New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Savpille Station Seized
to Guard u. S. Neutrality
Continued Private Operation Would Be Breach o
Faith Redheld Declares-Rado Plant Will
Be Taken Over To-day

in connection with British stations be-
cause they are controlled by the Brit
ish government, and it was deemed un-
neutral to operate them from this
country. The Sayville plant, he as
serted, was in touch with German gov
ernment stations.
Mr.. Redfeld pointed out that it was
necessary for the station to continue
in operation. as it was desired to main
tain communications with Germany
and Austria. He suggested that 1t be
operated by the Navy Department.
Such action will be taken.
Still Open for Rightful Use.
"This action simply means" said
Secretary Redfeld, that the Sayville
station is still open for every righteous
purpose" Gu.
The action in taking over Sayville
gives the government complete charge
of the operation OF all wireless COM
munication between this country and
Germany.
Some of the complaints made as 70
the unneutral operation of the station
charged that messages were sent mott
fying German submarines of the sail
ings of ships carrying munitions, and
giving other military information, and
that the German code experts were
able to send apparently innocent mes
sages which deceived the American
naval officers who acted as censors.
Secretary Daniels said to-day that
there would be no change in the man
ner of conducting the station, and that
the same rules would apply to the
sending OF messages as have been in
force under private control.
The only difference between the gov
ernment control and the former private
management is that, instead OF eNer-
cising a mere censorship over messages
sent from the station, the government
will have its own operators and Will
exercise direct control.
COMPLAINTS were made that un-
authorized messages had been sent
from the station. Secretary Daniels
denied that any such charges had been
formally presented to the Navy De-
partment, saying that the department
had taken the station over simply be-
cause it had been refused license by
the Department of Commerce.
Preliminary Arrangements Made.
Captain Bullard, director of the
radio service, left here last night under
orders from the Navy Department to
tai, charge Of the station. On arriy-
ing in.New York this morning he called
at the Offices of the Atlantic Com
munication Company, and Immediately
afterward telegraphed the Navy De-
partment:
"Secretary's letter to Atlantic Com
munication Company delivered and all
preliminary arrangements made"
The Sayville station will be operated
under the same rules as the Tuckerton
plant, Secretary Daniels said, and the
charges for messages will not be
changed. All the profits will be turned
over to the owners. The arrangement
is perfectly satisfactory 70 the Allan
tic Communication Company, so far as
he knows. the Secretary said.
As in the case of the Tuckerton sta
tion. all radiograms, whether IN plain
language or code, must be paraphrased
by the censors and certified By them
before they can be transmitted. This
provision is introduced TO prevent the
sending Of messages which contain
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