Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-09
SAFETY At SEA DEMANDS ACTION
Calls Attention to the Fact. However.
That Foreign inventor Has No Mo-
nopoly Of the Service-Severa'
Systems 0. Equal Merit Are in the
Field.

WASHlNGTO\. D. C.. Feb s.
Rrrrcsrn,atiy" Burke. OF P"nnsyl,
vania. author OF n" I'LL pending III
the nous" to require all sea cotne YES
:, Is r"rI%r: y. n. ny W. fifty pas
srrgrrs 10 'qai" ~ nis"'v's with
wncl, ~ aiIl;"t =. and on the
President tudn nnd \; -. S"d the
mater with him ~" l'!rK" said
til" Pm sId"uf IaN"'''. iir general
nrinCip,r o! tn. ,'., and G,l,"t"d 'iai
~. Saf,t, - h,mrn t. a, SEA dc
mnnd ID tat ON; thi,ie o. his hind
u" ,i,nc
Later III ;lr d. the, President sent
a m,s>aa, 20 congress recommending
I'M IN" Late |, sislation requiring with
ir reasonable limitation hat all ocean
going steamships carrying cons!dera-
bic numbers OF passengers. carry ei-
ficinnt wireless telegraph equipment.
The Presidents Message.
President Roosevel''s message fol,
iOwS:
ITO the Senate and House OF Rep
iesentatives:
Your attention is invited to recent
monstrated the great value Of radio
teieeraphy. no 's"iy Known aS wire
ipss' trirc'"-,r :: - . ln'cntaiity
for tlf ..-' -. ~. -! = sea
"Wh.. e. .....;J? y! III i'rSt par
ticIlar application - til" cen INC
principles involved may belong, to All
other country. ii is -. crying To know
hat our inventors havy been quick
70 seize upon and de:"i"p the idea.
AMI that several systems of approved
scientific merit and comm rclai praC-
ticability have been put into opera
ton in the United States.
severa, Capable Systems.
Furthermore thro"gh the liberaIi-
{. of congress end the intelligence
and industry Of the navy department.
our Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific coasts
ar. equipped with chain OF shor"
stations dricned primarily for the
na;ionol defense. but capable OF re-
c.il;ng and transmitting messages by
an: II h. systems OF wire less To-
leqr2Iit nov in general use. Even
or d..i:,i,' irSIlar territories ana
Ala: n al" % equipped.
80 az 4: CIR own country is con
ccrn',. ;: hTS have thus been taken
rlf,ct"lJ. 10 prevent The establish
mcnt ~ mrnOpoly in the practical
ne q th, new applied art.
Il tC.ra il highly desirable that
H.. con -.'"-a should before adjourn
E.'I.i rI.Itt y law. requiring wfnih
r, 9e,a1' ;" limitations. as demon
,.r7.rd - what the government OF the
rni:rI states has already done. and
~ whi; prUient and progressive" sh -
owl - hIy,, already found practical
he that all ocean going ships. carry
iu., con Siderable numbers OF pasSrn'
c,,s on route :, whcrP wireless install
lat!ons would be useful. should b"
required 30 carry efficient radi"t"E''
c5auh.c installations and C"nlp"trn'
operators.
Already Before Congress,
The Subject Is now under C0nS'I
ration hv the congress. an, ! am
advised that legislation 10 effect IN"
same general purpnS" is also under
consideration abroad
or interests in its enactment -
LaCu. on account o: the cr"a' nrmb'r
OF stC"rarc, as we'll as C?Gin paS-"n'
GERS. who Annually arTiI" at. and DC
parf from or ports. What "" ha'''
,irradv don" along uTac'icai business
lines warrant, tn" United stats ~
hrirr fi.,. frs; n.tiOn To "h"rf EHCh
a statute requiring n" u" nj his
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