Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-05

qo,re souo t1r1e from the rrrencn ramona
Canal company; Negotiations are nov
TO our building the canal. This canal Will
be one Of the greatest engineering feats OF
the twentieth century; greater engineer
during the history Of mankind. The work
should be carried out as a continuing policy
Without regard t9 &c en haen OF mnder eirsum
stances which will make II ma..eT OF
pride for all administrations to continue
The canal will be of great benefit to Amer.
will be Of advantage to US industri;aiiiy and
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tropical America. It is earnestly to be
hoped that all of these countries will do as
nal success, and viii invite TO their. shores
commerce and improve their material con-
ditions by recognizing that stability arc
development. No Independent nation in
America need have the slightest fear OF
aggression from the United States II be
its own borders and to discharge its Just
obligations to foreigners. When this is
done. they can rest assured thar, De they
from outside interference. More and more
the increasing interdependence and COM
homie relations i! render il Incumbent on all
the proper policing Of the world.
The Pacific Cable.
During the fall Of 1901 communication
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president to a corpora
ton to lay cable from a point on the
by way of Hawaii. A statement of con-
dltions or terms upon which such cor
poration would undertake to lay and
Inasmuch as the congress was shortly
to convene, and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject Of consideration by
to me wise to defer action upon the ap-
plication until the congress had first an
opportunity. to act. The congress, adj
Ing the matter in exactly the same con-
dition in which 1t stood when the con-
| gress convened.
mercial Pacific Gable company had
promptly proceeded with preparations for
laying its cable. 1t also made applica--
use of soundings taken by the U. S. 8.
Nero. for the purpose of discovering a
practicable route for. TRANSFERRING
cess 10 these soundings II could complete
it's cable much sooner than II it were
required to take soundings upon its own
subject, 1t appeared important and de-
sirable to attach certain conditions to
the permission to examine and use the
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 to consent to the landing
and laying Of the cable, subject to any
alterations or additions thereto imposed
by the congress. This was deemed prop
er, especially as 1t was clear that cable
connection of some kind with China, a
! foreign country: was part of the COM
| pany's plan. This course was moreover,
! in accordance with line of precedents,
! including President Grants action in the
I case of the first French cable, explained
I TO the congress in his annual message OF
| December 1875, and the instance occur
| from Brest to st. Pierre, with a branch
/ to Cape Cod.
! These conditions prescribed, among
/! other things. a maximum rate for COM
| mercial messages and that the company
should construct line from the Philip.
| present, as is well known. British line
from Manila to Hong-Kong.
The representatives Of the cable com
| pany kept these conditions long under
consideration. continuing. in the mean
tine to prepare nm. for laying the cable
! to them. and an ali-American line be.
| tween our Pacific coast and the Chinese
| empire, by way of Honolulu and the
| Philippine islands. Is thus provided for
| and is expected within a few months to
be ready for business.
Among the conditions is one reserving
the power of the congress to modify OF
repeal any or all of them A copy Of the
conditions is herewith transmitted.
IT Il only td
| the wisdom with which 1t has been gov
erned have been such as tn make IT serve
4 as an example of an that Is best in IN.
/ sular administration.