IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1923, Page 2

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. WIRELESS IX BRITAIN. LONDON, Oct, 10. The Empire Press Union resolved to deputationise the Imperial Conference i t reference to wireless. Mr Roberta Donald, presiding, stated a dead-lock existed between tlie Post Office and tlio .Marconi Company. This lmd resulted u. America, France, and Holland practically controlling internatioal wireless. Britain was now clean out of it. Even Russia and Czeeho-Slovakia were in advance of Britain. Lord Burnham said Britain’s ifbsitiun in reference to wireless was deplorable. The United State cd the China services, and the Cm urn* ir. ental nations monopolised other countries, notably the Far East. The British Bust Office would neither allow private enterprise to proceed, nor do the work themselves. Ihe only remaining hope was to enlist the co-operation of the British Government. He sail! it was understood the cause of tiie deadlock was that the Bust \ Office insisted on having tlio solo contiol, while denying the Marconi Company any participation, although it would he tinnncially liable. It was quite legitimate for the Government to reserve the right to control the resumption, but that was not incompatible w ith private enterprise. Mr J. O. Fairfax, of the “Sydney Morning Herald,” said Australia had solved the problem by an amicable arrangement between the Commonwealth am ft he Amalgamated Wireless Copany. 1! it were practicable to do this in India, surely it would he practicable in Britain. During his travels, he had been ashamed at the humiliating positmu -I Britishers in receiving the world’s news through foreign wireless.