Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
BIG WIRELESS
NE: IS: OPENED
TRlENfllAL INTERNATIONAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONFER
ENcE IN LONDON.
DISCUSS TITANIC 1 CASE.
DISCUSS TITANIC CASE
United States is Represented for First
Time, Our Congress Having Rati-
fled the Agreement Of Berlin
Subjects for D discussion.

London, June A.. For the first time
In the history Of wireless commune
cation the United States is represent
ed in the Triennial international
Radio-Te Telegraph conference, which
opened here today. In all the previous
conventions and conferences where
the nations of the world gathered
to formulate laws and frame regu-
lations for the transmission of mes
sages through the air, the United
States was unrepresented, because OF
the power of the United Wireless COM
pany and other like corporations in
America to prevent congress from rat
flying the Berlin conference of 1906,
wherein the European nations pledged
themselves to send delegates to
wireless conference, to be held every
three years. But congress, in March
last, ratified the Berlin conference,
and accordingly II representatives Of
the United States appeared at the
present conference.
Because of the Titanic disaster,
wherein the wireless played most
prominent and important part, this
meeting of the international confer
ence is expected to be the most i'm
portant ever held.
Among the subjects to be discussed
during the coming two weeks are;
International distress signals; con-
duct of operators in case of danger;
Redistribution of signals for interna-
tional craft Gncluding ian entire re-
districting of the United States YES
sels), and an appeal to the nations Of
the world to legislate against anna
teurs being allowed to break into
messages and use the air during times
of danger or great stress of business.
The American delegates have ex-
pressed themselves as being particu-
larly interested in questions arising
from the use of wireless in the navy
and the adoption of an international
code which will do away with the fire.
Quent confusion now arising because
of the use of several codes by opera
tors in various parts of the world.
The Importance of one code for i'm
portant business, say the majority of
the delegates, cannot be overesti-
mated, and it is certain that the pres
ent conference will bend great part
of it's energies in this direction.
An effort will also be made by the
American delegates to bring the next
meeting of the conference-in 1916.
to the United States. This will meet
with a great deal of opposition from
the European countries.
The American delegates are; From
the navy department, Rear Admiral
John R. Edwards, U. 8. N, chairman
of the delegation, and one of the fore
most authorities on autobiography in
the United, States; Lieutenant Com
mander David w. Todd, expert of the
navy department on all matters re-
lating to the transmission and recep-
ton Of aerograms, and DR.. Louis w.
Austin, Phi. D., physicist in charge of
the radio-experimentation under the
navy department.
For the department of commerce
and labor: John l.. Waterbury of
New York city, who was a delegate
to the convention of Berlin in 1906;
Dr.. Arthur G. Webster, professor Of
physics, Clark university, Worcester,
Mass; John Hays Hammond, Jr., Of
New York city, graduate OF Yale
scientific school and conductor Of
many successful scientific expert
ments in wireless telegraphy during
the past few years, and William D.
Terrell, chief wireless inspector Of
the department Of commerce and Ia
Dor in New York city
For the war department.; Maj.
George G. Squier, Maj. Edgar Russell,
Maj. Charles NICK. Saltzman, all OF
the signal corps. If
For the department Of agriculture:
Prof. Willis u. Moore, chief Of the
United States weather bureau.
American Horse Favorlte.