New-York tribune., 1902-10-30
LONDON's TRANSIT WAR
CHIT OF AMERICAN sYNDICATEs
AROUSES PUBLIC DIsTRUsT.
TIE TARIFF ISSUE IN GERMANY-PRNcE
HENRY AND Won wALDERsEE
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special to The Tribune by French cabeD
rcopyT1ght. 1902: By The Tribune Association
London. Oct 80 ] q m.-The appeal Of the
Morgan syndicate 10 Parliament for a recon-
INITIAL OF its Tube bill TO the committee which
had been forced through Mr.. Yerkes's sharp
uractice 20 reject IL has raised many technical
roints and excited strenuous opposition. The
TWO American syndicates by attempts TO out
raaneuvre each other have excited a feeling OF
distrust against foreign intervention and invest
rasnt in metropolitan transit projects. There ara
now three electric tubes in opers ton In the me-
tropohs and three are under construction but
little progress has been made during the last
two years toward solution Of the problem Of
electric transit. Mr.. Yerkes, who now has con-
trol Of the six undertakings. including the Dis
rrct Railway central link has contrived TO
throw out the combined trunk scheme Of the
Morgan syndicate and the United Tramways
Company from Hounslow and Hammersmith 10
the CITY and Palmer's Green via Piccadily and
Charing Cross In this way he has released the
District company from competition by parallel
nne, and has been left Al liberty TO perfect and
round out his own system at discretion The
Morgan group. smarting under defeat has ap-
Piled 10 Parliament for q special dispensation
committee and acquire authority next year for
the entire concession which il divided with the
United Tramways Company. The Central Lon
don. whose bill is for an extension OF its system
10 Hamuersmith, with return circuit through
Pccadnly and Charing Cross is seeking 10 re-
vive lis project. and the London County Council
is bestirriug itself, and promises 10 promote a
project for q municipal work OF comprehensive
scope at its next session. There is little reason
~l.~ ~he fNor snrsr1- T0o-
lament with The Times" behind il, will sane
rion 50 costly an enterprise on lines OF municipal
socialism But IL is evident that the Arneri-
can syndicates, through their efforts 10 Jockey
each other. are creating a strong prejudice
against themselves.
The attempt to resuscitate the Morgan tube
scheme n the House OF Commons last night
proved abortive. the motion for its recomuital
10 committee being withdrawn after long dis
oussion.
Nj Yerkes in an interview said he thought the
London County Council would be making mis-
take If they started building railways
Mr. Roosevelts account OF the Presidency of
The United States. published in to-day's Morn
ing Post" is in substance a plea against hasty
Judgment Of the conduct OF Presidents. II is
Characteristic specimen IN President Roose-
velts forcible style, and viii be widely read
in this country. whore the writer's influence
is unique No previous holder OF the ofhce OF
President OF the United States has so completely
commanded respect as this robust specimen Of
American manhood.
The passage by the Reichstag OF its amended
schedule Of minimum duties on imported cattle
raised in the sharpest possible manner the issue
recently defined by the German Chancellor. The
government cannot accept this agrarian sched-
tiating next year for a renewal of commercial
treaties with various countries. The Tariff bill
IN the drastic form in which il is now left cannot
be enacted The Bundesrath will reject II, even II
n be forced through the final stages IN the
Reichstag. The government will probably pre-
fer TO have the bill perish from inanition rather
than order its rejection and dissolve the Reichs-
tag. The increased duties cattle imply
rise in the cost Of meat, which is already one Of
the chief grievances Of the industrial classes
The following members of the Council Of the
London Chamber NJ Commerce have been ap-
pointed 10 attend the opening of the New-York
Chamber: Sir Albert Rollit, Sir Vincent Barring
ton. General Laurie H. c. Richards. James
Dixon, W. P. Wood. Arthur Serena, Faithful
Begg, Major s. Flood Page. John Hume and J.
l. Henderson.
Several OF the private collections in South
Kensington Museum are owned by Americans,
snd the determination Of the authorities 10 ef-
feet a clearance Of the loan exhibits deposited
IN that building consequently raises the inter
ssting question as what American connois-
seurs viii DO with their costly art treasures in
England. The British Museum will only accept
permanent exhibit.
The King saw W c. whitney's mare Ballan-
win the Cambridgeshire Handicap al New
market yesterday. The victory was uemen-
dously popular and the trainer. Huggins, was
warmly congratulated
According 10 news from Berlin. Prince Henry
Of Prussia and Field Marshal Won Waldersee
viii visit Washington in May TO be present at
the unveIling Of the statue Of Frederick the
Greet. y. F.
A SETBACK FOR MORGAN SCHEME
EFFORT TO RE-EsrABLIsH ITS PARLIA-
MENTARY STATUS FAILS
London. Oct. 29.-The efforts Of the promoters
% the Morgan tube railway scheme 70 pro-
cure the re-establishnent Of the Parliamentary
status OF their original franchise bill a whole
LED TO an hours debate IN the House Of Com
mons tonight, the only result Of which was the
withdrawal OF the endeavor-
The Morgans intend 10 ask later for the re-
,ommittal OF the bill. granting rights for theiI
proposed tube" and other lines, without regard
TO the London United Tramway Company, which
was 10 have been operated in connection with
the Morgan tubes" but which was privately
bought up by the Yerkes interests