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Prompt to act, sure to cure
would have to be .rearranged with the nations

would have to be .rearranged with the nations
The route rpe , out for th. Pacific oatl.
Is from Queensland to New Caledonia. thence
to Lili. to samoa. to tho Tanning Islands, to
san Francisco; Tho San Francisco Chamber
pd e9ars II i in aySr .,
diate connections. Efforts were max ing to or.
EantIe c9mrnny, and the route favored was
San lranci,cp to- Ii2nolulu to Samoa. to New
4 few Of tho more striking indications Of the
value such q cable wou!i be commercially
and japan last C
ana our trade with australia is large and
ties it would Offer Tor tie dev"iorment Of trade
Of Of the he, taShiic is nrH TO estimate il Is not
will be populated, with Notwithstanding pso.
Inle, and EeoGraphical nosition naturally des:
IL" further East 't for our Hs lthe ia' Vest,
nf fac @ as voa turn noT With Eu5op
into its proper channel. The present cable
pa,s r" SH rGns Is to H9bns
la re 9" muah more Than or rates would
direct Pacific cable. And a Pacific cable would
also bring the Australian. Chinese. and Japan.
rates all tho world over. and bring US t .E
81 Rshfy point. Of
federation Of this, new scheme for a Pacific
The East generally. has long been regarded by
Heess,v and political 0'0"s eSiss,
have h been PARAMOUNT IN any eoGsideraon
means M Of Win Gn
empire is by lines which run large part OF tho
way through foreign countries. amt through
under many probable circumstances. be Ing.
lands foes In case OF trouble in the East. siio
route to the East that should run entirely
through countries where British rule II SUI
Ject to Interference by any foreign power. Ex-
stu making, in the shipment OF troops from
Pacific. A Pacific cable is needed to complete
this route and make 1t entirely effective. The
suit to Canada and Australia have been q SEQ.
ondary consideration.
Fl The FIJI Island. 81, are Of course. British.
anl tie Fills. was j annsxed y Great Britain
Postmas tel. 1isnelai Of ousensi and. says sie:
much about that, because. arst Of ali. We hsvs
seen how territories frequently change hands"
s Ses b. xVs p
cable, II The, cable is laid and proves 8 suc-
Il the "chanSe" Mr. Unmack contsm plate;
should not occur.
uo chUI6 TOul0 from inc OnlC6u 6C1tO0
to Japan projected by tho American Pacific
Hawaii. thence to Johnston Island. to Wake
Island. to Marcus Island. to Japan. Tho
route as far as Hawaii. rs stated above. has
been satisfactorily surveyed. A few months
back Great Britain seized Johnston Island. .
most important landing point of this projected
cable The Sun told much about the high
handed proceeding at the time. but It was not
generally remembered that this island
had u great prospective importance be-
cause of the possible cable to Japan. A
number OF conjectures might DO made
rs to a possible object Of Great Britain
in Selling this island. proceeding which cor
tainy greatly eIdangers the American Jap
Anesa cable project. and renders 1t di f1cult OF
realization should Great Britain choose to re.
fuse permission for cable lending there.
the far East makes oil the more possible the
success OF tho British project
Undoubtedly heavy responsibilities will
have to be assumed by some Government be-
tore any scheme to construct catlo from
America to Australia or China can be success.
fully carried out. promising "a tho one lunder
considerat ion in this article appears. The suC-
gestion that the United States and Great
Britain join interests in favor OF O cable ter.
minatiug in San Francisco or in the State of
Washington seems to offer tho greatest prom.
Use OF a commercial success. hut this would
not suit England's political plans. A cable
under the Pacific is sure to come. and very
soon. in any event. hut the cable now begun
by the Socitte FRANCHISE des TeleGraphes Sous
MariniS at least good step toward its ac-
done on the project. 1t is one long link in the