Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-23
NEW CABLE COMPACT
Direct Connection With the
Western Continent.
MiCKAY SECURES CONCESSIONS
Announces Ills Company Has Been
Given Right 10 Enter Japan and
Characterization BeGun
Under Mckinley.

NEW YORK. Sept. -. - Through
American enterprise the way has been
won to connect she western continent
by direct submarine telegraphic lines
with the empires OF Japan and China.
Clarence IL. Mackay, president of the
Commercial Pacific Gable company,
has made the announcement that his
company has secured the necessary
concessions to enter Yokohama, Japan,
and Shanghai. China. Today the last
step in series of diplomatic negotia-
tons which were begun at the wish of
President Mckinley and which have
extended over a period of about three
years was taken when Mr.. Takahira,
the Japanese minister to the United
States, affixed his signature to Japan's
agreement with the Commercial Pa
clhc Gable company for landing rights
at Yokohama. An agreement for lande
ing rights at Shanghai was signed by
China several weeks ago
When these new cables are COM
pleted, Mr.. Mackay said, their length
added to other cables already laid or
about to be built viii form part Of a
system which extends two-thirds of the
distance around the globe.
The cable connections with both ia
pan and China will be made by extend
ing the present lines of the company
which run from San Francisco through
the stations of Honolulu, Midway and
Guam to Manila Japan will be reach
ed by laying a cable from Guam in
the Pacific ocean direct to Yokohama.
The cable to China will be laid from
Manila to Shanghai
In announcing the successful issue
of the long negotiations Mr.. Mackay
said:
1--WE shall proceed at once with the
manufacture and laying of these ca
bles, which will take several months.
The Commercial Pacific Cable compa-
ny will then pierce the far east at
three points-namely, the Philippines.
China and Japan. With the cable
which has just been completed to New
foundland, plus fifth cable to Eu-
rope which will be laid this month.
and the cable from Guam to Japan
and one from Manila to Shanghai the
company will have a system extending
over two-thirds of the way around the
globe
1T was the earnest wish of Presi-
| dent Mckinley while the Pacific cable
was in contemplation that in addition
we should lay cables to China and ia
/ pan. The difficulties AT that time SEEM
ed insuperable. including as they did
! diplomatic negotiations to secure land
| ing rights in China and Japan, sur
vey of the hitherto unknown bed of
| that part of the Pacific ocean and east
| ern seas where the new cables were
| projected and the construction work,
| but the president was assured that ev-
cry possible effort would be made to
comply with his wishes. Among the
obstacles which presented themselves
more recently was protest which
! Russia made against the laying of q
cable to Japan as being n breach Of
neutrality.
president Roosevelt has given his
hearty support in order that American
commerce might have quick service to
| China and Japan by an American ca
BILE. We also received the efficient aid
of ex-Attorney General Knox and Of
| Attorney General Moody"
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