The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-25
NEW CABLE SCHEME.

w hen congress lalleu 10 ploNluS
for building the Hawaiian cable it
by no means ended the question.
On the contrary, says Washing
ton letter, there has been brought
forward question of international
Importance by which Russia,
France, Japan and Hawaii will
Join in an American enterprise for
laying a 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 has proceeded quietly, but
with such satisfactory results that
they are well along toward com
pletion. A number of conferences
have been held with the officials
of the Japanese legation, and
several phases of the subject are
now under negotiation between
Tokyo and Washington. Minister
Kurino is much interested i'll the
project. 1t is probable that five or
six of the most influential and
wealthy Japanese merchants will
be named among the incorp0rators.
France has been interested, and
in the course OF the negotiations
she has made a suggestion
to the effect that the French
interests will be better subserved
by having the cable via the United
States instead of Vancouver, which
would be controlled by Great Brit
ain. The chief interest of France
is in securing cable connection
with Tahiti and her other Pacific
possessions and with her naval
rendezvous, which is now cut off
from communication.
Russia's interests in the project
are regarded as even more import
ant than those of Japan or France.
Russia's caole communication with
the western hemisphere is now
eastward through London or Paris
and this fltering of all her news
and official messages through Lon.
don in particular has long been &
source of irritation. The Russian i'm.
perial family have already cable
fromVladivostock, the easterly poin
of Siberia, to Japan, so the new line
would give Russia through cable
communication eastward instead o
through London or Paris. The
military and strategic Importance
of this is very great, for, should
Russia be arrayed against the triple
alliance she could not communi
cate westward to the outer world
but could always maintain commu
nication eastward to the United
States and to France. Hawaii i:
also interested in the enterprise, a:
she regards it as practical realiza
ton of her efforts to communicate
with the outer world.
Negotiations are in progress!
which cannot be made public, by
which a financial house known tn,
world over will be among the pro
iectors.
A dispatch from Washington
notes that under these circum
stances the new enterprise, will
Russia, France and Japan joining
has commended itself to Ministel
Thurston, the Hawaiian Minister
The foregoing governs the inter
national scope of the enterprise
The American branch is on ;
similarly broad line. Admira
John Irwin, U. S. N, who wrot,
the cable report when in command
of the feet in Hawaii, and Gener
al Roy Stone are principally inter
ested in the enterprise in Washing
ton. With them are Presiden
Alvord of the bank of California
John II. Spreckels, son of Claus
Spreckels; Herman Oelrichs, anc
other millionaire capitalists. Be
sides these there will be severa
wealthy japanese capitalists.