The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-16

President Roosevelt today made
formal announcement that he
had granted the application of
the Commercial Pacific Cable Company
to land a cable on the shores of the
United States. on the Islands of Hawaii
and Guam and in the Philippine ISL
ands, and for access to certain sound
ings and profiles in the possession of
the Navy Department.
The text of the memorandum on the
subject which was prepared by the De-
partment of Justice and contains the
conditions imposed by the United States
government, was one of the subjects
considered yesterday by the President
and. Attorney General Knox. AS is
sued by. the President. the memoran-
dunn is as follows:
1.-THE President. having duly consid-
cred said application herewith con-
sents that the company may lay, con-
struct land, maintain and operate tele-
graphic lines of cables on the Pacific
Coast of the United States and the var
ious territorial waters of the United
4 States, to connect the city of San Fran
cisco, Cal, the city of Honolulu, Island
of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, and by the
way of Midway island and the Island OF
Guam, the Island OF Luzon, Philippine
Islands, and point on the coast of
the Empire of China, not yet deter
mined.
SIT is conditional to the granting of
consent that the company was to file
its written acceptance of the terms and
conditions on which consent is given,
to wit:
81. That the company has not re-
ceived any exclusive concession or pr1-
vilege and is not combined or assoclat-
ed with any company or concern hav-
ing such concession or privilege, such
as would exclude any other company
or concern formed in the United States
of America from obtaining the privi-
lege of landing it's cable or cables on
the coasts of China, and said company,
its successor assigns, will not re-
ceive or become associated with a con-
Germ as the Postmaster-General shall
annually fix
"5. That the United States shall at
all times have the right to purchase
the cable lines. property and effects or
the said company at an appraised value
to be ascertained by disinterested per-
sons. two to be selected by the Post
master-General, two by the company
or concern interested and the fifth by
the four previously selected.
sc. That the government of the
United States shall have authority to
assume full control of the said cable
when at war or when war is threat
ened.
~. That all contracts entered into
by the said company with foreign gov
2 ernrnents for the transmission of mes
'ksages by the said cable shall be null
and void when the United States is
engaged in war.
49, That the United States shall have
authority to sever at discretion All
branches which may be connected with
the American cable line aforesaid dur
ing war or threatened war.
80 That the operators and employees
of said company (above the grade of
laborars) after said cable shall have
been laid, shall be exclusively Ameri-
can citizens.
TO- That the citizens of the United
States shall stand on an equal footing
as regards the transmission OF mes
sages over said company's lines, with
citizens or subjects of any other coun-
try with which said cable may connect
I'll That the company shall agree 10
maintain an effective speed of transmits
sion over the main cable route from
California to Luzon of not less than
twenty-five words per minute
"12 That the cable laid shall be OF
the best manufacture.
.13 That ample repair service for
said cable shall be maintained.
IA That the line shall be-kept open
for daily business and all messages IN
the order of priority heretofore pro-
vided for, be transmitted according to
the time of receipt.
''15 That no liability shall be as
sumed by the government OF the United
States by virtue of any control or cen
sorship which it may exercise over SAID
line in the event of war or civil dis
turbance.
'.16 BY the grant Of this permission,
the United states government does not
insure or indemnify said Commercial
Pacific Cable Company against any
landing rights claimed to exist in favor
of any company or companies in re-