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the rates and routes for such traffic. "Second. That the Baltic pool, of which the Hamburg-American Packet Co. is the controlling factor, is a combination in restraint of trade, dic- tating the percentage of traffic, from interior cities of the United States to Baltic points, which shall flow through each of the north Atlantic ports mentioned, to the end that each of the lines composing the pool may receive its allotted proportion of the business and no more. "Third. That the wise and careful efforts of the Interstate Commerce Commission to preserve the equality of opportunity of 'these north Atlantic ports and to prevent discrimination between them is nullified by this arbi- trary division of traffic between the lines of the Baltic pool. "Fourth. . That the acts complained of in this pétition are in violation of the laws of the United States. "Fifth. That the efforts of congress and of the recent administrations to rehabilitate the American merchant marine have been hampered and ren- dered abortive by this monopoly and combination. "Sixth. That there is little use in advocating further legislation pro- posed for the benefit of our shipping if at the same time we allow our pres- ent laws to be violated by an un- scrupulous foreign corporation in its efforts to suppress American compe- tition on land-and on sea." Representatives of the big foreign shipping companies accused of this combination in restraint of trade have spoken in the defense of their respec- tive lines in the public prints averring the. charges. to be untrue. Mr. Emil Ls Boas, éneral- manager. of the Hamburg-American line, said: "There is a great deal of notoriety seeking in this thing. I understand that. Peter Wright & Sons have a monopoly of the towboat business. in Philadelphia, and when the first Rotterdam liner went to that port they refused her a tug. That shows how these cham- 'pions of free and unrestricted trade act in their own field." Gustav Schwab, general manager of the North German Lloyd line, said: 'T° have nothing to add to the re- marks made by Mr. Boas, against whose line the complaint is brought, except to say that the inference con- veyed is an attempt to arouse a feel- ing against foreign ,steamship lines. That the complaints represent Amer- ican capital I deny, for the line is owned by foreign capital, and not by American. I do not care to go into the subject further." That the complaint is not based TAE MarINE. REVIEW upon accurate repofts Ts' the dpinton of Manager Sandetgorf Of fhe Wilson line, whose steamers run to Hull. "The report is very incorrect," 'he said, "and I think that those making the report are mistaken. We have no such arrangement or agreement as charged." Paul Gottheil, manager of Funch, Eddye & Co. 8 Bridge street, who act as freight agents for the Scandi- navian-American line, said: "If you could see the amount of business we do at almost ruinous rates you would not think we were in a combination for the restraint of trade. If you will compare the freight rates from New York to the Baltic you will find them in many instances less than to Phil- adelphia, and decidedly less than from New York to gulf ports. I think that the Hamburg-American line has done much to develop the foreign trade of the country. "Our own service has done much to develop trade to Scandinavian ports. [he farmers. of: the west, the milling industry, and the manufactur- ers are enabled to compete with Euro- peans at a minimum cost. In the last industries rates have been made which make possible competition with Ger- many and England." The Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. in its complaint states that it does not "seek to have ameliorated any of the conditions which fair competition may impose, -but believes that pooling, combinations and intimidations, the latter in certain instances approaching blackmail. even under the semblances of competition, are not legitimate forms of competition,' but on the contrary desires "to place themselves in line with the Interstate Commerce Commission in its recognized advo- cacy of the fullest freedom of com- petitive conditions." STEAM YACHT REVOLUTION. The steam yacht Revolution had off-. cial trial trip on the Hudson river last week with the new reciprocating engines and Seabury safety water tube boilers, which were installed to replace the Cur- tis turbine engines, recently removed by the Gas Engine & Powet Co., and Charles L. Seabury & Co., Consolidated, Morris Heights, New York City. The run was made from Fort Washington Point to™ Ossining and return, the yacht averaging _ a speed of 21%4 miles per hour, which was an increase of half a mile per hour over the contract guarantee. Everything worked very smoothly, to the entire sat- isfaction of Mr. F. Augustus Heinze, the owner, who was aboard, also Mr. E. C. Seldon, superintending engineer of the Clyde line, and Mr. Sanford Robinson, . sum of $250 to her. 23 who 'fepresented Mr. Heinze, The build- ers wefe represented by Mr. Charles L. Seabury, the designer of the boat and machinery, The yacht will now be placed in commission for Mr, Fle:nze's use, MISCELLANEOUS. An explosion of gasoline aboard the British submarine boat C-8 necently cost the lives of a lieutenant and three seamen. The explosion was due to an accumulation of gas. The submarine was not damaged. This is the fifth ac- cident to British submarine boats since February, 1905. - The naval destroyers Blakely and Whipple were recently in a collision resulting in serious damage to the Blakely, although the Whipple was not injured. The Blakely has been placed in dry dock at the Norfolk navy yard. The accident was due to. an error in the engine room, going ahead full speed when signaled to back. The special board of naval officers which was appointed to investigate the collision between a government launch and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt's yacht Caprice has awarded damages in the The launch was returning from the German cruiser Bremen, lying in Newport harbor, and bore Rear Admirat John P. Merrell -- and several other naval officers. The Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. is engaged in building 50 river barges, the most important work now in prog- ress in the Pittsburg district. They will also start work soon on three tow boats of the larger type. The company is to have a complete fleet for bringing down coal-and coke from the upper river, points to the new works at Aliquippa. A. D. Mearns has recently been ap- pointed general manager of the Cun- ard Steamship Co., succeeding the late ~Mr. Moorhouse. Mr. Mearns' position as secretany has been filled by the ap- pointment of Walter Dranfield. Dur- ing the illness of Mr. Moorehead Mr. Mearns has filled the dual position of secretary and manager so he comes to his new office with every advantage to be gained through a working knowl-- edge of the duties. It is stated that it is probable that when the new Cunard liners Maure- tahia and Lusitania arrive at New York, which will probably be some time in the fall, it will be possible for them to enter via the new Ambrose ship channel. Work is proceeding on this channel at a satisfactory rate and the large German tank steamer Phoe- bus, drawing 20 ft. of water, made the passage of the channel without mis- hap last week.