Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-20
STEAMSHIP WAR DECLARED.
Continental Lines VIII Fight the EngiIsh
Coinpsnie..

New York SUM-
Var has been declared between the Eng.
,,sh stes urship-lines, and the four com.
NAMES composing the Continental pool
viz the Hamburg American. the North
German Lloyd, the Red Star. and the
Observation-Disclosures lines. The heads
of the unfriendly combinations have been
irving for several months 10 bring about
a ss,,lement OF their difficulties. 1t was
thought untl few days ago That the
Con,insntal lines had succeeded In per-
snading the English lines To coniine to the
Rritish Isle their efforts to win steerage
,r,ei, The negotiations were broken off
yesterday Now. it is said, on good au-
tbority. the Continental lines will Invade
the Geld hitherto under control Of the
English llnes This means that either the
Uanburg-Aruerlca or the Sortli-German
Ilcvd tines will run Immigrant and freight
carr,ers-and possibly swift cabin-passen-
rsr ships-betwecn this port and queens
town and Liverpool
Tho Hambufg-American line has fye
tw,n-screw immigrant and freight vessels
,,nder construction They are Of about
100, tons. and viii be- able to cover the
distance between Liverpool and New York
in about nine days. MIR Emil BOas. agent
n, Tho hamburg American line, WAS un-
Willing to talk about what might b. done
H.. tho Continental lines, because 81 the
refusal OF the English lines to agree on 4
Ia sis OF settlement. II was learned, how
ever that the hgbt will BE- inaugurated by
"a REDUCTION OF rates 10 southampton for
steerage passengers.
GETTING STEERAGE RATES.
THO caus. of the trouble was the cutting
la. ian Of Storage rates Ia and from
norts az the scandinavian peninsula and
Nevy York by the British lines. Steera 80
~ .sergers were Transported by the way
Of HUI and Liverpool. from Sweden. Nor
way. ard Denmark. on steamships plyink
between Liverpool ana mis- port az rates
h,lou those Of the Continental lines. The
managers Of these lines thought they
oipht 10 have all the traffic between tha
Continent and the United States. and that
tbo English lines should limit their efforts
an tho other side 20 nri,ish territory.
Tnder the auspices OF the Hamburg
American line the Scandil line Was
started. II put on good ships between
scandinavian ports ana New YORK. anu
lowered the rates. The natural result wa
that the English lines. which had Tor
merly carried 81 per cent or the scan
dirayfan Immigrants. began Ia lose the
In the Continental pool. lowered Its rates
IN suIt those Of the Scandia line II was
understood that the Thlngvalla Line was
hacked by the English lines. Now the
TbingyaIla Line and the English lines
carry only about % per cent. 81 the Scan
dInavian passengers. and the Scandal
Line carries the rcst.
The American Line will not b. much az
facfed bv the war n has acted as a sort
Of mediator between the English and Ger
man companies. 1t wants peace. partly
because Il Is practically I'm charge Of the
Rel Star Line which Is member ~ the
Continental conference.
The English lines. according to their re-
representatives., are willing to fight. They
exnect 10 see the enemy invade their ter
ritorv. and they will meet him by putin :
down the rates not only on steerage
traffic but also on cabin-passenger traffic.
The chief lighters on the British side will
h. the Cunari and the White Star lines.
The North-German Lloyd and Hamburg
American lines. having settled all thei
dirrerences. are working together. AMI
practically sharing profits. This harmoni-
ous ARRANGEMENT will give them greater
royyer In the hattie. Storage tickets to
Scandinavian ports now sell for SIX. They
may ba lower next week. as may be the
rates 10 English ports.