Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-24
Tuckerton Station Operating
Without Radio License Re.
CURED by United States.
SECRETARY REDFIELD
NOTIFIES MANAGEMENT
New Coal Neutrality Decision in
Case of the Mazatlan, Released
From San Francisco.

After a conference with Secretary
Daniels today Secretary Redfield mott
he'd the German-owned wireless station AT
Iuckerton. n. J.. that 1t is operating in
violation of law
The action was taken because the
Tuckerton station never has been Ii
censed, as is required in the radio laws
1t began operating last May in the ex-
perimental stage. and lately has been
the only direct means of communicating
between the United States and Germany
Other stations operating are said to
require relay during the summer The
luckerton tower is said to be the only
one having system capable of over
coming static conditions in hot weather
The wireless station at Sayville L. l.,
Is licensed and now under censorship
Whether the government would license
the Tuckerton station. now that war has
broken out. raises a difficult question.
New Coal Decision.
In releasing the Mexican steamer
Mazatlan at San Francisco, the State De-
partment proclaimed a new principle In
the American government construction
of its neutrality obligations
What amounts to prohibition against
the use of merchant steamers of American
ports to obtain coal for transfer at sea-
to belligerent warships was esta nlished
through the declaration of the State De-
partment that any ship which left an
American port on a mission of that sort
would be regarded as A man-of-Waf,
Such passenger or freight steamers
would not be permitted to coal again at
an American port for three months.
Hitherto it has been the practice OF ma
| tons to make no inquiries about the des-
tination of neutral ships, but the State
Department felt that if coaling at sea
were permitted through neutral ships
belligerents would have just cause fo9
complaint that American ports In reality
were being used naval bases of sup
| plies.
In the case of the steamer Mazatlan
the American consul at Guaymas, the
avowed destination of the ship, has
\ been instructed to report on whether
| the ship reaches there and what her
cargo contains. 1t was pointed out in
some quarters here, however, that II
the Mazatlan arrived at Guaylnas with
her cargo intact and took out other
clearance papers. she would be free
from any further prohibitions by the
United States.
Italy Likely to Fight.
Many officials here conversant with
the situation do not conceal their be-
lief that Italy is preparing to enter
the conflict on the side of Great Brit
ain, renouncing her alliance with
Germany and Austria. This view,
however. is gathered only from
| meager dispatches. which indicate also
| a strong pressure on Italy to maintain
her neutrality.
| E. Havenith, the Belgian minister.
today communicated a protest from his
government to the State Department.
against German statements of Belgians'
conduct on the battlefield.
Germany has permitted many of her
soldiers to slaughter the peaceful pop
ulation, to burn down townlets and
villages. to threaten the civil popula-
! ton with the greatest horrors says
the protest. The list of atrocities as
certained by an investigation commit
tee is already long. Belgium will ask
for international investigation Of
the cruelties committed.
| Mr.. Havenith stated that reports of
recent official dispatches to him saying
the Belgians were defeated by superior
German forces should have stated they
"retreated" before superior German
forces. There was no suggestion of de-
feat in the telegram. the minister said.