Evening star., 1898-12-31
DISAPP ROVED BY HAY
Concession Granted to the Pacific Gable
Company.
Objectionable to the Hawaiian Com.
mission - Congress Left to Dis
pose of the Matter.

The Secretary of State today formally
disapproved the concession made in July
by the Hawaiian government to the Pacific
Cable Company for an exclusive right Of
laying cables to Hawaii and thence to ia
pan. 1t is understood that this action is
taken in no spirit of hostility to the Pacific
Cable Company, but the concession was
disapproyed, first, on account of the formal
protest made by the Hawaii commission,
and secondly, because it seemed best TO
leave to Congress 4 free hand in the dispo-
sition of the whole subject. 1t is still the
opinion of many of the highest officers of
the government that the Scrymser Com
pany possesses means and facilities for con-
struction which would enable them to build
the cable with less expense and delay than
would be involved in its construction by
the government or by any other parties
The disapproval of the concession is set
ont in the following proclamation, issued
today, by Secretary Hay:
To all whom these presents small como,
greeting:
Know We. that Whereas, by an indenture
made the second day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-eight, between Sanford Is, Doie'
president Of the republic OF HaWah, LOT
ard in behatf of the Hawaiian government
Of the one part and the Pacific Cable Com
pany, a corporation organized ana eAlsuhg
under the laws of the state OF Ne" nork
of the United States of America, or the
other part there was granted, conceded
and confirmed unto the party OF the second
part and its successors and assigns the
right and privilege to lay. construct; land,
maintain and operate telegraphic and mag
netic lines or cables from point or points
on the Pacific coast of the United States to
a suitable landing place or places, TO be Sc
lected by the party of the second part, in
the Hawaiian Islands. with terminus at
Honolulu. Island of Oahu, and from and
beyond the Hawaiian Islands to Japan and
any islands or places necessary Tor sta
tions for such cables between the Hawaiian
Islands and Japan that lie north of the
tenth degree or parallel of north latitude
in the North Pacific ocean, as an exclusive
right and privilege together with an eX-
emption fir Dm duties charges and taxes
for and during the term of twenty years
from tho date expressed in said indenture.
to wit, the 21st day of June, AD: lS9S-said
right, privilege and exemption being sub
ject to the terms and conditions set forth in
said indenture;
And whereas among said terms and con-
ditions it Is declared end agreed by said in
denture that the party of the second part,
within two years rom the approval tWlthln
eighteen months from the date of said con-
tracD of an act by the Congress OF the
United States authorizing the party of the
second part to construct and operate sub
marine cable line between the United States
and the Hawaiian Islands, shall construct.
law in proper working order and establish
submarine telegraph cable from a point or
points or the Pacific coast of the United
States to q landing place or places In the
Hawaiian Islands, with terminus at Homo
lulu Island of Oahu, according to the spe-
cifications of said indenture, and. further.
within three years from the approval of
such act by the Congress of the United
States, shall. in like manner, construct, lay
in proper working order and establish a
submarine telegraph cable from point or
points at or near said Honolulu to Japan;
And whereas 1t is provided by said in
denturs that the contract therein made
time within six months from the date
thereof. to wit. the I'd day of July, AID.
1898, ''the United States State Department"
shall express its disapproval thereof
And whereas, pursuant to joint resolu-