New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
CONFER ON WIRELESS.
Delegates WM Discuss Marconi
COMMANDS altitude.

Berlin. Sept. So.-Delegates representing thirty
governments will assemble here October 8
by invitation Of the German government, with the
object Of reaching agreement for exchange
OF messages between the of various wireless
telegraph systems and TO define the bases which
private wireless companies may operate with the
consent OF governments. The conference will be
held because the Marconi company has refused TO
allow its stations to do business with persons usir
other than Marconi apparatus.
This controversy began soon after the Marconi
company. IL 1901, set up stations for public tele-
graph purposes. The refusal OF these stations TO
take messages sent by the SIaby-Arco (Gern:an)
apparatus brought about the International wireless
telegraph conference by invitation of Germany in
1903 Eight governments took part-the United
States, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy,
Spain, Russia and Austria Hungary The delegates
of six governments agreed in the final protocol to
a series OF recommendations that looked toward the
cooperation Of all Of wireless telesraphs.
The delegates OF Great Britain and Italy, because
their governments had contracts with the Marconi
company, did not sign the recommendations.
Little has come OF these recommendations. The
Marconi company has continued TO set up stations
and 20 refuse the messages of rival systems. The
most important act in the controversy in the in
terval that of the United States government in
1904. directing the Marconi company to remove its
apparatus from the Nantucket lghtship. The
German Ambassador in Washington transmitted
the sub1otned to the Secretary of State:
The efforts of the English Marconi company to
secure for its system OF wireless & deiegfpn e ] WGTa
equipped with Marconi apparatus will hold COM
Vided with apparatuses Of the same system and
the British Lfoyds has already subscribed by
Year, year. German gSs Vessels that have German wire
seS fo with III 3he English shore sta
tons and with the Marconi station placed at the
g Of Of G
pany works most serious injury to the interests Of
general intercourse we'll as TO the interests or
German shipping and commerce
The American government requested the Mar
conf company TO accept messages from other COM
panies. and its refusal directed the company to
take it's Instruments from the lightship. This de-
cision OF the United States government, together
with some incidents in American naval experience,
supports the belief in the German Foreign Office
that the United States. in the coming conference.
will take up positions similar TO those of Ger
many.
Germany will propose to the conference that An
international bureau shall be erected for the con-
troll OF wireless telegraphing; that each wireless
station must be connected with the ordinary tele-
graphs py special lines that the conditions under
which wireless stations shall work with companies
that do not subscribe 20 the decisions OF the con-
ference shall be laid down by the conference (that
is. when these stations within the territories
OF states adhering to the decisions OF the confer
ence); that governments which do not adhere TO
the convention may do so later and that when
controversies arise the Interpretation ap-
plcation OF the convention they shall be submitted
Great Britain and Italy are much in the
position as they We're al the last conference They
are already committed to some extent to the Mar
conf company. 1t is not clear how far the Brit
ish delegates will 80. The Marconi company has
complained often that they do not receive the same
support from the British government that the Ger
man government has given the Saby-Aroo COM
pany; It is presumed here however. that the Brit
ish delegates will in the main support the Mar
conf argument that its stations and operators
are the results OF its expense and enterprise,
ether companies and governments. with
respondingly important stations, cannot in equity
AJAX to benefit by the Marconi plant except by en-
company as may be mutually agreed upon The
French delegates will be inclined, II is believed,
contracts with the Marconi company and in accord
with the precedents created by former acts, will
oppose any course that would seem TO limit the
privileges Of the Mareoni company. Other states
are for the most part committed The Balkan
states arc supposed 10 favor the German view by
reason OF the influence OF the Allgemaine Eiec-
trtcitaets Gesellscheft German General lectric
Company. The makers OF the siaby-Arco appara-
tus Marconi himself is. however, q delegate the
only one. from Montenegro. The conference will
probably last four weeks