The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-16
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Advantages Of the Project Told in
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, February S.-The
bills to charter the International Pa
cific Cable Company we're not intro
duced in either branch OF Congress
to-day for the reason that it is ex-
pected that the Senate will to-mor-
row vote on the proposition for
route for an American cable to Ha-
wall.
Senator Perkins said this evening
that the bill would probably be
withheld from either branch OF Con-
gress until it is ascertained what
may be done with the proposition
now pending before the Senate. He
said, however, that everything was
in readiness and waiting the favora-
BILE opportunity to come.
During the discussion in the SEN
ate of the Hawaiian cable matter
both Senators White and Perkins de-
livered speeches on the subject.
Senator White said he would vote
for the bill. During his remarks he
drifted into a discussion OF Hawai-
ian affairs generally and took sides
with the President as against the
annexation policy advocated by the
opponents OF the Administration.
Senator Perkins in his speech said
that the Hawaiian matter had come
before Congress in many forms for
several months past, but this propo-
sition to construct a cable was a
matter Of business purely. He said
that chambers OF commerce and
boards OF trade had memorialized
Congress in favor Of commercial
unity with the Hawaiian islands.
He said that American capital was
largely interested in the islands, the
greater part OF the amount invested
being by men who had gone from
the United States. This country
had exported to the islands machines
for sugar mills, as well as farming
implements, tools, etc. The farmer
had sent his produce there. Feed
for live stock had also been sent; in
fact it was a good. market for pro-
ducts OF American farmers generally.
Besides extensive ship-building
had been carried on 10 this country
for Hawaii.
The exports from this country to
the islands in 1892 were about a.
100000 and the imports about $l2,-
100000. The Government had made
a survey and soundings for the pro-
posed route. 1t was the halfway
station to China, India, Japan and
Australia. In view OF the treaty for
the use of Pearl harbor as a coaline
station it would be of invaluable SER
vice to the American navy il a cable
line were laid to the point, whereby
instructions might be sent to vessels
touching there. Its importance as
a whaling station was hardly under
stood. All parties in Hawaii, Royal
lists as we'll as Republicans, favor
the construction of a cable to the
United States.
Speaking Of the British project OF
laying a cable from British Colum-
bia to Honolulu Senator Perkins
said that England stands ready to
assist by subsidy to build this cable,
and she would follow it up with the
establishment OF a steamship line
flying the British flag between Van
couver and Australia by the way Of
Honolulu and Samoa. In time the
vessels flying the British flag would
drive out OF existence the only line
OF steamers now running to points
south OF the equator, because the
latter would be at a disadvantage
in the event OF British discrimina-
ton against them in the use OF the
cable.
Another point Senator Perkins
made was that the labor of con-
structing and laying this cable
would be performed by Americans
and the materials used would all be
produced in this country, thereby
not only establishing communica-
ton with distant parts OF the world
that is very badly needed, but also
giving work to very large number
OF people in this country.
HAWAIIAN CABLE.
From a gentleman who is deeply
interested in Pacific cable matters,
and now in the city, having lately
arrived from Washington, it is learn
ed that the British proposition re-
garding the Hawaiian cable will not
be favorably received by Congress.
The plan of action doubtless will be
to introduce bill into Congress in
cooperating the Hawaiian Cable
Company. No subsidy nor any mo.
ney consideration will be asked. The
company, il the bill passes, will then
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