Arizona republican., 1920-08-05
WILSON SENDS ] DESTROYERS TO HALT CABLE
 SHIP AT MIAMI
President Acts to Check Cable Monopoly; Com pany Fails to File Copy of Contract With British
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WASHINGTON. Aug. Hive de- stroyers are patrolling the entrance to the Miami. Fla. harbor under orders from President Wilson to prevent, by force. if necessary, the landing of a cable the Western Union Telegraph company is having laid from Barba- does. a British possession in the West Indies.
 A British cable ship. the Colonlas has been chartered by the company to land the cable which would connect with the British cable line from Bar bados to South America At the state department it was stated today that the British embassy had been asked to inform the master of the ship that such a landing would violate Ameri- can law. Officials explained there was no significance in the fact that the vessel was British. that she probably was the only cable craft available to the company. Work on the cable was begun last summer.
 Holding Permits Until Sept IS
 Some time ago the Western Union company applied to the state depart ment for a permit to land the wire at Miami. but officials said action had been delayed pending the holding of the international communications con gress to meet here September IS.
 A British. cable company, it was ex- plained. has monopoly of cable righss, in Brazilian waters. An American concern desires to construct a direct cable from the United States 10 Brazil and it was stated that the American government desired to know before is suing the permit to the Western Union company whether the arrangement en- tered into by the company with the British concern the Western Cable company. controlling the line from Barbados to Brazil, would add to this monopoly.
 To Investigate Gable Companies
 In this connection it was asserted that at the international communica- tions congress the whole theory of in- ternational communications was to be examined 'in a very different terns perament~ from that existing
 There were reports today that after the Western Union company filed it's application for a permit the state de- partment requested that copy of the contract. with the British cable concern also be filed and that the company had refused to comply.
 Colonia Receives New Order
 MIAMI Fla. Aug. 4-While United States destroyers lay off this port to- day under orders to prevent the Brit ish cable layer Coionfa from landing on American territory the Barbados Miami cable. Instructions from the British. embassy. at Washington were received by British Vice Consul Hub bard to direct the captain of the Co- lonia on her arrival to disregard his orders from the Western Union Tele- graph company as to landing the cable.
 The Colonia is expected to arrive from Newport News tomorrow and or ders issued to her captain are under stood to direct the beginning of work at once on landing the cable, working at first beyond the three mile terri l torial limit.
 Local officials of the Western Union company denied any knowledge of ths decision of the government to hold up l landing of the cable.
 Vice Consul Hubbard boarded the destroyer Cole tonight to meet the Colonia. He reported he had sent a l dispatch boat to intercept the Colonia | instructing her master to take no ac- | ton in compliance with his previous orders.