The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-12-31

| the Rocky Mountains.
Gentlemen, do not leave this work unfinished and
incomplete Crown its summit with this electric cap
| stone. and help with your wisdom. patriotism and
power establish the last line needed for bracing
the entire circumference of the Globe with the tele
graphic wires Again. gentlemen, in the name Of
this company, ask from you. and through you, the
sanction from Congress to lay this cable. We have
full confidence that We can furnish the capital
| ssry for this national enterprise; have every
reason to believe that the Chinese and Japanese will
vie with Americans in buying the shares IS as
they find that the work Of the foreigners instead
| of impeding the current of the Fung Shney (good
fortune) will help it, and in few minutes they
communicate message, where, before, weeks and
months were required and as tho postal system
does not exist in China, they obliged to send
footman on their own account at large expense Of
| time and money. Every one, from the highest an
DARN to the lowest shopkeepe, will lay aside their
superstitions and pr-judces, and will make Of the
telegraph and travel by railway, rs they have done
by steamers. At the present day nearly wo-thirds
| of the steamers in China waters are owned by the
| Chinese. In proof Of this only need to point to
the liberal that the Chinese in California make of
the wires. railroad and the steamboats,. There is
lack of money in China and Japan. I have seen,
with my eyes, vast sums of money, both in gold
aud silver, boarded for years without use, waiting
for investment. Nearly all the Mexican and Spanish
| pillar dollars, as well US the East India rupees and
great deal Of gold Of every nation and trade
dollars, have found their way into China and Japan
the long closed treasury house of the toord. But by
means Of these modern Innovations Of which the
telegraph is foremost, we can Withdraw them. Com
merce mas lr'ea, ou, mas NOT secceeaea' as tnere
exists the traditional custom OF exchanging; the
Cninaman for whatever be buys from foreigners, be
gives IN return prouucts Oh ms nauve sou-f the
balance Is against US foreigners ne wants our money
but the pian propose "iii turn tne ude.
The Chinaman who would have to 60 from one
town 10 another couid not go tne station and pro-
cure passage,ticket by offering in payment a few
POUNDS oi Tea, or 10" pouhas OF SIX OF an snmafs
skin' or piece OF rhuoarp or ivory work. or box
OF coiorsi certainty hos' ou' Will nave 10 orng mis-
silver or gold. in the same manner ne must do Tor
sending telegrapnie message OF taxing passage on
ooald Oh steamoo consequently tne countiess
mi'hons tnat ior centuries nave gone anu remained
in possession OF the Chinese and Japanese, will here
after take iner way across sne racine 10 the United
states.
The Pacific cable is matter Of special interest to
the Pacihc ofales-saying notning OF It's magnitude
and grand Nationai the iutnre Of tnis
great section oi our hepuole is oound up In the de-
velopement OF our COMMERCIAL relations Win the
Asiatic countries.
1t is the particular interests OF our Pacific coats
people to stimulate and foster all legitimate enter
prses which have tendency to retain in the hands
OF Americans the possession OF the trsde commerce.
communications WIN ohina ana Japan, Whlcn, II Is
notorious fact has enriched every people who con-
trolied 1t, and, IN my own Judgment nothing will
effect this purpose 50 much as the successful carrying
out oil TINS trans facinc caoie project.
British corporations to vrest from the American Flag
the supremacy upon the great Pacific oeean-which,
by manifest destiny ought to be an
lake.
Nothing is more favorable to the plan OF the agents
Of those British oorporations than the general bill 10
regard to the Pacific cabie The general bill will
have three deploraoie enec~--
l. 1t will Kill forever this Pachc cable enterprise
| IN the HANDS OF the Americans.
z 1t Will afford TO our greedy rivals, the English,
the ample opportunity OF laying said cable at their
own leisure and exclusive proht, and TO perpetuate
IN their own hands the monopoly Of elegraPhic com,
munications from tue lar 70 the FAR East, and
by natural consequence tney Will be free TO tax us
heavily on this pacc side' as they are now already
doing on the Atlantic.
.. IL wiz place america, IKE q sandwich, between
Europe and Asia, and compel for long period Of
time her citizens, Wiingy or unwiiingiy. TO send
thelf out OF tneir istherland through
cable established and controlled by the above men
toned British corporations ms being the genuine
| old grdsping ana monopohz,ng poitey9 the Brihsh
cdpitdhss.
NO one can imagine now now great Will be our
damage ana now deep VIII oe our regret IN near
iuture wnen we iuiy reaize the iatal enect Of the
general DILL but II VIII De rrevocaoiy too tate.
90 not ask from Congress any exclusive charter; !;
put ASK cnarter iof tue reason tnas tne Cninese
anu JAPANESE .nougn .uey are not at tue nigh level
OF comprehension Of International and association
business on large scale, yet tney are shrewd and
og'cai Juuges oi men and Things, and shouid an ap
Phcasioh w tnaue u tneu "hnout oeing aoie 10
snow chaIter rom tne american congress Tor
grants OF landing our cable on tner SOIL or for what
ever eise' tney "ii WIN gertrude DC apt 10 answer
ou are dsk'ng from ~ 0Ha, your oion Gopernment
mas NOT gipea 20 you. nad experience enough
among these Asaiics not 10 90 ana meet them with
out tne necessary documents.
In hawaiap islanas dosernment mas passed IN
June, 1919 a law wnich autnor'sss and empowers
tue Of tne Interior oil ssid Island to permit
ana allow all iaeites and concessions necessary for
tne g'oa success Oh our faene cable enterprise as
ar as the anas anu waters OF the kingdom are con-
eerned. Besides tnat, MS majesty KING halakaua
peisonahy promised 70 me, IN an interview bad
with MN In Gan francisco, November ", 1854, that
ne VIII 90 al 10 MS power TO avor TINS grand enter
prise, o, "nicn am the protector.
M. cnaifman, grand oppoHunnies present them
serves 10 man' as wei as 70 generaton' seldom
more tnan once In their lifetime; so cannot be-
ieye tnat TINS honorable committee will refuse its
support 20 tae present one which Is entirely Ameri
can ana it aims to prevent tue English from driving
Us away from tne racine ocean, as they did from the
Atiantc. trust tnat II VIII receive from congress
tue .ne nea'.y 'espohse WHICH II 80 rcniy deserves;
suun sun ~ en.e'pi,'e u uo onse :. ou' an
easy cuiosemen" ne, III Anefcat uavs no connec-
ton with ASA and the great lsland-Contnent of
Australia and the islands lying between them, except
ne oes ea HLousn Inc na'sns OF waters ..