The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
THE TRAGEDY ST|RS ALL WASHINGTON Consider Steps To Prevent Recurrence of Disaster REGULATE WIRELESS Lord Burnham Sends Sympathies To Mir. Taft-House Adopts Resolu-
 tions of Condolence-May
 Send Conveys
REGULATE WIRELESS

Washington, April 1s.-Stirred by the horror of the Titanic disaster. all of ncial Washington today was preparing for steps to minimize the possibilities of another such tragedy
 Congress began framing legislation to govern lifesaving appliances and wireless, and President Taft doubly touched by the probable loss of his friend and military aid, Maj. Archibald W. Butt, held conferences with cabinet officers, to consider government con trol over the operation of wireless
 In the House what may result in federal investigation into the causes oi the wreck and the enactment of protective measures was begun with resolutions offered by Representatives Mott and Hardwick. The Mott reso- luton provides for a searching inquiry hy the merchant marine committee. The HardwiclS resolution would touch upon regulations for llfesaving apparatus Under the Mott resolution the mer- chant marine committee would sit S a court and compel the attendance of wit nesses
 Stop Building Such Ships Chairman Alexander of the commit tee declared today that the catas- trophe would stop the building of such enormous vessels. He favors limita- tion by law upon the sizes of vessels which visit American ports. The com mittee also expects to report bill to regulate wireless.
 President Taft was in conference at the White House today for nearly two hours with some of his cabinet or ficers whose functions cover the oper- ation of this new system of telegraphy. These we're Secretaries Stlmson, Meyer and Nagel Attorney General Wick- ersham also was called in to give legal advice as to the necessities in legis- lative way of additional laws In recognition of the extensive interests of private corporations which have spent much in the equipment of ships and shore stations with wireless outfits, former Att | torney General Griggs and Mir. Sheffield, | representing the Marconi company, were also consulted, while the technical side of I the question was developed by Admiral | Cone. the engineer in-chief of the navy, | which bureau is charged with the man asement of the naval wireless system. The discussion was general in charac- l ter and touched particularly upon the details of a new bill which has been pre- pared in the navy department to give ef- | feet to the requirements of the general wireless telegraphic convention, to which America has recently adhered.
 l Lord Burnham cabled to President Taf' | today expressing sympathy of the proprie-
 tors of the London Daily Telegraph fol the terrible loss of so many prominent
 and distinguished citizens, and the ap
 palling catastrophe which has befallen th
 Titanic"
 The House resolution adopted expressiv
 condolence to the relatives of thos who lost their lives on the Titanic, of
 fered by Representative Austin of Tennes
 see, republican, was as follows
 Resolved, That thls House has hearC
 with profound regret and sorrow of tho
 appalling loss of life on the steamship
 Titanic and expresses it's deep sympa thy for the relatives of those who erishet
 in that great disaster"
 Washington. April 16.-President Tafi | tentatively decided to dispatch two reve-
 hue cutters from New York to Sandy | Hook to meet the Carpathia and act as an
 escort into the harbor.
 | The question will be definitely deter | mined at a conference tomorrow between l the President and Secretary MacVeagh of | the treasury department If conveys are
 sent out they will be the cutters Seneca l and Mohawk. now al New York That waiting world might receive the
 earliest possible information regarding the | tragedy Secretary MacVeagh indicated his
 willingness to consider the question of | sending the revenue cutter Gresham, with newspaper correspondents aboard, from Boston to meet the Carpathla, provided | the Cunard line was willing to allow them aboard. This question was held in abey- ance, howeevr, by advices from Deputy | Collector Of Customs Stewart at New 1 York. stating that the steamship line would not grant the privilege.
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