Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-25

Chester that it had been sent and also
gave them some additional names.
also asked him IL he had received any
message from the President of the United
States He said no such message ever
was received, and If it had been he
certainly would have answered it,
Mr. Marconi was pressed further as to
the granting of permission to operators to
sell stories. Senator Smith referred to
the Jack Binns case on board the steam
er Republic.
Doesn't the very fact that the opera
tors are permitted to sell their stories
operate to close their mouth? / want
you to tell the committee IL the very per-
mission you gave to Binns and the n,
| tanic disaster did not explain your fall
ure to get the information Of the disaster,
| and the world the news of the horror
The witness declared that he felt that
the experiences of Operator Bride or
/ Gotham were of such interest that they
had the right to sell their stories. He
insisted that 1t always was his under
standing that the news of the disaster
was not to be suppressed.
| do you know how much these opera
tors got for their stories?" asked Sena-
| tor Smith.
but understand Bride received 800 from
a New York newspaper.
Ignorant of Intercepted Messages.
! Mr.. Marconi said that the operators
were never instructed not to give out
news. I have no knowledge whatever" "
| he added, about these messages that
were intercepted by the Navy Depart
\ ment"
Have you talked to sammis about it
| SINGER
Il saw him for few minutes little
while ago and l told him. You know
/ that 1 did not authorize these messages "
| when did you tell him that?"
1.-TWO or three days ago. What
| meant when l told the operator to take
something for story was that news
papers and reporters would be so in
| terested in what he had to say that
without holding back any general in
| formation they would be willing to pay
4 him for his personal story"
| Did you expect to have him syndi-
cate cate IT, !!
Did you expect him to favor any
particular paper press association
mo; i expected him to sell it to
| some paper, l didn't care which,"
Denies Improperly in Course.
Senator Smith sought to have the wit
| ness acknowledge that he knowingly had
broken the English law when he acqui-
esced in the action of the operators IN
giving out information received in the
course of. their duties as operators.
Mr.. Marconi denied there was any i'm
propriety and repeated that he had no
knowledge of the messages to. the Car
pathias operator Thursday.
Bride had the right to give out his
story" he said. 1.-The same as any officer
of the ship or passenger. l most en-
phatically deny that l gave any permits
sion to Gotham to give out anything that
was improper
Senator Smith thanked the witness Tor
his declaration. Mr.. Marconf expires sed
his appreciation of the committees atti-
! tude He acknowledged that he believed
the operator should have used his judg-
ment and have sent an earlier story or
description Of the disaster.
| The witness was asked IL the American
Marconi Company had not requested
with the Marconi system. This was done
after silence had been enjoined on all
coast stations not actually in communica-
| ton with the Titanic or the Carpathia.
Then said Senator Smith, your
company had laid plans and had made
preparations to get a, monopoly of the
news of the horror"
I'VE undoubtedly would have got it
first, anyway" retorted the witness. for
the operators on both the Titanic and the
conf methods of sending.
Under questioning by Senator Fletcher,
the witness said that his company had
little competition. There were two or
three small concerns in England, one in
Germany in which his company, had an
interest, and one in, Canada. III
docs the ship or your company select
the operators?" asked Senator Fletcher
f"Both," said the witness, In the case
| of the Titanic and Carpathia the COM
pany furnished the Operators
Mr.. MarcOni said that on all ships no
messages ~eot1ld : be- sent without the
knowledge and approval of the COM
manier.
Does the captain always know that
messages he has given have been sent?
asked Senator Fletcher.
"Yes, of course, he knows.
But suppose an operator should WILL
fully neglect his duty" the senator con-
tinued, would the captain then know
whether or not message had been
sent?'
I'm that case he might not know" said
Mr.. Marconi.
Preventing Wireless Interference.
How to bring about an International ar
rangement to prevent wireless interior
ence was discussed at length. and Mr..
Marconi referred to the Berlin conven-
ton, which Is to meet again in June.
AhS ADOiAA SOhSChStOH oiI O0Ay hoS a
plan that would regulate the wireless of
the world. said Mr.. Marconi. land next
June think much more may be DONE"
To further regulate wireless, Mr.. Mar
conf would have in each country govern
ment control over wave lengths and the
right to issue licenses to different persons
and concerns to use certain wave
length. When all available wave lengths
| in a given area were exhausted he would
have the government refuse to license
more stations.
- Brides Courage Lauded.
Don't you think that you ought to
encourage all over the world among your
operators the same discipline. courage
and daring that was displayed by Bride,
the operator Of the Titanic?" Senator
Smith asked.
Yes" said Mr.. Marconi. "and think
all is being done to encourage that that
Is possible to be DONE
"You remember" the senator continued,
that when Bride was on the stand 4
asked him why he did not leave his post
/ in the wireless Office when the ship was
sinking, just minute before the plunge
and he said I didn't leave because the
captain had not given me permission to
CO. Don't you think that was high
order Of discipline?"
| 1.-The very highest" said Mr.. Marconi.
Before you leave the stand would you
| cara n Indicate whether Won will In the