The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-19
Private Enterprise Will Begin It's
Construction Without Delay.
TO rEEvENr ENGLISH CONTROL.
France, Russia, Japan and United
states Interested-HawaiI VIII Be
Asked to Aid-InternationAl Action
Against England Building the Cable.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.-The failure
of Congress to provide for the prelimi-
nary work of laying cable between
San Francisco and Honolulu has re-
Yived projects of establishing that
line by private enterprise more or
less aided by the Hawaiian and other
government. 1t is stated in diplo-
matte circles that France has notified
Hawaii not to be too quick in closing
negotiations with England for a cable
from Honolulu to Vancouver. France
has suggested that French interests
would be better subserved by having
cable connection in the United States
than by a route England would con-
troll. France desires cable commune
cation with Tahiti and her other Pa
cific possessions. It is suggested that
France will lay a cable from New
Caledonia to Honolulu, g distance of
5000 miles. Russia also has direct in
terests in the cable because her COM
munication with the Western hemi-
sphere is now via London or Paris,
and the necessity of sending official
messages through London has long
irritated and annoyed the Russian
Government. Russia now has a cable
from VladivostOck to Japan.
Japan is also interested In cable
communication with Hawaii on ac-
count of the large number of Japan
csc located on those islands. These
two countries might join in laying
the cable between Japan and Hawaii,
and Russia, at least would prefer that
communication be had through the
United States rather than through
the British Possessions.
There has been some talk of q num-
Der OF rich Japanese merchants taking
an interest in the cable, but this can
not be verified. Indeed, as Will be
seen from the statements OF Mr.. X.
Matsui, First Secretary OF the Japan
ese Legation, there is no certainty OF
this. Mr.. Matsui said to the Exam
iner correspondent:
"Such an idea has been considered
for the past five or six years, but
nothing definite has ever been formu-
lated. do not believe the statements
that wealthy japanese capitalists are
| interested at present in such COM
| pany. Neither do 1 believe that Min
lister Kurino has had any communica-
ton with the Secretary of State on
| the subject. All the statements pub
! Iished regarding the approaching
completion of preliminaries in this
regard are something new to me- and
I cannot believe there is much in
| Them"
There are a number of Americans
also interested in establishing cable
| communication with Hawaii, among
whom are Admiral John Irwin, q. s.
! N, General ROyston and President
| Alvord Of the Bank of California and
| other officials of that institution, John
| d. Spreckels and Hermann Oslrlchs.
| Just what will be the outcome OF this
| effort is uncertain at this time. 80
| far as can be learned here, no definite
| steps have been taken.
| Minister Thurston said to the TX
| aminer correspondent tonight: 81
| know only in a general way OF efforts
| on the part of private individuals to
| establish q cable between the United
| States and Hawaii. The Hawaiian
| Government will look with favor
| upon this or any proposition for cable
! communication with the world. What
| we want first is cable, preferably In
| connection with the United Statesi
because our business interests lie that
| way, but, at any rate, q cable. ANY
| proposition looking to this end will
| receive the aid of the Hawaiian Gov
ernment to the extent of its ability,
| meaning by that its financial ability
and the recognition of treaty oollga-
| tions.''
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.-General
w H. Dimond, one of the nineteen
| incorporators Of the Pacific cable, Is OF
the belief that it will be speedily
built. IH an Interview, last night, he
said:
"I have not heen myself trying to
get the charter from the National
| Governmtnt-that is, ] have not been
doing the active work that some oi
the other incorpOrators have. This
has been in charge mainly Of Admiral
Irwin at Washington. TIE bill fol
the charter passed tie Sruate, anC
would have passed the HOu>r If II haC
not been understood that President
Cleveland WAS not exactly iayorable
to it. l have 10 doubt it would b'
PASSED by the next Congress easily.
However, the object now l., as th'
dispatch from Washington states, II
90 ahead and build the cable under
State charter. We have received no
eral encouragement from Japan, Rus
sia and France in offers of subsidie
and extensive patronage. Japan ha
been the most liberal of all. ina
country is very much interested 10 1t
l. "