The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-11
NO WIRELESS FOR
THE PACIFIC MAIL
MANAGER SCHWERIN SAYS IN
STALLATION WILL AWAIT FUR
THEIR PROOF OF SYSTEMS
VALUE.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 20
there will be no wireless apparatus
on any of the Pacific Mail liners rum
ming to the Orient until we are GER
tain that we can do regular business
by wireless, and not be subjected to-
the annoyances and disappointments
which seem TO go with the present
wireless plants on other ocean-going
steamers" said General Manager R.
p. Schwerin yesterday, as he stood
on the deck of the Manchuria, just
in from the Far East and Honolulu
Mr.. Schwerin, with Mrs Schwerin
and their children, has been enjoying
brief visit at Honolulu.
YES, I have just heard about the
loss of the steamer Ohio and the adj
nlirable work of Eccles, the wireless
operator" continued Schwerin, "and
I am glad of the opportunity to say
that the use made of the wireless APP
paratus pleased me. think it prov
ed Just what I have always said, that
efficient wireless apparatus is to be
desired.
MUST BE PROVED FIRST.
"I have never deprecated the use
of It on any steamer, but I repeat
What I have said on other occasions,
that until we can be assured of re-
liable service at all times and under
ali conditions over a distance of at
least 1900 miles at sea, We will not
Install wireless in any of our trans
pacific liners.
What would be the use when it
cannot be depended upon? We have
lit on our coasting steamers running
to Portland, but in the case of the
Rose City, which is equipped with a
good Massie plant, we have been I'M
able to do business because the Unit
ed Wireless Company controls the
land stations, and we are shut out
from doing satisfactory work. A
good deal of advertising of wireless
has been done by the United Com
pany based upon these stories you
read about, in order to sell stock m
Its company. cannot blame the com
Ipany. But the shore stations should
be controlled by the Government
land we should then have a chance.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE READY.
1--WE have made all arrangements
Ito install wireless in our transpacitic
steamers, and it will not take LONG
to finish the work when we are con
Lit
results with other ships or will
shore stations at all times. WheT
1.-THE wireless business reaches tina
l stage you may count on the Pacific
. Mail Company doing the right thing.
= The general manager of tn big
Amrican steamship company laugh
ed when he was told that Jack Binn
threatened to make trip across tn
continent just to let chat mai
! Schwerin" know that Jack Binn
was not to be lightly talked of. Sch
werin seemed amused that so mucl
stir had been made in the East owe
his alleged remarks, but since SOM
of them had been put in his mouth
) body had any greater admiration 70
efficient wireless work than he.
NOT THE ONLY HERO.
CAS- for Jack Binns, in the Repuh
! Tic, he did his duty" said Schwerin
J hut while he was comfortably smok
ink his pipe in his room on the dis
abled liner, the men of the steward
department, clad in only their TN
dergarments, were hustling for TWEEN
ty-four hours in getting out the bag
. gage and mails and other propert.
from the vessel and working lik
Trojans. They were heroes, too. Jacl
Binns was not the only one who dit
his duty, but he appears to have BEEF
more widely advertised"
Schwerin said he was misquoted
too, in the interview sent" back from
T L..