The New York herald., 1922-06-18
Lines Will Not Be Scrapped Be-
cause of Any Existing Sub
stitute, He Says.
PRAISES OUR ENTERPRISE
Tailor Who Goes to Yacht to
Sew on Buttons Free Cited
as Example.

Guglielm0 Maroon ana group ol
reporters were standing at the door of
Mr.. Marconis cabin aboard the yacht
Elettra yesterday afternoon when a neat
launch came putting over from the Man
uaI, neatly dressed. was standing in the
stern of the launch. A sweating mecha-
nician fooled the launch alongside tho
Electra and the stout man in the stern
began shouting in Hebrew to one of the
yachts officers.
"Please excuse me-" said Mr.. Marconi
to the reporters. This looks interest
ing. Can you make out what he
wants?"
I'm sorry. SIR" shouted the officer to
Marconi. But 1t sounds like coats to
me-"
Goats? What coats? demanded
Marconi.
The officer and the stranger plunged
into more dialogue.
1T have it," presently cried the officer
HE is a tailor. He longs for the honor
of sswing'on the coats Of Mr.. Marconi
the genius of the radio. any buttons that
may be missing or even loose"
The tailor was told that no buttons
were loose. He was thanked profusely
He sailed off toward Manhattan bowing
and waving his hand.
That's enterprise" said one of the
reporters.
"Ah. yes.' replied Mr.. Marconi 1T.
makes one understand the enthusiasm
with which America has plunged into
wireless telegraphy and telephony. 1t is
that factor of American life that has
caused the entire country to make great
headway with the radio. I'm afraid
too. that In your enthusiasm you have
ted me with saying things and do
Ing things that I have never thought
or saying or dreamed of doing.
For instance, 1t was published to-day
that I predicted the scrapping of the
submarine cable. I did not say that.
am very sure. on the other hand, that
they will not be scrappcd because of
any existing condition or substitute 1
know OF now. If they ever are scrapped
1t Will be in the distant future and I
assure you ! am not predicting It,
And / wish you would disabuse the
minds OF people that I am trying to
communicate with Mars or any other
such distant point In the universe.
am not. Moreover. I have no plans to
do so. Tomorrow. Sunday. instead Of
sitting on the yacht trying to pick up
messages from Mars I shall be in New
days l shall be at the Ritz-Carlton.
This morning went ashore to call
at the offices Of the Radio Corporation
or America to see about getting some
instruments through the Custom House.
/ returned by way OF the subway and
experienced the rather curious sensa-
ton of seeing people reading newspaper
stories and looking at pictures of me-
Also l could hear them discussing Mar
conf"
What is the sensation?" he was
asked.
We'll. the only way I can describe 1t
Is by saying that ii made me hope they
didn't recognize me-"
Mr.. Marconi declared that his pro-
gram is rather extensive and somewhat
chaotic. Tomorrow morning he will
attend the funeral OF George G. Ward.
vice-president and general manager of
the Commercial Cable Company. Mr..
Ward died Thursday Later he will
visit several wireless stations near New
York. He expects to be In and near
New York until Wednesday morning.
To-day he said. II have been maxi
Ing few tests here from the yacht to a
number OF land stations near by. There
Is nothing particularly interesting about
any OF them. You see my apparatus is
powerful enough to send 1000 miles. As
for my receiving apparatus-well have
been in communication with the English
stations all day have picked up moth
ing except ordinary business messages
going through.
II cannot say Just when 1 shall
leave America. may 60 to Washing
ton before"