Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
LONDON PHONES TO NEW YORK
THAT WALES WILL VISIT u. S.

dedicated "a new type of telephone
! trunk line. good over those wide spans
! Of water across which we have not as
/ yet learned to string wires.
! I'VE cannot as yet guarantee a
good talking connection with London
! all of the time" he said. when at
mospheric conditions are very bad it
is utterly impossible to carry on CON
| versation."
Text of Conversation.
The full text of the conversation
between Mr.. Clifford and Sir q.
| Evelyn r. Murray follows:
| Mr.. Clifford picked up the receiver
when the bell at his elbow sounded
and the operator announced Sir
! Evelyn Murray of London now on
! the line
The voice of the British official was
| first drowned by static.
| Beg pardon, sir Mr.. Clifford said.
| do you hear clearly. sir?"
| Yes. l hear you, came from
| across the sea.
/ Mr. Clifford then delivered the fol-
| lowing message to Sir Evelyn:
| To-day. as a result of very many
| years Of research and experimental
| ton. we open a telephone channel OF
| speech between New York and Lon
don. Thus the people of these two
great cities will be brought within
speaking distance. Across 5000
| miles of ocean, individuals in the two
cities may, by telephone. exchange
views and transact business instantly
as though they were face to face.
know that 1t Is your aim, as it Is
ours, to extend this service so that in
the near future any one in either of
our countries may talk to any one in
the other.
Will be Real Neighbors.
NO one can foresee the ultimate
significance of this latest achievement
Ul science and organization. 1t will
certainly facilitate business: it will be
social convenience and comfort,
and, through the closer bond which
it establishes, it will promote better
understanding and strengthen the
ties of friendship. Through the
, spoken word aided by the personality
OF the voice. the people of New York
and the people OF London will become
neighbors in a real sense, although
separated by thousands OF miles.
we are glad to have co-operated
with you In this notable enterprise
and shall actively continue to work
with you in extending and improving
| the service. l congratulate you upon
your successful solution of your prob
lens and wish to extend to you and
to your associates the greetings and
good wishes OF the officers and staff
of the American Telephone & Tele
graph Co., and of their associates in
the Bell Telephone System"
Sir Evelyn's answer followed i'm
mediately and was clearly audible.
The static had died to a faint MUIR
mer which did not interfere with re-
ception. He said:
THE opening of the telephone serv-
ice across the Atlantic between Lon
don and New York is a conspicuous
milestone In the road Of telephone
progress and marks the beginning OF
new epoch In the development of
communication between our two
countries.
Conversation Now Reality.
Personal conversation between
Great Britain and the United States
has emerged from the stage Of ex.
pertinent into a practical reality, and
we are confident that the service
which we are lnaugurating today will
be boon to both nations, whether
as an aid to commerce or as a me-
dunn of social and domestic inter-
course, and it will tend to strengthen
the bonds which unite the two com
munities.
Il am charged by the Postmaster
General to take this occasion to ac-
knowledge the notable contributions
which your company has been able
to make through its engineering and
research orga nization toward the
solution of many battling problems
which have been encountered. We
recognize, as We believe you recog-
nize. that there are difficulties still
to be overcome before the transat-
lantic service can attain the. stand
ard of regularity and reliability at
which we aim, but we are convinced
that there is no better means of
solving these difficulties than by put
ting the service to the crucial test of
daily use, and we hope that before
long transatlantic conversation will
be available not only to the citizens
of London and New York, but to
every telephone subscriber in both
countries.
I'VE Of the British post office look
back with pleasure upon the cordial
co.operation Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company which
has led to the success so far
achieved. and on behalf of the Post
master General and the officers of
the general post Office I warmly
reciprocate your greeting and good
wishes. l now declare the service
opened to the public
Line Likely to Stay Open.
Because of the large number of
applicants who desired to use the new
service the first day. 1t was the hope
of the company to extend the time
heyond the four and one-half hours
previously announced.
Instead of closing the circuit at
1870 o'clock New York time, which is
$50 pm. in London, 1t was expected
the line would be open until 6 PM
New York, or II pm. London time.
At present only metropolitan Lon
don and New York are connected, al
though engineers said today 1t was
physically possible to ring In points
as far West as San Francisco. 1t
will not be the policy of the company
to do this however, for some time,
1t was added.
Persons, accordingly, living in Phil
adelphia or Chicago will have to travel
to New York to talk to London, for
at least some weeks.
Newspapers Hook Up.
At 1912 minutes after 9 o'clock to-
day the New York Evening World and
the London Express we're in communi-
cation.
Talking were Ralph Pulitzer. in his
New York Office, and Ralph ID. Blu.
menfeld, owner of the London Elk
press.
The two editors. eorversing in low
converse tone consumed Z