El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-18
CONGRESS, AROUSED OVER TITANIC
DISASTER, STARTS 4 RIGID PROBE

investigation by Its committee on COM
merCe will be followed by a sugBes-
tiOn from chairman Alexander to the
house committee on rules that a joint
inquiry be proposed
The rules cuu-1uJlee IS now cOns-d-
erine the resolution introduced By rep
resentative Mott, OF New York. pro-
viding for an investigation by the
house.
NIr. Alexander presented joint
resolution proposing an international
maritime conference TO consider uni
form laws and regulations for the
greater security of life and property
on merchant vessels at sea
Included in the subjects for the con-
ference specified in the Alexander
resolution are regulations fOr ef-
ficienCy OF crews construction of YES
sells, equipment OF life boats. wireless
apparatus, search lights, submarine
bells. life saving. and fire extinguish-
ing apparatus
To Regulate wireless TeIegraphy.
Rules regulating wireless telegrephy,
which viii prevent interference by ana
tours were taken up by the house
committee, which has been framing
bill. were laid before the full com
mittee at an executive session
The Alexander wireless telegraphy
bill would restrict the operation OF
amateurs and others 10 wave lengths
not exceeding 200 meters. Experiment
ers or others engaged in important
work might receive special permits from
the secretary Of commerce and labor
10 OeDEaLe unQeE greater wave AEAE III
The bill was favOrably acted on by
the merchant marine committee and re
ported back to the house and the
Alexander resolution for the establish
ment OF recognized transatlantic travel
routes by international agreements was
also favorably reported by the com
Maritime Treaties Favored
Senator MARITIME proposed yesterday
that the president be advised that the
senate would favor treaties with mari
time nations to regulate the safety OF
ocean craft and their passengers and
crews.
senator Perkins introduced a reso-
luton providing for the equipment Of
steamers with adequate life-savtng ap-
paratus It would require that every
steamer have a sufficient number OF
seaworthy lifeboats to carry at one
time every passenger and every mem
her OF the crew: that il shall not clear
any mort without so certifying to the
several supervising inspectors who
would determine the character OF such
equipment, but would have no discre-
ton whatever as TO the number OF
lifeboats, which would be determined
solely by the actual capacity TO carry
all aboard
The Perkins resolution even pre-
scrfbed that the HfebOats should have
not less than three cubic feet OF dis
placement for each person
The MARITIME resolution was referred
to the foreign relations committee and
the Perkins resolution to the com
merce committee.
House to Act.
The house committee on merchant
marine will speedily take up the many
bills and resolutions which have been
introduced bearing on the. Titanic dis
aster. Represen tative Alexander. OF
Missouri. chairman Of the committee,
induced two resolutions One would
direct the president 10 invite the mari
time nations OF the world to appoint
members TO convention TO confer on
the subject and the other would extend
a similar invitation TO nations interest
ed in north Atlantic shipping TO form
a committee 10 discuss patroling the
north Atlantic
International conference.
Gen. George Uhler, supervising IN
spector general OF the steamboat IN
spectiOn service, expressed the view
that much good could be accomplished
by an international congress 10 consider
life saving appliances. He said there
was no action that his department
could take in the Titanic case IN view
OF the fact that the vessel was for
eign craft. complying with the British
navigation laws
Atlantic Travel Unsafe.-DeWey.
ct think that every passenger who
crosses the north Atlantic takes his life
in his hands" said admiral George
Dewey last night For myself. I
would rather go around the world in a
we'll equipped battIeship than make a
trip across the north Atlantic in trans
Atlantic vessels
The greed for money making IS so
great that IL is with the sincerest re
greet I observe that human lives are
never taken into consideration"