New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13

States whose sphere of influence has extended rour
the globe viii be beaten back. that the flag 81 II
Latin compact VIII again over lost possesso1
It means all OF that. and more
His voice had risen he talked until It had grow
vibrant with enthusiasm; and his hands pointed L
remarks with quick, sharp gestures
ALL this - ne went on. was never possible Unit
three wears ago when the navies of the wOhi
were given over into the hands OF one nation, M
country Five wears ago fellow COuntrvrlan OF rins
happened 70 be present at an electric eNhoItlon
New York city. and there ne witnessed an 1nteres1
experiment-a practical demonstration 81 the tac
that submarine mine may be exploded by the us
of the MarCOni wireless system. Iie was praCtG4
electrician himself. and the idea fingered IN ms n1
For two wears he experimental, and finally tn
resulted He picked up the metal spheroid AM
held it out for their inspection rs It stards II
absolutely perfect. and gives world Supremac
to the Latin countries because It places all tne n@.,
of the world at our mercy. It IS a TaT1at1on Oh III
we'll known percussion cap, or fuse, by which rlll
and tOrpedOes are exploded.
The theory of it IS simple as are al great II
ventions; the secret OF It's CONSTRUCTION IS Know
only to its inventor. a man OF whom YOU ne'r
heard 1t is merely that the mechanism OF the cay
IS so delicate that the Marconi wireless waves. am
only they, viii FIRE the cap In other WORDS -l-
cap IS tuned If | may use the word, to certain n'-
Der of vibrations and half-VIbrat1CrS- wireless II
strument of high power with a modifying addIN-
which the inventor has supplied, has only 10 Dc *
in motion to discharge II. at any distance up :
twenty-five miles High power wireless W,Ves Ie.cs
riZe no obstacle. so the explosion OF a SuonLA-1-
Is as easily brought about would be the exposS-
Of mine on drv land You viii readily see rs '1-~
Is q protective agency for our seaportS
He replaced the spherOid on the table :
But its chief value Is not IN tha-. ne RESUME
Its chief value to the Latin compact IS, gem
men that the United States and England are ~
concluding secret negotiations. urAno"H -
other. by which they VIII protect their seaPo--s.,
means of mines PINNED with this cap Inc in
of I,at rfCE yvfv Will -
the tuning of the caps which they VIII use :
known 10 us. The addition 20 the wireless apP@aE-
which they viii use IS such that they cannot eNe-
accident explode mine guarding QUIZ ser
and on the other hand the addition % the VIE
apparatus which We viii use permits OF the So, w.
high charge that VIII explode their mines -,
1t clearer We could send a navy against suIu {" -
New York or Liverpool and explode even -; -
in front OF Us we went, while our hliileS go
perviOus. r tsY
lust another word gentlemen. and 10 ~
finished Five gentlemen who / imagine +,
present now have witnessed a test OF TINS O'F' e.
direct command of their home GoNernn1si - h;
the benefit of the rest OF YOU q Sunpe tse.slR
been arranged for tonight / his cap on 'l -,
Is charged its inventor Is at his WlTeSSs - ~
ment. fifteen miles away. vt three tioS GLOSS 4
turn on the current that viii explode IT, - : GOV
the eleven men looked AT their WatCneS - dr
seventeen minutes past two am lilS1 -rrsg
the purposes OF the test. TO place TINS cap n
YOU NAV select in this house or OUTSIDE u =. rsF
box sealed, or under water The purpose , s1ss f
10 demonstrate its efficiency, to prove % III, an
faction that It can be exploded under pF'C'i''-'
cirCuulSt dnceS. b,os
His entire manner underwent S'- s,@S
lie drew a chair up to the table anu ,o Tx
Tor an instant with his hand res'His
back. ,,,ages
~ The compact is written in thee la a5sn :
II English. French. and Italian. Si IT orr
YOU 20 sign. after reading either u ~srs,ei
Ciscly as the directions YOU nave ~ Do
= from Your home Government inS'l 'u,,otrss f
behalf of the three greatest LatEL ~
as the special envoy of each. l VIII sign IHS''
LIE dropped into the chair signed each of the 'I
D1rChD,sut r,au,.S three. times then IoS0