Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-19

times in ships fitted with wireless" said
Mr.. Marconi, and have closely observed
the working OF such stations, and have
also consid cradle experience of the work.
ing of wireless in British and other war
ships, the total time / have actually en-
parked in warships running into years. [
have also had the rather unique expert
cnce of being in part responsible for the
working of the wireless service on behalf
Of the Italian government during the re-
cent war between Italy and Turkey. for
which work I have just received one Of
the highest honors it Is possible for the
Italian government to bestow. One of the
most important problems with which I
had to deal in the war was the elimina-
ton of Interference or tanning, inten-
tional or otherwise, which was constantly
resorted to by the stations worked by the
enemy and others, and in this work ! was
generally successful"
Speaking Of the merits of the Marconi
system, the witness stated tina his long
distance system of to-day comprised a
number of important patents. These, to-
pether with his experience and knowl-
edge, combined with that of some 200 able
lie lli'tlS fo1C'lAA'' ~ ilA' 'plllBd' 10y
added to many long years of hard work,
and experiment entailing an expenditure
Of 81. $685. 900. constituted to his mind the
right which his company had in demand
ing and receiving what he regarded as
very reasonable terms for the long-dis-
lance stations required by the British
government. IN addition to supplying the
long-distance stations required, the gov
eminent received what he contendcd was
further very valuable consideration, SO
long as the contract remained In force
namely, the benefit of the experience, in
all Inmates and under all conditions, of
the company's 200 engineers, which alone
represented an annual cost to the com
pany of close upon Sooo,O Oo, plus the bene-
1T of his services, advice and invention
for whatever they might be worth.
At no time had he ever received from
the British postofficc, or any government
department, anything in the nature Of a
mon courtesy afforded to any scientific
worker by any government In any other
country. As regards the company's agree
ment with the admiralty in 1903. Mr.. Mar.
conf said that department had never taker
tull advantage or II. Inc VISITS of their
representatives to the long distance sta
ions to investigate the subject of long.
distance communications were of too short
a duration, md they did not appear &c
him to have acquired the full knowledge
Of the important development of the
science of recent years.
It had been stated by several of the
British admiralty witnesses that the ad
miralty were now using a system OF their
own, or what could he considered a de-
velopment of the Marconi system. "l an
at a loss said Mr.. Marconi. ITO under
stand on what ground this statNment can
he made. I have on many occasions in
different parts of the world intercepted
! the signals transmitted from many of his
majesty's ships, and, in my Judgment.
there is nothing to suggest that these
signals are transmitted by means in any
way different from that of our principal
system"
Mr.. Marconi said he had never speculat-
ed in any of the shares of his companies.