The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-09
FOR A PACIFIC CABLE
Russia, France and Japan United
-. in the Scheme.
PUSHING TIE PROJECT FORWARD.
American Capitalists, Backed by Moral and.
Financial Support from the Countries
Named. Rapidly Perfecting Preliminary
Arrangements.

Nsmeus ssapidly ferfectinR fr5iimtlnry
Arrangements.
WASHINGTON, March 0.-whcn congress
failed to provide for building the Hawaiian
cable 1t by no means ended the question.
On the contrary, IL mas brought forward q
project Of international Importance by
which Russia, France, Japan and Hawaii
Will Join iu an American enterprise fog
laying cable from tho United States to
Hawaii and thence to Japan, with branch
cables to The French islands and extensive
naval stations in the southern Pacific.
The negotiations with these govern
ments have proceeded quietly, but with
such satisfactory results that they are well
along toward completion. The chief in
terest OF France Is In securing cable CON
ncctions with Tahiti and her other Pa.
sitlo possessions and with Der naval ron
devious which is now cut of from com
munication.
Russia's interests in the project are re-
Earded as even more important than those
pf Japan or France Russias cable com
munication with the Western Hemisphere
Is now westward through London or Paris,
and this filtering OF all her news and Of
dclal messages through London, In partio-
alar, has long been n source of irritation.
Tho Russian Imperial family already have
cable from Vladivostock, the easterly
point OF Siberia, to Japan, so that the now
liue would give Russia through cable com
munication eastward instead of through
London or Paris The military and STRAIT
egic Importance of this Is very great, for
should Russia DO arrayed against the triple
alliance she could not communicate west
ward to tho outer world, but could always
maintain communication eastward to the
United States and to France.
Hawaii is also Interested in the enter-
prise, M she regards it as II practical real
igHti1n of her efforts 10 communicate with
tho outer world The United States con-
gcess failed to act, and 1t also declined TO
sEcato the treaty in order to let Great
Britain build the cable. Under these cir
pnmstances the new enterprise, with Rus
sin, Franco and Japan joining, has COM
mended itself 10 Minister Thurston, the
Hawaiian minister, and to other leading
men of Hawaii.
The foregoing gives the international
scope Of the enterprise. The American
branch is on similarly broad lines. Ad-
n,iral John Irwin, United States navy,
who wrote the notable report when in
command of our fleet In Hawaii and Gen
srai Roy Stone, are principally interested
In the enterprise in Washington. With
them are associated President Alvord, Of
the Bank OF California, and the vice presi-
Gent Of the bank; also the president and
Vice president Of the San Francisco cham-
ber OF commerce; John ID. Spreckels, son
Of Claus Spreckcls; Herman Oelrichs, SON
tn.law OF the late Senator Fair, and other
millionaire capitalists. Besides these there
will be several wealthy Japanese capital
isis. Negotiations are also in progress,
which cannot now be made public, by
which financial house known the world
uycr will be among the projectors.
The principal work of organization Is be-
ing contaminated here In Washington.
The only question at present Is whether
The Incorporation shall be under the state
laws of New York, New Jersey, Mary
land, VIRGINIA OF California. Their adj
santages are being compared, and the In
scrporatlon will be under the state laws
most favorable. An effort was made Il few
days before congress expired to secure a
national incorporation, but IL was denied,
as IL threatened at that time to be harm.
ful to the government cable project, then
In conference committee. IL was not
made known ut that time that France,
Russia Japan and Hawaii We're intet-
sstcd in tho project. But the failure TO
secure d national charter has in no way
checked the enterprise. The arrangements
Rrc 30 far along that the filing Of tho ar.
tces Of Incorporation will be during the
present month.
The consunmaticn of these plans, which
arc now made known for Jllo -rst time,
cannot fail arouse keen interest in Great
Britain aud throughout Europe. Tie
British project of cable starting from
Vancouver appears to BE- ended with the
failure of the senate to SO modify olIr
lreaty with Hawaii Ms to let the British
cable land on Scckar Island. The only re.
eourse for Great Britain would be to in.
duce Hawaii to break this treaty obliga-
ton with the United States, but 1t Ia
known positively that this will not bt
DOL
Iustead. therefore, Of British cable
aaross the Pacific, RS has long seemed i'm.
aiuent, France. Russia, Japan aud Ht
naii arc now uniting with American en-
tcrpriso to execute this work Of vast com.
nerCial and military Importance.