The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-23
Reorganization Of the Atlantic
steamship Combine Is
Effected.
EXPECT RATE WAR SOON
Report Kaiser and Pan-Germans
Are Fighting North
German Lloyd.

pARis. Jan. N>--TAe North Atlantic
shipping combination was reorganized at
,o-days session Of the conference with
the Hamburg American Line left out. No
delegates were present from the Ham,
burg-American or Anglo American lines
The delegates from the North German
LLOYD company are of the opinion that a
r>te war will begin Immediately, but
The Anglo-American delegates who are
here said after the meeting that the
slashing of rates will not begin before
the end Of February. These latter dele
gates believe that high politics IL behind
the quarrel between the German lines
and that the Kai-er and the pan-Germans
are supporting the Hamburg company In
the hope that the ultimate result will be
q single great German steamship COM
pany which will he supreme over the
world
The Pools Statement.
Tie official declaration excluding the
Hamburg American Line from the combi-
nation read as follows:
AT the conference of the continental
passenger trade. held In Paris on January
~. the demands Of the hamburg -Ameri-
can Line, which did not see 1T to appear
In order to explain its justification Of
It's claim for an increased proportion Of
tn. steerage passenger trafYic. were fully
considered. The lines were unanimously
NJ opinion that neither past nor present
conditions warranted these demands put
forward by the Hamburg American Line
but that, on the contrary. they were in
fragrant contradiction with the position
the Hamburg-Americ Line has en-
phatically maintained In similar instances
toward other companies.
The lines. therefore. refuse to recognize
these claims and resolve to carry out the
existing agreement among themselves, but
without the Hamburg American Line, with
the object of UNFOLDING an organization
which has given entire satisfaction during
thus protecting the recognized position
Of the various lines toward each other"
Wanted More SteeraGe Tramc.
I, is understood that the Hamburg
TeteT Soiciy W pcI~
ccntage OF westbound Storage passenger
business. which has heretofore been al
lo,tcd TO the North German Lloyd COM
rany. The latter company received ~
per cent and the Hamburg line 43. The
Hamburg company wanted its percentage
increased TO ~.
After the meeting between representa-
tves of the Hamburg American and North
German Lloyd companies in November.
the former company declared its intention
Of abstaining from the present conference
here unless assured In advance that tbs
other German company was willing tt
make concessions. This the North Ger.
man Lloyd refused to do for the reason
that when that company built the steamers
George Washington and Kronprinzessir
Cecilie the Hamburg American company
refused a similar claim Of the Bremen
line. For this reason the North German
Lloyd company refused to recognize thu
claims OF the Hamburg company. which
we're based on the building of big ships
like the Imperator and her sister boat,
which are now on the stocks.
BERLIN, Jan. 32.-It is said here thai
the Hamburg American Steamship Com
psny will open an office in Montreal az
. part Of its, campaign against its rivals