The New York herald., 1871-11-02
EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH COHVEHTIOa.
Meeting Of ths Delegates at Berno, switxarland-
Business Under Discussion-Rs Reduced Tariffs
Better Security in the Transmission Of Mes
sages-Post Offices in Europe-A Hint
to the United States Government
BERNs, Switzerland, Sept. 90, 1871.

.eha,a $3.50. BERNE, Switzerland. Sept 90 1871.
Delegates from various Te egraph Departments
held convention here this week for the purpose
ofregulating the tariff rate to aud from British India
and china. The meeting was called at the instance
OF the Austrian government tnc object being 10 de-
eide on Uniform rale for al messages irrespective
OF the route over which the transmission takes
place. .... a...s IL ...y....,s -, ..s..,......
takes messages from London through Berlin, War
saw and Odessa on overland wires, thence BY cable
through the Black sea, and again overland through
Tfnis and Teheran to the Persian Guif There are
other laud hnes,> running through Italy. others
through Austria and through Turkey. IN each case
messages are subject 10 the charge OF
transn rate according to the provisions sti.:-
ulated by the international Telegraph Treaty,
Great Britain. with the view OF rendering
herself Independent or the transit through otner
countries, established about two years since sub
marine line between Falmouih and Gibraltar thence
running to Egypt and along the Red Sea. the tele
graph companies from Egypt to Bombay and Cal
cuta are forming separate taterests, and then We
have, finally. the land lines OF the Indian Empire as
well the cable companies to China Each interest
comes In for snare, and all these connictina lpter
ests bad 20 be brought u1ast she huasrg b'wero.'
tflat Isto say the compan,ss kn9s aueod . aAOps
(. ONE usfr0kx RAr1s s5 .,..e',s + a. se. = =
and TO make cad ef n ruinous compests>oa. The
through rate agreed sgbcn, unaetstan6. ~ 1oo
francs Tor nessagssf twenty words noat L1adDn.
represented az the consentiosf hid al Hs1sd a6d
sealed solemn treaty 0suab1iHhlne 0nifOkuttY of
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CymPanes' "nllSSn osnss nes aee sovernmens
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required therefore. tho-9onctt0n OF Italy, Austria
Germany and all otssg csan,rtes through which the
lines pass before reaching the sPsrslaa Gulf. TINS
u S5 % WITH
Treaty 81 1851. Each Power has iis turn ana calls
present year Italy has TO preside the meeting
and the congress Will assemble at Rome on the lst
nNG TELBGRAPH MATTERS ergN .. 5
are established on so 1rm abasis that the congress
Is now held as mere matter Of form ior the pur.
pose OF arranging details and 10 remove obsiacles
II any, which tend to interfere with the through
traffic. In manS countries, as iu Switzerland for i-
wne III all European countries the service Is under
control Of the government, and works side by siie
that all European governments adhere TO one uni
lorm code, lormng, as II were, one large family.
the ayerase rom orsy 70 ty ger cen rrSpe are On
tarid which obtains In the United states.
THE POSTAL SYSTEMS
the advantages which European nations realize
from superior management the telcgl ann servicc
a5e ay Z, Aa ne % II 8
which the pubic Is served by the post olcc most
countries: inc service is ages behiaa those Of
resars ali psorrcss ana
has been greatly reduced In ali countries except
France, but with the reduction sDeed ana despatch
have been sacriaced 70 degree which renders II de
air a in cnr-
vice be accelerated As it b there Is loss OF valu-
able time truly deporabie The local service In The
United States share largely in the loss which this
in general, and it Is high time that the Post Office
DEPARTMENT mt AZ wasningtSn On should L move 10 the
q ness
making treaties upon treaties; We are reduc ng
constantly tine pcsta! rate but no regard V had TO
''i our mains a 70 % Bssnd sos. @ srrived nerS,
drawn sss sSss very
between London and Berlin, Hamburg. or other
q NSTa S%
warranted delay could EASILY 6e avoided yne
sierdain on the other hand are sunicIenly large to
is mater Of perfect indifference whether letter
carries fifteen or, twenty-fyo cents postage pro-
ever eri bee cacuated what amount of money Is re-
mttcd through the Post once, either IN commercial
bills or American securiliesf II 80, 1t can be made
toerably clear iatfhc loss IN Interest Of money Is
something enormous II on the average our letters
to Continental cities lose only one day the
interest tnus sdcrldced on remittances suf.
fees to cover the salary aud contingent ex-
penses Of nve agents. Letters between London and
Vienna might be delivered at sner destination fully
sixteen hours sooner II proper regard were paid TO
the forwarding Of closed mails AS understand IT,
the letters made up An closed bags on board the
excuse why these bags should not 20 forward i'm
medlately they are landed, and ne sent over the
quickest route. Common sense would suppose that
To be The But " not so. AS lor France, the
postal authorities, under the republic, are even
the government has no control over the railroad
companies. The latter regulate their trains so as to
suit their own convenience wnile IN England, and
10 some extent believe, In Prussia, the govern
ment or rather tho Post Once directs the trains 10
snit the convenience Of the public. In Swltzcrand
there are uignt trains; tho consequence IL tnnt
letters between Geneva and London are four days