Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
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AMERICAN BUSINESS THREATENED
BY BRITISH MONOPOLY OF CABLES
Here Is Real Story OF
Attempted Landing
At Miami
BY II. N. RICKEY.

Western Union Telegraph Company,
again having been stopped by the
navy from landing its South Ameri
can cable connection at Miami, Fla,
is pressing the Harding administra-
ton to reverse the Wilson admins
tration by issuing the necessary per
| NIT
The effective alcrtness of the
navy a few days ago was something
of a jolt to the Western Union. II
evidently figured that it could get
away with the cable landing while
the administrations were changing
and before the navy had received
new orders. 1t forgot that the navy
never sleeps and that orders to ii
! from higher up are orders until re-
called, irrespective of changing adj
ministrations.
The shot which the submarine
| chaser put across the bow of the
cable ship Robert Clowry was a re
minder Of the fact.
Decision in Doubt.
While it may be taken for grant.
ed that the new administration will
be more favorably disposed toward
| the Western Union and its ambition
to become part of the South Amer
ican-British cable monopoly, it is by
no means certain that the much
sought permit will be granted, at
least right away.
Secretary of State Hughes and the
senate foreign relations committee
have been thoroughly advised of the
Importance of the situation from the
! standpoint of America building up
and maintaining uncensored cable
communication with South and Cen
tral America.
To permit the Western Union to
make landing at Miami with it's
cable connecting with the British
cable system at the Barbados would
interfere greatly with his policy.
Gable Contract.
A British company, the Western
Telegraph Company, runs cables
from Great Britain to Brazil, along
the coast of Brazil to Buenos Aires,
| extending by land line across the
Andes to Santiago, Chile, and from
! there north to Lima, Peru
| The Western Union Company
made contract with the, British
company, whereby the British com,
pany was to extend it's cable system
from Brazil to the Barbardos and
the Western Union Company was to
lay a cable from Miami, Fla, to
| the Barbados.
1t was also contemplated that the
British Company would eventually,
| lay cable from Peru to Panama
| and the Western Union Company
| cable from the United States to Pan.
| ANA.
When this plan was fully develop
! ed, the British would circle South
America with the Western Union
furnishing access to the United
! States and to it's land lines.
Naturally enough the Western
Union would turn over to the Brit
ish company all traffic originating
| in the United States and field with
| the Western Union for South Amer.
| ican points.
The Postal Telegraph Company
! sends business to South America by
wav of London and the Azores, at
which points American cables are
turned over to the British company
All American Co.
The All American Gable Company,
an American owned concern, which
has been in the cable business about
so years, owns and operates cables
! from the United States to Guantan.
amo, to Panama, north along the
west coast of Central America and
South America to Santiago, Chile.
There are stations at all principal
| points, with land lines from Santi
ago to Buenos Aires and cables from
| Buenos Aires to Montevideo, to Rio
| de Janerio and to Santos.
For great many wears it has
heen the desire of the All American
/ Company to extend it's cables on the
east coast of South America This
| has been impossible, owing 10 ser
tain monouoly rights owsed by a
British cable company in Brazil.
The All American Company has
no land lines in the United States.
It's only offices are in New York
and Washington t.e
! In Hands of Briti,Fa
The proposed extension -of the
1 Western Union TO meet the !. British
| cable at Barbados and the traffic
arrangements between the Postal
Company and the British company,
would make it impossible for the
! American sender Of cables, who does
not live in New York or Washing
ton, to. reach South American points,
eycept through British company.
The Western Union and Postal
companies do not permit the sender
Of a telegram or cable TO indicate
the routing Of a MESSAGE After it
leaves their lines they turn it over
to whatever company thew please.
| If the Western Union Company is
permitted to land its cable at Miami,
thus providing an entrance to the
United States for the British cona-5
pany, the All American Company
will find itself in position where
it may and probably will be choheEl
to death, and American cable d