New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-18
GREETINGS ON A NEW CABLE
FRIENDLY MESSAGES EXCHANGED BIZ
MKINLEY AND FAURE.
CEREMONIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE WHEN I'M
LINE FROM CAPE COD TO HAvRE WAS
OPENED-IONoEsr CABLE


opENED-LONoEsr CABLE
IN THE WORLD.
Washington. Aug l7-President Mckinley ana
President Faure of France to-day exchanged di.
rect Fluctuations over the relations Of the two
, countries and expressions Of mutual esteem.
The occasion the opening OF a new cable
between Cape Cod. Mas. and Havre. on the
French coast. and the wires were connected 70
as to effect a through circuit between the White
House at Washington and President Fauree
residence at Hevre.
1t was 1923 o'clock this morning when u.
Cambon. the French Ambassador; M. Thiebaut,
the first secretary. and Ambassador Cambon's
young son. together with Mr.. Moore. Acting SEQ.
rotary OF State. arrived at the White House.
They were ushered upstairs and finally into the
war room where Representative Taylor. OF Ohio
Joined the party There was FIRST test or the
wires beginning with the line from here to Cape
Cod thence to Havre. When ELL was IN
readiness President Mckinley. Acting Secre-
tary Moore. II. Cambon and his son aHo ~.
Thietaut and Representative Taylor stood back
Of the key while President Faure and some
friends at TIE other end. The message
from NJ Fnurc follows:
To His Excelency Mr.. Mckinley President o.
the United States ~ America
II affords ne especial pleasure 10 iIausuIa.S
the new submarine communication. wh'cn VIII
unite more directly than heretofore our TWO
countries by addressing TO you an expression OK
the feeling Of sincere sympathy existing pe.
tween the French Reoutiic and the Republic OF
the United States. / desire also TO renew 70
you, Mr. President. the assurance or my hisn
's'e''' "''' ''"''""' FELIX FAURE.
A minute later at 1926. President Mckinley
| sent the following response:
| To His Excellercy NJ Faure. President OF the
Republic Of France:
am happy 10 believe that every addition to
the means OF communication between our two
countries can serve only to keep awe ana %
strengthen that feeling Of cordial goodwill WHICH
hos so strikingly characterized their relations
| both in early and In recent times. Permit me-
| Mr. President most heartily To reciprocate your
| WILLIAM MKINLEY.
The ceremony to-day was result of an ar
| rangerent made many weeks ago between Pres
! ident Mckinley and Ambassador Cambon. It
vas the call for this purpose which first started
| conjecture as to France being the nation to
| initiate a peace movement between the United
| States and Spain At that time there was no
| ba sis for the peace conjecture. as NJ. Cambon
had received no instructions TO act He ar
| ranged for the exchange OF cour,eses between
Presidents Mckinley and Faure. but there were
many delays owing 20 the failure 70 complete
| the cable Not until yesterday was word re-
ceived from NJ. Lurierne. the New-York man.
agsr Of the French Gable Company. that the 'ns
Was finished and ready TO receive the messages
between the two Presidents
The completion Of the line was accomplished
| in midocean. the two cable ships approaching
each other from the American and the French
sides Of the water and linking together the two
ends The line Is renewal OF the Old French
line running from Cape Cod. Mass. 10 HavrN.
France II is the longest cable line in the world.
the other Atlantic cables being shortened by
touching at Nova Scotia.
The exchange to-day is the second ~ the kind
which has occurred. President Buchanan ana
Queen Victoria having exchanged congratuae
lions on August 3 1858 when the first Atlantic
cable was aid. The message Of Queen Victoria
expressed tire fervent hope that the cable would
prove an additional link between the common
nations whose friendship is founded upon their
common interests and reciprocal esteem" The
reply Of President Buchanan contained the fol-
lowing:
May the Atlantic telegraph under the bless
ings ~ Heaven. prove - be a bond - perpetual
peace and friendship between the two kindred
nations and an instrument destined boy Divine
Providence 10 diffuse religion. civilization. lib-
erty and law throughout the world. In this
view will not all nations ~ Chrstentom spon-
taneously unite ia the declaration that n shall
be forever neutral and that SIS communications
shall be held sacred In passing 70 their places Of
destination. even IN the midst ~ hostilitles?