The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-29

uectco with Japan and Toakin and tine
'hlEose Empire. The Philippine Islands
are now only accessible teIegrap hic3lIg
over short cable Of about Coz miles OF
%" Eastern Extension Company between
Manila and H1uEkOuE. The experience
on the w ar Department I'm connection
with the relief of the lego lion at Pel-iu
snow clearly the tremendous disadEgg.
faEe under which the United States wrvI#
LABOR without IT'S own cable facilities iu
case ~ am extended war IN The East.
An Anne riran TRANSATLANTIC Cabl. Is "a
ullltFl ana commercial necessity d
American interests are 10 be saf,Egar.ls3
ln ASlauc 2. gluus. Such a cable. wh..t
OF great value mIIltIIIy. viii especially
foster industrial interests and facilitate
commercial operations As IL is officially
known thIt am American cable can only
enter Japan from the east aud pot from
Russia. China. Uur the Philippians the
'llllh' noe o. 10 congress uy I'm. ITrSId,U.
via Hawaii and Guam. In connection
Win cable operations in Cuba and th.
} hlIipplnts the Signal Corps has had
practical experience in the construction.
installation, and operation of cables such
as mas never been tujoyeu bv any other
body Of officers and men outside Of the
few experts of the great cable corpora
uons OF the world
The Value of Experts.
In the Geographic operations Of tho
Signal Corps since the commencement of
the SpaEish-Ameriyan way have been in
vowed about LOO miles of cable. two
lhrds the amount ncCeSSaIv to connect
san Francisco and HOuolIIU. In CdbI-
matters, as in all other technical con
Strucuon. the Chief Signal Officer follows
the wise rule Of relying On the skill
Judgment and experience. ct ,be tEupTtS
OF the great manufacturers establish
HrhiS. thus securing SuCC. -SSful Ir~tB-Ia-
non py experts whose ives ara gwen TO
lechnlcal work In Cuban and Philippine
waters during war conditions IL was nee
tSSIry for Signal Corps officers 10 do the
entire work. They have been most f0rtu-
nate IN their operations. as not single
mile OF cable has been loss. either I'm lay
ING or recovering, nor has there been any
serious interruption in the working of
these cables
-Four officers Of the Signal Corps.
Lieut.. Col James AU,n. Major Joseph r.
MaNheld, Capts George O. SQuier and
i.cEar Russell. have especially applied
themselves To the attainment Of KuOwI-
ecEe respecting the electrical and DhySi-
cal constants or submarine cables. the
best methods of operation the lines along
which invention IS advancing cable cp, ra-
toHs, and uuou other matters relating
10 the subject The successful efforts Of
lhtSe officers have enabled the Chief Sig
mai ohlceT of The Army 70 bring Together
q collection OF data that must be Of great
value and Importance To whatever officers
OF the Government may hc charged VITA
the construction, laying, and operation rf
0rtil tdbLtS or tE, supervision Ca the
Work. u done by contract. 10 is believed
mat the trans-Pacifc cable should he
lh'TguEhlE American in its manufacture
li~LtilaJou- and operation
he next International telegraph con
tercHc" is 10 be- held in London in 1901 and
j. is most urgently recommended that the
United states adhere 20 the international
Telegraph Mon. and that steps be taken
Toy Congress 10 authorize the War De-
Fartm-ut 90 join and he represented
ihGreat Will, under the regulations any
state may adhere 10 the convention on
request and may reuouuce its adhesion.
Yet nations not belonging. such as the
United States. can only submit views
through "a proposal. which views must be
seconded by one Of the contracting States.
conditions which are incompatible with
the dignity and standing % this nation.
As compared with the contracting
States the United States is now al dis
tnct disadvantage in the use Of cables
and land lines which pertain 10 the Tn
ion tn time of war or iu serious cNigen-
cifS the United States has 20 yield iu uri-
GRITTY to the official messages Of agents Of
al contracting States. as under the regu-
laiuus kilograms Of contracting States
take precedence.
Estimate for the service.
The estimates for the fiscal year end
ing June 90 1893 aggregate $1,000 These
estimates show a reduction in the expsn-