The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-20
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Neg York. Jen. 2O.-John Lee. the New
York agent of ttc White star .!a-. PR.
dicted yesterday that, when the contem-
plated merger Of the great Atlantic
Steamship lines isecompletcd. the Cnited
states Nil control tho shipping OF tho
world. He said that that was what tha
merger really mcnat and ihat IL was q,
mistake To thlsk that the mon who have
worked out ihi- big deal meant 20 stop
short ~ absolute c0riruI OF tho worlds
freight and pussenger traffic
IN ampii4 inC these views Ia cOnyersa-
tion VIII reporters, Mr. lee said; "Of
course these steamship men are not COM
ing from the other sidc on ordinary rou-
tine business. Just what hey are COM
ing FOR don't know. because they have
not told me. can readily see. however.
that with such combination tic Amcrl-
cans would get hold 0f VAST amount
Of traffic 10 the far east nnh Australia.
And 10 matter how much Eng,and may
dislike the proposition. u wlil force her
10 open the door and ask that the stnaii-
er British lines that have not been men-
toned AZ included in The plans of yorr
inancicrs be admitted 10 The combination.
such great company could iti tho
dun season send ruinbcr OF its shins
90 the Mediterranean ara "a the TAR east
Whether the smaller line. like the Allan.
included i'm the ogii ~ deai or rat doasnt
matter They Wi ~ fArcca So comic. IN
ultimately. any was
"Thcr IN the cotrsc df ar or sn.
the rararare ~ De- BIG eorluarv con
go down @ Washl1ston and say TO con-
gross: Gontlemer Il you VIII give them
American registry We WIZ double the TOM
mage of our combined nects and we will
hui'd the ships on this side of tpe ocean
just think of H. Such a proposition woui
more than double the business of .Ameri-
can shiryards and give employ yment 10
thousands OF men. II would simply mean
that the United states would be The Gen.
ire of the worlds shipbuilding and the
American flag would have the prestige ON
the seas that it had from almost The be-
ginning OF the 10th century until the
Civil war
"The whole scheme means thet. IN the
end. il II means anything tile United
! States viii control the shipping OF the
world
When the territory controlled by the
companies united in the proDosed merger
and that controlled by the German lines.
which, according 20 the understanding.
| are not included in the alliance. is con-
| sidered, Mr.. Lees remarks become signfi-
! cant. The White star line, which Is tho
most successful of all the British lines,
| paying Is per cent on its capital. has, be-
/ SltltS It's lsiNtlpDol-sNtW 1pFk SffRte. II
| so-called colonial Liverpool and New Yea
land and Australia and Pacific SER
| vice. the ships OF which run between San
Francisco ard Hong Kong. calling at
| Honolulu and Japan.
The Hamburg American line has SER
1 vice to the far east and that line aud
| the North German Lloyd haNe exclusive
| Mediterranean services. James j. Iiili. in
| connection with his railroads IN tho
northwest. has "a Paciiio service. Mr.. Ilill.
according 10 the Informant is one of
those interested with MIR. Griscom ana
| MIR. Morgan IN the merger.
! 1t will be seen, therefore. that The new
| organization Will have ships of It's own
! I'm which TO carry American products into
| new fields. and IL viii also become a great
| competitor at the very beginning for the
| trade now controlled by the Germans. It.
| would seem TO one ON the outside that
! with the Germans ont Of the alliance.
| the men behind this deal would consider
| it of quite as much Importance 20 make
the shipping business interesting for the
| ToutOns as to eXteud their own business.