Marseilles, as in any other seaport town, one naturally gravitates toward the port. . Perhaps more so, in Marseilles than elsewhere, for the “vieux port” is the heart of the city. ; Fishermen the world over are a sturdy lot, but the: Mar.seilles fisherman

is in a class

apart. Hardswearing, tough, and revolutionary to the core under normal ; ¢ i rcumstances, Mr. Ghali, + these seadogs distinctly riled. Some 250 years ago, Louis XIV's Prime Minister Colbert, granted a charter to the fishermen of Marscilles. Colbert gave them the right to market their catch .without mu‘micipal control.” Consequently, the fishing community had . a. near monopoly of the nearby Mediterranean fish, known to gourmets the world over in the famous Marseilles “bouillabaisse.” Now, the Government, in view of the food situation has decreed that all fish must be sold on the public market at fixed prices. Moreover, instead of a 100 per cent profit the fishermen now only get 80 per cent on the first 20 pounds of their catch. All fish caught in excess: of 20 pounds must be given up for nothing.

are at present :

Far From Pleased

To sweeten the pill, the Government has allowed the fishermen to keep for themselves and their families four pounds of fish a week, but little of this findls its way to their homes and is sold on the “black market” at fancy prices. Needless to say, the Marseilles fishermen are anything but pleased. ‘The community comprises some 500 members, a third of ‘whom are Italians of the most virulent antiFascist. creed. There is an aristocracy too—the deep sea fishers—who part in the “grande peche.” This takes place about 100 miles from Marseilles off shore from Port-Vendres. The “petite peche” is done either by dragging a net

along the bottom of the sea (a prac-|-

tice which is so prejudicial to fish breeding that until the present crisis it was forbidden) or by the normal hook and line method. Before the war, Marseilles got most of its fish from the Atlantic via Bordeaux, as the ocean fish is of much better quality than the local variety. Of the 20 tons of fish consumed daily in Marseilles only four or five were from the Mediterranean.

Famed Stew Disappearing

This explains why fish is now so rare in Marseilles, and why the war and even more the postwar period has almost killed the world renowned “bouillabaisse”’—the succulent fish stew in which specially selected Mediterranean rockfishes and lobsters are spiced cunningly with saffran and garlic. . Before the war, a restaurant’s repgtation in Marseilles depended on

the quality of its “bouillabaisse,”|.

and ‘until recently restaurant owners have bought on the “black market” to keep things going. Now they have to register with a gov-ernment-controlled fish dealer and gre forced to purchase all their fish from the same shop. Supplies are far below needs. The price of “bouillabaisse” has rocketed while the quality has slumped. At “Basso’s,” which still has the reputation of serving the best “bouillabaisse” in Marseilles, it will cost up to $1.50 a serving as against 50 cents before the war. * Your true Marseillais will sneer at Basso’s, and indicate a small rather dirty bistro called “Pere Marius” on the lovely “Vieux Port.” ‘Fhere the inner harbor is surrounded so closely by tall old hquses as to give the impression of a dormant pool. But don’t go there. The “bouillabaisse” is no longer what it

Gas Shortage Plays Part “The petrol shortage has added to

oe fish scarcity in Marseilles, The allowance for the whole Marseilles

fishing community of 500 members|

is less than 8000 gallons a month. Wu to ' now petrol was given on an Horsepower basis. The result was that the more handy little crafts had a lower allowance than the larger ships of higher consumption. Evidently it would have been more normal to give more petrol to the smaller craft and use them more than the bigger ships. The owners of the small boats were all for it. Then one fine day, as things do have a khack of happening in Marseilles, there was a big scandal. It was‘ discovered that the fishermen simply remained ashore, sold their petrol on the black market at enorRous prices, and went comfortably t0 play the inevitable “boules” on Vie big open space between the jeux Port and the Canebiere. All good things come to an end hd this was stopped. Now each sherman has to turn in 20 pounds fish a day or he gets no petrol.

SPUDS—400,000 TONS “STORED IN MOSCOW

MOSCOW, Sept. 5—(U. P.).— Authorities said today that all necessary measures have been taken to provide the capital with win-

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for defense ind { The municipality, it was said, has stored 400,000 tons of potatoes and 214,000 tons of vegetables; Prépa=-

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