Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-19
TROUBLES OF Mr.. MARCoNl
AnglO-AmerIcan Telegraph Company Sends
Him an Arrogant Letter.
hatters Solicitors Say Was No Inter-
ference with Scientific Experi-
menls Of the Inventor.

st. Johns N, F., Nee, l9.--Regardlng
the publis statement Of the solicitors of
the Anglo-Ameriean Telegraph COM
pany Mr. Mareoni explains that the let
ter from the Anglo-Amerlcan company
to him which is referred to therein was
only It's second letter to him and was
written after the substance of It's first
letter to him had been given to the
to the world from here, lie said fur
ther that this first letter was such that
the outside world was under no mis-
apprehension as TO its purport II was
served on him last Monday. It stated
that unless the Anglo-Amerlcan COM
pany received an intlmation from him
(MarconD that same DAY that he would
abandon his work and remove his APP
paratus forthwith, the nglo-Amerlcan
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-Amercan COM
pany saying he did not wish to inter-
fere with It's rights, remarking at the
same time that he was about to remove
his apparatus. Mi. Maroon, meant al
though he did not so specify, that he
was going to Cape Spear to erect pole
there. The Anglo-Amerlcan then re-
Joined with its second letter which Is
the one quoted in the statement IN
question.
This letter was served on Marconi az
Ter the press Of Great Britain ana the
United States had commented upon the
attitude of the Anglo-Ameucan com
pany as disclosed by It's first letter IN
lis second letter this company offered
10 consider proposals from Marconi for
a compromise. This led 10 the opening
of negotiations which are now IN prog
ress in London between the anglo
American and the Marconi companies.
Marconi thinks 1t strange mat the an
elo- American company IN giving 10
the world what is Intended for falr
statement OF It's position, fails TO feier
IN or explain its first letter, when ne
saves virtually amounted to an attempt
Ia compel him to abandon all scleh'ilc
research IN Newfoundland,
other than those here set loftl'
there are few Developments IN ine ~
uation. The status OF the Lonuo" nv
gotlatlons Is not known 10
MarconI has decided to leave ue o,,
next Sunday All Of the neWspop PEI
condemn the Anglo-Americau company
and some Of their criticisms ~ 'n
nren,,ses are extremely severe, Wnlle an y,
are very vigorous. Pu9lig ltV''"e :"
his matter Is now at It's helsnp
WHAT SOLICITORS SAY
Nav York Dec. l9.--Solicltors OF tne
,nuio American Telegraph company
Nave made public the following S''''
ment: Ia sono mlsappre-
hpngiln as 10 inc aN'i'N .. ,,,h IN
t ,i,1'' Anglo-American TeleEiuph ~ ~.
Gimitedl with respect to the eNp an,
e el,n,t IN wireless telegraphy reeep NJ!
llel .',sa ont AT 81 johns n. f., Dy W.
a.. .saan ,ec In letter addressed 70 W.
gu sia- o0,I nv the companys legal awe a..
a NC IN Newfoundland after stains ,,,o se
ere n, intention to take t1i NV; l,, ~
con,P' stSns TO secure a recognluVp, W. W.
sary S r,gbts in the colony the ie''e'
proceeds 49, the company IN"
80 dtV VS. 10 inform you that ulgS .ac i
slruct ,.o Us 10 giving the mosi ea l,icb
not ave-, 10 any proposals WIFI WIZ.
conslaeru a,,t forward by you Win yi ,,,.
10 the further con''nu'''''
work. .,.,ement said 81 have
'AS ,o,esraphed from 81 Joh ms ~ sert
been teiee.s tbe l7th inst 20 lhe 49,
Marconl om ssouence Of the thfea'el sa
that ~ co 'asdipes Of the compan. ~. ns
Legal ,pprnyoelled to discontinue, W., " end
was l cO rb tests between EnsI ~, from
st. John, , %g Mr., Marconi dated Lawn ,,s
a letter l INV tthe lstm to me 'o''
panv'g advisers ,h,t prior 10 me
81 ma =, YOUR letter J had .. oo,,ye the
reoelp, ., the test and TO rs"'0'
,un,ss,rimellts tomorrow