The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-24
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tho enterprise, besides giving the |
advantages Of landing in the vast
stretch. Cables seem to seek as
many land breaks as possible with
out regard TO expectations of busi'
ness. This is shown both by the
practice OF Atlantic cable corpora
tions and by the mooted cable pro-
iects in the Pacific. Hawaii can
offer both convenient landing and
the prospect of fair quota OF bus'-
ness, as well as, in consideration Of
the great benefits to herself, pro-
mise a respectable subsidy. She is
therefore almost certain to be sta
ton in any trans-Pacific cable route.
Being so it would he very unwise
| from her limited resources 10 make
eXorbitant concessions TO any for
eign scheme, and it is simply idle to
suppose that she can afford sufficient
| inducements to enable a domestic
company to assume the risks OF lay
ing cable.
There are two great chances for
our getting cable communication, and
both seem to he increasing. Hawaii
is certainly in view as station in
both schemes, and therefore we have
urged that neither should be OBJ
structed in favor of the other. One
comes from the United States, hav-
ing both commercial and political
elements. 1t is for q through line
from the Pacific Coast TO either
Japan or Australia, probably to the
latter as that would involve connec-
ton with the former. The business
community of the Pacific Coast is
awake to the Importance OF such n
project and will undoubtedly bring
strong pressure to bear in its favor
at Washington. United States in
terests in the Pacific are pleading
with increasing power for cable
communication in this direction.
The other chance lies in British I'M
perial interests. A cable under
British auspices will most likely be
run from British Columbia to the
| Australasan Colonies. AS TO lt'
near probability we have the fact o
| two vessels of the navy having beer
engaged now for several years sur
yeying the route in the South Paci
fic, also the recent annexation o
islands in that quarter for professe(
cable purposes. The projected
steamship line between the SAM
countries is cognate part with th'
proposed cable in one Imperial de
sign. There is little doubt tina
both will be realized before man,
| years.
, Sensible people will hardly con
, tend that such great projects q
t | either the American or British wi
G be dependent on the granting t.
0 one as against the other of exclusiv
+ privileges by Hawaii. We hav
Y sufficient inducements to offer eithe
L or both without monopoly. Bot
: can exist in the not remote futur
5 without exclusive privileges at thes
islands. Competition would be
great boon TO our people in varlou
ways, and it would be silly for us I
p prevent ii. Look at the enOrmol
{ | development of the Atlantic cabl
4 ! business since 1856. From the siI
! gle cable then restored after Il pr'
o yiOus failure there are five or 81
n cables now working, and Canada
h company has just asked the Legis
;. lature for charter for another on
When the commercial and pSlitic
- interests of the two greatest natiol
q of the world are calling loudly
e each OF them for Pacific telegraph
e it is simply ridiculous for this lit
:, Kingdom to imagine that it CO
~ hasten or hinder either OF them
m realizing its particular scheme. b
l. Hawaii can hurt herself very sci
'e ously by being too eager in grantll
e exclusive privileges. "A monopo
A. such as we oppose had to be swe
H. away by the Dominion Parliamc
H. because it stood in the way of 4
=, worlds progress.
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