The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-18
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MONDAY, MARCH Is, 1895.
NEW CABLE sCHEM C.
An International Telegraph With
Great Britain Left Out


WASHINGTON, March When Con-
gress failed to provide for building
the Hawaiian cable it by no means
ended the question. Oh the con-
trary, it has brought forward a pro-
ject OF International Importance by
which Russia, France, Japan and
Hawaii will join in an American en-
terprise for laying q cable from the
United States to Hawaii and thence
to Japan, with branch cables to the
French islands and extensive naval
stations in the South Pacific.
The negotiations with these Gov
ernments have proceeded quietly,
but with such satisfactory results
that they are we'll along toward
completion. A number of confer
ences have been held with the Off
Gals OF the Japanese Legation here
and several phases Of the subject are
now under negotiation between To-
kio and Washington. Minister Ku-
rino is much interested in the pro-
ject. 1t is probable that five or six
Of the most influential and wealthy
Japanese merchants will be named
among the incorporators.
France has also been interested,
and in the course Of the negotia-
tions she has made a suggestion to
Hawaii to the effect that French in
terests will be better subserved by
having the cable go via the United
States instead OF Vancouver, which
would be controlled by Great Bri.
tain. The chief interest OF France
is in securing cable connections with
Tahiti and her other Pacific pos
sessions and with her naval rendez-
vous, which is now cut of from
communication.
Russia's interests in the project
are regarded As even more import
ant than those OF Japan or France.
Russia's cable communication with
the Western Hemisphere is now
eastward through London or Paris
and this filtering Of all her news and
official messages through London in
particular has long been source OF
irritation. The Russian imperial
family already have a cable from
Nladivostock, the easterly point OF
Siberia, to japan, so the new line
would give Russia through cable
communication eastward instead of
through London or Paris. The
military and strategic importance Of
this is very great, for, should Rus
STA be arrayed against the triple ALI
ance, she could not communicate
westward, but could always main.
tain communication eastward to the
United States and to France. Ha-
wall is also interested in the enter
prise, as she regards it as a practical
realization OF her efforts to commu-
nicate with the outer world.
The United States Congress failed
to act, and it also declined to vacste
the treaty in order to let Great
Britain build the cable. Under these
circumstances the new enterprise
with Russia, France and Japan
joining, has commended itself to
Minister Thurston, the Hawaiian
Minister, and to other leading men
Of Hawaii.
The foregoing governs the inter
national scope OF the enterprise.
The American branch is on a SINH
larly broad line. Negotiations are
also in progress which cannot now
be made public, by which financial
house, known the world over, will
be among the projectors.
The principal work OF organiza-
ton is being consummated here in
Washington. The only question at
present is whether the incorporation
shall be under the State laws OF
New York, New Jersey, Maryland,
Virginia or California. Their ad-
vantages are being compared and
the corporation will be under the
State laws most favorable. An
effort was made few days ago, be-
fore Congress expired, to secure a
national incorporation, but it was
denied, as it threatened at the time
to be harmful to the Governments
cable project then in conference
committee. 1t was not known
at that time that France, Russia,
japan and Hawaii were Interested
in the project. But the failure to
secure a national charter has in no
way checked the enterprise. The
organization will be under one OF
the State laws, as heretofore stated,
and the arrangements are so far
along that the fling o! the articles
of iupornoratipD will hp 1urinp tba