The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-27
AT RA|D OF
MARC9N|
Cable People Seek
to Stop His
Work.

NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-SolicitorS of
the Anglo American Telegraph Com
pany have made public the following
statement:
There seems to be some misappre-
hension as to the action of our clients,
the Anglo American Telegraph Com
pany Uimited), with respect to the ex-
periments in wireless telegraphy re-
Gently carried out at st. Johns, N. r,
by Mr.. Marconi. In letter addressed
to Mr.. Marconi by the company'3 legal
advisers in Newfoundland. after stating
the company's intention to take the
necessary steps to secure a recognition
of their rights in the colony, the letter
proceeds:
However they (the company in
struct us to inform you that they are
not averse to giving the most careful
consideration to any proposals which
may be put forward by you with a
view to the further continuance of your
work.
AS to the statement said to have
been telegraphed from ST. Johns by
Mr.. Marconi on the 18th inst, to the
effect that I'm consequence of the threat
ened legal proceedings of the companr
he was compelled to discontinue wire
less telegraph tests between Enrland
and st. John, we give the following
from letter from Mr.. Marconi dated
the previous day Uhe 1Gth), to the com
pany's advisers:
I 81 may mention that prior to the
receipt of your letter I had decided To
discontinue the test and to remove the
instruments tomorrow
ing the published statement of solicitors
of the Anglo American Telegraph Com
pany, Mr.. Marconi explains that the
letter from the Anglo American Com
pany to him, which is referred TO the e-
in. was only its second letter to him,
and was written after the substance If
it's first letter to him had been given 20
the world from here. He said further
the outside world was under no misap-
prehension as to it's purpy't. It was
served on him last Monday. IT stated
that unless the Anglo American Com
pany received an intimation from him
(MarconD that same day that he would
abandon his work and remove his APP
paratus forthwith. the Anglo American
Company would institute legal proceed
ings to restrain him from further work
and would hold him responsible for any
damages the Anglo American Company
might sustain.
| Upon receipt Of this letter Mr.. Mar
conf wrote the Anglo American Con-
pany saying he did not wish 10 inter
fere with it's rights remarking at the
same time that he was about to remove
his apparatus. Mr.. Marconi meant, al
though he did not so specify, that he
was going to Cape Spear to erect a pole
there. The Anglo American Company
then rejoined with it's second letter.
which Is the one quoted in the state
ed on Marconi after the press of Great
Britain and the United States had COM
mented upon the attitude of the An
glo- American Company as disclosed by
its first letter In it's second letter this
company offered to consider proposals
from Marconi for a compromise. This
led to the opening of negotiations which
are now in progress in London between
the Anglo-American and the Marconi
Companies Marconi thinks 1t strange
that the Anglo American Company in
giving to the world what is intended for
a fair statement of its position, falls u
refer to or explain it's first letter which
he says virtually amounted to an at
| tempt to compel him to abandon all
, scientific research in Newfoundland.
| Other than those here set forth. there
are few developments in the situation.
| The status of the London negotiations
Is not known. Marconi has decided to
leave here next Sunday. All of the
newspapers condemn the Anglo-Ameri-
/ can Company, and some of their criti-
cisms in the premises are extremely Sc
, we're, while all are very vigorous. Pub
lie feeling in this matter is now at its
height.
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