Dominating Position in Wireless and Cable London, Feb. 12. correspondent of the "Observer," in on article a column in Jength on the Wireless and Cable Conference, points out that the United States Government, acting through their financial and com. mercial organizations backed by the whole strength of their diplomatic representatives, have already act quired a dominating position and carried out far-reaching schemes for direct cable and wireless com. with every country in Europe, span and the whole of the Far East, The correspondent emphasizes the need for unified control of the cable and wireless communications of the British Empire and suggests that the problem might be solved by placing in commercial hands the whole external telegraph and telephone services of the United Kingdom and by a combination of the existing wireless and cable or. ganizations as a public utility company.
For the protection of public interests, the correspondent goes on to say, there should be an Imperial Communications Board, representing the Homo Government, the Dominions, India and the Crown Colonies, empowered to regulate rates (which should be the lowest economically possible, consistent with a fair return on the capital employed), to determine strategic questions and, treating the Empire as one' telegraphic unit, to lay down a comprehensive plan for linking up every part of the Empire by wireless and cable, All the Empire Governments, the correspondent concludes, should give the company active support in extending British influence in the field of world communications,—
Reuter.
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