Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-02

nizing that stability and order are the
prerequisites of successful development.
No Independent nation in America need
have the slightest fear of aggression from
the United States. 1t behooves zach one
to maintain order within it's W borders
and to discharge it's just obligations to
foreigners. When this is done. they can
rest assured that. be they strong or weak,
they have nothing to dread from outside
Interference. More and more the increas-
ing interdependence and complexity of
International political and economic rela-
lions render 1t incumbent on all civilized
and orderly powers to insist on the proper
policing of the world.
During the foil of 1901 a Communication
was addressed to the secretary of state,
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president to a corporation
to lay a cable from a point on the Califor-
MIA coast to the Philippine islands by way
of Hawaii. A statement of conditions or
terms upon which such corporation would
undertake to lay and operate a cable was
volunteered
Inasmuch as the ongress was shortly
to convene and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject of consideration by
the congress for several years, 1t seemed
to me wise to deter action upon the appli-
oo,,on ,,tu tho congrass had fire. on On
nortun,tv 70 act The congress adjourned
u,tbout toL,ng INV ac,,o, ,oa,ing ,ha
matter in exactlv the same condition IN
vbicb q stood whom the congress con-
venad
Moor,bilo a. onnoor, that tho Coumar-
c;a, poc,sc ~. blo counanv had nromn,,v
,rocaadad With nren. ra,ions for laving tie
/ cob,a II also made ann,ication IN the
nres,dent for access 70 and use of sound
mos t.ken hv tho II 6 9 Nero for the
nurnose NJ discov;nr n nractical ro,te for
a trans-pac,ac cab,e the comnanv urging
that with access to those soundings IT
| could connie its cable much sooner
than ~ e. were required 70 take soundines
unon its own account. Pending consider
alton Of this subject 81 annaa rod imnort-
ant and desirable 70 attach certain com
d;,iors 70 tho narmiss,on 20 oxor,ira and
use the soundinps ~ II should no grant
cd.
In consequence Of this solicitation of the
"a ble comnanv certain conditions were
formr,o+od mon which tho nrosidon, uos
willing 20 aliou aocess 70 tbesa sound
irgs ana to consent 70 tho ,anding and
laying az tho cahIe subject 70 anv alter
aliens ~ addi,ions thereto imnosed nv tho
congress- This was deemed proper. es-
neciauv as n was clear that n cable con-
~ncction NJ soma kind with China a for
e,gn country was IN mart of the comma
nv's plan. This course was. moreover, in
accordance with a line of presidents. in
Guiding President Grants action in the
case of the first French cable. explained
to the congress in his annual message OF
December. 1875. and the instance occur
ring in 1873 of the second French cable
from Brest to st. Pierre with a branch to
Thesa conditions nrescr,bed among 9TH
or things n maximum rate for cemmer-
cial messages and that the company
should construct n line from the Philip
nine Islands to China. there being at pres
ont as 10 we'll known. a British line from
Manila TO Hong Kong.
TIL representative of the cable comma
nv kent these conditions long under con-
sideration. continuing. I'm the meantime,
70 nrenare for lavine the cable. They
have however at length acceded to them.
and an au-American line between our Pa
ciac coast and the Chinese empire, by
wav of Honolulu and the Philippine ISL
onds Is thus proyided for, and is expected
within n few months to be ready for busi-
ness
Among the conditions is one reserving
the mower of congress 70 modify or repeal
onv or au,of them A conv of the condi-
tons Is herewith transmitted.
ro'eo n'eo r'oeps'oN
VI ror,o RICO II ohiy necessary ~
say that the prosPerity u inc isianu anu
the WISDOM with "hich 1t has peeh gov
erneo lave peeh such as u MAKE II serve
as an example ol All th"' 10 oeS' III "
suIar administration
Peace In the p%hiiipnines
On .Julv a last on he one hundred and
wentv-sixth anniversarv of the declara-
tion Of our i~ndanendence neace and am.
mostly uere PROMULGATED In the Phil,n.
nine Islands some trouble has since
from time m time threatened with the
N~ohammedan Noros hut with the late
,rsnrrectionorv E3liniros the war has on