Show PACIFIC CABLE PROJECT now that the french cable from australia to now new caledonia has been completed and to is in operation its projectors contemplate extending it 16 to the united states by way of samoa and the sandwich lalanda islands the now new caledonia line la Is under french control but bat the now new project la Is entirely from it so ao far as aa the national element la Is concerned and the question now being discussed la Is whether it shall ahall be controlled by america or great britain prom from honolulu there are two routes under consideration one being to van couver B C aud and the other to san francisco the latter route is ia the longer and more expensive but there Is in its ita favor the prospect ol of slightly heavier business than would come dovw the northern route the cost coat of laying the line to the golden onto gate would reach nearly nine millions million of dollars while the other ether route could be followed for nearly a million low leas the matter of cost la Is however only a secondary consideration the most moat important issue to is whether the united states or the british government shall control the cable if the line comes to san francisco it will be under the direction of our government couble corbid erat orations ions of expense being equal the projectors ot of the line have signified their determination to take the south ern route if the excess of stock over the amount necessary to build to vancouver and a proportion of the remainder bainder ma inder tuder were taken by A merican american capitalists or if the united states state were to offer a subsidy of tho the difference between the two routes and a certain portion of the stock be subscribed for in america the line would not go to british dominion on this con but the english are alive to the advantage of having the cable laid over a route that is substantially british throughout and would place the hawaiian and samoan groups virtually within their grasp sandwell fleming is in the chief projector of f tho the cable scheme and his him letter on the subject has been forwarded to the premiers premier of the british australasian colonies by mackenzie rowell bowell with a communion tiou tion from the he latter in which he urge the government to send a representative and have the matter settled in favor of great britain mr rowell bowell proposes routes which touch only british territory except such landings landing as are effected at the fiji samoan and hawaiian islands he would have the line constructed under the joint ownership of australia now new zealand and canada an a a public undertaking mr bowell to is endorsed by the london times and other influential british organs who see in its consummation an aid aia to british supremacy the sut eject to Is one that the united states might properly give careful attention to the precise details of the offer as made may not be just what is most desirable but there to is no doubt these could be modified and arranged to suit the occasion with cable communication muni cation effected between the hawaiian islands and america th the line should be under the control of th the united states it would be bad policy on the part of this government to bor allow it to be otherwise it if it could be prop pro vented with reasonable diligence the 4 pacific cable to is a thing of the not far distant future and our government should arrange matters in some way to have this end ead of the line within ita it borders and at its dispo disposal sal |