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Show Cass la I Inns la llperals Tlrrrh HjlUtu llh Ihe 1 o.l.l S.rtk. The Dominion government has taken radical slept to purchase Ihe t!(. rspli systems of Canada extend thtm inormously and operate them In coo. lection wild the povitofllce department. It Is also seriously proposed to folio, i similar course with the telephony but In theciua of the latter muntel salltlea will be licensed, aa In Unit llrltaln, to operate the aystsm witalu Ihclrown areas The question of the absolute control of the Canadian telegraphic service stt long been discussed, but nut until Ihe present liberal governtninl came llto Dfllce baa It I een possible to talk par chase With a surplus running frera liyw ooo lo 17,000,00(1 for lOOO-ul, aid t prospect of an equally lare surph fur 1001-Ot, the plan seem feasible The great desire nf Canadian statu aien It to see cables owned by Urrs llrltaln under tho Atlautle and Pacl loluednt eachocian to wires owned I the Dominion, crossing this counlrj ind thus practically girdling tho gloV ay a cable absolutely under Imperii loutrut The busliuss men of Canal ireunaulinously lu favor of the achsua |