Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-15

| READY 10 oHtor 1nrO cOWpeutlOlls Will WIG
! assurance of an adequate return for their OUT
lay. Impressed with the conviction that the
interests. not only Of tue people OF the United
| States, but OF the world at large, demanded,
II would demand, the multiplication OF such
| means OF communication between separated
continents, was DESTROYS that the proposed
connection should be made, but certain pro-
/ visions of this concession were deemed by me
to- be questionable, particularly one which
gave for long term of years The exclusive
right Of telegraphic communication by sub
4 marine cable between sheres OF France and
the United States. could not concede that
any power should claim right to land cable
on the shores of the United States and at the
same time deny to the United States or it's
citizens an equal right to land cable Oh its
shores and the right to control it. The con-
| dltlOns for laying q cable within The Jurlsdic-
ton waters OF the United States to
connect our shores with those OF any
foreign state pertains exclusively. to the
government of the United States under such
limitations and conditions as Congress may
| impose. In the absence OF legislation by
Congress was unwilling, on the one hand, to
yield to a foreign state the right to say that
| it's grantees might land on our shores, while
| it denied similar right to our people to land
| on it's shores, and on the other hand, was
reluctant to deny to the great interests Of inc
| world ana OF civilization the facilities OF such
communication as was proposed. therefore
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cable, on condition that the offensive monopoly
feature of concession be abandoned, and that
| the right of any cable which may be es,ab-
lished by authority OF this government to and
upon Frent territory and TO connect with
French land lines and enjoy all necessary IA
cilties or privileges incident to the use thereof
| upon as favorable terms as any other COM
| pany be conceded. As result thereof, the
company N question denounced the exclusive
privilege, and the government OF France was
informed that understanding this relinquish-
| ment be construed as granting entire recl-
procity and equal facilities to which had been
demanded, the opposition to the landing Of. a
g cable. was withdrawn. The cable under
French concession, was landed in the
month OF July. 1889. and has
of communication between this coun-
| try and the continent. It soon passed undee
the control, however, of those who had tht
management of the cable connecting Grea
Britain with this continent, and thus whatev-
er benefit to the public might have ensued
from competition between two lines was lost.
This combination gave the facili
ties of an additional line, and addI-
tional security in case of accident to
| one Of them; but these increased facilities,
and this additional security, together with the
control Of tho combined capital of the two
companies, gave also greater power to prevent
future construction of other lines, and to linn
it the control of telegraph communication be-
| tween the two continents to those possessing
lines already laid.
Within few months past cable has been
| laid known as the United States Direct Cable
| Company, connecting with Great Britain. AS
soon as this cable was reported in working or
der the rates of the then existing CONSOLE
dated companies were greatly reduced.
Soon, however break WAS announced
| in this new cable and Immediately the
rates of the other line which had been re-
| 10 oobl 10 hn;x,
now repaired, the rates appear not to be re-
duced by either line from those formerly
| charged by the other company. There is rea-
son to believe that large amounts OF capital,
| both at home and abroad, are ready to seek
profitable investment in the advancement Of
this useful and most ciyilizing means OF inter-
course and correspondence.
They await, however, the assurances of
| means and condition on which they may safely
| be made tributary to the general good AS
| these cable telegraph lines connect separate
! states. tn ere are questions az to their organl-
cation and control which probably can be best
if not solely. settled by conventions between
the respective states. In the absence, how
| ever, o. international conventions on the sub
ject, municipal legislation may secure many
points which appear to me to be important, if
not indispensable for the protection Of the
public against the extortions which may result
from a monopoly Of the right of
q combination between several lines;
| FIRST: No line should be allowed to land on
the shores OF the United States under con-
cession from another power which does not
admit the right Of any other line or lines
formed in the United States to land and freely
connect with or operate through said lines
| Second: No line should be allowed to land
on the shores OF the United States which is
not by treaty stipulation with the government
from whose shores it proceeds, or by prohi-
| in ifc oh 4 pfh to no 10.
faction OF this government, prohibited from
consolidating Or matchmaking with any
/ other cable telegraph line, or combining there
with for the purpose OF regulating and main
tanning the cost Of telegraphic communication.
Third: All lines should be bound to give
precedence in the transmission of the official
messages of the government of the two
countries between which they may be laid.
1 Fourth A power should be reserved to
the two governments, either conjointly or to
each, as regards the messages dispatched
from it's shores to fix limit to the charges
to be maintained for the transmission of mes
sages. present this subject to the earnest
consideration of congress-. In the meantime,
unless congress otherwise directs, / shall not
oppose the landing of any telegraphlc cable
which complies with and assents to the points
above enumerated, but will feel it my duty to
prevent the landing of any which doesn't con-
| form to the first and second points as related,
end which will not stipulate to concede to this
movement the precedence in the transmission
of messages, and will not enter into satlsfac-
tory arrangement in regard to it's charges.
NATURALIZATION AND EXPLANATION.
! Among the pressing and important subjects
to which, In my opinion, the attention OF Con
gress should be directed, are those relating to
4 fraudulent naturalization. The United States
with great lberal!ty, offers it's citizenship te
ell who In good faith, comply with the re.
quirements of law. Those requirements are
as simple and upon as favorable terms to the
emiglants as the high powers to which he is
admitted, can or should permit. do not
purpose any additional requirements tc
those which the law now demands, but
the very simplicity and want of necessary
formality IN our law have made fraudulent
I naturalization not infrequent. to the discredi1
and injury of all honest citizens, whether ma
tive or naturalized. Cases Of this character
are continually being brought to the notice
OF the government by our representatives, ane
also those of other countries. Most frequent
, ly these people, ii they have remained in this
! country long enough to entitle them to become
|. naturalized, have generally not much more
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