The evening world., 1912-04-25
MARCOM TOLD0PERATORS T0SELl
STORIES Of THE TITANIC DISASTER

those messages" was the reply. 'They
are not In p~hrascoioxy that I approve.
l wish to say that I did tell Mr.. SAINT
nus as n representative OF the British
Company We would not prevent any OF
the operators making any money that
they could out Of their stories"
q. Is that n rule OF your company?
A. No. not "A rule.
q. Was II ever done before. A. Yes.
=. WhenY A. In the case of the Re.
public disaster. Mr.. Binns. the operator,
was given the right to sell his story.
y. Do you wish the COMMITTEE. to I'M
derstand that you approve thatg A. Yes,
! was anxious that the operators ger
something.
DENIES EFFORT TO HOLD BACK
NEWS.
q. but. Mr.. Marcon!. do YOU mean that
the details of the greatest sea horror of
the world should DO withheld from the
world except through an exclusive story
old by one OF your operators4 A. No, I
gave no instructions whatever, but I DID
say that IL the operators were offered
money they could take It. I gave that
permission as an officer of the British
company. With every Difference to you,
sir. do not quite understand your mo.
i've You. i think. are assuming that ]
ordered Information withheld. I wish to
state that II wrong. I withheld nothing.
Did you snow OF an attempt OF the
United States stean,e Chester to 60
In communication with the Carpathiaf'
asked Senator Smith. for the Presi.
dent OF the United states3"
II asked the operator about II. and
he told ne that the Chester asked for
n list of the survivors. and he told the
Chester that It had been sent and then
gave some additional names. I also
asked him II he had received any mes.
sage from the President Of the United
States. He said no such message eve =
was received, n IL It had been hs
certainly would have answered It,"
The witness de cleared that he felt
that the experiences OF Operator Bride
or Gotham were OF such interest that
they a the right to sell their storie y.
lie Insisted that 1t always was his UNI
Outstanding that the news of the dis
aster was not to be suppressed.
SAYS BRIDE GOT $500 FOR His
STORY.
Q. DO you know how much these
operators got for their stories? A..
! don't know how much Gotham got, but
| understand Bride received 500 from
a New York newspaper.
Q. Have you talked TO Sammis about
Il? A. saw him for a few minutes
a little while ago and I told him: You
know that ] did not authorze those
messages what I lea when ] told
the operator to take something for Z
story was that newspapers md report
ers would be 10 interested In what M
had to say without holding back any
general Information they would be will
ing to pay him tor his personal story,
Mr.. Marconi said he believed the oper'
ator on the Carpathia should have used
his judgment and sent an earlier stor,
or description OF the disaster.
The witness was asked II the Amert'
can Marconi Company had o requested
United States warships not to interfere
with the Marcom systcm. This wal
done. no said. after silence had bess
enjoined ON all coast stations not actu
ally IN communication with the Titanic
OF the Carpathia.
"Thsn," said Senator Unath,
"your company had laiA plans a.d
had made preparations 10 get Q
monopoly OF h news Of the hor-
ror7"
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