, 1875-12-08

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eon'rl 10 tao laic Cotn'niAsloa ur4anisc.! p'Irkn-
all 70 tho lrnsslnnH ut tho Treaty ut Nnl.Itg-
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| TILE ttEcTnrc TELEGRAPH
las heon"ne Nh e"a"tst, a: an:: IN A'cnsab:s agent
In shs s:an-fIis'.nn Of b,tsi:c.u e.l =, Il mes.
sa"es. IL! operation OH land and wtIIiu tho
llnIs nt a:tisns States is i,ect.str,ls uner tho
cb"1foinf tile tArlHd'ctton within which II oI,ar-
asfF. IN" ailrs oh tie t,igII seas Lo.eYcr n:a
not eujc: II tn. particular control o! nl,y t.t.p
| anrertt!ncns. IT. 1SC3 conccthtnn WAS granted
ty tho frrtcI Guycrnmsnt t. a COMPANY wnicl,
p'orohe.l u layarsiIn trotn tle rhoses ot Francs
20 tiio eh!ted otatcd. i: tin: TINE lllcte waA
| tnieSrAplc connection hels rca tue Entni States
nnl tho tontiHsns "f !.lrosa tir, ,,,rt the ros-
! HraaIons nf sireas iritain al eittr cud pt tho
Iinc., Tho control uf nuca an ssx'ciation,
at great rist d:snnlstrAte tne IractIca-
1hii'' Of 1natntaiEiug tucli iara,s Of
communications. MAS gtantcd the c,,np,nv.
! II wal Ho"c"c<, heavy charge tIp0n tnrat,y
I social anl co.n narcla! Ittarr.ursa u tho wnrl
| Iunnd 10 b. nccscsltr, aud tho uttaIuIpE of
thu conce+hton Filu;scd lila: d.ber caJtul than
thnt alreadY Invested wah tnalv to enter Inso
EctuIn for their outlay. Impressed wis ths
cpnyictlon Tint tho ia.erua!s sius uLIf nf ms
| pro}!a Of sl,q United ststeA. Lnt of tl,o
wofl! at large. demsndc1 or wonl d,.
| maud tho multiplication Of BucIl
nouns Of communication between separated
| contiuonie, | desifoua that tic pro.
! pohei connection Bhon,d 10 male, but certau
| PROVISIONS nt this concession weto doomed by
mo to be objectionable particularly ono which
| gaya fnt long term Of years tAe exclut;ya light
| of ttoeFarlmc Communication by suGmafino
cahlo het len tho sIlnfea Vt france au4 tho
En';od Ssatcn. could no. coneoIo that any
| iMwer ahoull claim the right to land cable on
Tho xhores OF tie United States and at tho sau,o
ttc deny TO the Quilted 6ta.cH or IL It's ct.zcps,
gnarau,ees Of An equal right to 1aal cable on
LIS rhofcs. Ile tight to cont: ol the conuit ous
Inn tnF sind st Ia
nl Tho EnIted S:atcH. to connect our nllarcB with
| thoEa of any foreign state. pertains txclun.ely
| to the Government Of tho United Siatcp u,.dar
sc! limit itxtinns and conditions M CunErcas III "
n,oBc. In tue Asscnce OF legislation by Congress-
! vas unwilling. on tha Que hand. to yell 10 n
| inte"h htats tho tight to eay that ita grau.aes
Nigh. land amongst ua while Il tcu;ed similar
rsA! - cur people to land Oh til e!ioroA; aud,
OH thu other band. was fcllctnat to deny to the
| great intc!ests Of tho world and OF clyi!,xato,
| the facilities u a.cl communication us were
! proposed. therefore withheld sny resistance
II tin landing Of any cablo on condition that
bo abanl lolIed. and that tue right of auy cable
which may he established hy authority OF tlln
| government to land upon French terrt TIT und
to connoct With treach land lines aud enloy al
ths tisc thereof upon As favori'o to7ns as any
| o.hes company be coucedol, IA ,fe result
thereof. tho Company III question ro.
nanhted tho o!clafsvo privilege. and tbs
i 4Ip ~ 41AECG AAE lllQIInlu tNns,
| unttefAtandn: thA REIMBURSEMENT TO bo c,n-
| strnod nH granting tho cntlra reciprocity and
| nqual facilities wheh hal bcen h-fnai,lc,l th,
| Opposition to tho landing Of u cab!o mas With
| Hrarn. The ckbEe+ uhdrr this French ,1Iccs.
sion. war lanisa III tue mutt, Of J,lly 1sGa. nnd
has l,een an c;!eieit lhl ya1uab!a ~; nj Of CON.
mncatiot be:wccn thia cutlntry aud the Contl-
sont, It aoon passed under tho control, hon.
ever. Df tlnfc who had the usauaS cement OF tho
cable connecting Gre4t Britain with thus Con.i-
nens and tlaa whatever benefit tn lh7 public
might haTs rnancd from competition between
tho tWn li''ct uas lost. saving tho greater fac.ll
tlea OF III additional I!ne, aud tho additional ao-
cuE't5 Il. caso Of accident 10 enc OF
them. Bnt :llcao Increased facilities, aa,I
| thlB additional security, together with the
co1ittol Of tho combined capital Of tbs two coa-
construction Of other lines aud 10 limit the con-
| tEo ot sclogrlph communication between tho
two continents 70 thoso p1ssrtr.:lg ilncs atrcaiy
laid. Within few fnohtl,s past cabls las been
| lad knoNu as the United States Direct s'ahl,
Company. connecting the Cuitei States directly
| with tito9t Hrltan. An suon Rs this cable WAS
Eepurttd to bb III "orknE ortler tho ratc4 Of the
| tlen cx,atluE consolidated company wore great
| Is rednctt'. soan. however. tzos6 was an
nounced IN this now cabo. unl ilnIllatlatelr the
rates Vt tho other limo. which l!stt ueen reduced,
| vera again raised. This cAhle bclng nov ro-
para1, the rates appear not to 10 reduced by
either line from those formerly charged BY ths
| other company. There i. reas IN to bttayo That
| largo atuouHts Of capital. both ut hono aud
abroad. arc tealy tn sock profitable investment in
tn. advancement Ut this useful aud most cirill3-
| Ing inca ~ Ut intercourse and correspondence.
Tnnr awatt. however, ths assurance Of tho
means and conditions on which thcY mas safely
| hs nlado tributary to Tho gsneral good Aa sheBe
cable telegraph lines connect separate htates,
there aro Questions as to thor orsaulzat'on and
control whlcls probably eau bo best il not soiely
settled tv conventions Detweeu the respective
htates. Iu tho ABSENCE. however, NJ tutorua-
tional conventions on tho suo|ct~ lcgiratlon
mar secure many points which atsr to me iln-
portant, IL not Indispensable, Tor the projection
! Df tho puhLIc agaluht tho cxturtions which NAV
resn!t from mopopoIy Of ,he right 1T operating
cable teteGEanu, OF from continuation letw cen
seyesal liuos
l. No linz should 10 allowed t. I.ni On the
shorrr Of tho Cuel States under ,.t ron Hssun from
another power which sincs unt adult thr right OF Any
other nt nrs FORMED in ths t'1ted states to llud
aud freely conAest will, and operate through, land
ln.s.
,. No line should he allowed to l1ul on the shorra Of
with thu Norcrnucnt from wAose sh,teA It pro.sela
Or " prohibition IN It's chsr.es, Or othcrwt*c to tho
sol,datng aulsalu,ating with luy other cable telc.
grnih ltnr, combining there s Tor this purpose Ut
res'a''ns ans maintaining thu coat OF telrsraphsc
.. All lnea .hous Ia bound to give precedence In
the tEsnstsslon of the oticia message. af thu ny-
sFnmenta OF tha txo couutrics botweeu which may
10 laid.
|, 4 power should be rescr,tl to tbs Two oovcrn-
menss either coniontlY to zach, "a regard. the
messages dlaPltched frou, ius .boEea, IL limit 10
b. maintained for Tie transmission Of nessagss.
1pretcnt this subject to tho earnest consider
alton Of Congress in the meantime, and, untcas
Congress otherwise dsrees, | shall uot opnoae the
laDd'ug Of anY telagrapo cAblo walch con,.
plies with, and asavuts to, the p:iuts
above enumerated, but viii fool 1t my du,y
10 prevent the landing Of any which dues not
conform to tho lrst aad second poiuts ~ stated,
aud which will not stlpu'ate to couccda to this
t}oveFumeot tAs precedence in tho transmission
OF IN Official ust asages, aud viii not enter into