The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16
TOO MUCH RADIO
CLOGGING OZONE,
UNCLE SAM FINDS
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10 help In finding the proper chan
mel through which TO invoke federal
radio control
a new radio BIN r. now being
fromcd by "a committee of which
Representative wallace ~. White. OF
Maine. is chairman, associated with
him being ". ID. farrell. radio cx-
pert In the department Of commerce.
and Senator Frank 49, Kellogg, OF
Minnesota. Representative white
ls In almost daily consultation with
-. 49, Carson. commissioner Of the
bureau " navigation OF tho Gem
mcrce department. tho official NJ
present charged with execution OF
such radio laws as there are.
The Wnyc-Icngth Problem.
while the bill which we have
drafted II tentative In character"
said Representative White. I'VE have
gone far enough so II Ii possible 20
forecast with n fair degree OF occu-
racy what the chief provisions will
be. Tho bill contemplate lodging
with the secretary OF commerce very
plcnaty powers owe transmitting
stations Of whatever kind. II we
should attempt to write all the nee
ossary regulations into the law, the
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he quite unavoidable. II " there
fore our purpose, In order 10 obtain
floxibillty In administering the meas
urc, to place large discretionary
powers In the hands OF some official.
I'VE have 20 grant exclusive rights
To certain wave lengths" continued
the Maine congressman, lust as we
grant franchises to public service
corporations, and these must be re-
vokablc, because we cannot give alb
solute property rights 10 the ether,
which In the m property OF all
the people. There is n sharp con
fllct now between the branches OF
the government and private users.
and controversy between branches OF
the government Itself Someone must
put each os the conflicting interests
within proper limits. This Is going
10 be one OF the hardest tasks before
tho committee which IN drafting the
bill.
ITO my mind II IL absolutely os-
sential that the official in whom tho
authority finally Is lodged should
have discretionary powers In maxi
ing. altering and revoking regula-
lions. Tho different government de-
partments and agencies using radio
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lions, which we propose shall he
made by the secretary OF commerce,
and shall therefore employ such
wave lengths ~ the secretary OF
commerce shall assign TO them, *
cept that the president may IN time
OF war or other emergency suspend
all regulations.
United States Could Seize stations.
There Is n general provision In
the law N II stands today whereby
the prosident'may at any time close
or take owe any radio station for
government use. This. of curse,
Will be retained. IL seems to me
that there would be no sense In un-
d%ertaking through half a dozen
agencies 20 maintain order I'm the
air, II you are to allow the army,
navy, coast guard and lighthouse
service to do IA they please, We
shall be particular also to insure in
tho proposed bill that none but
American citizens shall have trans
hitting licenses"
In the opinion OF Secretary Hoover
this IL one OF the few instances
where the country In unanimous I'm
Its demand for more regulation.
Il think n will be generally
agreed" says Hoover" that the use
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ton between single individuals, as
In the case OF ordinary telephone, IL
"A perfectly hopeless notion. Obvi-
ously. II 10000, 900 telephone sub
scribers are crying through the air
for their mates they will never make
"A junction; the ether will be filled
with frantic chaos, with no commu-
nication OF any kind possible.
BroRdCAsting-That's All.
"ln other words, the wireless toll
ophone has n definite field, and
that Is spread OF certain p%re.detcr-
mined materials of public interest
from central stations. This material
must be limited to news, To educa-
ton, 20 entertainment and the COM
munication OF such commercial mat
ters as are OF importance TO large
groups OF the community at the
same time.
cit is therefore primarily a ques-
ton of b~rOadcastng, and II becomes
OF primary public interest 10 say
who is 10 do the broadcasting, under
what circumstances and with what
type OF material, IL is inconcciva-
BILE that we should allow 10 great a
possibility Of service for news, for
entertainment, for education and for
vital commercial purposes TO be
drowned an advertising chatter. or
for commercial purposes that can
be quite we'll served by other means
OF communication"