Show PRESIDENT BOOSTS WIRELESS SIH CE urges congress to pass a law requiring quit ring proper equipment of all ocean steamers measure has been introduced by representative burke of penney pennsylvania requiring equipment of ocean going vessels washington to prevent the loss losa of life by catastrophes at sea such as aa so eo nearly happened when the liner republic went down recently tho president on monday sent to congress a message urging tho the passage of a bill similar to that introduced by rep burke of pennsylvania requiring the equipment of ocean go ing vessels with a wire wireless lessi telegraph a apparatus defers before sending tho the message the president coni conferred erred with mr durko burko tin on the subject the president had been advised by tho the commissioner of navigation that in hla his opinion such legislation was waa most urgently demanded and he argued in strong lan pualo the passage of this or a similar bill the closing paragraphs of tho the message are as fbi follows lows the subject Is now under consideration by the congress and I 1 am advised legislation to effect the same general purpose Is under considers cons con sidera tion abroad our interest in its enactment la Is keen on account of the great number of steerage as well as cabin passengers who annually arrive at and dopart depart from our ports what we have already done along practical business lines warrants tho the united states in being first among tile the nations to enact a statute requiring the use of this safeguard of human life I 1 |