Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-12-14

| on the one hand, 10 yield To a foreign State
the right to say that its grantees might land on
our shores, while il denied similar right to our
people to land on its shores. And on the other
hand was reluctant 10 deny 10 the great inter
ests of the world and OF civilization tho facilities
| OF such communication as were proposed.
! therefore withheld resistance 10 the landing
! OF any cable on condition that the offensive
| monopoly feature of tho concession be aban-
doned, and that tho right of any cable which
may be established by authority Of this Govern
mcnt to land upOn French territory. aud 10
connect with French land lines, and enjoy all
the necessary facilities or privileges incident TO
the use thereof upon rs favorable terms rs any
other company be conceded. As the result
thereof the company in question renounced tho
exclusive privilege, and the representative OF
France was informed that, understanding
this REIMBURSEMENT 20 be construed as granting
the entire reciprocity and equal facilities which
had been demanded, the opposition to tho land.
ing Of the cable was withdrawn. The cable
under the French concession was landed in tho
month of july 1860, and has been an efficient
and sluablc agen. of communication between
tins country and tue other continent. IL soon
passed under the control, however Of those who
had the management Of the cable connecting
Great Britain with this Continent, and thus
whatever benefit TO the public might have ensued
from competition between the two lines was
lost, leaving the greater facilities of an addi-
tioual line and the additional, security in case OF
accident 10 one OF them. but these increased
facilities and this additional security, together
With the control OF the combined capital Of the
two companies, gave also greater power TO pre-
vent tue future construction of other lines, and
10 limit the control OF tetgraphc communica-
tion between the two continents to those pos
scsslng the lines already laid.
TIE DIRECT cABLE-PRoYIsToNS AGAINST
MONoPLY.
Within few months past cable has been laid,
known as the United States Direct District Cable
Company. connecting the United States directly
with Great Britain. As soon as the cable was
reported to be ia working order the rates OF tho
thea existing consolidated company were
greatly reduced. Soon, however, a break WAS
announced III this new cable. and immediately
the rates of the other line, which had been re-
duced. were again raised. This cable being
now repaired, the rates appear not To bc re-
duCcd by cllhcr line from those formerly charged
hy tho consolidated companies. There is reason
Ia believe tlat large amounts of capital both NJ
home and abroad are ready 20 seek profitable
investment IN the advancement OF tins useful
aud most cIvIliKng means o! correspondence
They await, however, the assurance OF the means
and conditions on which they may safely be made
tributary TO the general good. As these cable
telegraph lines connect separate States thero
nrc questions aS 10 their organization and con-
troll which probably can bc best, II not solely,
settled by conventions between the respective
Staics. In the absence. however. OF mt rna-
legislation NAV secure many points which lp.
posr 10 me importlut II not iudIspcns able for
The protection OF the puhh, against the cxtor-
uons which NAV result from "A monopoly ot the
rght OF operating cable telegrams or from =
combination between several lanes:
/. No lin, should be allowed 10 lId
on the shores of the United States
under the concession from another power
which does not ADMIT thg right Of any other
line or lines formed IN the United States 10 land
and freely connect witl and operate through
land lines.
H. No line should be allowed to land on tine
shores of the United States which Is not by
treaty stipulation with the Goyernmt Mt from
whose shores 1t proceeds, or 10y prohibition IN
its charter or otherwise 10 the satisfaction OF
this Government prohibited from consolidating
or amalgamating with any other cable te!e-
glaph line or combining Herewith FOR the pur-
pose of regulating and maintaining the cost OF
telegraphng
Ill All nnes should be bound to give prcrc-
dence IN the Transmission of the Official mes
sages of the Governments of the two cOuDtrlcs
between which il may he laid.
~. power should be reserved 10 tho two
Governments, either conformity or 10 each rs
regards the messages dispatched from is shores,
10 fix a limit TO the charges TO be demaudcd Tor
the transmission of messages.
&. | present this subject to the earnest consid-
Grafton OF Congress. In the meantime. and un-
less Congress otherwise direct, shal not OP-
pose the landing OF any telegraphc cable when
complies with and assents to the points
enumerated, but will feel II my duty
to prevent the landing of any which does not
conform TO the first and second points, as
stated, and which will not stlpulate 70 con-
cede to this Government the precedence III the
transmission OF Its official messages, and viii
enter into a satisfactory arrangement in regard
TO It's charges.
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATION AND Ex-
PATRIATIoN.
Among the pressing and important subjects
TO which, in my opinion, the attention Of Com
gress should De directed are those in relation
10 fraudulent naturalization and expatriatlon.
The United States with great liberallty offers
its citizenship to all who IN good faith comply
with the requirements OF law. These require
ments simple and upon as favorable
terms to the emgrant rs the high privilege 10
which he is admitted can or should permit. |
do not propose any additional requirements 10
those which the law now demands, but the very
simplicity and the want of unnecessary formal.
Ity IN our law have made fraudulent naturaiiza-
ton not infrequent, 10 the discredIt aud injury
OF all honest citizens, whether native or natur-
allied Cases OF this character are continually
being brought to the notice OF Government
BY our representatives abroad; and also
those Of persons resident III other coun-
tries, most frequently those who, If
they have remained in this country
long enough to entitle them TO become natural
lied, have generally not much oyerpassed that
period, aud have returned 10 the country of
Their origin where they reside, avoiding all
duties TO the United States by their absence,
and claiming TO be exempt from ali duties 10
the country OF their nativity and OF their real
deuCe By reason OF their alleged naturalization.
1t is due TO this Government itself, and
to the great mass OF the naturllized
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 he held by fraud or in derogation of
the laws and of the good name OF every honest
citizen. On many occasions 1t has been
brought TO the knowledge of the Govern
ment that certificates OF naturalization are
held and protection or interference claimed by
parties who admit that not only they
were not within the United States at the time
of the pretended naturalization, but tina: they
have never resided i'll the United States in
Others the certificate and record of the court
show on their face that the person claiming to
be naturazed had not resided the required
time the United States IN Others 1t Is admit
ted upon examination that the requirements of
law have not been complied with. In some
cases, even, such certificates have been matter
OF purchase. These are not isolated cases,
arising at rare intervals, but OF common
occurrence, and which are reported
from all quarters of the globe. Such occur
rences cannot and do not fail to reflect upon the
Government and injure all honest citizens.
Such fraud being discovered, however, there
is no practicable means within the control of
the Government by which the record OF natur-
alization can be vacated, ana should the certif.
cate be taken up, as 1t usually Is, by
the diplomatic ana consular representatives
Of the Government TO whom it may have been
presented, there IL nothing to prevent tne per-
son claiming 10 have been naturahzed from
OBTAINING new certificate from the court In
place of ihas which has been taken from hlni'
ino cv.i nas become great and OF such ire
oucnJ occurrence that | cannot too earnestly
recommend that some effective measures bs
adopted 10 provide proper remedy and