New-York tribune., 1897-01-31
A CABLE TO HAWAII.
rur RrAsoNABr.E PROPOSAL TO CON
cnEss OF RESPONSIBLE COMPANY.
,x.oerANcr OF A CABLE TO THE SANDWICH ISL
Ayps AND HOW ONE COULD BE BUILT
british SCHEMES TO SECURE


BRITISH SCHEMES TO SECURE
THE PRIVILEGE.
s,..,o, Ian 10 tSpeciaD-Though little leS's-
,.,,or except of a distinctly routine charae'' NC
-. expected during the present session oi -,
n ia ouite certain that determined e"o'' w"
made TO press the Pacific cable question: ~
s.,, .arr,,rat,en The severe colonial CONFER
.nc.s rotably that recently held at o''a""' "'''
moro recently the conference at Lohuo"' 49, '''e
m tho proiect Of a British cable from any"
y.rsn by way OF thu Hawaiian is""u' -
rla,ner than ever the Importance OF oe'"''e "''
immediate action by Congress on 'ne au''
~. communication between the United STATES an"
u.wau The question also Involves ol COURSE '"''e
.~,.nsion to japan. which would secure u wv
y-n,ted States the incalculable aoVah'ase VI "
vrsnh,c control over the North Pacific ocean.
Early in the last session Pacinc caDie proposn'V
-. .ubm,tted to Congress by the Pacihc Cao'e
. ~ Nsw-Jersey Shortly after Senator
Iii. Introduced a bill in the Senate authorizing the
postr,.,er-General to contract With the RACINE
Cable Company for laying caple oe'm.e" VIZ
limited States and the Hawaiian isa""''
so,,sved up by the Senator win speee" s.''n9 ~
go g., able and forcibe language the necessity io'
such commune alton. politically ana
=, vss emphasized by facts and ngures, map ".'a
-. chewing the number Of ocean cables o"he'
80 o,.rated By Governments. facilitating business
ana intercourse between one country anu "'o , -,
.,~e,ber with statistics OF shipping p'"'
.n.,r use Later in the session the Tacii'o
CORPORATION of New-York came II, VII" - ,ator,
.,o,. and the two companies had hearings peioio
~r,,ttAe on Foreign Relations or the oe'i"''
shsaouent,v early in May. the commi'tee Iepo'' 'eu
..vorah,v a bill "to facilitate the cons' "a
maintenance Of telegraphic capies u" '.,e r"o,o,
Ocean for the use Of the Government III 10 e.,
...oroourse" which was laid before 'ne oe"" -
s..- E,rve The bill went on the calehuai' io' %
ho ak y,
~, ..,ore tho Committee on Interstate ana ro'
80 Commerce of the House. marks 'ie
s.stu. Of the Pacific cable question IN 'ons'e''
ruu NEw.JERsEY COMPANY's PLANS
,o,o.,t,ons of the New-Jersey company "'e
..rcr.l,v regarded as the most favorap'e oi "a'
r-...nted TO Congress. The company wiz M 80,
.s.ntea nv Colonel H. Spaulding' Oh Sd" v.-.
c,,co and General Wager Swayhe' VI = LIT,
.s,,a.. among it's stockholders Abram .. is".s. .
inc'uoes u - ~ rodee and Frederick d. Grant
vort Mason w Tyler and John n. oro""
- N-Jersev and James j. Hill. OF d. "u'
~s.-,-roen whose names are sumoieh' go. 80
=, the character of the company anu 10 avn
arry ont the undertaking. Tho New-'e - ,hs
a,r has secured the exclusive 1rahcnise i ,,o
Iep1 .. vroun a cable which shall have i's e"s'
ma" ,,,,. ot or near San Francisco anu ITO
W ..rr,inus at or near Honolulu coi''.o.e ,
18th ,nter-isand cable ana iaho ii,e'' ,,nds
..,sa-.rh,c communication with all these 's""a 'rs
tn franchise IL for the period Oh '"."'I c,.ar,.
-,.n an annual subsidy of $AoVV from '"e ,ran.
-. =, hawaii The contract based OH '"e g..
ment oi Ha .hoIv upon two condtions-hrs''
-. construction of the cable sha" oee'
on or before May /. 1897 and telegrapi,e .o., on
..,or ha established not later Una" ,.,.o1
,Sas, second that 'the Government - ,so Grant
states shall join in this uhoer''"'"s ords the
:. .,,hs,antial assistance" In other woius' ,a
y, c,a,a. ,s 10 do the reasonable ana iis",'"
ewing ts share in the expense oi i"''"s
the cable. s,.,. .,m ba readily
The meaning OF these conditions VIII D .na
,nrec,ated and the first alone makes oe,i'''.e ~
,,rompt action by Congress Imperative anu oi s,n'
.raort.ncc With its exclusive francnise anu SUI
-. ,rom the Government OF Hawaii ana
~..s.,,ons ready for the work. the faclhc 'a''e
.omranv asks Of Congress an annual suos'o' VI
sec nm as "substantial assistance oesreu i s
Inc .ne United States-Hawaii cable with e~'e"so.,
~ the line to Japan. provided the uni'eo
I.ranese Governments, or either Government sep
.., shou grant an additional annual suosid! Oh
s,no oo The terms offered for contract IN the pio
v,on. of the bill are not simply liberai. ou' are
.uch az practically 10 allow the uniteo STATES ~
make Its own terms . ~. tho
The cable bill provides for the payment o' Wv
,.uea Government OF per cent upon nrs cost
-, H., ,or the twenty years only, and oblses
~ pacific Cable Company to pay such hrst cos'
,,hout. other aid than the receipts from business
out aide of messages transmitted Tor the "o'ei"
,oent which are to be free OF charge. fu''nei .'e
conS5ny places It's Hawaiian concession al ''e ''
zeal Of the United States II at any time congress
should deem 1t advisable 10 lay INC o"o'e "
.rnment authority at its own expense anu ~ ~
80, v,,l no made by the company or any ihui-
x,dual because Of rights or privileges ~ a"''u "
%be conce ession. And still further, shou'u ie
~rnment for any reason desire 10 co"''o' ''' ''''
.ra nrevent the transmission Of messages inniea
ttad tat
.xcus,ve possession without delay or notice ana es
$50. .uch control as absolutely as II the cao'e
80 whollv owned by 1t. Finally. the Govern
,,.rt NAV 40 wholly own the cable line, WIN d"
.opurtenances, and free from any heh OF o'"e' III
cuYnbrance, by the payment or sueh n,S' ~ a.
snterest upon the amount invested by 'he company
,... all receipts or revenue from Whatever soui'e
derived.
THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
,,. cost OF construction. laying the cao,e ,epan
n,~-. and all things necessary Tor inc p"s'".' '.,
seames .. b. from g 10000 to A,0Oc.ooo. the
- go. company under the contract ih'eS's
!. ~ ooo md becomes responsible Tor 'he pasn
=. ~. balance Assuming that the a'e'"so So noo -
--.,n outside business would amount ~ -.
xa., tho company even theh. NJ VIC suh
.-.ntv wears contract when the oo'.' - -on oo, on
s,dy ceases. would stiii nave n,aan, ~. would
a.. line. At the same time the Cove, -, ,hs
have had che"pe'
work itself g., >,vor of the
psrhaps no stronger argument In iAVor ., 'ne he
En.,car through cable line TO Japan cou'o oe
80 ,nan from the economical point OF view. -.
,n. present time the United States Goveanrme,', m
nsys about per word for every nessase &c, rcu,,
y.'' s ees must make almost the circuit
,or,a IN reach Oriental points BY ass's''hs
y, Os s"I ,av,nx and maintenance of the American
cable The United States Government "oeN
CO csVr sr.. v messages immense sums every year.
The bill favoring tho grant of Governments, ".o
and giving authority for contract 10 sne snh.
~. 90 r,g,a scrutiny and serious consideration
y o.'. - the government may contract for carrying
~ mails with equal propriety the Government may
contract for transmitting its messages .o's az ,n la'
Ssck AZ 1857 will be found an Act OF congress 10
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