The New York herald., 1922-04-17

, 100 early, the experts say. to give
| figures, even in round numbers. but II
is believed that the first and second
cabin hegira OF 1913. more than 245,-
600. chiefly from New York, will be
exceeded comfortably.
All Americans who are going. or
have gone to the other side are not
coming back this year, so 1t is likely
that the incoming argosies in the lat
ter part of the summer and the au-
tumn will have room enough for the
homecomers. But they need not feel
alarmed about getting accommoda-
tions, as by September there will be
other additions to the fleets, now un-
der construction and perhaps diver
sion OF ships from other routes. Still
the advice of steamship men is to do
your booking early" and avoid the
crush.
The man in the street naturally
wonders how the transatlantic pas
senger tonnage has increased so
swiftly witi the two great German
lines. the Hamburg American and the
North German Lloyd represented by
only one large and half dozen COM
paratively small ships. He fails to
reflect that most Of the big German
ships are still afioat and some of the
finest are flying the flags OF England,
France and America.
Big ships Are Factors.
To this tonnage must be added that
of tie White Star giantess Majestic,
originally the Bismarck. and the
Homeric (Columbus). which were in
complete when taken over by the
White Star Line. Counteibalancins
the disappearance of some of the Ger
man flag tonnage is the advent of new
American passenger carriers and the
operation OF former German ships,
sucl. as the America and George
Washington. under the American flag
Patriots may be interested in know
ing that the growth of the fleet or
American ocean crossing liners since
1914 has been immense, even after the
deduction of several bic ships. including
the former Kronprinzessin Cecilie
mount Vermont. the Kaiser Wilhelm
III (Agamemnon). now laid up. and the
colossal vaterland. to be reciristened
for President Harding undergoing re-
conditioning at Newport News. In the
spring of 1914. when the German flag
was supreme on the Atlantic. there were
only six steamships in service there n.y.
ing the Stars and Stripes, the biggest
being the Kroonland and Finland. with
gross tonnage OF 70,3T2. There are
now. or will be before the end OF the
spring. twcnty-six American flag vcs-
sells plying between New York and Eu-
rope with gross tonnage OF about 350.-
600. With the rejuvsnated Warren G..
Harding the Mount Vernon. the Aga
memnon and q feet OF former German
vessels now IN the South American and
Pacific trade. all OF the transatlantic
type. transferred to the transatlantic
service. the Yankee tonnage would be
imposing. bordering on million
Included i'm the new American tom
rage arc the 10000 ton United American
liners Resoiute. on her way to this port,
and the Reliance. soon to depart from
the other side on her maiden trip. The
greatest OF tho American flag ships in
commission on the Atlantic routes are
the George Washington and tho Amer
ica. operated by the United States Lines,
which are. like other large liners. booked
up until the middle OF June The United
States Lines "535s' bearing tho popular
names Of States OF the Union. and to
be renamed for Presidents. swift and
wei fitted ships OF i4.1S7 gross tons.
each carrying 200 cabin passengers, are
getting their share of the reawakened
traffic. and all other American built
ships OF less tonnage are prospering.