Show CABLE WILL US WITH JAPAN new york sept 14 through american enterprise the way has been won to connect tho western continent by direct submarine telegraphic lines with tho empire of japan clarence H mackay president of the commercial pacific cable company today made ha announcement that his company had secured tho necessary concessions to enter yokohama japan and shanghai china yesterday the last step in a saries of diplomatic negotiations which were begun at the wish of president mckenley and which have extended over a period of about three years was taken when mr takahara lra the japanese minister to tho united states affixed his signature to japans agreement with the commercial pacific cable company for landing rights at yokohama an agreement tor landing rights at shanghai was signed by china several weeks ago when these new cables arc completed mr mackay said their length added to other cables already laid or about to be built will form part of a system which extends two thirds of the distance around the globa the cable connection with both japan and china will be made by extending the present lines of the company which run from san francisco through the stations of honolulu midway guam and alam japan will be reached by running a cable from guam direct to yokohama the cable to china will be laid from manila to shanghai in announcing the successful issue to the long negotiations mr mackay said today we shall proceed at once with the men and lading of those cables which will take several months the commercial cable company will then pierce the far east at three points namely the philippines china and japan |