New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-04
THE WIRELESS PROTOCOL
Rules of the Berlin international
Conference.

WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-The final protocol or the
international wireless telegraph conference. held in
Berlin last month. made public to-day at the
State Department Brigadier General A W Gree
ly L s A. was chairman OF the American com
mission. This commission had no authority to
make any agreement for the United States. but the
protocol embodes in most OF the essential features
the views expressed by the American commission
ers Another conference will be held. and If all
delegates have full powers the protocol no doubt
will be embodied IN a treaty for the government
Of international wireless telegraph communication
The following the OF the protocol the lead
ing features Of which were outlined exclusively IN
The Tribune on Tuesday:
ARTICLE I
The exchange Of correspondents between vessels
at sea and wireless coast stations open 70 tne sen
eral telegraphic service Is SUBJECT 70 'e Ioio"1e
FirstUAnv fixed station. whose field Of action
tends to the sea. is styled coast station
second-Coast stations are bound to receive and
for Vessels at sea without any distinction Of wire
less telegraph system used by the latter. 49,, -
technical iTformaiion likely 70 facilitate or expedite
communications between coast stauons ana sinps al
sea. However each one OF the contracting govern
ments may authorize the stations established on its
make use OF installations or special arrange
Fourtb-The contracting parties state and declare
they adopt the fixing Of tariffs appIcaoie 70 tee
graphic traffic exchange between NeseeLs a. 50 80
the international telesraphic system the following
The total tax TO collect for such traffic is fixed BY
the word includes (a) the tax appertaining TO the
traffic OF the line Of the telegraphic system, the
telegraphic regulations in existence appended
the ST Petersburg convention; 90 the tax apper-
tanning 10 the maritime course The latter IS as the
first one. fixed according to the number OF words.
cordance with the International Geographic regula-
tons mentioned in paragraph a above II includes:
the said station: second. tax called vessel tax
which belongs to the post established on the snip
coast station is subject to the approval Of the
State on whose territory the station Is established
and vessel TO the approval CT the State whose
flag Is borne by vessel EaCn one OF tneSs Two
tsxes is 10 be fixed on the basis OF an equitable
remuneration for the Geographic work
ARTICLE II.
Regulations which viii be annexed 20 the conven-
s6Tea5e 10 the Exchange Of comnuIica lions be-
tween the posts and on board the vessels, The
modified by common understanding between the
contracting States
ARTICLE III.
The provisions Of the telsTaRhc convention o.
fict with those OF the future conventions
ARTICLE ".
The wireless stations must, unless there should
be absolute impossibility. accept IN preference re-
quests for help that may come from vessels
ARTICLE V.
The service OF wTeeSS IL 80 as 9os 10 5
tsrfere with the service Of other stations.
ARTICLE VI
The contracting governments reserve the right 20
compelling the contractors working within their
ritory wireless telegraph stations TO obey only
ARTICLE VII
applicabIe 10 wireless Telegraph stations that are
not open 70 the general telegraphic service except
IN regard 70 the clauses embodied IN Articles ~
ARTICLE VII
The countries that have not adhered TO the future
conventiOn may Be admitted their making
quest TO that effect