The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-10

could not be presented To the late commission
gnniZed pnrsuant 20 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
land and within the limits of particular States IL
necessarily under the control of the jurisdiction
within which il operates. The lines on the high
seas, however, not subject 10 particular control
OF any one Government In 1869 concession was
granted 10y the French Government to a company
which proposed to lay n cable from the shores OF
France to the United States. AZ that time there
was a telegraphic connection between the United
States aud the continent Of Europe through the Dos
sessions of Great Britain at either end Of the line
under the control of an association which had nj
large outlay OF capital and at great risk demon
strated the practicabty of maintaining 81 ch means
of communication. The cost OF the correspondence
by this agency not too large at the time for the
proper remuneration for 40 hazardous and costly
enterprise. IL was however, heavy charge upon
means of communication which the progrcss in the
social and commercial intercourse OF the world
found 10 be a necessity and the obtaining OF this
French concession showed that other capital than
that already invested was ready TO enter into COM
petition, with assurance of adequate return for
their outlay. Impressed with the conviction that
the interests not only Of the people OF the United
States, but OF tue world at large, demanded, or
/ would demand, the multiplication of such means Of
communication between separated continents. I
was DESTROYS that the proposed connection should
be made but certain provisions OF this concession
we're deemed by me to be Objectionable particularly
one which gave for long term Of years the exclu-
sive right Of Geographic communication by SUBJ
marine cable between the shores OF France and the
United States. could not concede that any power
should claim the right to land cable ON tn
shores of the United States and at the same timo
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 llmita-
| ton and conditions as Congress may impose. In
/ the absence of legislation by Congress, was I'M
willing OF the one hand to yield to foreign State
the right 10 say that its grantees might land on our
shores while il denied similar right TO our people
| to land on its State; and on the other hand was
reluctant TO delay to the great interests Of the world
anu OF civilization the facilities of such communi
cation ~ were proposed. therefore withheld any
resistance TO the landing of any cable on condition
tha.the offensive monopoly feature OF the ccncee-
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
niece ssary facilities Of privileges incident TO the use
/ thereon upon as favorable terms as any other COM
/ lany lie conceded.
AZ the result thereof, the company in question
renowned the EXCLUSIVE privilege, and the repre-
sentative of France wss Informed that understand
ing this REIMBURSEMENT to be construed "a granting
the entire reciprocity and equal facilities which had
been demanded, the opposition to the landing of the
cable withdrawn. The cable under this French
concession was Anded in the month of July, 1862
and has Ueen an ciiicien. and a .gent OF
communication between this couruN - the con
tinent. Ii SEQ passed under the conti". However
of those who lad the management of IL. 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 line and
the additional security in OF accident to of
them, but these increased facilities ana this add-
tona secirty together with the control of combined
capital OF the two companies gave also greater
power TO prevent future construction OF other lines
and to limit the control of telegraptic cOmmunica-
ton between two continents to those possessing
lines already laid. Within a few months Iast a
cable has been laid. known the limited
rect Cable Company. connecting the United states
directly with Great Britain AS soon az this cable
reported 70 he III working order the rates of tho
then existing consolidated company were greatly
reduced; soon, however, break was announced in
this new cable, and immediately the rates Of the
other rne which had been reduced, were again
raised. This cable being repaired, the rates
appear not TO be reduced by either line from those
formerly charged by the oner company.
There is reason to believe that large amounts of
r rsSx oOs Gk nro n.me and abroad are are
advancement of this useful and most
civilizng means of intercourse and
ance OF the means and conditions on which they
may safely be made tributary to the general good.
AZ the cable telegraph lines connect separate States,
these are questions to their organization and
control which probably can be best, If not solely,
settled by conventions between the respective
States. In the absence, however, of international
! conventions on the subject, municipal legislation
may secure many points which seem to me impor-
tant, If not Indispensable for the protection OF the
PUBIC against The extOrtlons which may result from
MONOPOLY of the right of operating cable tele-
! grams, or from u combination between several
lines First-No lines should be allowed TO land on
the shores of the United States under the con-
cession from another power which does not ad-
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 or, by prohibition in ts 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 teegrahic
| communication. Third-All lines should be bound
10 give precedence in the transmission of the official
messages of the Governments OF the two countries
between which 1t may be laid. fourth-A power
sh Jud be reserved to the two Governments, either
conformity or to each 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 10 the earnest consideration
OF Congress. In the meantime aud unless Congress
otherwise directs, shall not oppose the landing
I any Geographic cable which complies with aud
sents to the points above enumerated. but will feel
tmy duty to prevent the landing of any which does
not conform 20 the first anu second points stated,
and which VIII not stipuate to concede 10 this
ment the precedence IN the transmission Of its OIL
cal messages, ana will not enter into satisfactory
arrangement in regard to its charges.
Among the pressing and important subjects to
which, IN my opinion, the attention of Congress
should be directed, are those relating to fraudulent
naturalization and expiration. The United States,
with great hberaty offers ts citizenship To all who
in good faith comply with the requirements of the
law. These requirements are as simple and upon
as favorable terms TO the enigran the high priv
ilege to which he is admitted should permit.
do not propose any additional requirements to
those which the law now demands, but the very
simplicity and want of formality in our law have
made fraudulent naturalization not infrequent, to
thu discredit and injury OF all honest citizens,
whether native naturaliZed. Cases of this char
acter are continually being brought TO the notice of
the Government by our represeI tatvee abroad, and
also those Of persons resident in other countries,
most frequently these, IL they have remained in this
country long epough to entite them TO become nat
uralized, generally have not much over passed
that period, and have returned to the country
Of their origin, where they reside, avoiding
al duties to the United States 10y their absence and
claiming TO be exempt from all duties to the coun-
try Of their nativity and Of their residence by
son Of the alleged naturalization. 1t is due to
this Government and 10 the great OF the
naturalized citizens. who entirely both in name
and in fact, become citizens Of the United States,
tina: the high privilege Of citizenship OF the United
States should not be held b. fraud in derogation
Of the laws and of the good name Of every honest
citizen. On many occasions IL has been brought TO
the knowledge Of the Government that certificates
of naturalization are held and claimed by the par
ties, who admit that not only they not within
the United States at the time Of pretended natural
ization, but that they have never resided in the
United States. In others the certificate and record
OF the Court show on their face that the person
claiming to be naturalized had not resided the re-
quired time in the United States. In others IL is
admitted upon examination that the require
ments of the law have not been complied
with. In some even such certificates
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