| Show War In England New York Vork Oct London cor correspondent correspondent correspondent respondent of ot the Berald cables th Ih following detaIl concerning the To Tt bacco war ar In Great Britain are still awaited in tho ho struggle straggle which seems pointing to En lUh and nd American tob tobacco cc manufacturer tUrf for lor supremacy u m ry in trAM trade Mr J 1 D 13 Duke leader lodel of or the Ameri American can combination wh rh t U ii t A 1 i n iI In ol at U IJ reported to have hare said saIl that he will wilt C capture i the h IJ r k tho the next four tour years or 01 lose a million sterling starling In the tho attempt This Thin challenge has been boen accepted by bytho bythe the tho foremost manufacturers rs who are aro mustering their forces ao nit quickly quick as possible Since the tho list I t of ot firms who have havo band banded banded ed cd themselves together to tight fight tho the American Invasion h slon was published the English combination has received soy sev several l leral eral oral additional supporters Other firms are expected to Join jo n In when the struggle struggle gle gb has commenced In real earnest For the Iho th present both bolh sides seem eem to bi bl playing a n waiting game Ilm Thc ThO Amen Ameri American can enn Invaders made a n moo mayo when they thor granted a n concession to retail tobacco firms encouraging them to stock up with will their brands hut hilt h manu manufacturers regard It merely as liS n a feint We can afford Mitt ant a n leading au QU authority to wait until our rivals show sho their hand So far Car they have havo trained gained no advantage In their own Interests I think that their concession to retailers was a most Injudicious move calculated to engender distrust among amonI tho the public who after all aU will Icel 3 the day Enl Eng English lish manufacturer will make no reply that of ot closer combination until I the American trust comen omes out more In Into Into into to the tho mien and gives us 1111 a It clearer Idea than It linn has yet et given hon of ot Its Us Intentions There fre haq hn ha an as yet ot been no striking re reduction reo reduction In the prices of ot any of ot tho the i goods of ot tho the American combine but It ItIn itis In is II rumored lum In well Informed d circles that developments will shortly take place |
