New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
Teutons Claim
Tonnage Pact
With u. S. Mail
directors of North German
Lloyd Report Agreement
for 100000 Tons of Its
Ships in Atlantic Trade
Seek Close Cooperation
Can Participate in Trade
10 Other Countries at
Their Pleasure" They Say

According to the annual report os
ia directors of the North German
,loyd Lire, that company's agreement
9TH the United States Mail Steam
hin Company of New York gives the
German line the right to place its own
A. chartered German steamers in the
,.rvices between the two countries. 1t
Is stated, however. that the amount of
Ibis shipping is not to exceed 100000
tons.
contract between the American
and the German companies has been
in the hands of the Shipping Board for
some time, and an announcement re-
nrding it is expected to be made
shortly,
Statements previously made by the
United States Mail Steamship COM
psny have been to the effect that the
agreement between the two lines mere
" provided for the use of the North
German Lloyd lines facilities abroad
and that no arrangements had been
made for joint operation of services,
is was the case in the agreement
drafted between the United American
lines and the Hamburg-American Line,
With the Hartman interests operating
the American tonnage.
American Company Silent
AZ the offices of the United States
Mail Steamship Company here yester-
Jay no statement could be obtained on
the report of the North German Lloyd
directors. 1t was pointed out that the
contract between the lines was in the
hands of the Shipping Board, and that
pending action in this direction the
company would have no comment to
make.
In a letter from Hamburg published
ia the British shipping weekly, Fair
play. it is stated that 'in order to
keep its orsanization alive the North
German Lloyd Line had agreed upon q
closer cooperation with the United
States Mail Steamship Company in the
German~American shipping trade"
The agreement, it is added, secured
70 the German line the right Of plac-
ing its own or chartered ships up to
100000 tons in this service, "and of
participating in the trade of other
e9uhIlisS aI pIcdSure.
In addition to this agreement, it is
stated, the North German Lloyd has
established another one with the J. H.
w. Steele Company of Galveston,
which intrusts the German line with
Ihe agency of its steamer service from
Bremen and Hamburg to the Gulf
ports of the United States, as well as
70 Cuban and Mexican ports"
German Line Preparing
Further, the North German Lloyd
is reported to have taken UP the
agency of Alfred Holt & Co., Liver
pool, the Ellerman & Bucknall
Steamship Company, London, and the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line, Toxic, for
!he service from Bremen to the Far
East. The German line has also re-
sumed it's service to. Brazil and the
Ryer Plate with two new steamers
and several chartered ships under the
German flag
No indication is given in the d.
hctors' report as to whether the ton
alage agreement is for a joint opera
non OF services between the United
states and Germany with proper
llonal allotment OF ships. With 2O0,-
goO gross tons in this service the
'el.h uerman Lloyd could have fifteen
70 twenty fair- sized liners en- the
transatlantic route. The feet of the
united States Mail Steamship, which
includes a number of ex-German
Aeamers not yet in service, will aggre-
gate on the basis at present planned,
eghteen vessels aggregating 237,419
sross tons.
Bids for the reconditioning of the
sWo largest ships in the feet have
sesn asked for. Those for the America
G-Amerika, of 22,621 gross tons, will
S Se opened to-day, and those for the
Georrge Washington, of 25,57O tons, on
asrh 2S. In addition to the former
Soerman vessels the United States Mail
company has several of the 10,500-ton
somblnation passenger and cargo liners
sonstruted for the Shipping Board.
NO Indication has been given as to
waether the North German Lloyd Line,
- the event of its resuming services to
Mew York, will use the facilities of the
united States Mail Steamship Line
ae aasre but it is thought that such would
oe the case.