The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
FINAL PROTOCOL
IS MADE PUBLIC
State Department Gives
Result Of Berlin
Conference.
Wireless Telegraph Commu-
nicatiOn to Be Governed
by Strict Rules.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The final pro-
tocol of the international wireless tele-
graph conference held in Berlin last
month was made public to-day at the
State Department. General Greedy was
chairman Of the American commission.
This commission had no authority to
make any agreement for the United
States. but the protocol enbodies. in most
OF the essential features, the views ex-
pressed by the American commissioners.
Another conference will be held. and If all
the delegates have full powers the proto-
col no doubt will be embodied in treaty
for the government of international wire
less telegraph communication. FolloWlng
is the text of the protocol:
Article 1.-The exchange OF correspondence
between vessels at sea and wireless coast sta
tions open to the general telegraphic service
is subject to the following eondluons; -
Amy fixed station whose held OF acton
extends TO the sea is called coast station =
Coast stations are bound to receive ana trans
NIT kilograms originating from or intended for
vessels at sea without any distinction of wire
less telegraph system used by the latter. >
The Contracting parties shall publish any tech
nical information likely 10 facilitate or expe-
dite communication between coast stations ana
ships at sea; however, each one of the con-
tracing governments may authorize the sta
tions established on its territory, under such
conditions as IL may see mt, to make use OF
several installations or special arrangements
4-The contracting parties state ana decISfe
they adopt for the fixing OF tariffs applicable
to the telegraphic exchange between vessels
sea and the international telegraph sys-
tenn, the following basis
The total tax to collect for such traffic IN
cludes (A) the tax pertaining to the traffic OF
the line Of the telegraph system, the amount
of which is that fixed by the International tel
egraphic regulations now in existence append
the tax appertaining to the maritime course
The latter is, the first one, fixed according
to the number of words, and such number Of
words being reckoned in accordance with the
International telegraphic regulations mentioned
in paragraph "a, also above. II includes
First tax styled coast tax" which belongs
to the said station; second, tax called YES
sci tax" which belongs to the post estab-
lished on the ship. A coast station tax is sub
ject to the approval of the state on whose
territory the station is established. and yes
sci tax to the approval OF the state whose nag
two taxes is to be fixed on the basis of an
equitable remuneration for the telegraphic
work.
Article II-Regulations which will be an
nexed to the convention that is 10 be per-
fected will establish the rules applicable TO
the exchange of communications between the
posts and on board the vessels. The pro-
visions of these regulations may be at any
time modified by common understanding be
tween the contracting states.
Article III-The provisions OF the telegraphic
convention of st. Petersburg are applicable
to the transmission Of wireless telegraphy in
so far as they do not conflict with those Of
the future convention
Article IV-Wireless stations must, unless
there should be absolute impOssibility accept
requests for help that may come from vessels.
Article V-The service Of the wireless tele-
graph stations must be ORGANIZED as Tar as
practicable so not to interfere with the
service of other stations
Article VI-The contracting governments re-
serve the right to make separate arrange
ments for the purpose of compelling the con-
tractors working within their territory on
wireless telegraph stations to obey only through
other stations the notifications Of the future
convention.
Article VII-The provisions OF the future
conventions are applicable to wireless
telegraph stations that are not open to the
general telegraphic service except in regard
to the clauses embodied in articles " and V.
Article VIII-The countries that have not
adhered to the future conventions may be ad-
rnitted on their making request to that
effect