The sun., 1914-09-27
.SAYVILLE WIRELESS
ILLEGAL TILL NOW
Government Issues License, but
Calls Attention to
Violations.
- CENTS \ WORD TO NtTEN

WAshiNGfoN. Sept 26.- Acting Secretary
sweet Of the Department of Commerce
ssued a license to-day to the Sayvillc wire
less station aS "a limited public service
station to charge "a cents a word TO Nnuen
ana EilNcse In Germany and IS cents a word
10 'artngcna. Colombia
In letter to the Atlantic Communlca-
ton Company. ~ West street. New Nork
Arting Secretary Sweet brings ont The
fact that the station had been ,ioiating the
law ~ to this time III doing "a commercial
business. The license issued 10y the De
partlncnt l. good until January /. 1915
This is the letter Of he Acting Secretary:
Referring to your letters oi Sept cuher
II. -. II and - md the visit OF your repre-
-eniatives 10 this Department Oh the ed
instant, ! transmit under another cover a
hc"ns" Tor your sstatiuL at Sayviilc to
operat" as limited puhlir service station
in connection with thr coast stations a.
Nauen and Eilvc-e. Germany. and with th.
coast station AT carta2r Colombia.
The license originally ISSUED to ycu on
February %, Ipt3. authorized YOU only TO
communicate with ships ~ son .boui
that time February ~ vou stated that you
wished to use u high power set mt Shvvillc
for special testing IN conjunction with tn.
engineer of the Teleiurl;an couuguy a.
Berlin. and the Department oe-mittcd
these test4 TO be coudU"f"l 80 vithout q special
iicsusr vithin hourp - bc fixed ~ ia. radio
Inspector AZ New Nork
on The nth instant the iadio Inspector
ldvised the Department mat you were
htrginV 81 q word for n-s-pg,, bet ye.'a
'Hyville Hud Naupr. t,trmauS. This COM
uercia, service vas In violu' ON ot law HHd
/ the understanding by which you had
been permitted 10 conGu,, onl"eXpcriin, ntal
cp's
You no., ash tor a license to e,d trans
1t!ant. messages to NHu"u aud Eilye~e for
period Of ak months aud charge a. the
rate OF - cents per word. the additional
coast charge AT Nnu.n being Is cents. whicn
includes the German land line rate.
The rate you propose greatly exceed,
my rates for rndiorrans p"rln:tt.d by ans
government a. shown by International
""coruS You "latui that you need this high
ate because your TRANSMIT. sion H. 70 uuCcr-
tain that mcssa se- often ave 20 b. re-
Teated SIX or rlIh, ;.!.e~. ani YOU haN"
,hown 20 the Department -"rV.c" messlVe,
70 prove hat combines several day
'aI'-. b"for- you can establish comm .it-
'1'ion. Other exp'rts hav" "orroboratci
rom op~crVJtiou. your stateu"nj. A. to
the uucertaiuty oi vo:r communication
,itn German coast stations.
The Depaft urnt d"es nor believe that the
uncertainty OF your communication is ~
valid reason Tor aH exceptional rae. It
ncrpt- your statements that AZ pr,reitt
'"I have no traffic AZ all Vi'h ships ~ sea
AMI nn other -oUrc" Of revenue. aud that
a. a lover rat" than - cent II will hc i'm
possible for yuiI 10 keep III" station open.
nGer tNe-" exceptional ConditinLS the
liDeu~" forwarded 20 Won Today authorizes
yuu to collect the rate Of 80 t.ujs . word
NJ 20 noon on January l., 1915. In M"
U"anti.nc n may be- possible for you 10
iEr rcus" your po"rr -. ia other respect,
improN" your communication. IA" llceu~ /.
sill terminate ~ tho hour and day named
ard YOU may then apply for n"" license
~ lower rate,
The license also authorize Won 10 Cnargc
rs cents u word for tTHu-'ui.sion TO tHrta-
ycna. ,"lom bia, for Tn" sam" period