New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15

say the Cunard people will not induce them 10
detain their ships. Their champion in the London
daily press says it is absurd to keep them wait
ing for the n~il-that the outgoing Saturday post
from London is Of no value. nobody writes letters
saturday afternoon. and on. The same cham
p&, when it was question whether the Gu
narders should get their Queenstown contract
or no.. used t. allege that the Saturday
mail from London deliverable on board at
Queenstown Sunday was OF immense
vice to the business community. It was, and
1t is now of still greater Importance. But if
daily London paper with what is announced.
most untruy. the largest circulation In
the world prefers the interests Of particular
steamship company to those of the public. it is
from one point of view-entited to choose be-
tween them.
The truth is that the Lucania and Campania
leaving New-York on the Saturday deliver their
mails in London, rule, early on the following
Saturday morning. II there is an outward Sat
urday mail from London via Queenstown. those
American letters can be answered the same day.
If not the answers wait till the following
Wednesday. and it is an exactly even chance
whether the following Wednesday mail be fast
or slow. That shows clearly In sentence the
value Of the Saturday mail by Queenstown which
the Cunarders now propose 10 suppress or to
modify II cannot &c by Liverpool. 1t might
possibly but by starting earlier. go on board
at Hoyhead if Hoyhead became port of de-
parture Of call. But OF this there is at pres
ent no suggestion. If the Government would
spend a million or SO in improving Holyhead
harbor the Liverpool companies would go there:
once said they would go there. Nor can
Saturday meil of much convenience be sent from
London via Southampton long as the Ameri-
n pln N
the afternoon. Nor is there a good American
ship from Southampton oftener than twice
month.
You must expect to hear great deal more oi
the political side Of this mail dispute. Mr.. Red
mond who Is understood at present TO give the
freest expression to the most extreme Of all the
various extreme Irish views. has already spoken
out in his own way. He rebukes the British
Postmaster-General for ''insolently telling the
neople of Ireland that he can do nothing FOR
them on the mail question" Mr.. Arnold Morley
did not say he could do nothing. He did recog-
nize the fact that between London and Queens
town are some hundreds of miles of land and
water. that he cannot compel the railway To
run trains faster than they think safe or profit
able. that ST. Georges Channel does exist. that
for an improved service he will have TO pay
very large sum of money and that II. with the
best acceleration attainabie he can only gam TWO
hours and the Cunarders will not wait for even
that he is poweress. II is therefore To the
Cunard Company Mr. Redmond should ADDRESS
his complaints. II rests with them, ana WIN
their friends and rivals. the White star Com
pany whether their ships shall or shall not can
at Queenstown. All ! say is that II MI Red-
uond means TO tackle Sir John Burns or 10
teach him how he ought TO manage the poweriui
corporation ne has governed for generation'
the public will watch the pair with deep inter-
est and probably with some amusement.
Since this was written 1t has become known
that the Cunarders demand that the Saturday
mail shall leave London early enough 10 rcach
Queenstown at : o'clock Sunday morning lhat
means closing the mail to the general pupIlc SAT
urday noon It is very nearly equivalent 10 aooi-
ishing the Saturday mail. but the Postoihce mas
given In: the Cunarders are triumphant as 'heS
ALWAYS are where the Postoiice Is concerhei'
and the public go TO the wall as usual hu'
have nothing 10 alter. The essential cohd""hS
of the problem remain what they were. queens
town preserves her position. but imagine you
will hear from Queenstown again W. w -