Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-12-04

French Company Offers n Good title
10 Its Pronerty.

The congress has wisely provided that
we shall build at once an isthmian canal,
n possible at Panama. The attorney gen
ersi reports that We can undoubtedly ae-
quire good title frem the French Panama
Canal campany. NegotiationS are now
pending with Colombia 10 secure her assent
10 our building the canal, This canal will
be oue Of the greatest engineering feats Of
the twentieth century greater engireer-
ing feat than has yet been aceompNshec
dursng The history 81 manSnd. Lne S,,.i. ~eIk
without regard 10 change OF acmsrlstra-
uen and II should be begun under clrcum-
stances which win make Il matter Of
price for all ADMINISTRATIONS 10 continue
The canal viii be Of great benefi, TO Amer.
Tea, and Of Importance TO all she world. II
viii be q advantage 70 rs lnens,riaiiy and ,i
also as improving our military position lt
will be OF advantage TO the countries OF
tropical America IL Is earnestly 20 be
hoped that all Of these countries will DO as
nal success and VIII invite 10 their shores
commerce aHt improve their material con-
ditlous by recognizing that stability and
ereeE are the pEerse1isises q successful
America need have the slightest fear OF
aggression from the United States, 1t be-
hOoves each one to maintain order within
It's own borders and 10 discharge its Just
obligations to Foreigners when this is
done. they car rest assured that. be they
strong or weak. they have nothing 10 dread
from oAElce inteffefehee. More ana more
the increasing interdepeneenee and com
plexlty Of International political and eco
nomlc relations render Il incumbent on all
eiyili1ed and orderly powers to insist on
the proper policing OF the world
The Pacific Cable.
During the fall OF 1901 a communication
was addressed 10 the secretary OF state,
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president 10 a corpora
ton 10 lay cable from point on the
BY way Of Hawaii A statement OF con-
ditions or terms upon which such cor
poration would undertake to lay and
operate a cable. was volunteered.
Inasmuch as the congress was shortly
TO convene, and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject OF consideration by
the congress for several years. II seemed
70 me wise to defer action upon the ap-
opportunity to act The congress ad-
sourned without taking any action. leav-
ing the matter In exactly the same con-
eition in which 1T stood when the con-
gress convened.
Meanwhile it appears that the Com
mercisl Pacific Cable company had
promptly proceeded with preparations for
laying its cable II also made applica-
ton to the president for access 10 and
use OF soundings taken by the U. S. 8.
Nero. for the purpose of discovering a
practicable route for trans-Pacific
cable. the company urging that with ac-
cess 10 these soundinEs Il could complete
its cable much sooner than II it were
required TO take soundings upon its own
account. Pending consideration OF this
subject. It appeared important and de-
slrable 10 attach certain conditions to
the permission TO examine and use the
soundings, II Il should be granted.
In consequence Of this solicitation OF
the cable company. certain conditions
were formulated, upon which the presi-
dent was willing to allow access TO these
soundings and 10 consent 20 the landing
and laying Of the cable, subject to any
alterations or additions thereto imposed
by the congress This was deemed prop
connection Of some kind with China, a
foreign country, was a part OF the COM
pany'a plan. This course was moreover.
IN accordance with n line OF ureccdbnts
Including President Grants action In the
case Of the first French cable, explained
to the congress In his annual message Of
December. iS75 and the Instance occur
from Brest 20 St Pierre. with = branch
10 Cape Cod.
These conditions prescribed, among
other things. a maximum rate for com
mercial messages and that the company
should construct a line from the Philip
pine Islands 10 China. there being AZ
present. ns IL wen known. q British line
fnom Manila 10 Hong Kong
The representatives Of the cable oon-
pany kept these conditions long under
continuing. IN the mean
time, TO prepare for laying the cable
They have. however at length acceded
TO them. and an aii-AmericRn line be-
tween our Pacific coast and the Chinese
empire by way Of Honolulu and the
Philippine Islands. is thus provided Tor.
and is expected within q few months 10
be ready for business