Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20

of radio instrumentalities by
churches, universities and newspa-
pers, that discussion Of proposed leg
suggestions. All this, radio men say.
means that the man in the street Is
becoming an increasingly important
| factor In shaping the development
| and regulation of the art. The Ma
tional Radio Chamber of Commerce is
adding listeners TO it's membership so
that the voice of the public may be
| heard when constructive plans are
! framed.
In England. it is said. 100000 people
| ing in without licenses. The law,
| according to the London Daily Ex-
| press. is a dead letter. Opponents of
! the British monopoly are reyiving the
| cry. You cannot indict whole
nation" The wholesale piracy" ex-
| cannot buy the license they require.
The whole question in England Is
said to hang on the word trans
/ mission" Can the meaning by any
| bubble be stretched to include listen
| ng-in?'" it IL asked. The whole
| monopoly In England. where the
! wireless telegraphy act Of 1904 gives
| the postmaster general the power to
| enforce wireless licenses. may be
| based upon an illegality, 1t Is charged.
English firms and newspapers are
for nothing to provide better pro
! grams.
c. B. Cooper of New York. one, of
| the governors of the National Radio
| Chamber Of Commerce and a member
| of the Hoover conference committee.
| warning to the United States. There
| has been much discussion as to ways
and means of supporting broadcast
| Ing" according to Mr.. Cooper. 1T
has been suggested that We use the
| British method. by which a govern
| ment controlled monopoly was formed,
the post office department collecting
I a tax from all owners OF receivers.
| This tax Is used to support the broad
/ casting monopoly.
| I'm the United States 1t has been
| found that there are plenty OF private
business organizations. including
| newspapers, which are willing to
| furnish free broadcasting to the pub
| lie. The newspapers are coming to
| regard broadcasting as a part of their
| function a g publishers OF news. Edu-
| cation considers broadcasting as a
| useful element of extension teaching.
| Manufacturers view broadcasting as
part or their regular overhead. neces-
sary in the manufacture and sale of
! equipment.
| Therefore the American public
should be assured Of permanent, free
! Droadcasting, in contrast with the con-
| ditions prevailing in England. where
| agitation against monopoly is assum-
ing considerable proportion.
| Monopoly exists In England. We
| have no monopoly In the United States
and we should have none, either of
| oroadcasting or OF apparatus essential
! to the transmission and reception OF
broadcasting. The whole field OF radio
| in this country should be kept open 20
| competition because IL is only by COM
| petition that manufacturers receive the
Incentive to work for greater efficiency.
| II is competition that has made the
| United States lead the world In indus
1 trial supremacy and it Is competition
| that viii heighten this supremacy
! through radio, which may be destined
! TO work revolution in human thought
| and understanding"
1 Leviathan to Have Biggest Radio.
Eclipsed only in importance by her
powerful machinery and delicate con-
trolls. the radio. installation aboard the
! Leviathan. which re-enters the trans
q, atlantic service in June flying the
| United States lines flag, will be the most
/ powerful and elaborate steamship radio
| equipment in the world The contract
| to equip the Leviathan with a super
power marine radio installation has just
been signed with the United States
Shipping Board by the Radio Corpora
| ton OF America and work In connection
Herewith Is now in progress. The CON-
| pletion of this work will give TO Amer
| lea the distinction of radio supremacy
| upon the seas.
| Once transporter Of American
doughboys and now a palatial hotel, the
Levia than's radio equipment will enable
her passengers to exchange messages
with two continents regardless of her
position on the high seas. With euilip-
ment Sin times as powerful as that
carried by the average ocean grey
| hound. uninterrupted communication
! with points 5000 miles distant is as
sured. Upon leaving her berth I'm New
York harbor. the Leviathan's radio offi-
GERS will be able to link the huge ves>
sci with various marine centers in Eu-
rope and to communicate with America
when leaving European ports.
In addition to telegraph service, a
radio telephone installation which will
provide voice contact with other YES
stalled. While it is not expected that
commercial telephone service will be
inaugurated Immediately upon the
Leviathan going into commission. II is
quite probable that shore stations will
| in the no distant future be erected to
| handle wireless telephone traffic from
ships in midocean to points inland
over the conventional land line system.
When such arrangements have been
| made, passengers and officers on YES
those on shore at their homes or offices
and speak with them with the same
facility and ease that accompany an
ordinary telephone conversation. :
Aside from its commercial Importance
the protection of life at sea Is the chief
function Of marine radio service. That
this vital function DO performed with
degree Of reliability exceeded by no
other vessel anoat. the instailatfo on
the I-evia than will permit siTnuItan eous
communication by telephone and tele-
graph. A special emergency set will
also be installed. Thus should one or
two sets become imperative due TO a
mshap, the third or emergency set may
be relied upon to summon assistance.
Furthermore. two OF the lifeboAts ire
ftted with emergency radio apparatus.
The principal transmitter consists OF
high power vacuum tube outfit which
viii deliver to main antenna about six
times as much power as the apparatus
DOW used on the average steamship. A
rapid transfer switch will enable the
operator to shift the wave-iength Of
this transmitter In an instant. The
second Is duplex telephone outfit
which Will permit simultaneous teie-
phone and continuous wave telegraph
communication. The. third or emerrencv
sending equipment Is standard ana II,
set which will normally operate on 500
meters. Several -super-sensitiye yscunno
tube receivers wifi be used for recen-
fion ~. ASSSp-