The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-10
Monopoly
In Cables
Is Ended
Harding Administration If
lects Agreement That
Gives American Business
Square Deal IN Marls
of The World.
NJ DAVID LAwanHoR
tCppytiHht iis The iHislilE

NsAhirEtun ian o Tho tnlteh
Etatsa HovsrnmonI han aucceoded In Ita
0THI EFFORT 10 abolish mnnopnlloa ~
uRbIo communication throughout IL"
world, An agreement haa virtually been
reached with tho Western Union Telo-
graph company. tho Nl-Amorlcnn Cable
company. and tho RTaElllan. Peruvian
and EcuNdorian governments which
will moan revolutionary charge In
rRblo communication between North hnd
south America bringing with II undues-
.lonRbly lRtcr on lower Tatos a. vol al
improved service and establishing ulti-
matcly freedom from cable monopolios
IN tho western hemisphere.
the Agreement
Tho basIa of tho new agreement,
which brings 10 an end tho spectacular
hsht beIwson tho Washington govern
menI aud tho WoatoTn uuIun over tho
landing 10 a cable Ia Miami. Florida.
IL this.
First. tho All-Amsrican Cable com
pany AnalI SuTrondar tho monopoly u
eHloyA Io the lahdlhE "f cahlea In Peru
aad Ecuador. white tho Western Union.
which 10 affiliated with tho nritislt
UWnsd wasIarn Telegraph company.
H1hslIlsn coast and Itu eastern sh"'on
uf souti, AneTipa. ana thaTaarIaT "aitho'
company aitaii have Won"rpllaa "h
sithof ooaai,
h.oUnd. tho western tlu'"" viii ho
paTnlttsd to l0nh Ito uahla al hlami
Fldrl1p. connecting tho lalsnd ~ Hat
badDa wbets thu n,asiihn 'ablo hal
F~aohod. with tho UnIis sd u,at"a
Third. aattisment - conditioned "p""
tho consent of ths ntsslilan government
and the nritlsh company. th" WeStefn
Telegraph company. Ia tho revocation "r
ehs original monopoly on th" b'RS'll"n
coast
Rar.sightsdnsss
Tbs wuIlnH asas VI tho Western Union
and tho Ali-Amcrisn companies "a snr'
renior thoir relative mouOpollHtic priv
usRas 10 an evidence OF their far
sIshtcdnsSA. NJ won AZ their recognition
sf tho fact that sooner or later whom
the present monOpllss did expire tho In
auSnco OF tho United states govern
mont, whether tho administration be Re
publican or Democratic, Maa sufficient
TO prevent the renewal Of such monop-
lieU. and that by an agreement Mt thIs
llu,o competitive conditions could be
brought about which would enhance not
only tho rev cnues OF tho cable compan' =
,hs, but help to build communication
And commerce between North and South
America.
Truda In tho western hemisphere haS
bean hamporod by poor communication
indeed before tho All-Amcrica company
eams into tho neld most Of uIo cable
Iranlo from the United Statea To S"nth
Amsriea was by way Of EhroPe -hocss
nitntin3 delay on tho unr hand. aud
f..N4 80 AL. linn A
other that r.ur".,otn LusinHss men were
abIs 10 .utL.d Amo,tcans through prior
sno~Isdso 0r Amsri'an "Hefd These
ta,atAsa hava been daHied again ana
aaaIn Lui IL haa Gcsu udhl t"i that ths
s,,,s,,,t,nlty fut su,h IaUilha ~"uld bo
u.tat,ai.sd n the iInllSd SiatoH las
:s.' :gis"' '"'"'"'"'"" ''"" "''' '"
~. poiiIiaa Ia ~
The nuhi f"T unt'am'"al'h '"'""""'
astlnpH in tho waht"'" h"mlSbhH'" 70"
gan undst tho william sd"l"la''"''""
psaratary Cainy adopted rTa''l"nlv 'h"
same pnllry 80 dld tsrr"tary Hughes '"
lhs,s vas rn pniirtoH H. y. simply dc
tthafato arutt on ~" pat ~ tho N"-
srIssn guvernmsut q" eco 1" " hHs
rahie communication with III" MI I'm
pnrtsnt continent ~ tho south OF ~"
wasn't controlled by r"r"lRn owned COZ"
peniss who might discriminate hgR'oH'
tho citiEcns or tho United Ht"t"'
President IISrdlug h"woY"r. has tho
,,,,o,tunI,y now To go oven further rnd
M uKe tho example nf Whut hnH bsnn R'-
.,rpIiaheI In tho Western homiHph"r"
nm "A ncnna OF prcutinE Freedom from
r,on,uoiy In other Countrl"H with when
tho United Statep hnH dir"ot cable com
nunLrnIiou. for admittedly world pence
and extensive commerce dopand mrE"IJ
upon communication Tho Harding
standardization IG saying nothing Tor
Ihe nr,rent about llcouAcE 10 companies
landing cables from European points.
oregrrfInE 10 H"It'" tho South American
vItualIun frst. md after an nNhmpi" at
,yhnt rnn be dOnn by nboliHhing cnb'o
nonopOlieH.
The Kellogg nill.
nut tho fnCt In that the Kellogg bill,
,n,e,-d recently into hw gives tho
,,hIsf .xrrutIya powers which nny r"H'
oIutIonl1e tho whole aucatIon OF Cable
communication ~ property cHorc'H'd. u
viii ho recalled that tho Wilson admin
tnration frclinR confident ~ tho con
atItutionai rights or tho executive III
rSfuhlnR 10 ErHht permits 10 companies
10 lnnd cal bios " tho lntnrnrtH or thH
United Hlptos sprmcd adversely hIfo"t'
cd found itnnlr IN mo hlluhl o' '''ke'
tion with tho WosISrn Union. Tho f"d-
oral court never ala get chance !"
decide whcthar Tho oNecutiv" had tho
power 10 grant or revoke csb'o ''oh"oN'
for IN tha middle "f tha controversy
ronEroAH acted and HpSclncnlly vested
In tho chlof executive nil tho hlHcr"
tlonaTY power needed. ~ then bocnms
q matter for further negotiation De
tween tho HtRts department ana the
cable CounpHnisH
The Miami Gable,
The Washington government made "
rlear thnt It's viewB lid not Involve
preference IN cable compRnlnr. nor WIN
DE- attempting To dictate how those con
Germs should handle thsir buainrHH. hut
that broadly HpnskinE. communication
was n matter OF policy aH woli n" law
and that tho United atntsH could not
aErea to psrmlt tho Western Union IN
land q cabls Mt Miami. FiH.. n that
meant q connection with n British com
pany In Brazil. which. having MI OK
rIusiys monopoly Oh tho Rrhxlllan
,.irf,,aifv pravapfed mn Atnaricu N