The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05


Interference More and more the increas..
iug interdependence and complexlty or
International political and economic rela-
lions render it incumbent on all civilized
and orderly powers to insist on the proper
Holicing of the world.
During the fall of 1901 communication
vas addressed to the secretary of state
asking whether permission would be
Eanted by the president to corporation
20 lay a cable from point on the Cali
kornia coast to the Philippine Islands by
way of Hawaii A statement Of condi-
lions or terms upon which such corpora
don would undertake to lay and operate
q cable was volunteered
Inasmuch as the congress was shortly TO
convene and Pacific cable legislation had
been the subject or consideration Dy the
congress for several years, II seemed 10
hon until the congress mad first an oppor-
tunity to act The cypress adjourned
without taSng any bs acton d Ieagipg th n
which it stood when the congress con-
vened.
Meanwhile It appears that the CONNER
cial Pacific Cable couIp&ny had promptly
proceeded VITA pFep4rat.ons for laying It's
cable. 1t also made application to the
president for access to and use or sound
tngs taken by the United States steamship
Nero for the purpose of discovering a
practicable route for a transpacihc cable,
the company urging that with access TO
these SoundingS it could complete its cable
much sooner than il 1t were required to
take soundings upon its own account.
Pending consideration of this subject IL
appeared important and desirable to at
tach certain conditions to the permission
20 examine and use the soundings II II
should be granted
In consequence of this solicitation of the
cable company certain conditions were
formulated, upon which the president was
willing to allow access to these sound
ngS and to consent 10 che - ia an aaa
lions or additions thereto imposed by the
congress. This was deemed proper. espe-
cially as ut was clear that cable con-
nection of some kind with China. for
sign country, was part OF the company
plan. This course was. moreover, In &C
rordance with a line of precedents. includ-
ing President Grants action in the case
Of the first French cable explained to the
congress in his annual message De-
pember, 1875, and the instance &C ring
Brest to st. Pierre, with a br; h to
Cape Cod.
These conditions prescribed. among 9TH
DIAL messages and that the company
should construct a line from the Philip
| pine Islands to China, there being at pres
snt, as is we'll known. British line from
| Manila to Hongkong.
The representatives Of the cable compa-
| NY kept these conditions long under con-
| Alteration, continuing in the meantime to
| however at length acceded to them, and
| an all American line between our Pacific
coast and the Chinese empire by. way OF
Honolulu an1 ING Ini,lppIne t "a tstt,,
few months to be ready for business.
| Among the conditions Is one reserving
sne power o. me C4Hs Sa TnS nonv ~ the
| conditions is herewith transmitted.
OF Porto Rico 1t is only necessary to say
s 49, Tue ,tp pSbtch ~ hos heen eovsrned
E,s sa VIII s,oh ns 70 rnake II serve az an
example of all that is best in insuiar ad-
| ministratlon.
L T,,l., A L.. fI1a f11aYa cd a nd
On July last, on the one 1 tSn de 81 a.u
ton of our Independence, peace ano am.
nesly were pronaa1Isa .S III sie $rn,o
ISLANDS. some tronoie mas 81. sinGS hao ,n
medan Moros; but with the late insu t.rS,
uonary FaiRinos sne Wal mas Snsi he 81
cease SNI soveI .iil en- ms 80, no E,iDI,,
enjoy such rights 10 uIe nperty anu S Inc
pursuit. OF happinesg as ne aS b nsxer DC
tore knoWn oulhs .He o,sIa taiaye % % !,
whole, now enjoy measure OF sell gov.
e.nnens sIeet ~ una aav , foreien nowar anS
| otne. OrtenaS " $1,000 SSu orv otha,
or;entals nnder their own Governments
| saSe tn ne fnr a. SC ntin1 tbase rights al
k Sn1 zoo on lar SELF eovarnment hut we have
carta INV ZONE TO the limit that in the in.
germany s1nS ~ !ne 1919 +harossIua,
"a .no q, 5,,st ~ SO r. biIrrv ma T.
r was WE" so 70 stsr than ~. are now going
secS, 10 egfaii ceIam itv on the neonie Q,
i ~ a-Ia No NnIf MT IN
Sne isiaHus NJ p onSiI re ,,;nS;cetad H.
S t Sl nc z,,ora s;enaI manner than the noli.
sell ~ t hoJ5S o.e tha Phiiinn,nas The Fri
" "a nol n,,, rn ahnvs ali thA triumnl
unpn VI uui "a MS; ,o51as has corne soon
"a V tbar I'VE had snv riebt to exnect. Too
| Ss,,cL ,,ro,ss canuof he given to the army
for what It has done in the Philippines
". VIC" q. s - onJ Sror,, on a6mjn5sfra
H." -. - ,ME1soist q, nranar;nr the wey 70,
W., $1,000 I'D sirniIar credit he
ivu soVeLainSS lIs2 ely sitias $or H. 1vay
1 4OuSS W TIC SANh o0SAaoAAsASo - eANS 49,
IN "n a.. srres iS tba o-ro,,nd thns mad.
sen soteer H., Al The co,,raea fheNun
f,incRing endurance the high soIdierly eff
ond rnon;+v 6f our troons have beer
S SnH ,na1ifes+eS Thers now remaiI
c,in so,,3e * mo fToons in the islands. All
ply s SON. ,no ~ hswa been SEMI there o
oo,..so tbers have haen individuaf n
SSences Of wrongdofne among them. The,
1,e rrad mnIar fearfSI diffic5,ltjes of eli
mata and snrroundines. and under TIL
noeSS af tho .srr;hia 1royocatio wbicl
ssna, Gram oor+inm me ,iu rece;1eS from their foe
sne e io .ln iIssts ,nas ~ cruel retaIiatio,
occurred. Every eIt t mas Ea D Sna,1u thes
prsven' SUI 49,, oo,, niata,v s1ccessfrl
SnorIs HsVS pevn .Isn been nade 70 de
tect and punish the W Sd,. tSaoe 7,iadaeS
makIns an ailo W. e., III i,daeJ have beer
IT. remains iStan cu t IN which war has bee
Waged by civilized power against semi
bos heen so Iittie wrongdoing by the vic
t mas pe s N 81 fba Pbilinnine islands. On tn
ofhsr a hand. the amount of dificuit, impor
VV ont 10y ,,d hennficenf work which has bee
Sant S ~ 1,a I1n ,eieb incsicn1able.
oonS 80. - WI a. t,nrlr of tba army and tn
Ia s .'5,eS tnesfher II NAV he ones
ciVh aulnot tn S51nher,a alsa n moder
toneo wneIner dny ny sea,e g eiI Sattar eTa n
umes the worlu mas ofTn ststesmsnshi
PIE % fSa aiN ba,,e oiven in fha Philir
r rMai 3 EJa IJieh nraise should also
pine ,I,er is 4hnsa FiIininos in the aggregat
, S r1n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have accepted tll
new CONDITIONS and Joined with our repre-
! sentatives to work with hearty good wi
t0r b .ne rTev has y been reduced to the min
. r,nnn allowed bv law. It is very small fc
: the size Of the nation and most certainl
ciencv The senior oficers are given scar
/ chance under ordinary conditions to e1
) srcise commands Commensurate with the
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