New-York tribune., 1920-10-30
u. S. Outwitted
In Ship Deal, Is
Hamburg Boast
Germans Will Buy Out the
American Interests and
Get Their Old Vessels
Back, Teutons Declare
Marine Securities Rise
Mission to This Country Got
All That They Went For.
l. View Expressed Abroad

That the prominent share held bv
gn nations in reviving the trade
OF Hamburg and other German ports
is only temporary, is the view taken
Of the maritime situation in German
shipping circles. That American aid
vii put the German merchant marine
back or its sea legs is the prevailing
impression IN Hamburg, according to
Americans who have recently returned
from that port.
"Germans are jubilant over the out
look" says one Of these Americans
Announcement that an agreement had
been reached between German and
American shipping interests was the
sgra for sharp advance in German
scippnc shares, and when the repre-
sentatives of the German interests re
tarned from America their boat wa
me- by an enthusiastic delegation. Ac-
cordine 10 The German press, the Ger
mans accomplished all they went 10
amer.ca for, and strong steps have
teen taken for the restoration of Ger
manys merchant marine to its old sea
power
I'm Hamburg. especially. the view is
openly expressed that the Americans
rave been outwtted in the agreements
made Germans boast that it viii be
only d short time before ships flying
the American flag viii be manned by
German crews, and that the vessels will
Ae operated by serman captains.
Expect to Buy Out Americans
"BG, that is not all They declare
that IS only question of time be
fore Germany VIII have back under her
own flag all the ships seized by Amer
ica This viii be accomplished. they
say, by the Germans buying out the
American interests with which they
ere now cooperating and taking over
the American ships.
Another plan through which the
Germans profess to have hopes of get
tirg back their seized tonnage is to
have Hamburg. Bremen and Lubeck
cut loose from Germany and form 8
Hanseatic league. In this way, they
say. these ports would become free
cities, independent Of Germany, in the
same status as DanzIg, and, therefore,
entitled 70 similar treatment. This
project is being seriously discussed In
the European press.
"Namburg already has more ship
pins ,han it can find employment for
and many ships are going out in bal
las Exports OF kainIt, used as fer
tilizer, form a large proportion Of the
outgoing carg0es Very little IN the
va II German manufactured goods is
going out Of Hamburg and much of the
trade TO and from that port is for
Czecho-Slovakian account, -four and
foodstufs coming in and sugar gong
out Sugar is such an important fac
81 OF
that exporters call ii white diamonds.
Want to Break Up Bismarck
Very little shipbuldng IS going on
Nothing is being done on the Bismarck,
which lies at dock in Hamburg, and
Germans are urging that she be broken
up 50 that the steel she contains can
be utilized for other purposes
There is much unempl oyment at
Hamburg. The government is paying
an unemployment dole Of 10 TO 80
marks daily, and as the average day
work pays only 90 marks many OF the
men prefer idleness to labor. Thefts
OF cargo are going on on very large
scale To prevent this large force
Of men are on police duty, many or
them having formerly been captains OF
German ships. These men are CONT
deut that they will soon have their
old posts back and in the meantime
they are doing what work comes to
hand.
"lf permission is given, tremendous
tide of emigration to America Will
follow the formal declaration Of ueace.
H. tact. practically the entire German
nation would like nothing better than to
be deported TO the United States.
Hamburg Shipping Active
Revival Of Hamburg shipping serv-
ices is dicated by the fact that near
j. nfty lines, exclusive of those
operate between European ports only
are being operated out Of Hamburg.
That port. however, has still some dis
tancp 10 20 to regain its pre-war
status. for in 1914 there were lel
regular services out of Hamburg, OF
winch l2S were German.
t,so-foot long list Of shipping
Opportunities From Hamburg has
been issued by German shipping
sgeacy at that port Eight sailings
10 New York were announced for sep
Member In addition, services to San
francisco and other Paclilc ports, Via
the Panama Canal, and 70 New Orleans
tnd Galveston are advertised.
Four of the smaller German com
Ean.es announce services to Spain and
fortagal. Africa is being served by
.he old Woermann and German East
african Lines The Hamburg -Amerl-
tln Line announces sailings TO
southampton Cuba, Mexico, Central
I merica and the West Indies, and
e Hamburg South American Line is
! Grating to some South American
trts Foreign lines, however, have
'"e bu.K of the services.
A. Hamburg, for instance. there are
s4N American agencies, nineteen Brit
p, ten Dutch, six Norwegian, five
French. four Belgian, three Danish,
swedish and Italian, two Japanese and
one Portuguese and Italian.