New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-14

be the passenger rates between your
principal port and New York and San
Francisco What are the present
rates between these points?
"tF)-Give the cargo rates on your
chief articles Of export and import be
tween your principal port and the
principal port Of Great Britain, Ger
many, FrInce and Italy prior TO the
outbreak Of the European war Please
give the same information as 70 rates
az the time Of your reply.
Differences in Freight Rates.
"(G)-What were the cargo rates on
your chief articles Of export and i'm
rcrt between your principal port and
New York and New Orleans prior TO
the outbreak Of the European war
Please give the same information as 20
rates at the time Of your reply
"(Hl-Give the approximate amount
OF steam tonnage operating between
your principal port and the principal
ports OF Great Britain, Germany,
France and Italy for period OF six
months prior to the outbreak OF the
European war. What percentage was
under British registry, German, French,
Italian and United States? Give the
same information for the six months
prior to the date Of your reply
"I-Please give the amount OF
steam tonnage between your leading
port and New York, New Orleans and
San Francisco for six months prior to
the outbreak Of the European war.
What percentage was under BRUSH
registry, German, French, Italian ana
United States Give the same m
formation for the six months prior 20
the date Of your reply.
"(D-Plerse state whether or not
cargo rates between your leading port
and New York, New Orleans and San
Francisco are, in normal times, higher
than 10 competitive ports in Great
Britain. Germany, France and Italy.
Please give a detailed comparative
statement Of such rates.
Disadvantages TO Commerce.
"lK)-State whether the chief dis
advantages under which commerce be-
tween your country and the United
States is suffering because Of these
higher rates; to what extent such com
mercs is suffering because Of made
auats and insufficient steamship ser
vice between your country and the
leading ports of the United States.
Please give any other information bear
ing upon this important question which
will make the problem clearer, and
give me your suggestions as to what
is necessary in the way OF specifc
steamship service TO overcome these
disadvantages and to promote trade
snd commerce between your country
and the United States.
"lL)-Please state what undue bur-
dens are placed upon steamship COM
psnies in the ports of your country IN
the way of port charges, restrictive
or burdensome navigation laws, etc,
and whether or not these burdens can
be removed.
"(M)-Please state what favoring
laws your government is willing TO en-
act or what encouragement your gov
eminent is willing to give to a steam
ship company or companies which will
establish improved steamship facilities
between your leading port and the lead
ing port or ports Of the United States.
"(N)-In the event that it should be
deemed advisable for the governments
concerned to furnish the capital for the
operation of steamship lines between
your country and the United States, to
what extent and in what manner would
your government be willing TO assist
in establishing and operating such
steamship facilities?
"(O)-What difficulties exist in the
way Of direct cable communication be-
tween your country and the United
States? Give comparison Of cable rates
between your chief city and New York,
London, Berlin, Paris and Rome.
"lP)-Please give me your sugges-
tions as 20 how the need Of sufficient
cable communications between your
country and the United States may be
most easily remedied and TO what ex-
tent and in what manner your gov
eminent would be willing to join with
the United States in the establishment
of direct cable lines"