The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-14
FOR 4 GOVERNMENT CABLE
UINORfyp RtPOkT iGifNST I STR-
SIDr - IHE Pt'IfJC SCHfNE.
Recommendation Of mn Annual subsidy OF
$50 600 Said Mt to ho Favored Saw
Reasons Why the Government should
Operate the Gable Low Popular Rates.

Recommendation Of mn Annual Subsidy of
$500, 900 said Mt to u. Favored Sow
Reasons Why III. Government should
Operate the Cable Low Popular Rates.
WAsHNGroS, March - Representative cor.
lis, Of Michigan to-day presented the report Of
the minority OF the House Interstate and For.
cign Commerce Committee against the bill or.
dered lnvorably reported last week by the com .
mlttec authorizing the payment Of an annual
subsidy Of s3OO.OOO for Pacific cabIo. while
| the committees voted TO report the Subsidy bill
by a vote OF y to Z. with two members absent.
only nvo member. Messrs. sherman. Hepburn.
JOY, Hawlcy aud lowering. ar" now said to be-
in favor Of tho bill with the amount fixed at
SIOO.OOOa year. Two Democratic members,
Mcssrs. Alamson and McAloer. will make Il
minority report for a lower subsidy. Messrs.
Corliss, Davis. Davy, Fletcher. Mann, Muller,
shackelforl and Stewart favor the construc-
ton OF the cable by the Government, while
Mes,rs Barham aud Wangor wish the Govern
ment ownership bill added to the Subsidy bill
rs an alternative.
The minority report fayors the appropriation
Of SS.UOO.OOO for laying the cable by the Gov
! eminent and opposes ie Subsidy bin FOR these
reasons:
lUhI " ltnAN W . w.
will become a monopoly and fosters it by 4
public subsidy OF $1,000. OOO-moro than hal,
the 49,, mated cost of the entire construction OF
III" cable.
That It make O. no provision for the reduction
81 tariff tolls from time 10 time. justified by
the Increasing cab.c communications arising
from the inevitable expansion OF American
trade and
ulut - F.tI .. .stiI, -. a., d. - anal, al
the cable TO China ani Japan. which ~ necos-
Sary for the development 81 trade with those
countries.
That such catlo franchise would largely
control the expanding trade and cnmmerc" of
The Pacific. and wouIi become u monopoly OF
great value, JustlIytng its construction 10y pri-
waite interest without such u liberal subsidy.
In the Judgment OF the minority the military
and naval interests a. well a. the expanding
trade and commerce oi III" country demand the
construction ut the cable by the Govern ncn',
ana It's maintenance and operation At the
lowest poSslhIr rates, a an aid to the trade OF
the lnltri states ana a protection to their peO-
pie. The report continues.
4 new era has dWnel upon oar country
For over "A century ia" genius AMI industry Of
our people have been applied 10 the develop
mrnt 81 our natural resources and internal
trade and industries. until every part " The
luitrd States has been supplied with the
m"nuS at INSTRUMENTATION aud trauSUurta-
ton; nuiIl every city. town ana hamlet has
boon ma 10 to feel the benefit, Of Industrial on
49, ' h'' 80 H'''f 49, 49, 'f'' fH' 49, w.
been improved untIl our inland waters are
dotted with u merchant marine equal to IT."
present necessities OF Ommer"r' our agrlCult-
urHl lands and natural rrsOIrc"~ have been de-
Nrlopt until they are capable OI producing
sufficient product to supply the markets of the
world. The tim" has arrived m our marvellous
development when. in order 10 continue the
march 81 American Progress, we must roach
ont and command the commerce Of the sea
'treat Britain has achieved her commercial
supremacy 10y "a" purchase or construction
aud control of the great canals. by III" a"uuisi-
tiou OF territory and The Establishment OF her
colonies IN every part ~ the world; by tha con.
s%tructiou and ownrrshipnt cables to every part
OF her vast possessions thrrahy securing rapid
communication AZ rcaaonHhle rates tor her
trade and commerce. We should profit 10y her
example aud connect the waters OF the oceans
10y the Nicaragua Canal, ana Join together tho
islands Of the Pacific with 4 cable con trurtCd.
owned and operated by our Govern cnt for
the benefit Ot the people. without proiit or
hope Of gain, save the expansion W our trado
and the development OF our merchant marine
and commerce
rho report takes M tho estimated cost -
constructing and operating the proposed cable
AMI mikes q comparison with the cables across
revenue or the Pacific cable at the end of Ava
year, after construction would be- sufficient to
cover the EXPENSE OF maintenance. oreration
and repairs. ami would thereafter insure free
messages for tho Government and the lowest
possible tHrin rate to American trade and com
mcrco,
The minority, therefore, recommend tho PAS
sage - The bill for the construction Of the cable
ly the tiOyprnmput.