Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-27
CONTROL Of WRuISS lUAU FOR CHARITY
NO GOVERNMENT PLAN
TO MAKE MONOPOLY
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS Will
NOT BE INTERPRETED WITH.
PLANS FOR THE GOV.
ERNMENE.

A Washington special to the New
York Times says: The fact that there
has been a tentative discussion in the
War and Navy Departments as to the
ultimate consolidation OF various Gov
eminent departments using wireless
telegraph system has led 10 a repor,
that the Government is to take con-
troll OF the wireless telegraph business
of the Atlantic and Pacific seacoasts.
high authority in the Navy Depart
pent, In discussing the matter. said
tonight:
1T is wholly premature to say that
the Government is to take control of
the wireless telegraph systems Of the
Atlantic and Pacific ceacoasts. Moth
ing of the kind has been thought Of.
and | do not believe that any one con-
nected with the Government would
urge that such thing is even pos
sible.
what has taken place has been a
consideration Of the fact that the Gov
eminent is duplicating It's service. and
that frequently the Government sys-
tens clash with those of private indi-
viduals and companies. In time of war
this would be serious matter, and
necessarily for the purpose OF defense
the Government would be forced to in
sist on exclusive rights. But you can
see at once that the Government can
not seize on the art and science of wire
less telegraphy, and no more can It
take possession OF private property
used for that purpose
we can conceive OF some sort OF
right OF way through the air. but how
are you to endow the Government with
the right to take possession OF the
ground on which the wireless stations
are placed or so to fix the matter as to
forbid the use of ground anywhere for
the uses of wireless telegraphy? II
would. ! think. take some peculiar de-
cisions by the courts and some even
more peculiar legislation by Congress
and the State Legislatures.
The fact is that the Department of
Agriculture Is sending its weather re.
ports by wireless. the War Department
Is using the system. the Navy Depart.
ment Is making use of II, and the
Lighthouse Board employs 1t. Now
the Government might well consolidate
all this work into one system and
have good service That may be the
foundation Of the nation that the Gov.
eminent Is going into the wireless tel.
egraph business. Nothing of the sort
Is In contemplation.
There are many reports on the mat.
ter In this department, and perhaps in
the War Department, but II will not
be brought to the attention Of Con-.
gress. and there Is no scheme OF foot
to take control Of the wireless teIe.
graphing business TO the exclusion of
private persons or corporations now
or hereafter engaged In II. II may hap.
pen that private persons will not be
allowed to use the Government reser.
vations for wireless stations, but that
is a small matter and has no bearing
on the broad question of establishing
a Government monopoly of the sys..
tem."
A Wall Street News Bureau yester.
day quoted Secretary Moody of the
Navy Department as having said the
following In Washington in connection
with reports OF proposed Government
control OF wireless telegraph systems:
The newspaper article probably
has reference to the authority granted
by this department to the Bureau of
Equipment on the 2sth ultimo for the
use OF the naval wireless. telegraph
stations as an accommodation to ships
OF other navies and the merchant ser.
vice where there are no commercial
stations to receive and transmit mes.- |
sages. As result of negotiations
with the various land telegraph com.
panies, the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Companies have agreed TO |
transmit messages Of the character |
above mentioned. received at naval
wireless telegraph stations from yes
sells at sea. without holding the Gov. I
eminent responsible for the toll"
Capt. Mauney. Chief of the Bureau
Of Equipment. United States Navy,
was quoted as having made a state |
ment as follows In the same connec-.
ton:
THE Government, through the Ma.
Wy Department, has assumed charge
only OF the coast defense stations In |
the United States. and will not In any
way interfere with the Marconi station
on Cape Cod. These stations have a
range OF not more than $40 miles out
to sea and are for the general conve-
nience and safety OF the public, in n
broad way supplementing the work OF
the photographic Office.
The reason for taking control OF
the stations and placing them under
one system is to prevent interference
on short distance messages. Arrange
ments have been made by the Govern.
ment with both the Western Union
and Postal Companies under which the
Government turns over to these COM