The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-06-08
oovvERCg AND The CABLE.

In rEe Pa1l1e cable agitation
has caused many FAINT hearts Il
te-e dubious over the prospect
of Hzuai5 beng brought into Jele-
rulie communication with the
w5 u1-t.iu the lifetime Of the
u7n- zane1uon. The indifer
creme displayed by the nation:
shout Us however, i more ap-
rz7u- THAN neal The powerful
fc-,e- II an Increasing commerce
brought about by the steady devel-
o,ueu- IN the Orient and the rush
If --aEaSmen 10 cultivate new
6eIGs s-e slowly perhaps, bun none
tH5 less >u75ly working ont the
problem which Hawaii alone has
tze5 90 @7lve-
Ev5-v new steamship line, every
new sl5o. every additional dollars
worth II gods carried acrosS the
Pa61t furnishes an impressive ar
cm5ar-5 Statesmen and capitalists
n favor II The rraus-Pacihc cable,
C1urs-5luc financial and national
iu-sr5S> have blocked the schemes
p-Cpo~e5 from ime to time, but
thi> cannot and VIII not 80 on
many v5z-s longer, Quick eomm-
iear1,1 must follow in the wake Of
5 growing commerce. The rapid
6evel5v-eu- in the international
and 5ue7c1louial made Of the Paci-
&c v1Li- the last Ten years hiss
opened the ewes Of the public and
led business men To give more Sc
nous Thought % the Pacific cable /
than WAS devoted 10 1t In the whole
1frv wears previous
Roland Belto-- writing in The
EmT5-5. Il London, savs Of the pro /
cr> II The Pacific: Our leading
Statesmen. Imperial and Colonial. /
now t1l,v Recognize that the com
nercal exploitation Of the Pacific
Is rapidly developing into s prob /
lem u supreme importance, IN
which The British Empire i vitality 1
interested. In these regions must
h foushr. sooner or later, q hattie /
Pacific, ler Is hope-tor com
me7ial supremacy: the control Of
markets VAST IN extent, susceptible I
u unlimited development The /
Chimes, shaking Of their tradition .
a lsrLzrzy. are toleratng the in
ucduc60n Of Western ideas. the
construction Of railways and rele-
graphs. Russia attaches 80 much
importance 10 her position on the
Pacific thar she has not hesirated
10 extend the trans-Siberian rail
way II such s manner that her Pa
cIhc p1r u Tladivosrcck viii uld-
mately connect with Moscow. ia
pan Is adopting with feyerish ardor
al the principal features Of West
en- civilization. The Ausualias
VII, IN al probability, soon be
federated into an Anupodean Do
minion. destined 10 rival IN power
snd homogeneousness the sister Do
minion Of Canada. Who can es6-
mate the enormous impetus that
must be given 70 commerce by
the Simultaneous development Of
these Young and vigorous colonies.
these ancient but rich kingdoms,
Just beginning 70 taste the sweets
OF civiliza1on."
From this forecast, AIr. Belfort
draws the attention Of his headers
70 the necessity Of closer communi-
caion between Canada and Aus
rahA, also 70 further cable extent
ion 70 South Africa thus eompler-
ing the circle Of British possessions
The United States Is spoken OF a
8 possible cable competitor. but the
French company that has consuuc-
ted 3 line 70 New Caledonia Is re
gzried as the most dangerous as
the most formidable opponent 70
Great Britain.
In an the plans for wiring the
Pacific Hawaii must be reckoned
on IS the mid-ccean station. To
dav this country i IN an expectant
attitude an1ously awaiting the
progressive action Of the United