Deseret Evening News | 1904-04-16 | Page 2 | Wireless Companies Protest

Wireless Companies Protest Washington April 1 IOne One of tho principal wireless telegraph companies lied at Al the state department an nn energetic protest against the tho decree of Admiral that newspaper cor correspondents respondents using wireless sl telegraphy In III the Iho for cast cn l war shall he treated as spies The fhe state depart department ment has hilS taken the protest under con COli confederation federation hill but following the almost unbroken practise e It II probably ly will de decline 11 lIne cline to take tak any action on a hypothetical ical leol case cne If Jt an nn American citizen Is arrested by b tho HU Klan tho Iho department Immediately will lay III down a It Hue of or policy to 10 meet this novel departure In law lawIt It Is III realized that newspaper lI corres correspondents using wireless telegraphy In Inthe Inthe the neighborhood of ot II I operations might unwittingly give Information of ot great value nilio to the Iho enemy whose vessels being equipped with tele lele telegraphy graphy might readily take II messages I suit to 10 a shore station