New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-09-03
WHY CABLE SHIP
WAS HEADED OFF
UNITED STATES is DETERMINED
TO BRING ABOUT WORLD FREE.
DOM OF COMMUNICATION.
TWO CONFERENCES THIS FALL
America Holds That No Nation
Should Control the Cables, in War
or Peace Time Has Strong
Weapon IN Radio.
BY JAMES p. ~HoRNADAY.

BY JAMES P. HORNADAY.
Observation-Disclosures the action OF
President Wilson the other day in di.
recting the navy department TO pre-
vent IA c;bleship of British register
from attaching IA new cable 10 the
Florida coast. is IA determination on
the part at the United States 10 bring
about world freedom of cominunica-
ton. Great Britain WAS only indi-
rectly involved in the recent episode.
The cable was being laid 10y an Amer
lean company, but had it been con
nected up with the shore it would have
been controlled 10y Great Britain, rs
are practically all the other ocean
cables.
Tie whole subject OF the freedom of
communication 10y cable and through
the air is 10 he considered nj "A con
ference here September -, which will
he participated in by Great Britain,
France, Japan and the United States.
Later there /, to be a conference here
AT which some twelve or fifteen coun-
tries will be represented. AT both con-
frrcnces the United States will hold
Out for an International arrangement
under which IN time of war as well as
IN zine of peace the wires under the
seas as well as the radio stations on
land shall not ~ Under the exclusive
control of any nation. In the Septemt
her In aalnfpplnfa nnlN fpIr nntinnS
are t. he represented because these
are the only cable-laying nations ut
the present time, bur the United
STATES authorities believe ii is IL sub
ject in which the entire world is in
tcrested and 50 there will follow,
sometime in October probably. a con-
ference AT which there will be n larger
representation.
Position of the United States.
The view of the United States is
that the tilne has passed when any
nation or amy group of nations can
hope Ia control communication be-
tween the peoples of the world. 1t
believes the world war settled that
question for all time 10 come. When
the war came IA, rs is generally
known, Great Britain was in control
of most of the cables. France also
had "A considerable say SO about under
water communication. The United
States had very little to say. Japan
was just beginning to reach OUT in
this new field. The Japanese have
laid a cable across the Pacific and
are now awaiting permission from the
United States to attach it to tie
shore of this country.
Only. recently IA japanese mission
arrived here bearing II request to the
United States that permission be
granted TO make the land connection.
This mission has been notified that the
permission will o be granted at this
lime and that the subject will 90 TO
the September conference for consid-
ration. In this cast as in the Flor
ida case in which Great Britain is in.
tercsted, the position of the United
States will he that before permission
Ia make these hand cO4nections is
granted. t!iere must be n definite I'M
Outstanding as to the rights of the
Quilted States with respect To the usa
pf. these cables under any and all cir
unsIHnces.
Radio Uncle Sans Weapon.
I,adio communication is The power
FIT weapon in the hands OF the United
in holding out for this world
of communication. The
Wori1 war brought great Developments
~ radio communication The United
States during the last four years has
established wireless stations which en-
ltle u al This time 10 communicate
through the air To practically every |
luarter OF the globe. This means of
communication has its disadvantages. |
of these is that il is free tn all
,Eti this means that privacy Is next
% Impossible. But IN spite Of the dis
,ivantages the United States is able
say Ia Great Britain and to Japan.
4 1t should care 10 do 50. that it can
get along without the use of the cables
they control. So the state de-
grtincut officials believe thai when
he s%ni,jeci is taken up AZ the forth
nming conference the United States
viii be able ." obtain Il far more sat
arrangement with the cable
t%tllaaaics Than IL has ever had in the
THE men who are devoting their
% this subject at radio coTnmuni ]
alton sat thai wireless telegraphy. ~
allied. p, in iis infancy.
Set for Presidential Race.
III. rreliminaries for this years
iresiden!ia' cainpiign are ont of
h. way. Within Il few weeks
le contests will he warming up. and
y ihe 'irsi If oct"ber they will he in
iill swing. Five nominees for presi-
have been made. AS follows:
:cv. James VI. Cox. Ohio. Democrat:
Warren G. Harding. Ohio. Re-
uhiicar /: I'1riey T.. Christensen. Utah.
.ahnr-Farfnpr: Aaron u. Watkins,
Mo. Prohibition. and Eugene V. Dei,s.
Socialist. II may be- that OH
r nominations aill be made. but at
Is time there il no prospect of any
'orr.
7 10. -wo major candidates. Governor
~ a:al Senator Harding. have spok-
II in r~esInnse TO formal notification.
the other three candidates have