Show PRESIDENT URGES MORE LEGISLATION Special Message Asks Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress to Regulate Wireless Wireless Wireless Wire Wire- less Telegraphy TelegraPhY- I. I V TO PROTECT GOVERNMENT l' l Restrictions Are Suggested for Application During Times V of Peace I 1 J j Washington Feb President 13 13 President Roosevelt today sent a special af message message mes inca sage to congress urging the framing of a law to regulates regulate wireless telegraphy telegraphy telegraphy raphy In such a manner as to present prevent pre pre- vent sent private citizens citizens' who are experimenting experimenting with aero rams or ot ma Ing wireless plants plant for amusement from interfering with messages forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded by Secretary Metcalf asking J that the new law fix Ix criminal penalties In cases where private persons or or transmit a false message purporting to bo Ie e official where they break In and Interfere with any wireless wireless wireless wire wire- less station while it Jt Is transmitting an official message message and In cases where the they refuse to stop or rail fall to stop private 1 messages when wirer called up upon upon up- up V Von V on to do so by an operator have hav an official message to bb hO sent It Is that the bill If It framed Ii on err this line by the committee on naval I affairs t to which the message was sent will find considerable difficulty In getting getting get get- V ting through congress Opposition was vas I express expressed d tho the moment the tire message e was read Secretary Metcalf requests legislation of this nature upon the tha s-rou s ground d that official messages of or the V navy department have been Interfered J with frequently by Individuals In tho the r past V Illustrations of Trouble i Frequent occasions have arisen I En says S 'S Secretary Metcalf l to Illustrate V the th he possible consequences of wireless V J J. J interference on ono one occasion an Important Im Im- r 4 message to the tho President ot of the United States while embarking on ona V naval a vessel was Interfered with and J held up for a a. considerable time by tho the workings of a a. commercial wireless station sta sta- station tion i and Instances have havo occurred V Wherein the naval stations at Newport J Washington and San Francisco have at different times been been Interfered tnt V with V VV V b by r per operating T no serious I I 4 obJect i t VIt It It wUl 4 t bo be noted note that the enactment L I V oI ws 1 3 he nature Pr proposed would nev aro OO working of or In Insulations The resit restrictions l su SUK- SUK V Roster are arc ra intended to apply particularly V Zany to times of peace DurIng war It Is contemplated that much more ex- ex prohibition would be bo exercised to be put into effect in Sir the tho absence of ot e legislation by legislative proclamation V Vas as belligerent right V I I I I I SENATE HAS BUSY DAY V Special S CIRI j i and Se N Nev w 1 hula DUI Are Presented t Washington Feb 13 ln In In the senate j toda today oday Senator Martin of or Virginia presen pre- pre sen sorted ted a bill bUI for a memorial pillar in honor onor of ot Colonel Burgess Ball of ot VIr- VIr Virginia ginia a distinguished Revolutionary soldier to be erected In Lafayette 4 suitable part of ot square or some other V tire the ic city An appropriation of ot Is s carried In the bill V VA A bill was favorably reported for tor forthe torI the he construction of a a. revenue re cutter at Narragansett t to cost V a petition Senator Tillman presented from Alfred Crozier bitterly attackIng attackIng attacking attack- attack V Ing the tho Aldrich bill as a a. Wall all street i measure The senate entered Into a general discussion of the tire use of the banking V reserve which was participated In by Senators Raynor Ranor Aldrich Bailey Clapp V arid and others Senator LaFollette Introduced a bill relating to the tho liability of common carriers carriers car car- to their employee Senator Culberson Introduced amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments to tho the AldrIch bill requiring V national banks to keep their reserves V Vin In their o own n vaults and also requiring ing In them to pay interest on deposits i In w- w Washington s 's V Representative Gillette of ot Massachusetts Massachusetts made a speech for tor tho the enactment V of a 0 new employers employers' ers liability bill Representative Champ Clark of MI MIsouri F i sour made a characteristic r attack a athe tho the Republican party parts I i CURRENCY DILL ASSAILED Presents Present Petition Attacking Wall i Washington F Feb b. b 13 AddressIng 13 Addressing V the tho senate this afternoon In support V of his amendment to the Aldrich currency currency cur cur- retirement t of ot rency bill limiting the tire V circulation to a month Senator Sena Sena- Senator tor Tillman presented a Il petition from V Alfred G G Crozier a lawyer author and student of finance of Wilmington ton Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware that attacked Wall Wail street In scathing terms Tho The Aldrich bill was assailed as a Wall Vall street curren currency y I measure and It was practically charged ed that the rec recent nt panic was made to order by bj the great financiers of ot New NewYork York V I V According to Mr 11 Crosier Crozier Cro ler tho the Aldrich Continued on OD Pa Page e Tare Three PRESIDENT URGES S MORE LEGISLATION From Ia Pa lage l'age c Ou One Otic bill is Js not 3 a I measure for an elastic clastic currency currency cur cur- rency but ono one for tor a contra contraction currency currency cur cur- rency ann BO no 0 la It tho the bill for tor a a. central bank The They wish to tal from time tIle government government govern govern- ment an and put Into luto private hands the tine dangerous anK rous power to contract and ex expand cx- cx tho the public currency sud suddenly nl In In large huge volume ho lie says sl's In his petition This wo would them to litte at Will tho the prices of ot listed securities securities ties Uce property and labor labOn l by simply mak making lS' lS lC scarce carco or plentiful 1 IU L RU I L Y Military Committee in For Kor of Service r l r. r Washington Fob Feb IS Au An An honest ef effort of- of fort lu is going KO to be made when tho the army appropriation bills biBB get fret before tho the house to do something to rehabilitate the army of ot the United States State Representative Hopr Hull chairman n ot of tho milItary military mili milI- tary committee believes es there la In a 0 goo good chance to do o something Tho Tine committee before the tine bill bin ia is reported will add to It the bill for reorganization tion o of army pl pay In Increasing it all along lIon the line It costs about 1000 to enlist a aman aman I man was tho the startling statement madeI made mado b by Mr Ir Hull in discussing ln the thc situation I toda today It wouldn't be so but for tor the tho fact that a constantly decreased pro pro- portion of men muon rc enlist after the tho ex expiration expiration ex- ex of their first term of service There seems to be no opposition to giving In lug ing privates a good Increase Increase 30 30 to 3 35 per por cent The non commissioned of officers of- of will get still more than this and there will be bo provision also for tor a substantial sub sub- st increase o of pa pay with each elch rc- rc enlistment t. t I |