The New York herald., 1875-12-08

ing the month of November Afr0neuts aFe beng
made aEa asssoas ssss = 20. 20 rsanss 80 eass. s,h
tlon of the questions Submitted May ~ thcas clans
il behalf q mArnsr, % aspsna - ~ ssenoa %
return of the necessary evidence \ 4 reprresuiea
70 M thai 4 ~ % lnWtciieaiAe y shs Couu -
present limit - ts dufatou Justtce . the parties
claimant Who have been Al large ekleute ln frepAfnx
their claims and obtaining - evidence ther sap
port suggest short cxsanson a. fnabie tbe cour ~
dispose of a OF The clAs which hare he~u presented
/ recommend the lswslsiiaa which mas - aeemea
proper 70 enable Tho Court y cQmreie 'hs ~erA -
fore A.
recommend that some suitable provision ~ nade,
by the creation 81 court ~ - eoaicrring tus neces
sary Jurisdiction upon some arpfoprsie Tribunal ~
the consideration and determination " ths claims pf
aliens against the government % The ntiea states
Which have arisen within some reAsouatie hutatgn N
time which may hereafter arise excadinF All Claims
barred by treaty provisions Or 0therwse Il hAs eech
found impossible 10 give proper consideration a. thran
claims BY the Executive Department y the gos
ernment Such tribunal would an0rd a. 0fper
tuny to aliens other than Brush subjects y rressnt
their claims account of acts committed against ther
persons or property during The re5elon a. also -
those subjects Of Great Britain whose claims having
arisen subsequent the 9th day of April is3a, could
not be presented TO the late commission. organized
pursuant to the provisions of The Treaty oi
OCEAN TELEgwAfHY.
The electric telegraph has become an essential and
indispensable agent in the transmission 81 business and
social messages. Its operations on land and within
the limit of particular states d necessarily
under the control Of tho jurisdiction within which
il operates The lines on the high seas however, are
not subject to the particular control OF any one ggy.
ernment. In 1869 a concession was granted by the
French government 10 q company which proposed 20
lay cable from the shores Of France ~ the United
States At that time there was teiegraphc connec
ton between the United States and the continent ~
Europe through the possessions oil Great Britain AZ
either end OF the ne under the control Of an assoca
tion which had at large outlay Of capital and al great
risk, demonstrated the practtcabity Of maintaining
such OF communication. The cost OF correspond
ence by this agency great--possbly not too
large the time Tor proper remuneration
for so hazardous and costly enterprise. IL was,
however q heavy charge upon means OF communioa.
tion which the progress in the socih and commercial
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 competition with assurance OF adequate re-
for their outlay. Impressed with the conviction
that 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
of communication between separated
continents was desrous that the proposed connec-
tion should be made. But cerain provisions Of this
concession deemed by me TO be Objectionable,
particularly one which gave for long term of years
the exclusive right OF telegraphc communication by
submarine cable between the shores OF France and the
United States | could not concede that any Fower
should claim the right 10 land cable on the shores of
the United States and at the time deny to the
United States to its citizens equal right to land
cable on its shores The right to control the con-
ditons for the laying of q cable within the
urlsdctional waters OF the United states TO connect
shores with those of any foreign State pertains
clusvey the government Of the United States under
such limitations and conditions as Congress may i'm
pose In the absence of legislation by Congress-
unwilling the one hand to yield to foreign State the
right say that its grantees might land shores,
while IL denied q similar right 10 our people TO land
its shores and, the other hand was reluctant to
deny the great interests othe world and ofcvzaton,
the facilities OF such communication as were proposed
therefore withheld resistance 10 the landing of any
cable condition that the offensive monopoly feature
OF the concession be abandoned and that the right of
any cable which may be established by authority Of this
government TO land upon French territory and to
meet with French land lines and enjoy all the necessary
facilities privileges incident to the thereof upon
favorable terms auy other company be conceded.
AS the result thereof the company in question re-
nounced the exclusive privilege and the represen-
tative OF France was informed that understanding
this REIMBURSEMENT to be construed as granting the
tire reciprocity and equal facilities which had been de-
manded the opposition 10 the landing of the cable
Withdrawn. The cable under the French concession,
was landed in the month OF July, 1869, and has
been an efficient and valuable agent OF commu-
nicaton between this country and the other Continent
1t soon passed under the control however OF those
who had the management of the cable con-
Meeting Great Britain with this Continent and
thus whatever benefit to the public might have ensued
from competition between the two lines was lost be-
yond having the greater facilities OF an additional line
and the additional security in OF accident to
OF them. But these increased facilities and this addi
tona security, together with the control Of the
bined capital Of the TWO companies gave also greater
power the future construction OF other lines
and to limit the control Of teegraphic communication
between the two continents those possessing she
lines already laid.
Within few months past cable has been laid
known the United States Direct Cable Company,
connecting the United States with Great Britain As
the cable reported TO be In working order
the the then existing consolidated company
greatly reduced Soon, however, a break
announced in this new cable, and Immediately the
rates OF the other line which had been reduced
again raised This cable being repaired the
appear not 70 be reduced by either line from those
formerly charged by the consolidated companies.
There to believe that large amounts OF
capital both at home and abroad, ready 10
profitable investment IN the advancement Of this
useful and cIvilzing means OF correspondence They
await however, the assurance of the means and con-
dltions which they may safely be made tributary to
the general good. AS these cable telegraph lines
meet separate States questions as 10 their
ganization and control which probably be best If
solely settled by conventions between the respect
i've States In the absence, however of international
conventions on the subject, municipal legislation may
secure many points whlch appear 70 me important II
not indispensable, for the protection of the public
against the extortions which may result from monop-
oily OF the right Of operating cable telegrams from
combination between several lines.
Frst-No line should be allowed to land the shores
OF the United States under the concession from another
Power which does admit the right Of any other line
lines formed in the United States TO land and freely
connect with and operate through land lines
lSecond-No line should be allowed to land on the
shores OF the United States which not by treaty stip
uation with the government from whose shores pro-
ceeds by prohibition in its charter, otherwise TO
the satisfaction Of this government. prohibited from
consolidating amalgamating with any other cable
telegraph line, or combining herewith for the purpose
regulating and maintaining the of telegraphng
Third-A lines should be bound to give precedence
in the transmission OF the official messages of the gov
ernments OF the two countries between which II may be
laid
Fourtt-A power should be reserved to the two gov
crnmens either conjolntly or to each, regards the
messages despatched from its shores 10 Fix limit TO
the charges to be demanded for the transmission Of
messages
present this subject 10 the earnest consideration Of
Congress In the meantime and unless Congress other
wise direct shall not oppose the landing of any tee-
graphic cabo which complies with and assents to the
points above enumerated, but will feel il my
duty 10 prevent the landing OF any which does not
conform the first and second points stated, and
which will not stpulate 10 concede this government
the precedence the transmission OF It's official mes
sagcs and will enter into satisfactory arrangement in
regard to It's charges
- TUE NATURALIZATION QUESTION.
Among the Pressing and important subjects to which,
In my opinion the attention :. should be d.
rected those in relation TO fraudulent naturaliza-
ton and expatriation. The United States,
With great lbcraty, offers its citizenship
~ all who in good faith comply with the re-
qurcments Of law. These requirements as
simple and upon favorable terms TO the emigrant as
the high privilege 10 which he is admitted, or
should permit ! do not propose any additional re-
qulrements 70 those which the law now demands but