The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-11
FOR A PACIFIC CABLE.
Plan to Get Bill Through Congress
Next Winter.
JOHN B. CORLISS AT WORK.
Michigan Congressman FayOrs Gov
eminent Ownership and Hopes
to Have Majority of Same
Views on His Committee.

New York, June 10.-A special dis
patch from Washington to The Mail
and Express says:
Representative John II. Corlss of
Michigan, who served several terms on
the house committee on interstate for
eign commerce and who will serve on
that committee in the next congress,
has already begun work ON Pacific
cable bill. which he hopes congress will
pass next winter.
Mr.. Corlss favors government own
ership and is now working to secure a
majority Of the same opinion on his
committee. The main reason why no
Pacific cable bill was passed last win
ter was that the commerce committee
could not agree upon measure to be
reported to the house.
The Pacific Gable Company of New
Jersey and the Pacific Cable Company
of New York We're for a subsidized ca
BILE. and these companies. controlled by
reputable capitalists, had many sup,
porters. Against them We're the men
on the committee who believe that the
government should construct and OPP
crate the cable. Neither side would
| yield, and no bill was reported.
If Mr.. Corliss does not succeed in
! getting a government owned cable. he
/ Is likely TO compromise with his oppo-
nents by agreeing upon the smallest
/ subsidy that any private corporation
! will take and lay the cable. The in
1 fiuence of the administration will, it is
| reported. be very strongly in favor OF
some sort of bill, for The expense OF
constant cabling to the Philippines by
| way of Europe is becoming very heavy
The Cuban situation.
The Washington correspondent OF
The Commercial Advertiser sends his
paper the following:
The Cubans who are sitting as dele.
gates in the constitutional convention
! in Havana have been urged by theii
own representatives in this country to
accept at once the Platt amendment
and make the conditions of that II part
Of their constitution. General Palma
and other Cubans in the United States
who have kept in touch with tile
government of the United States since
4 the war with Spain was begun are anX.
iOllS that the CuhanS shall have an op
pnrtunity to organize their own govern
meut. They realize that the terms OF
the Platt amendment are the best that
can be given. They understand the
spirit of congress better than do the
Cuban delegates in the constitutional
convention. and they know that should
the convention reject the Platt amend
ment congress would not again Offer
such liberal terms
The president and Secretary Root have
been patient with the delegates who
have been engaged in constitution max
ing for the last six months without 9
result which is satisfactory TO this gov
eminent. The convention was called
by order of the secretary of war ani
he can dissolve il wien satisfied tha'
/ its efforts will be fruitless The dele
gates are receiving pay for their srrv
ices. and while that money comes on
, Of the Cuban funds the United Statc
is responsible for the expenditure
! When Secretary Root and the presiden
+ are satisfied that tile convention La
I Gone all that il is possible for il to dc
\ they will adjourn il.
The CubanS in this country who ar
representing lire island fear that til
!, time i near when the president will NJ
/ wise Governor General Wood to Motif
:. HE convention that its sittingS are Il
' an end ana tho delegates are no longc
authorized to discuss the relations be
9 tween Cuba ana the United States.