We suggest that the majority of the "young", so--called "second parameter"
globular clusters (SPGCs) have originated in the outer Galactic halo due to a
process other than a tidal disruption of the dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies.
Basic observational evidence regarding both the dSphs and the SPGCs, coupled
with the latest data about a rather large relative number of such clusters
among globulars in M33 and their low portion in M31, seems to be consistent
with the suspected process. It might have taken place within the system of the
most massive galaxies of the Local Group (LG) at the earliest stages of their
formation and evolution. We argue that the origin and basic characteristics of
the SPGCs can naturally be explained as a result of mass outflow from M31,
during and due to formation of its Pop. II stars, and subsequent accretion of
gas onto its massive companions, the Galaxy and M33. An amount of the gas
accreted onto the Milky Way is expected to have been quite enough for the
formation in the outer Galactic halo not only of the clusters under
consideration but also a number of those dSph galaxies which are as young as
the SPGCs. A less significant, but notable mass transfer from the starbursting
protoGalaxy to the massive members of the LG might have occurred, too.Comment: 7 pages, no figures, accepted for publication in A&
