The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-10
By United States to Pre-
vent Issuance of Western
Union Landing Permits
w. u. HEAD
MAKES CHARGES
Mr.. Carlton Calls 1t Pursuit
To Point of Perse-
cution

Washington, -. e., Jan. l0.--Charges
that the state department was making
threats against the Cuban government
to prevent their issuance of permits
for Western Union cable landings on
the island were made before a Senate
committee to-day by Newcomb Carl
ton, president of the western Union
company.
Mr.. Carlton declared the department
was pursuing to the point of perse
cution" its differences with the com
pany over the attempt to land the
cable from Barbados, which would es-
tablish a new line of communication
with South America.
Questioned as to alleged supervision
by English authorities of official dis
patches sent from Washington to
American diplomatic representatives in
Great Britain, Mr.. Carlton refused to
nswercategorically because it would
make trouble" He said the state de-
partment had the facts and Senator
Kellogg, chairman OF the committee,
asked Under Secretary Davis to APP
pear this afternoon.
Return to their former use of the
cables between the United States and
Germany seized by the allies during the
war was urged by Clarence II. Mackay,
president of the Postal Telegraph Cable
company. He said that while Great
Britain and France might have had the
right TO seize sections of the cables
between Germany and the Azores, a
Portuguese possession, there was no
right for the seizure of the sections be
tween the Azores and the United
States, as both the United States and
Portugal then were neutral.
Both on the ground of equity and
Justice he said, "and in the interests
of American trade which requires direct
communication with north and central
Europe, the United States should in
sist on the restoration
Both of the German cables to the
United States he added, had been
made part of the Frensh and English
Nhbit HloNfiliN Niiltt lIEH StiEiits
The said the British government re-
quired that copies of all messages be
armed over to it ten days after their
He added, however, that
in all foreign countries cable messages
had to be turned over to government |
lines for transmission inland and that I
Consequently the British system was
ess subject TO criticism.
Frederick Roy Martin, acting general |
of the Associated Press, told |
the committee that any increase of /
facilities aided the dis
of American news.
The Associated Press is furnishing
its news reports to Porto Rico, Ha-
waii Alaska and Mexico" he said,
and has gone very extensively into
South America. Our reports on the
Pacific are sent by radio and Incl
lentally copied for free distribution 70
Japan and China This is an unprof-
table field and we are keeping il up
Tor patriotic motives to maintain the
between the United States
md its possessions
South American readers, Mr.. Martin
iaid. desired news from the United
States and the only difficulty in the ?,
ervice was the lack of cable facil-
les
Senator Kellogg asked if the govern
nent could assist news distribution.
only by facilitating private inter
sts in extending cable facilities" Mr.. !
iartin replied The Associated Press
Ioes not want any government sub
idy. We should like to see direct ca
les to Italy and the Scandinavian .
ountries.
I'VE have had our troubles with gov
rnment censorship during the last few
ears. will say for our English I
riends that their censorship is no mar J
over than our own. Only last Satur- !
ay we found that the navy depart J
lent was ccnsoring a dispatch from '
an Francisco. I
1T has been keen disappointment '
D us TO find that American cables TO \
outh America could not give Us suf- a
cient facilities and we have been g
breed 10 contract with the English
Western company, at London, TO carry
million words year to our South
merican papers" r