The Washington times., 1902-07-27
aimed At THE MORGAN
STEAMSHIP COMBINE
Canadian Pacific Offers an
Atlantic Fast Line.
WANTS A DOUBLE SUBSIDY
Will Try to Compete With the Giant
American acknowledgements
Considering the Plan.

MONTREAL. Quebec, July 26.-The
fers to establish q fast steamship ser
vice between Canadian ports and Great
Britain as a blow at the Morgan steam
ship combine.
The offer is engaging the considera-
tion of the Imperial and Canadian gov
ernments and forms subject of the
business conference between Joseph
Chamberlain and the Colonial states
men. now in progress in London. Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy. who made this an
nouncenent yesterday. remarked that II
successful the company was in posi-
tion to provide service which it felt
would prove satisfactory to the peo-
pie of Canada, both as regards passen-
gers and freight.
1t is understood that the Canadian Pa
cific offer is not the only one that is
engaging attention at the conference,
and that all the tenders received stip-
ulate for a substantial subsidy from
the imperial and Canadian governments.
The amount of the subsidy mentioned
Is a million and one-half dollars, the
proportion of two-thirds being borne by
Canada and one-third by Great Britain.
Combine Has No Regard for Canada.
The feeling In railway circles here is
that the present is an exceptionally ia
vorable time for settlement once for all
of the fast line problem. Railway men
have realized that the North Atlantic
steamship organization, which has abb
sorbed so many OF the principal existing
lines, is conducting the business with
no regard whatever to the interests of
the railways OF Canada.
Canadian railway men feel that the
time has come to assert a vigorous COM
petition against the Morgan combina-
tion, and that to do this effectually
there must be a fast service in Canada
The ports mentioned as the terminals
OF such a line are Quebec in summer
and st. Johns IN winter on the Canadian
side, and either Liverpool or Southamp
ton In England. In circles favorable to
the Canadian Pacific 1t is pointed out
that there is a strong fascination in the
of complete service to the
a
the railway Will be able to exercise
complete control.
LONDON, July 26-The Times says
II has authority to add the following
particulars of the offer of the Canadian
Pacific. The amount of the subsidy
must depend upon the speed OF the pas
senger steamers. which will be finally
decided by the Canadian and imperial
governments. For twenty-knot serv-
Ice. as at present suggested. the Canad-
ian government will have the power to
1llot s1f5,o00 Per annum for ten years.
II is expected this will be supple
mented by half as much from the Brit
lsh government. OF course every addi-
tional knot will require greatly in
creased subsidy.
The prospects of final arrangement
while the Canadian ministers are still
N London are considered to be bright.
1t IS regarded as essential both by the
Canadian government and the Canadian
Pacific Railway that fast passenger
service OF four steamers should be COM
bined with a fast freight service of
from ten to twelve steamers in order
hat the Morgan combination may be
successfully fought.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is pre-
pared to do the fighting. The passen-
ger steamers, If built. will be designed
10 suit many requirements. They will
be available as armed cruisers in time
II war.