The chronicle=news., 1913-09-11
WIRELESS TO BRAZIL
SOON, SAYS MARC0n|

London, Sept. lO.-Willism Mar
conf, addressing the annual meeting
OF the shareholders of the Marconi
Company today. said wireless teleR-
iaphy would soon be fully estab-
iished between the United States and
South America. He announced that
Il 50-year concession had been grant
ed by Brazil. which would enable the
MarconI Company to inaugurats q
wireless service between that coun-
try aud New York. This would he
the beginning OF u network OF COM
munication between South America.
the United States and Europe.
Continuing. Mr.. Marconi said that
when he addressed them last year In
reference TO the British imperial
wireless contract he little thought
they were on the eve OF campaign
OF a nature which. he thought. had
never before been experienced by any
private enterprise. He would not for
moment have believed that the
spirit OF fair play In England could
have reached SO low mn ebb. nor
would he have believed that for such
consilerat Ions which obtained In
connection with the whole campaign.
"a British industry such M theirs
should have been 10 impcriicd. u
should not be No easily forgotten
that. while the company was carry
Ing on n rcmunerative business. II
Was also accomplishing work Of
the highest Importance for civilixs-
tion. lie could not learn Of an In.
stance where Parliament before had
recourse to the sicdse-hammcr pow
or which II possessed Of placing u
private enterprise In such a position
that Its only alternative to making
further concessions would be the I'M
pcrilinE Of iis reputation aud bust
ness throughout the world.
The managing director. Godfrey
isaacs. had been subjected to n great
number Of most ungencrous inxiuua-
tlons which never could have been
made by any one personally acquaint.
ed with him. and which could not bc
and were not believed by any oas
who knew him or who had worked
with him. II would appear that II
this country. more than in most 9th.
crs. mn atmosphere prevailed In
which there would xccm to be lei
loose some p-rnicIous element de-.
strucslv~ ot the cqu1llbrium Of any
otherwise wcll-balanred mind lie
thought that Isaacs deserved the sin.
c"rsst congratulations on having car.
ficd on the business ~ successfully
when 20 much of his tiNc was taken
up defending the interests Of the
company and even In protecting his
honor and reputation.
Without dcsirin: to beliitlc the At
,emp,s made by others to establish
communication by means Of wireless
'clcgraphy across the Atlantic, he
wished to point out that no other
system had succeeded In establishing
service Of any kind across the Allan
tic.
Mr.. Marconi was frequently intc..
ruptcd by cheers.
Godfrey isaacs. who seconded the
adoption OF the report. said that u
would bc Idle to pretend that the
troubles which they had gone
through during the last year had not
been OF an extremely painful nature
to him. All manner Of suggestions
and insinuations Of the most sinister
nature had been lcvslcd Mt him. aud
/, had required all the assistance.
con fiiencc. loyalty and encourage
| men; which he received to face tn ,
situation which had become nigh nm
hcarablc.
Iaaacs vcnturcd to prophecy thas
the date was not far distant when.
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