New-York tribune., 1921-06-16
Hamburg z Line
Agreement Has
Been Executed
Arrangement Will, Harri-
man Interests, Made Year
Ago for Joint Services.
Now Formally Ratified
) Routes III Operation
Trio of German Vessels TO
Run 10 New York Before
the End of Next Fall

4 brief announcement issued bv the
American Ship & Commerce Corpora
aoR Indicates that the agreement be-
tween the Hartman interests aud the
Hsnlburg-AmeTicsn Line. drafted a
year ago. and under which the Ameri-
can snd German companies have since
been operating, has now been con-
sammated. DR.. William Cuno, head of
the Hamburg-American Line. who has
been in New York for the last month.
will sail for Hamburg to-day, and it
is understood that he has signed the
agreement without change in the
original terms.
The corporations announcement
states that "Tha American Ship &
Commerce Corporation has designated
the American Ship & Commerce Navi-
ration Corporation to execute the
agreement that was negotiated last
year by the Hartman shipping inter
eses and the Hamburg American Line
for the joint maintenance of shipping
routes" It is added that "The Ameri-
can Ship & Commerce Navigation Cor
poration's agreement is in the same
form as The original compact, which
vas made public last fall. and con-
sirues the terms then announced
Shipping Beard TO Judge
Both this agreement and that be-
tpseen the U. s. Mail Steamship
Company and the North German Lloyd
Company are before the Shipping
Board Admiral Benson having de-
terred action upon them until the new
board should be appointed. The text
Of the L. S. Mail Steamship Comranys
agreement has not been made public.
It has been stated by the American
company that the agreement simply
5roYiqed for the use Of the North Ger
man LIoyd's facilities in GERMANY, ut
in The recent annual report Of the
German concern it was declared that
thare was an agreement whereby the
German company could put up to
2o0oeo tons OF vessels in the trans
A;lantic service, and as much tonnage
as Il desired IN other services.
The general agreement between the
Hartman ard Hamburg -Americ4t in
ierests provides for freight and pas
."rger service for 8 period OF twenty
years. the fundamental principle be
ing The right TO participate wilh an
equal amount Of tonnage.
The Services Operating
Since the drafting OF the agreement
q year ago operation has been ostab-
5shed III three services, those between
New York and Hamburg, between
American outports Boston PhiIadel-
phia and Baltimore) and Hamburg, Ind
For time the Hamburg Line had
two cargo vessels in the trans
Atlantic service, but these were lat
terly transferred to the South Ameri-
can service. TIE Hamburg Line ex-
poets, however, 10 have three ships in
the New York service before the end
OF the year. The Bayern is scheduled
to be placed in operation in August,
the Hansa in September, AMI the
V'usrttemberg in October.
The Hansa is the former German
liner Victoria Luise. With the two
other Hamburg rg-American vessels she
has been designed to carry thirI-class
passengers. Two other German YES
sells will be run in the outports serv-
ice. Present plans provide for four
German and four American vessels in
the Hamburg-South American service.
In addition to the Mount Carroll,
Mount Clinton and Mount Clay. all
running as third class carriers, the
American interests will have opera ting
in the transatlantic service the
American, Hawaiian, Oregonian, Mystic
and Ipswich, total of about 10000
tons. Two ships are assigned to the
outports service.