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Show NEW GABLE CONTRACT Terms Accepted by Pacific Cable Company. RESERVE RIGHTOF PURCHASE Government May Buy tho Lino at Any Time at Ita Appraised Valuation Valua-tion Only Provision Objected to by the Company Wna That Requiring the Employment of Americana and This Was Modified to Ita SatisfactionCombinations Satisfac-tionCombinations to Prevent Competition Specifically Forbidden. Washington, Nov. 24 The arrangements arrange-ments by which the deep sea soundings and surveys mide by tho Nero, under tho direction of the Navy department, nre to be turned over to the Commer-elnl Commer-elnl Cable rompnny, for use In laying tho Puclllo cable beyond the Hawaiian Islands, were completed today. The representatives of the cable company examined the charts at the department and cxpiessed themselves as highly gratified with the thoroughness of tho work. Duplicate sots of the charts have been presented and will be turned over to the company as soon as the contrnct prepared hy the Attorney -General Is signed. This will be In a few days The only provision of the terms laid down by the Government to which the company took exception was that providing for American opeiatlvcs This was modified at the request of the company In provide for American operatives op-eratives when obtainable The charts will carry the cable beyond the Hn-wnllan Hn-wnllan Islands to the Midway Islands and thence to Guam. From Ouam two links will be extended, one to -Manila and the other to Yokohama- The following statement regarding the concessions was given out by the Atlorney-Oeneral today ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT STATE-MENT "The President having duly consld ereel sild application, hereby consents that the said company may lay, construct, con-struct, land, maintain nnd operate telegraphic tele-graphic lines nnd cables on the raclflc coist of the United States and various territorial waters of the United States to connect the city nf Sin Francisco, In tho Stale of California, the city of Honolulu, in the Islnnd of Oahu, Hawaiian Ha-waiian Islands, and by tho way of sild Midway Islands and tne Islind of Ouum Ihe Islind of Luzon, P I , nnd a olnt on the coast of the Empire of China ' It Is a condition with the granting of the said consent that said company first fllo with Its said application Ita written acceptance of the terms nnd conditions on which said consent Is given, giv-en, to wit MUST NOT rOHM A CAHL1. TRirST 1'irst That tho said company has not received any e xcluslve concessions of privilege priv-ilege nnel has not combined or associated with any company or concern to exclude, any other company or concern formed In tho United Slates of America from oh tabling the privilege of landing Its cable or cab,es on the coast of China or connecting con-necting them with other cnhle llnea or In-land In-land lines of China, und said company or Its successor or assignees will not mnko any contract, combination or arrangement arrange-ment with any such company or concern for sueli purpose The said company Ins not combined or associated Itself with and will not not combine or associate Itself It-self with any other coble or telegraph company or concern for tho purpose of ngulntlng rales between points In American Amer-ican territory or between them nnd any point In l hlna Japan or other Oriental pi lees except to make reasonahlo through MUST 111) ALL AMERICAN. Second 1 hat Slid company's cnhlo shall touch at no other than American terrltnry on the way from Hie t'nlted Stntes to tho Chinese I mplre, A line from tho Philippines Philip-pines to China shnll Iks constructed by salt company within one jenr and oper-Hteel oper-Hteel Independently of all foreign conipa nles and concerns ' HATES MUST J! I. HKAHONAIILI. Third-Thai the rates to he charged for commercial messaurs shnll bo nasnnnblo and In no ease In excess of the tariff set forth in ( ongresslonal document No Mi. House nf Representatives, 1 Iflv-seventh ongress, first session, slgiuri by tleorge ", ,nr vice-president nf the Commercial Commer-cial Picnic Cable company, and attested by Albert Heck, secretary, with proportionate propor-tionate ratea for Intermedin te points plus such inyments ns may lie enacted by the Chinese Government rniomrv 1 -on official business ..,"J.u."llT,,',, ""' Government of the. rnlte.1 stales or any department thereof. . I.!1 ?.? "'"" and insular and turn torlil nrilcets 1 und Governments upon tho route of such cable shall have priority for their ofllelnl cablegram over nil either business at Mich rati s as the Postmaster. General shall annually fix. HESEHNES RIGHT TO PURCHASE ,1 'i"' 'r!mt "", "nitcd States ahull at all lime, hue the rlsbt tn purchase tho cable lines property or effects of the said eompanj at an appraised value tn bo s eertalneil bj ellslnteresled persons two J. l.1".1.'11"' I,J lh0 ''"s'masiir-Oeneral, iwo nv (lie cumiitinv 01 concern lute rested IVJ'tcIi '""' ,,y "" fuur "" """'"'iy - MY CONTROL IN TIME OF WAR - .'"'.1"7.'nl,, "'e Government of tho Vnlteil States Hull have atith rlty to as sume full control of the said ral lo dur g war (Including giave civil disturb 1 nee) or when war ts threatened ""), lOHElUN (O.NTHACIS VOIDAIH.E 1.1 .Tn,h".7h"1 "" """rents entered Into by the said company with foreign (I Iv. ernment, fr ,,, tfansmlsson of ,,". STuWaS v:,',rj1',b,l'i?;niie:iH",!:i'.li,,is n,r'BCoTgr.,l,,VVh',,.,."s,o ,','- "" "&&-S M Y SKYER HHANCIII.S IN WAR Eighth Hut thi tulteil States shall lrai..iuhuri"i,ito "ou. '" '"ir! lion a brum Ins wlikh muy l connected will! warn, "thnalelJei",,, ;""""'' """'" ' ' i:IPLO, 1.1- -10 Til' AMERICANS i,io.1iL"nrh.uii h l"r"l"rs and em hive been , ,,,,',11 ,c ixoullvely AmeV! le in citizens If the same can bo ubtuK NO DISCHIMIN'A-IION' TO HE MADE HtT.t.".l',ni"?.r !,tr,,l"z"1, nr ' United a,"' nV.Tl .I.""1"" "" r ' .'" "" "" "' sages nver Slid eonipiii a ucs with citizens citi-zens of an) nther'tuuutry with which suld cabin may connect uiiu MINIMUM OF SPEED El.venlh-Thit the. cable shall , r,pi !!.- ill. ,.' !i"." .""J'1 of transmission over the in 1 In route from California in Luzon nf not I, i, tw. uty'l lv wnrd. .1 minute which the sill coinVuiy agrees tn muke cv.ry effort to maintain "i"ea dUvLlTY OF CAHLE Twetflh-The cable I ild shall ho of the best 111 11111 11 lure "' N ll HLPAIIt SERVICE Thirl, e i-Th-it iniple repair service foi sild cable shall I, maintained e"v,ce MUST HIVE DAILY SERVICE arsiffiiiniis .-, a,"" ?& eide'iVr"1. r ."' l-rlnrlty heretofore proV theP,l,0or,nf0recf1r""m!'U" aCC"r",n ' I IMIIl.ln OF GOVERNMENT JnleT'i"!1';,'1".'!.1 " '"'Ht shall he as Hiimei by ihe G ivernment of the United ?i i."1 'v..1.1.11"' "f "" cmi'r" nr 1 elisor ship which It may exercise over sold line In the avenl nf war ur civil dlstiir banco or under rondlilnns nimilwrd I sh. ami lain above s. 1 forth, so finis inessniroa direct eonneued will, ihe w" are en eenied hut as tn Hie htn i,ir r Inter ruptlon of other hu.lhrss '.,( Ihe "a bin company the cnmpi nsatloi, therefor tn IS paid by the United Htales to the ! 1.2 LANDING HIGH IS NOT GUARANTEED ng rights claimed in 1 . . B SfaAe in.,,,,. iM,&gff;rr sent is ,-,v, "CTJ on, hich '.! m terms nnd LondltlSSSei"i' ,.. fli consent Is given .hncUI"n 7i..' ThlS U1 copy of a oPutS5lL,'lescMlkt"i l1"' rectors of the cibl? SiJ boarf.S' J-n company s seal. 1, LPJsiny, -J. ft fjeD SSSTS9! kit |