The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-19

had granted the application of
the Commercial Pacific Gable 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:
"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
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
the Empire of China, not yet deter
mined
at is conditional to the granting of
consent that the company was to file
it's written acceptance of the terms and
conditions on which consent is given,
to wit:
Il. That the company has not re-
ceived any exclusive concession or pri-
vilege and is not combined or associat-
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,
it's successor or assigns, will not re-
ceive or become associated with a con-
Germ as the Postmaster-G General shall
annually fix.
SO. That the United States shall at
all times have the right to purchase
the cable lines, property and effects of
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.
&c. 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
ernments for the transmission of mes
sages by the said cable shall be null
and void when the United States is
engaged in war.
IS. 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
laborers) after said cable shall have
been laid, shall be exclusively Ameri-
can citizens.
10 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.
III. That the company shall agree to
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 1t may exercise over said
line in the event of war or civil dis
turbance.
40. 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-
spect to any OF the insular possessions
of the United States.
1T. That the consent hereby granted
shall be subject to any future action
by Congress, or by the President re-
affirming, revoking or modifying, who'll
~ or in part, the said conditions and
terms on which this consent is given.
The acceptance of the terms and con-
ditions upon which this consent is CIV
en- shall be evidenced by copy of a
resolution by the board of directors OF
the cable company under the company's
seal to be filed with the Postmaster
General of the United States, upon the
filing of which full access shall be
granted to said company by the Secre-
,tary of the Navy to all soundings pro-
files and other helpful data in the pos
session or under the control of the
Navy Department"