Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-14
MARCONI SYSTEM ENERGIES WINNER

A few months ago there was a vast deal OF
ierment in England, over an alleged wireless
scandal. High British public officials were de
clared to be involved in scheme to assist the
Marconi company to gets the public business
Rival wireless companies helped to swell the up
roar and the minority party carried the fight
into politics in order to hit the party in power
In the midst of the tumult, the postmaster
general appointed committee of experts to ex
anime the various systems presented and pass
upon them from the standpoint Of efficiency.
The report has been made public and the New
York Times on May gave d sanimarysof it. AS
the Marconi system has come to Hawaii and as
its merits are discussed freely and frankly as
compared with those of other companies, the re-
port is of much local interest The Times saws
LONDON. May THE report of the technical
committee appointed by the postmaster general to
consider various systems of long-distance wireless
telegraphy. particularly in relation the proposed
imperial chain of wireless stations, issued to-
night
The report says: "The Marcon system is at pres
ent the only system of which it be said with any
certainty that it is capable of fulfilling the require
nents of the imperial chain, but this must not be
taken imply that, in opinion the Marconi COM
pany must necessarily be employed as contractors
all the work required for the imperial chain In
deed. in respects it might think be better
for the government themselves to undertake the
structicu and equipment of the necessary stations"
The committee considers wireless teegraphy to be
in a condition of rapid development and thinks it
undesirable that the postoffce should be pledged 10
the continued use of any existing apparatus. sub
ject to any penalty by way of continued royalties.
With trained staff and with engineer of special
knowledge and standing at the head for testing and,
II necessary, further developing any invention
or improvement, the committee mo reason why
the postoffce wireless stations should not be ulti-
rlately equipped with apparatus far more efficient
than that used in any socalled system, more
especially the postoffice will be able to combine
in spite of existing patent rights apparatus de-
vices which because of the existence such rights,
cannot now be combined by any one else"
The committee also investigated the following
wireless systems: Telefunken Pousen, Goldschmidt
and Gallette.
One of the postoffice requirements is for contin-
nous communication by day and night over land and
water for distances ranging from 1900 to $500 miles
companies controlling the various systems were
invited to give practical demonstrations. The report
says:
"Except in the case of the Marcon system did
not obtain any demonstration a commercial scale,
or any demonstration over distance of even 1000
miles,"
But the committee points out the fact that it was
apparently impossible for companies to ar
range demonstration within the three months al
lowed for the purpose.
In order to test the Marconi plant, continuous
watch was kept for week by skilled operators on
the actual commercial working between Ciifden and
Glace Bay The report says:
The Marconi company, are satisfied is work