The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
DESIRE GERMAN CABLE.
Allies Fail To Agree On
Final Disposal
PUZZLEDWAS UNS0LVED
Problems of Communication
Between Nations Given
Consideration
Associated Press Dispatch.l

Washington, December S-Technl-
cal recommendation of the delegates
of five allied and associated powers,
who have been in session mere at the
preliminary international communlca-
lions conference TO be submitted to
the general conference of all nations
for approval, AS made public here TO-
day, through the state department
show that disposition of the former
Great Britain and Japan in 1914, sun
remains unsolved. This was one OF
the principal questions for settlement
with which the conference was charg-
ed. ...
Desirability of mora cables between
North America and the Orient and be.
tween America and the Orient and
between America and Australia and
a cable connecting North America
with Italy, were among some or the
important recommendations made by
the conference 1t also proposed that
a universal electrical communications
union be established, having for It's
object the international reciprocal
exchange of Geographic and telepho-
mic communications by land line, cable
radio and all other forms OF signal
ling, as well as the extension and I'm
provement of such, means OF commun
ication.
Retain Central Bureau.
Decision was made by the confer
ence 70 retain the central bureau at
Berne and to maintain its present
function as clearing house for the
general interchange OF information
relating TO communications.
So far as formulation OF code oil
International law, relating to com
munications was concerned, it was
decided to propose an agreement
among the powers not TO grant here
after exclusive cable landing or ra-
dio rights, serving to check the de-
veloplnent of communications. Re-
commentator adopted by the dele
gates, looking toward the improve
ment OF communications between the
principal allied and associated powers
are expected to serve basis for con-
tinued efforts along that line.
OF radio and tel6sraphs, c0nveutiops
served as a basis for discussion II
was said, but in the draft finally
agreed upon, each delegation reserv-
ed the right to submit notifications
or additions at the world congress.
This action is understood to have
been taken as a result Of the recon-
mendation of the American delegates
and was based on the fact that in al
most every country except the UNI
ted States, the telegraph systems are
government owned and in many
countries radio communication is a
government monopoly. 1t has been on
account of this difference IN control
ling communication conditions in the
that this country heretofore has re-
United States and other countries
Trained from entering telegraphs con-
ventons with other powers.
The proposed convention specific
ally recognizes that in certain coun
tries communication facilities are In
whole or in part provided to exchange
international traffic with all govern
tment owned communication service.
Finally the radio protocol. adopt
ed Professionally by the allies during
ttS war was approved and added to
particular attention being paid to the
lrevision Of the international code OF
radio signals