Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
THE FINAL PROTOCOL.
Agreement of Wireless Tele-
graph Congress.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
MAY RESULT IN FRAMING OF A
TREATY.
Text Of the Document Which Embodies
Generally the Views Of the
American Delegates.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE

The final protocol Of the international
wireless telegraph conference held in Ber-
lin last month was made public today at
the State Department. Gen. Greedy was
chairman Of the American commission.
This commission had no authority to make
any binding agreement for the United
States. but the protocol embodies In most
of the essential features the views ex-
pressed by the American commissioners
Another conference will be held. and If all
delegates have full powers the protocol will
no doubt be embodied in a treaty for the
government of international wireless tele-
graph communication. The following is the
text of the protocol:
Article I.
The exchange of correspondence between
vessels at and wireless coast stations
open to the general Geographic service is
subject to the following conditions:
I. Any fixed station whose field of action
extends to the sea is styled coast station"
>. Coast stations are bound to receive
and transmit kilograms originating from
or intended for vessels at sea without any
distinction of wireless telegraph system
used by the latter.
3. The contracting parties publish from
technical Information likely to facilitate
or expedite communications between coast
stations and ships at sea. However, each
One OF the contracting governments may
authorize the stations established on its ter
ritory. under such conditions 1t may see
TIT, to make use of several inStalla tons or
special arrangements.
4. The contracting parties state and de-
clare they adopt for the fixing of tariffs ap-
plicable to Geographic traffic exchange be-
tween vessels at and the international
Geographic system, the following basis:
The total tax to collect for such traffic is
fixed by the words it includes (a) The tax
he t-af of ha In off ha
Geographic system, the amount is that
fixed by the international telegraphtc regu-
lations now in existence appended to the
st. Petersburg convention; CD The tax ap-
pertaining to the maritime course. The
latter is. as the first one, fixed according
to the number of words, and such number
of words being reckOned in accordance
with the international telegraphlc regula-
tons mentioned in paragraph "a" above.
1t includes, first, tax styled coast
tax which belongs to the said station;
second. tax called vessel tax" which
belongs to the post established on the ship.
A coast station tax is subject to the ap-
prevail Of the state on whose territory the
station is established, and a vessel tax on
the approval of the state whose flag is
borne by the vessel. Each one of these two
taxes is to be fixed on the basis Of an
equitable remuneration for the telegraphic
work.
Article II.
Regulations which will be annexed to the
convention that is to be perfected will es-
tablish the rules applicable to the exchange
of communications between the posts and
Oil board the vessels. The provisions of
these regulations may be at any time moii-
fed by common understanding between the
contracting states.
Article III.
The provisions of the telegrapilic conyen-
ton of st. Petersburg are applicable to the
transmission of wireless telegraphy in SO
TAR as they do not conflict with those of
the future conventions
Article ".
The wireless stations must unless there
should be absolute impossibility, accept In
preference requests for help that may come
from vessels.
Article v.
The service of wireless telegraph stations
must be organized, as far as practicable. so
as not to interfere with the service of other
stations.
Article vi.
The contracting governments reserve the
right to make separate arrangements for
the purpose of compelling the contractors
working within their territory wireless tele-
graph stations to obey only through other
stations the notifications of the future
convention.
Article vi.
The provisions of the future convention
are not applicable to wireless Telegram oh sta
tons that are not open to the general tele-
graphic service. except in regard to the
clauses embodied in articles w and "
Article VIII.
The countries that have not adhered to
the future convention may be admitted on
their making request to that effect.