The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-17
EXPERTS SEEKING
RADIO CONTROL AS
AIR MIX-UP GROWS
Strict Rules on Broad
casting Stations to
Be Asked.
SITUATION CHAOTIC
Change in Amateur and Com
mereial Wave Lengths
Believed Necessary.

NEW YORK. April Is-strin-
gent government regulation Of ANA
teur and commercial radio transmits
sion IL to Be- asked Of the Department
Of Commerce In the Immediate fu-
ture. II was learned last night. The
phenomenal growth Of interest In
wireless telegraphy and telephony In
the United States In the last six
months has resulted in the erection
almost unrestricted In all sections Of
the country Of oroadcasting stations.
and the resultant conflict OF wireless
waves has reached a point where
something rather strenuous will have
to be DONE" according to high ON
Gals OF companies interested in radio
development
Steps are In contemplation by the
legal departments Of the western
Electric Company. manufacturing
wireless equipment patented by the
American Telephone and telegraph
Company. and Of the latter corpora
ton for concerted action<aEainst the
rnsnufacturers and users Of wireless
oroadcasting equipment infringing on
the patents owned or controlled by
the A. r. q T
The Washington authorities also
are to be asked to exercise close su-
pervision over the erection and
throughout the United States to pre-
vent such serious interference in the
air as to handicap the practical de-
velopment OF the radio
The situation Is highly compli-
Gated" explained p. NJ. Rainey. an
executive OF the Western Electric
Company.
IF IL were not for compile atoms
we probably would have no radio
situation My feeling is that tho
problem must be worked out with
great care. There is bound to BE-
some grief and much confusion in
the air, but in the end the public
will be the reterse end thera will
be REGULATE ons that will result IN
the utmost being Sottcn cut of the
radio" he explained.
Rapid Growth startIes.
The present almost chaotic con-
dition in the air is a product OF
the fastest growing business IN the
worlds history. Or. rather. it is
consequence of radio hyst.r:s. Ra--
do interest has grows po-, in the
past six months than most inven-
tions grow in use and popularity
in six years.
A II. Griswold. a vice president
of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, said the posi-
ton of his company in the matte
OF radio broadcasting was a broad
one.
The A. T. & T. owns or control.
the patent rights on the type OF
apparatus usoi In 5roadcasting STA
tions.r he explained. The West
ern Electric Company is licensed to
manufacture and sell this appaCa-
tus. 1t has not sold apparatus :cr
all of the broadcasting plants that
are operating. a Erea: number CT
cases have been reported to "ur
legal department where parts that
are infringements on our patents
have been bought and stations
built
1T Is not to our interest to curb
wireless development in any way,
but there must be regulation and
regard for patent rights The mar
Iet is being flooded with Chinese
copies OF equipment devised and
perfected Icy years Of effort and
at great expense. and naturally thi.
state Of affairs must be dealt with"
In New York City alone. Girls
void said. sixty concerns and in
divtduals have made application e.
install and operate broadcastinr
stations. II these applications all
arc granted. with the single wave
length of $50 meters. assigned b,
the government. at which they may
operate. and only about ten hours
available sending time daily. OF 500
minutes. they each would be able
TO broadcast but ten minutes a day
by the closest cooperation and
avoidance OF interference. he csti-
mated