Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-05
S. NAVY STOPS
ND|NG NEW CABLE
Ter Presidents Orders Five
|cstroyers PatrO Harbor at
|iami, Fla, to Prevent Land
|g British Cable

aa,ipgton, Ang. a usy ;ne Associated
O.- Tfvo dcstroyers a-o ratToGtng
ntrance 70 tho Miami, Merida. har-
nder ordeIs .rurn President. Wi.Son
rvNsnf, by fprcs :e nccc:s ,.ry. .he
ns OF u ,:atio .hs Western Enion
:nph ournpiny b Saving La; from
ndca, a British ysosSasaiAsr L., the Wcs;
Q.
3rt .tah cable ship, tho Colonial. mas
chartered ~ ,hs wostsr-l Union
a,iy 70 ia:,o lhe American end OF lie
which wtuid ocnn-ct '~i.1, a British
li..s rom tho FarbA5os to Scy,tfi
ne. Al ;na state ;~os-tin,ric i WIZ
d to-day that tho British smbf=wy
beGi asked TO i..!cit; III. macter OF
Ihip that such It-salng rrvul! 20 in
ten of American .aw. OSc:.H ex-
o.; :he.t thcre WIS no sEn!c canfan ~
act that the vessel was Br..Eh; fAsa:
l.of ably was TIE only cable craft
bic IL tie An;c3r."h ccinlrluy y-hei.
vas char:
-k on tho c,hH ljne t'or, Barr: ao'
h,g'n last suhI,ne.'. Som time
he 'Ucst-rn Un11i CU,n)ars applied
Sat: 1e3srto1el: tor al exc-o -oSVD
II 10 N.a. the wig 4: Miami bot
ais sAil ac,ira or q nau no. de-
r+nalnC &c !"!1ing 30 the '. :sr-
nal Communications i2onErrI~ :aIf-d
r~.t Il: W: sh;nt;ton September e.
riSiI Erw TO IfAVS iHONJiCLY
Sri..-h ant cn::i.:acc. i: WAS sx-
cd, nos Lac :, mp3J,.''y o. cahls
A..
roncern dcsin> ,.. .:Jh:'t:t,t \ direct
,,r,e .r-,7;i TIE United Sta,rs to
4. ard Z ,os s.a.cc ma. .he 1pl-
n government desired u knO~ &c
.ssJine the reririt to Thc Ne,;ter:
n company 'vtcttni ina arrange
entered into by that company with
British concern. She Wes:ern Gable
bany controlling the line from Barba-
to Brazil would add to this mon
this connection It was asserted
Mt the forthcoming International
kMunications Congress the whole
bry OF international communsca-
was to he examined 'in n very
trent temperament" from that ex-
Ig in the past.
STERN UNION WANTS A CABLE
here were reports to-day that after
Western Union Company filed its
ication for permit the state de-
mcnt requested that Il copy of the
ract with tho British cable con-
also BE- flied and that the COM
y had refused 20 comply. No in
hation ls 10 ;his was obtainable
he department.
bile there is a direct cable line be-
In the United States and the Pacific
II of South America. cable commune
|bn between this country and Brazil
|ossible now only by way of London
ss the messages are sent to the west
It and rclayed over the land. \ direct
e line TO Brazil, officials said, is
n to be preferred as il would afford
cans of faster and probably cheaper
munication.
MUST HAVE PERMIT
me officials expressed doubt to-day
ther there was a law requiring prr-
for the landing of cables in the
ed States, but when questioned a.
MS State department officials declared
hatically that there was such law
q orders from the President whicf
tied in the destroyers being assigned
patrol the three mile iimi: eff Miam
issued, it was said after reports had
he'd the government that the com
y planned 20 complete connection c!
line. Secretary Danicis was advised
he orders u,on his .tturr rom Alaska
announcing to-day that tie five dc