The Washington times., 1915-08-01

II Is not known how may establish
ments were set UP through subterfuges.
like the immense one at Sayville. Long
Island. that posed as an American
commercial enterprise. while in fact 1t
was always suspected. and finally
proved, to be at least a quasi-govern-
ment institution.
Wireless installations were found in
Antwerp. in Paris. in many other
parts Of the wonderful German espion-
age. system that reached to all the
world.
Operating in Maine.
Experts in wireless matters long be-
Neved that German station Of con-
siderable power was operating solne-
where in Maine for the transmission Of
naval intelligence; and even today many
OF them firmly maintain that German
radio stations have by no means been
rooted out from the soil of neutral and
even enemy countries.
The United States. needless to say,
has not undertaken to establish a wire-
less secret communication service, but
It has gone in for. and is now on the
point of perfecting. system Of radio
parts and possessions of the United
States together, and that in case Of
wars eXigencies could be used to sup
plement the cables. which might be
!
as to the direction in which this coun-
try looks when 1t thinks Of possible
trouble. Is given by the fact that the
! Panama Canal Zone and the broad Pa
! cihc have been especially provided for
in this way.
The waters in which the American
navy might have to operate have been
especially looked after There are now
land. while every important warship is.
OF course. wireless establishment at
all times. wherever 1t may be. when in
commission. 1t is to be noted that the
they may be defended II necessary by
military establishments that are MAIN
tained there. If one will take a globe.
or plane projection of the worlds s
the navy and army wireless sta
tions. 1t will not be difficult to note
how the system Is being perfected with
reference to possible use in war.
Studded With Pins.
Thus the waters of the Caribbean, the
Gulf and the Canal Zone areas are stud
ded with pins. The Pacific manila nd
coast is we'll supplied; Alaska has five
navy and six army plants; there Is a
station far away in the South Seas,
at Tutuila. Samoa; another Is main
tanned at Peking, under grant of au-
thority by the Chinese government; the
yite, .Olongapo. and Fort Mills; and the
Pacific is to be spanned shortly from
the western coasts plants at Eureka.
Farallons. Point Arguello. San Diego
emd end 1erba ar,, Bqenai ani Ca. Cage BIancoi;
Tatcosh. Wash. which will communicate te
among themselves. with the Alaskan
plants. and through Honolulu and
Guam With the Peking and Philippine
tons on the Pacific will be at San
Francisco. on the Canal Zone. at Homo
lulu. Guam. and Cavite.
IN the Caribbean and Gulf region
which would be in great American
war very much what the North Sea
or the Mediterranean is in the Euro.
pean conflict; there, are great radio
plants at Balboa: Colon, Parien. Guam
cola. and st. Augustine. Fla. and al
New Orleans and San Juan. Porto Rico
The wonderful station at Arlington
repeatedly exchanged messages witt
the big stations on the Canal Zone. with
the Eifel Tower in Paris. and ever
across the continent with San Fran
not yet completed though Congressiona
provision has been made for it. 1t will
be more than a year before the new
Honolulu station will be ready fol
work.
Much Matter Sent.
py lar tHe greatest commercial us'
OF wireless, at least SO far as thi
country is concerned, is that between
Glace Bay. Nova Scotia. and Ireland
By this route immense amounts Of bott
press and commercial matter are trans
mitted with great regularity. Since th'
Government took over the Sayville
l.. l., plant. in order to insure
that it should only be used in a wa!
consistent with this countrys neutral
ity, the commercial business there Il
reported to have increased very much.
ike al Of i.,