The Monticellonian., 1902-08-14
FCR PACIFIC GAB[E UAE.
Application of the Commercial Pa cific Cable Co. to Land Its
 Cables Granted.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Conditions Imposed By the United states Government Precedent to the Granting of the Application, and Which the Company Will Ac- cept In Entirety.

VI SltI ~. I mug I'F'i dent Roosevelt made formal annouce- ment, Saturday, that he had granted the application of the Commercial Pa cifie Cable Co. to land cable on the shore of the United States, on the is lands of Hawaii and Guam and in the Philippine islands, and for access to certain soundings and profiles in the possession of the navy department.
 The text of the memorandum on the subject, which was prepared by the department of justice, and contains the conditions imposed by the United States government. was one of the subjects considered Friday by the president and Att'y.-Gen. Knox. As authorized by the president, the mem orandum is as follows
 "The president, having duly con- sidered said application, herewith consents that the company may lay, construct, land, maintain and operate telegraphie lines of cables on the Pa cifc coast of the United States and of the various territorial waters of ' of San Francisco, California, the city of Honollulu. Island of Oahu. Ha- waiian islands and by the way of the Midway islands and the island of Guam, the island of Luzon. Philip pine islands, and a point on the coast of the empire of China not yet de- termned.
 Tt is conditional 10 the granting of consent that the company was to file it's written acceptance of the terms and conditions on which com sent is given, to wit:
 The Conditions.
 "1-That the company has not received | any exclusive concession or privilege and Is not combined or associated with any | company or any concern having such | concession or privilege,a such as would eX- clude any other company or concern formed in the United States of America from obtaining the privilege of landing | it's cable or cables on the coasts of Chi ma, connecting them with other cable | lines or inland lines of China, and said | company, it's successor or assigns will not receive or become associated with a 1 concern having any such exclusive con- | eessien CT privilege The said company l has not combined or associated itself with any other cable or telegraph com | pany concern for the purpose of regu- lating rates between points in American | territory or between them and any point fin China, Japan or other oriental places.
 "2-That the company's cable shall touch at no other than American terri | tory on the way from the United States | to the Chinese empire. Tho line from the | Philippines to China shall be constructed | by said company and operated indepen- dently of all foreign companies or con- cerns.
 "3.-That the rates to be charged for commercial messages shall be reasonable. aI if.f in of Drif sat forth in Congressional report No. 56S house of representatives F1fty-seVenth congress. first session, signed by George cial Pacific Cable Co, and attested by Albert Beck, secretary, with proportions ate rates for intermediate points "4-That the government of the United States or any department thereof, it's of- ficers. agents and insular or territorial governments upon the route Of such ca ble, shall have priority for their cable grams or eableSrams to them, over all other business. at such rates as the post master-general shall annually fix.
 "@ihat the United States shall at al times have the right to purchase the ca ble lines, property and effects of saic company at appraised value. to be as certained by disinterested persons, two to be selected by the postmaster-g general two by the company or concern interest ed. and the fifth by the four previously
 '6-That the government of the United States shall have authority to assume ful | control of the said cable when at war O when war is threatened.
 That all contracts entered Into by th' said company with foreign government for the transmission of messages by th' said cable shall be null and void wheI the United States is engaged in war.
 'S-That the United States shall hay, authority to sever, at discretion, al the cable line aforesaid during war O threatened war.
 .e-That the employers and employees O {nl.. a1..,t. er) after said cable shall have been laid shall be exclusively American citizens.
 '10-That the citizens of the United States shall stand on equal footing al regards the transmission Of messages over said eompanys lines. with citizens or subjects of any other country witt which said cable may connect.
 "u-That the company shall agree t' maintain an effective speed of transmits sion over the main cable route from Cal ifernia to Luzon of not less than 9 word per minute
 '12-That the cable laid shall be of tn, best manufacture
 | "13-That ample repair service for saiC cable shall be maintained
 "H-That the line shall be kept oper for daily business. and all messages il the order of priority her tofore provided for be transmitted according to the time of receipt.
 by the government of tho United State! by virtue of any control or censorship which 1t may exercise over said line 1T the event or war; CIVIL lSturbance.
 '16-By the gtant of this permission the United States government does not insure or indemnify said Commercial Pa cidc Cable Co. against any landing right: claimed to exist in favor of any company or companies In respect to any of tho tnsular possessions of the United States.
 .15-Fhat the consent hereby granted shall be subject to any future action bS congress. or by the president affirmine revoking or modifyins, wholly or in part the said conditions and terms on which this consent Is given The accordance ot the terms and conditions upon which this consent Is given shall be evidenced by a copy of d resolution by the board of di- rectors of the cable company under the | company's seal to be filed with the post master-general of the United States, upon the filing Of which full access shall be | granted to said company by the secretary of the navy to all soundings. profles and other helpful data in the possession or | under the control of the navy depart.