WIRELESS CONTROVERSY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1923, Page 3

WIRELESS CONTROVERSY

[ Rl-XTKItS TT.LKLUA.MN.] AIA IK ON I GOVS POSITION. I.ONDtIN. November li. 11l the wireless discussion. Mr D mg <m behalf of India, said that whip agreeing that IPitain's wireless jiniiev "as outill ly a matter for the liri: i-h Government, he hoped that when Tn. ilia s high power station was elected, it would not. he field up h v a lad. of •iderjuale reciprocating anangomcnls in Britain.

Sir |,. \Vort liiugl on Evans declared that the new liiiiisii station would he operating: l.y the end < f 10-J-l. lie dwelt on tie diflien!ties of reaching all .agreement, with Marconi-. Either they had to yield to pressure from Al.ircnnis Avliieii wax tantamount to granule..-: tic a; I l ' nimiojioly, or to resist it, 'RESOL ITfON ADOPTED, f R KUTKIIS Tl'.l/EflltA.MS. j 'Received this day at 8 a.in.) London, n-.v it. The lit. lion Sir Yv'ortbingtnu Evans. l’ostniaster-o"iu , ral, said that Miirconis had not yet: refused his offer to erect a Government station to communicate with South .Africa and Canada and to nermil them to erect two stations for communication elsewhere in the Empire, hut they have heen putt inn pressure hy propaganda upon all of you. .Mr Bi'iu-'r interrupted. declaring that the .Marconi Coy. never tried to influence them. Sir 1... WfirthingLon Evans said the real point, is: Are we prepared to give the Marconi Coy .a virtual m.iipily? Air Massey: That can only inti we rod in the negative. Sir 1.. Worthington Evans in rontimii*^t('said that he was eonlidenl the .Marconi Coy, recognise the fairness ol the Government’s oiler and that a monopoly was out of Idle ipteslioti. Otherwise, the British (Jover'iiim'iit must consider the erection of further stations, hut lie preferred to see the Ooveriiment 'and private •inns uuperating. The resolution (cabled on Nov, 9th.) was adopted on the motion of Mr llruee.