The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-26
THE MARCONI PATENTS.
There viii Be a Fight for Them I'm
the Courts.

New York Mail and Express.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany of America having begun action
against the De Forrest system, whose
plant is installed in the Chesebrough build
Ing has now thoroughly completed all OF
its plans for a legal fight TO establish its
priority in America OF the essential parts
of the system. The attorneys Of the Mar
conf company state that they are in
possession of a vast amount of technical
and scientific matter bearing on wireless
transmission and are certain that the Mar
conf system will legally stand against all
others. none of the three foreign systems
having been patented in this country.
Lieutenant Hodgins, the United States
government expert, who recently returned
from Europe. where he has been examing
the merits of the various systems, brought
with him apparatus of the two German
systematic observation-disclosures and
the Slaby-Arco-and that Of the French.
Ducretet-Popoff. All three of these syS-
TENS, it is claimed. infringe on the patents
held by the Marconi company in America,
and should any of them be put in operation
here, whether by the government or pri-
vate individuals, immediate action will be
taken TO enjOin their use.
One company in this country holds parts
of wireless patents, which, however, ex-
upheld in its legal attitude the company
will have a monopoly C the system in this
country. With the steady development of
wireless biography, and its demonstrated
close with the principal proposition ad-
vanced by Governor Taft IL is believed
here that II will still be necessary for the
apostolic delegate referred to in Cardinal
Rampolla's notes to go forward to Manila
in the capacity of an appraiser of the
friars' properties
Monsignor Broderick private secretary to
Monsignor Sbaretti. called at the War De
partment to-day and had a conference with
Secretary Root. the substance of which has
not been made public. Mgr. Broderick' s
principal, Mgr. Sbaretti has been in Wash
ington for many weeks.
He started from Rome preceded by a
declaration that he had been named as
archbishop at Manila. but when he reached
Washington on his way to the Orient he
was detained at the papal legation here.
1t was the original understanding that in
his capacity of archbishop OF Manila, if
he was appointed to that post. he was to
negotiate directly with Governor Taft re-
sPecting church matters in the Philippines,
including the friars' lands question. He
was clearly greatly disappointed when he
learned in Washington that his plans were
to be changed and that the negotiations
were to be conducted at Rome instead OF
Manila.
The outcome at Rome. however taken in
connection with Mgr Broderick's call, has
led to the belief that Mgr Sbaretti is. after
all, to he archbishop of Manila. At any
rate, it is understood that he is TO continue
his journey TO the Philippines and If he
does not fill the post mentioned. he may
still be named as apostolic delegate there
in view of the experience he had in the
same line in adjusting the status of the
Catholic Church properties in Cuba with
Governor Wood while he was bishop of
Cuba