The evening times., 1901-01-26

Capt. George o. Squier. Of the United /
Sta5es Signal Corps has recently pre-
pared most valuable paper on the infu-
enee Of submarine cables upon military
and naval supremacy. He begins by en-
phasizing the fact that the accidental non
delivery of two cable messages from the
Spanish Minister of Marine 10 Admiral
Cervera undouh -edly largely changed the
whole history Of the Spanish war. One Of
these cables informed him Of d coal sup
ply near al hand and the other granted
him permission to return at once with his
whole squadron TO Spain. As he never
wanted 10 sail for American waters, ne
would have done this al once With his
SQUADRON not eliminated all our operations
on sea would OF necessity have been ma
teriaIly different The Spanish war,
largely story OF coal and cables, dem
onstrated for the first time the doIninat-
ing influence Of submarine cable coInmu-
uications in the conduct OF a naval war,
The principal maritime powers with CO.
Ionfal possessions realize this and are all
engaged in celebrating their cable poll
cy,'
The very foundation OF successful naval
strategy is efficient and exclusively con-
trolIed communications and the lack OF
them more serious than inferior ships
Great Britain with her care and foresight
has created and developed a network OF
submarine telegraph cables which today
encircIe a large part of the entire world,
and the principle Of absolute state owner
shin has come to be a controlling one in
Al aNTT
cable communication is scarcely fly years
old yet the British Empire is already
bound together in ore vast intelligence
transnissiaR system with London, as its
centre This system is and has been d
principal element of her strength not only
making possible = government OF subjects
differing widely in character. habits, and
thought. bat placing in The hands Of The
British Empire d powerful means OF real
dominion ever the rest OF the world.
Great Britain France Austria, Prussia,
Russia Sardinia Italy Spain, PoFiusaI'
and Belgium hay each established stare
telegraph system. The cable policy OF
Great Britain has been that none Of lis
lines shall touch foreign soil
The proposed British Pacific cable la:
been before that Government for number
OF years and its construction is assured
To avoid outside jurisdiction single spaI
OF over 3.5e0 nautical miles VIII be lai'
from Vancouver 10 Fanning Island II
the Atlantic. the Pacific. and the ;ndj@I
Oceans Great Britain IS now preDal-fn:
new cables 10 connect her possessions a
an IS tiuateG expense Of $4,000 00o-
Since the entrance Of The United State
upon a colonial policy the United Safe
Signal CORPS has made every effort II
cover Cuba Porto Rico and the Paihp
pine archipelago win Z network ot wire
so as 10 insure complete and reliable IA
rerconnuuicatiO IN Cuba the land teie
graph system as reconstructed BY the SIG
mai Corps aggregates 2.5G0 miles tnclud
ing a central trunk line the entire ienst
OF the Island. In addition there are thf
teen lines across the island. dividing II Il
INTO comparatively small sections
Port0 Rico every important commerce.
and military poin1 is in telegraphic cen
necticn by lines entirely reconstruct
since ihe disastrous hurricane II Angus
1899 In the Philippine Islands there ar
500 miles Of land lines in operation an
200 mics Of inter-islapd and lake cable
all built by the United States Slsnai Cori
since the battle OF Mani Bay In Lu
zou alone the messages average 26O o.
words daily.
An Alaskan telegraph system is now ]
process Of perfection. but Canadian lire
viii have 10 be ayaiIed Of for throug
connection As Is known, the project {
United States Pacific cable has bee
agztated for Some years The pressure
this direction viii be intensified now
order 10 bring Us in close touch with OF
colonies Captain Squier estimates thz
the entire cost for this and for a dire1
cable from The United States 10 Port
Rico viii be So, eco eco By this, he say
the United States can secure strategic az
vanatges military. naval and politica
necessary 10 her position as worI
power
In time of war submarine cables al
practically at the mercy of a belHgerel
who can get al them, but some respons
hiIitY attaches 10 any radical intsrferen'
with a neutral cable
Captain SquIeT declares an information
al cable conference IS q necessity Of q
near future to determine modes OF pr
cedure in time OF war. He says ne
ty-pe Of naval ship is 10 make its appea
anee-a specially designed cable ship. tt
cable cruiser Will be an essential part
the navy OF the near future she must
provided with all cable appliances and
capable in that connection OF offence al
defence. In case Of Government cabl
there should be no publication Of ma
showing their location in the deep ST
a8d the cable landing Of the future sEou
parLake OF the character OF q fort a
be provided with adequate means TO :
si5t enemies.
Found Dead in His Yard.
HAGERSTOWE. Nd, Jan. 26.-Steph
Martin. Of RinggoId, Washington coun
roc found dead ir his yard AT uoiduig