Proposed Uniform Lower Rates:
Varying Opposition Brossels, Sept. 16. ational Telegraph Con-discussed the proposal for x uniform tariff at lower rates for messages "en clair" and in code, the change proposed being sixty-six per cent, of the present full-rates in zones other than the European and ninety per cent, in the European The United States will oppose any change while Britain and Canada will oppose the increased charges.
The delegates of the International Craumber of Comm withdrew from the meeting as an undertaking not tu increase charges Was not given.
The meeting then adjourned Reuter understands that the International Telegraphic Cone gress proposes to. make code messages chargeable as five letters to a word, ¢o that all present commercial code-words will be split and thus charged as two words ab 1 tariff equivalent to 65 per cent. of the present rates in zones other than the European—actually an me crease of $3. per cent. on. present rates—and 90 per cent. in the Cure It may be remarked that the cable companies have no control over fixing of cable rates, which are agreed at a congress of representa tives of countries members of the International Telegraphic Union.
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