Evening star., 1925-03-22
DELAY EXPECTED
IN RADIO PARLEY
World Conference Here May
Be Halted by Meeting
in Paris.
BY CARL III. BUTMAN.

v.:oricial advices from France in
dIcate that the world Geographic con-
ference set for June will be post
pnned until this Fall, probably until
S4ptember, the month chosen tenta-
t,-eIy for the radio parley in Wash
ington. This fact seems to PROJECT
tho Washington radio conference
lits'e farther into the future. Tor 1t Is
very likely that the national repre-
sentatives sent to Paris will also be
designated to attend the radio ses-
sions here.
1t IS believed now that the state
Department will postpone the w aSn-
ington meeting until after the PARIS
conference has adjourned. schedullus
II for the last part of October. On the
other hand, some radio ofllclals say
chere is not time 10 prepare lot tht
Washington conference this Fail, ana
that II must be postponed until early
next Spring. Foreign governments
NAV want their delegates to return 10
their capitals and report on the PariS
conference before getting out iOr an
ether series of debates %" otheF
chases Of communications. 1t IS aisI
9ointed out that funds for the eA-
uenses of the many represeht &c
must be raised or approprlateu
abroad. America has secured her ap-
tendance by other countries mas not
been seriously considered.
Procedure Takes Time.
Procedure in international confer
ence of this sort requires cohslaerdDle
,in1e: informal overtures must hrSt oe
made. to all nations, folloWeu pS olil
ciaI and formal invitations prog ans aliis'
apenda acceptance and the oe9ls nc"
tion of representatives. ruiiiai iti - -
Frono six TO eight months is needed 10
+,or,nIate all details. 1t is certain
vat the United states Government
Iii moi trv 10 hold its conference
ainr1raneously with that OF tne
E,rench. and it is believed imPoSS'oI .
m hold the radio conference
rrior to the Geographic one III a -,
T,ba State Department is silent on iis t,ie
subject, but it is expected 70
oHicial announcement OF oates anu
plans very shortly 1-,i+ad
1t now appears thaI lne the
c+ates NAV be represented AT 'he
os-;s conference. although the sen
30 has never ratified the lsos bisoon
@eraan,ant At the original worm
+niagranh conference in st. PETERS
I,ure i'm 1875, the United states "N
renresented by its minister anu AZ
~ vecond session at Lisbon, the
.r,erican Minister to Portugal anu
commemorative of the Commerce
nartment who were present sls
The final draft of the cohiereho
with this as a precedent, IL Is piop
ahIo that this country Will again De
,.anresanted especially as world con-
4srance on radio communications Is SO
,oo, 70 he held here. Americas pri-
x,ate interests must be protected III
telegraph and cable regulations
which involve the Worldwide COM
munications.
L < May stand Alone.
Another interesting phase OF the
situation for the State Department 10
consider is the fact that the Unlted
States may stand alone on the subject
Of separate telegraph and radio con-
ventions The recent inter American
electrical communications conference
held in Mexico revealed the tact that
the Latin American countries were
soIidlv in favor of. a single agree
ment 10 cover all means of inter
national communications, whereas the
United states stood for separate
agreements This attitude on the
part OF the United States indicated a
reversal of opinion as expressed at
the preliminary conference in wash
ington in 1920. which came out for d
single world communications Coulel
once. Later copies of this preliminary
report were dispatched to all coun-
tries. which in most cases ratified it.
Most of the other governments own
or control their communication ia
cilities. which makes them willing
and eager to simplify operation and
regulation under q. single agreement.
In this country, however, all commu-
nication systems are independently
and privately owned and operated.
The radio operating companies do not
want TO be regulated by the same set
of rules which controls the activities
of the telegraph and cable companies,
which complicates matters and prac-
tically prohibits the successful opera
ton of cables, radio and telegraph
under a SINGLE set Of rules