The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
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sIfIFIC CABLE GRANT
I. o,.,,dent Announces Conditions
Of the Construction.
=. SAN FRANCISCO TO CHINA
-..,,.. n Accepted. win Cause a
ne :. saving to the Government IN
Telegraph Tolls
tic CABLE

Telegraph tS"S'
.-,,., Bay. n. y, August e.-fres'aeht
W'e ,oaay made public the full text
S'se'' .,dltions under which he will mp.
t'e .ns Man to lay submarine cable |
w p,eihc to connect the United states
y !. pacific Oriental possessions.
~ =. Il uemorandum clearly states the posi-
,he president. To the conditions
ma has formulated the Pacific Com
v''a r.hle company or any other sim
pflua. r,zatIon must accede before Presi-
=, Roosevelt will stamp the project with
- ..Droyal. The memorandum Is not
-. II simply defines a situation in
e "a ,ss president will consent to laying
snN' ..h,e II is quite likely that an
W oncress ratifylng the conditions i'm
All he necessary. but that Is an
", story. Thus far the only proposition
W .s,oonsible and definite character that
y hon made to the government TO lay
p,elac cable has come from the Pajnc
| ,,un,rcia Gable company
-, his proposition, made by Thomas
w.. an behalf of the company, was not
tn .la,,rev of a philanthropic desire to
nn ~ goyerument is pretty clearly indi-
a. " Inc following letter of Attorney
a l Knox TO the president;
rrTTER FROM MIR. KNOX.
me President.
.v,r,borongh House. Atlantic City, N. j.,
,..O., I 1907 herewith return, as per
~, direction. letter Of Thomas T. Clark,
ia July 2s, addressed TO the secretary
!, ,,,,s and by him transmitted TO you
"A by YOU to me, with direction that an
,,r he furnished you. The answer to
M s,ter is that the interests of the gov
,,omeut In respect to the matters referred
!. nsren have been carefully considered
I VA safccrarded | inclose for your In
srnaton copy Of the conditions upon
sMeS you were willing TO consent to the
KIM q the Pacific cable. Mr.. Clark's
L,,sy seems predicated upon the theory
Hs the government did not understand
h, NH situation You Will observe that
Il. conditions YOU have approved 90 much
ssr,5or than Mr. ClGrk's suggestion for
Il, rrotecton Of the interests OF the Unit
N States and the commercial interests of
h neople as we'll Very respectfully.
While the conditions are regarded as
,,,rgsvt ii is believed the company will
satpt them and that the work OF laying
h, American cable to the Orient will soon
y herur
President Roosevelt. accompanied by his
yrs Archie and Kermit. and their cousin,
Iklp left Sycamore hin last night In Il
MI They rowcd across to Cold Springs
bsrbor and after Skirtinc the beach for
Rrral miles landed for the ulght. They
roked their own supper and nj O'Clock
rllai themselves in their blankets. From
hat time until O'Clock this morning the
PRESIDENT slept on tho bare ground gunr1-
d only by his sleeping boys. After a
tpesl camp breakfast, which the presi
dent himself prepared, the party returned
70 Sycamore Hi
oyster Bay. August o. President Roose-
s,lt today made formal announcement that
BE had granted the application OF the Com
rsrclal Cable company to land a cable on
he shores OF the United States on the Is
lands Of Hawaii and Guam and In the Phil
lplne Islands. and for access to certain
Nundlngs and pro6les In the possession of
Tie navy department The text of the
nsnorsndum on the subject which was
prepared by the department of justice and
sontaifs the conditions imposed by the
United States government. was one Of the
subjects considered yesterday by the presi-
Dent and Attorney General Knox.
lhe cable will connect San Francisco,
ysL, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaiian
sinds, the Midway Islands. the island of
euaI ana the island OF Luzon. P. l., and
ZEN. on the coast OF the empire of
ana mol yet determined. The granting of
enseHI Is made conditionally upon the COM
rny hing Its written acceptance of the
ems and conditions ON which consent Is
ssen, to-wit:
CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT.
: mat the company has not yet re-
ua'sa any exclusive concession or priv
w anu Is not combined or associated
~ any company or concern having such
use's'oh or privilege such as would ex-
~ say other company or concern formed
Me United States OF America from OBJ
-.ns He privilege Of landing Its cable or
H. ~. % me coasts OF China, or connect,
y r %em with other cables or inland lines
/, s.sa ls, and said company, its successor
r,s,.y VIII not receive or become as
urlus,s. WIN concern having any such
Ma com, concession or privilege. The
cited itssWy nas not combined or asso-
r,nS s sssn with any other cable or tele-
~ ,sx rvismpany or concern for the purpose
IN, uasung rates between points in
IN AL. territory or between them and
NJ b s.,a. In China, Japan or other orien.
,,sa That the company,s eabl. ,ss,,
N il. s NO other than American Territory
line. way from the United States 10 the
1tpines ~ KY, The line from the Phil
ad MO - china shall be constructed by
N N ys o,peny and operated independently
NJ. companies or concerns.
<edsI nue. ae rates to be charged for COM
e ID r,sa ages shall be reasonable and
oons.ssin excess OF the tariff SET forth
;rsarseaesssional report No. b8S. house Of
BIT Ession Hfty-seventh congress,
NJ. p,ss Sn. signed by George c. %ard'
lN.p lsaaent Of the Commerc,aI pscISc
ID sWsmpany and attested by Albert
h latssmseSsary. with proportionate rates
neaiate points.
s%Tsa mn TO HAVE PRIORITY.
sa., NE government of the United
ts, I'M . any department thereof. it's Of.
srs., genus aad insular or territorial gov.
Ia =. upon the route of such cable
an. sw Priority for their cablegrams
~ n aa to them, over all other bust.
d ,s,n such rates as the postmaster gen
o. tue United State4 shall a. III