Show 1 bilson TO TAE CHARGE OF WIRES AUGUST 1 SET AS DATE FOR FED ERAL CONTROL OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES administration of wire system placed with postmaster general burleson present managements and em aloyes will continue washington acting under authority recently by cori congi giess ess president wilson july 23 issued a proclamation la tah effig ingall all telephone and tel telegraph lines under government operation ad tl control at midnight wednesday july 31 although congress empowered him to do so the president arci ident did not include wireless systems becal becallo lC tile navy already Is in control of them and lie also did not include ocean cables presumably because contracts the cable companies have lave governments on oil whose shores they laud land contain clausel respecting rempei tiny government operation raised involved questions the navy already Is in cal control of the eables cables through its censorship the presidents placed administration of the wire systems with postmaster general burleson Burlo sou alit anil provided that until otherwise decided the present managements and employed emp loyes will vill L continue present financial arrangements range ments alo will continue with the approval proal ap of the postmaster general minimum of interference in a statement accompanying the presidents proclamation postmaster general burleson announced 1 U c e d to the country that his policy would be one of the least possible interference with the wire communication systems consistent avith the interests and needs of 0 the government press wire service mr burleson said eaid would be interfered with only to improve its facilities and farmers telephones would be interfered with only to facilitate their connection with the larger lines no general policy has been decided upon the postmaster general announced and public notice will be given of any plans to change present arrangements committee Is named postmaster general burleson will pergo personally nally take charge of 0 the administration of f the wire communications and will be assisted by a committee of three composed of john L koons first assistant postmaster general in subjects of organization and administration tra tion daerl 1 lewis former congressman from maryland now a member of the tariff commission on subjects of operation and william H lamar soll solicitor eltor for the alie postoffice post office department part ment on matters of finance |