The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09

could not be presented to the late commission or
gained pursuant to the provisions of the treaty OF
Washington.
The electric telegraph has become an essential
and indispensable agent in the transmission of
business and social messages. Its operation on
land and within the limits of particular States is
necessarily under the control Of the jurisdiction
within which it operates. The lines on the high
seas, however, not subject to particular control
OF any one Government. Ins1869 concession was
granted by the French Government to company
which proposed to lay cable from the shores OF
France to the United States. At that time there
was telegraphic connection between the United
States and the continent OF Europe through the pos
sessions of Great Britain at either end Of the Ie
under the control of association whic1 had al
large outlay OF capital and at great risk, demon
strated the practicabity of maintaining such means
of communication. The cost of the correspondence
by this agency not too large the time for the
proper remuneration for hazardous and costly
an enterprise. 1t was, however heavy charge upon
means OF communication which the progress in the
social and commercial intercourse of the world
found to be necessity, and the obtaining of this
french concession showed that other capital than
that already invested ready to enter into
Redf r with assurance OF adequate return for
the interests not only of the people of the United
States but of the world at large, demanded, or
would demand, the multiplication OF such means Of
communication between separated continents.
was DESTROYS that the proposed connection should
be made, but certain provisions of this concession
were deemed by me to be Objectionable, particularly
sive right of telegiaphic communication by sub
marine cable between the shores OF France and the
United States. could not concede tbat any power
should claim the right to land a cable on tbs
shores of the United States and at the same time
deny TO the United States or to its citizens
an equal right to land cable on its shores. The
right to control the conditions for the laying of
cable within the jurisdiction of the waters of the
United states, to connect shores with those OF
any foreign State, pertains exclusively to the Gov
eminent of the United States under such imlta-
tlOQ and conditions CONGRESS imDOSe. In
the absence of legislation by Congress, was I'M
willing on the one hand to yield TO foreign State
the right say that its grantees might land on cur
shores while it denied similar right to our people
to land on it's State; and the other hand, 1 was
reluctant to delay TO the great interests of the world
and of civilization 1.-THE facilities of such commune
cation as were proposed. therefore withheld any
resistance to the landing of any cable, condition
that the offensive monopoly feature of the conces-
sion be abandoned and that the right of any cable
which may be established by authority of the Gov
ernment to land upon French territory and to con-
meet, with French land lines, and enjoy all the
necessary facilities of privileges incident to the use
thereof upon favorable terms as any other COM
Iauy beeconceded. 49 t 90 -Aa
AS the result thereof, the company in question
renowned The exclusive privilege, aud the repre-
sentative of France was informed that understand
ing this REIMBURSEMENT to be construed granting
the entire reciprocity and equal facilities which had
been demanded the opposition to the landing OF the
cable was withdrawn. The cable under this French
concession was landed in the month of july 1859,
and has oee,l efficient and y .sent OF
communication between this courtry - the con-
tnent. 1t s0oi passed under the contl", however.
of those who lad the management of til cable con-
Meeting Great Britain with this continent, and thus
whatever benefit to the public might have ensued
from competition between two lines was lost. They
had the greater facilities of All additional lne and
the additional security in of accident to of
them, but these increased facilities ana this addi
tonal security, together with the control of combined
capital of the two companies, gave also greater
power to prevent future construction of other lines,
ton between two continents to those possessing
lines already laid. Within few months asst
cable has been laid, known the United States Di
rect Cable Company connecting the United States
directly with Great Britain. AS soon this cable
reported to be in working order the rates of the
then existing consolidated company were greatly
reduced; soon, however, break was announced in
this new cable, and Immediately the rates of the
other line, which had been reduced, were again
raised. This cable being now repaired, the rates
appear not to be reduced by either line from those
formerly charged by the osner company. eo,
There is reason 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
correspondence. They await however the assur-
ance Of the means and conditions which they
may safely be made tributary to the general good.
AS the cable telegraph lines connect separate States
these are questions az to their organization and
control which probably can be best, if not solely,
settled by eenyentiolas between the respective
conventions on the subject, municipal legislation
may secure many points which seem to me impor-
tant if not Indispensable for the protection of the
public against the extortons which may result from
a monopoly of the right of operating cable tele-
grams, or from combination between several
lines First--No lines should be allowed to land ON
the shores of the United States under the con-
cesson from another power which does not adj
NIT the right of any other line lines formed in
the United States to land and freely connect
with and operate through land lines Second
No line should be allowed to land on the shores
of The United States which is not, by treaty stipu-
lation with the Government from whose shores
it proceeds by prohibition in it's charter other
wise, to the satisfaction of this Government prohib
tied from consolidating with any other cable tele-
graph line combining Herewith, for the purpose
of regulating and maintaining the cost of elegraphc
communication. Third-An lines should be bound
to give precedence in the transmission of the official
messages of the Governments of the two countries
between which it may be laid. Fourth-A power
should be reserved to the two Governments, either
conformity or to each as regards the messages dis
patched from its shores, to fix limit to the charges
to be maintained for the transmission of messages.
present this subject to the earnest consideration
OF Congress. In the meantime, and unless Congress-
otherwise directs, shall not oppose the landing of
any telegraphic cable which complies with and as
sens to the points above enumerated, but will feel
my duty to prevent the landing of any which does
not conform to the first and second points, stated,
and which will not stipulate to concede to this move
ment the precedence in the transmission of it's Off
cia messages, and will not enter into satisfactory
arrangement in regard to its charges.
e Among the pressing ana important SuDJectS TO
which, in my opinion, the attention of Congress
should be directed, those relating to fraudulent
naturalization and expatration. The United States,
with great berality, offers its citizenship to all who
in good faith comply with the requirements of the
law. These requirements simple and upon
favorable terms to the erigran. the high priv
ilege to which he is admitted should permit.
i do not propose any additional requirements to
those which the law now demands, but the very
simplicity and want of formalty in our law have
MADE fraudulent naturalization not infrequent, to
the dlscredit and injury of all honest citizens,
whether native naturaized. Cases of this char.
acter continually being brought to the notice of
the Government, by our representatives abroad, and
also those of persons resident in other countries,
most frequently these if they have remained in this
country long enough to entitle them to become nat
uralized, generally have not much lover-passed
that period, and have returned to the country
of their origin, where they reside, avoiding
all duties to the United States by their absence and
claiming to be exempt from all duties to the coun-
try of their nativity and Of their residence by
con of The alleged naturalization. 1t is due to
this Government and to the great mass Of the
naturalized citizens who entirely both in name
and in fact, become citizens of the United States,
that the high privilege Of citizenship OF the United
states should not be held by fraud or in derogaton