The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-02
THE CONDITIONS
ON THE CABLE

Department,
Commercial Gable Company for laying the Pacific cable
beyond the Hawaiian Islands, completed today The repre-
senaves OF the cable company examined the charts at the de-
pament and expressed themselves highly graifed with the
hooughnes of the work Duplicate Of the charts have been
made and will be turned the company the
tract prepared by the Attorney General signed This will be
done in few days.
The only provision laid by the
which the company exception that providing
erican operatives This modified the request of the
pay to provide for American operatives when obanabe The
charts will carry cable beyond the Hawaiian Islands and
thence to Guam From Guam links will be extended
Manila and the other to Yokohama.
The following statement regarding the concessions given
out by the Attorney General today
The President having duly considered said application here
by consents that the said company lay main
tain and Geographic lines and cables the Pacific
OF the United States and various territorial of the United
States the city of San Francisco of Cali
ora the city of Honolulu, in the Island of Oahu Hawaiian
ands and by the of Midway Islands and the Island GUAM
to the Island OF Luzon L. and point the
pire of China.
1T condition the granting of the said consent that said
company first file with its said application its written acceptance
OF the terms and conditions which said given
F-lhat the said company has not received exclusive
concessions OF privilege and has combined with
company exclude other company
formed in the United America from obtaining the
privilege of landing cable cables the China and
said company its assgnees will make any
udC combination or arrangement with any such company
concern Tor such purposes The said company has combined
associated ITSELF and will combine ITSELF with
any Or cable or telegraph company for the
OF regulating rates in American territory between them
any point China Japan other Oriental places except to
make reasonable through
SecOndhat said companys cables shall touch at no other
than American territory the way from the United
Chinese empire. line from the Philippines to China shall he
constructed by said company within operated indie
pendenty OF all foreign companies and concerns
lrd-Ihat the rates to be charged for commercial messages
shall be reasonable and the tariff set forth
IN Congressional document No. $685. House of Representatives
Fysevent Congress- first session. signed by George B. Ward
cepresldent OF the Commercial Gable Company and aeed bv
Albert Beck secretary with proporonate intermediate
plus such payments exaced by the Chinese
Fourt-Ihat the Government the United States any de-
Parten thereof its officers and msuar territorial off
GERS and governments upon of cable shall have
priority Tor their official cabegrams all other business
such the Postmaster General shall annually fix
FIat United shall all times have the right
10 purchase the cable line property and effects OF the said
appraised value be dsnteresed per-
sons two to be selected by the Postmaster General by
company or concern Interested and the fifth by the four pre-
vously selected.
Sxt-Ihat the Government Of the United States shall have
authority to assume full control OF the said cable during
Guiding civil Disturbance when is threatened
Sevent-Iha all entered into by company
with foreign governments for of messages by the
said cable company shall be null and void United States
IS engaged in SO far the President Congress shall
at discretion all branches which may be the main
cable line aforesaid during or threatened
Nint-Ihat the operators employees of said company
above the grade labor after said cable shall have
been laid shall be exclusively American citizens can
be obtained.
en-That the citizens of the United States and Of its n
sessions shall stand equal footing regards the messages
over said companys lines with citizens subjects any
country which said cable may
Eevent-That the cable be capable of an effective
speed OF transmission the main from California
ZO Vi hot less IMAM twenty-five words minute which the
company agrees make every effort maintain
"Iwell-The cable laid shall be of the best manufacture
Ihirteenth-Ihat ample repair service for said cable shall be
maintained -
FourteentTha the line shall be kept open for daily bust
and all the order of priority heretofore provided
for shall be transmitted according the time of receipt
"Fifeen-That liability shall be assumed by the Govern
ment of the United States by virtue of censorship
which exercise said line in the civil
disturbance under conditions numbered and g. above
FORTH far messages directly connected with
cerned but oppage interruption other business
cable company the compensation therefor to be paid the Unit
ed States the cable company shall be determined
Federal law.
SiXteenth-By the grant of this permission the UEed States
Government does not insure indemnify said Commercial Pac
c Cable Company against any landing rights claimed be
in favor company companies respect of the
insular possessions of the United States
SeventeentThat the hereby granted shall be sub
by