New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
UNDER GERMAN CONTROL
Official Report on New Wireless
Station on Long Island.
FEDERAL OFFICERS SILENT
State and Navy Departments
Not Ready to Talk of the
Attitude of the U. S.

Washington. Aug 10-The Department
OF Commerce and Labor's report from an
inspector detailed to investigate the Tele-
funken wireless tower at Sayville. Long
Island, declares that il s backed by
German capital: that all of the apparatus
is of German manufacture and that the
large set Of Instruments Is intended to
work with the wireless station at Nauen,
3, 400 miles away"
Officials of the State and Navy depart
ments had no comment TO make to-day
as to the probable attitude Of this gov
ernment toward the affair in view of the
Senate's action i'm passing the Lodge
resolution, which declared the United
States would regard with grave concern
any acquisition of territory OF strategic
value on the American continents by any
interests which might be under foreign
influence.
Tho official report of the investigation
of the Sayville station says the new sta
tlon will be the property of the Atlantic
Communication Company of New York,
its directorate including Mr.. Stolwerck
Dr. Frank Mr.. Hulse and a consulting
engineer, with A. r. Seelig as manager.
It will occupy one hundred acres adjon-
ing the Long Island Railroad will have
double set OF instruments. the smaller
ranging 500 to 900 miles and the larger
being the old Nauen set of high power.
The towers are TO be 1893 and 100 feet high,
respectively, and two sets Of instruments
always will be in use.
Eugene r. Chamberlain, Commissioner
of Navigation, whose bureau is vested
with the Jurisdiction over radio communi-
cation affecting navigation, said to-day
that he did not regard the Sayville sta
tion as likely to lead TO any international
complications.
The radio communication bill prohib-
iting the establishment Of private wire
less stations within fifteen miles Of Ger
tain government stations fully protects
the rights of the United States" said he.
1T does not prevent the establishment of
the Sayvlle station, which Is fifty-two
miles from New York City, and II ought
not TO. The station. however, will be sub
ject to government supervision at all
times"
~ Itpl VI NHt hNiNAHi'N~''
Company declared yesterday at the COM
pany's office, No. III Broadway, that the
company had no connection whatever
with the big wireless plant at Sayville.
Richard Pfund, in charge of the local
office and plant. at No. III Broadway, left
instructions with his subordinates that
he could not be seen until Monday, and
referred all inquiries 10 the offices OF
the Atlantic Communication Company, at
No 30 West street, the real owner OF the
Sayville plant.
A representative Of the Telefunken
Company said: I'VE merely manufacture
wireless instruments for receiving and
sending. but we do not operate them.
| our products are sold outright We have
| equipped many steamships, and, natu-
rally, these steamships need a station at
this port. For their accommodation we
have installed a plant at our office ca
pable OF working for distance OF fifteen
hundred miles
Il was announced at the office Of the
Atlantic Communication Company that a
statement would be issued after the di-
reCtors Of the company had been con-
suited by the manager II was stated
that while a few German capitalists were
Interested in the company they did not
represent the German government and
that the stock held Dy Germans was not
as great as the stock held by British
stockholders in the Marconi company.