New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
P c. KNOX. Attorney General,
NAVY TO FURNISH SURVEYS.
THE TRIBUNE'S FORECAST OF PACIFIC
CABLE TERMS CONFIRMED.
TsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Washington. Aug. 9.-The Presidents consent
to the laying of the Pacific cable and the condl-
tions 1t imposes follow precisely the forecast
published in The Tribune on Friday, july %o'
when announcement first made OF the
sweeping away of all technical objections to the
construction of the line by private enterprise
with federal obligation but with ample suaran-
tees for national use in war times.
With the acceptance Of the conditions which
the President has now fixed, the company hav-
ing already intimated It's complete satisfaction
with them the Navy Department will promptly
suppIv the exhaustive surveys of the ocean
bottom made by the United States collier Nero
in 1889 resulting in the discovery OF a practi-
cable route via Guam from Midway Island 10
Dingala Bay Luzon. and contracts can forth
with be made for the line between Honolulu
and Manila
The line from the Pacific Coast landing. near
San Francisco. to Hawaii will be in operation
unless some catastrophe occurs. before Decem-
Der !. the cable steamer Silvertown having left
London over a week ago with the necessary
lO65 knots Of cable in her tanks. due to reach
San Francisco and to begin her actual work OF
LAYING the submarine connection early in Oc-
tober 1t is believed that another steamer. with
1lGO knots OF cable for the Honolulu Midway
SPAN will follow her at the end Of four months,
which must necessarily elapse in the manufact-
ure OF that length OF deep line, and the whole
cable Will be in operation in about year.
All the stipulations in the memorandum OF
consent granted 10 the Mackay- Bennett Com
pany by the President. and supplementing those
OF January IL last by Mr.. Ward. referred to in
the Congressional document named in the con-
sent were imposed on the recommendation Of
Rear Admiral Bradford. who has been foremost
in the effort 10 have cable laid across the
Pacific as a source of national strength, and
who has from the first insisted that 1t should
be an all-American line. touching at no inter
mediate foreign territory. The right TO con-
tinue the line 10 China is 20 be made the subject
OF a negotiation by the State Department
which will press for the permit at Peking with
all the force which has characterized Its exeT-
tions OF Influence that government and on
ChIua's relations with the rest of the world.
The British line Manila, the only existing
cable connection between the Philippines and
civilization. lands at Hong Kong British port
Its rights at Hong Kong are exclusive, but they
do not affect the right OF the Chinese imperial
authorities to grant cable landing to an Amer
lean corporation under the most favored nation
clause of the treaty with that country, and the
concession of equal treatment is regarded as
guaranteed to the United States by the pledge
OF the open door, which forbids the granting
Of an exclusive concession of any kind. COM
merciaI or political. TO any nationality. Those
that on the request of this government the i'm
periaI authorities will gladly throw open the
door TO the American cable