Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-01
DELAY NECESSARY
FOR RADIO FARLEY
Agenda of World Convention
Cannot Be Ready Be.
fore 1927.

Indications are now strong that the
Washington conference of some 40
nation members of the International
Radio Telegraph Convention will have
to be postponed until 1927, despite the
invitation of this country to meet here
this Spring. Recent advices from
Director Etienne of the International
Telegraph Union at Bern. indicate
that the agenda cannot possibly be
gathered from the many members and
combined into a pamphlet until late in
the Summer and that II does not seem
nossib'e that the conference in Wash
ington can be held prior to 1927.
At the request of the United States
Government the International Tele-
graph Union, popularity known as the
Bern Bureau. is preparing pamph-
let, containing all the suggestions and
desires of the nations participating.
to serve as basis for the procedure
when the conference is convened.
Letters sent by the Bern Bureau to
the several countries request that they
expedite work in his direction. filing
their suggestions and amendments to
the old London convention of 1912, in
French not later than July |. Follow
ing this. OF course, the reports must
be catalogued and co-ordinated and
then printed and distributed, which
probably will require several months
time.
Director Etienne asks that each
government file comprehensive sugges
tons based on the latest points Of
view. utilizing data available. He sug-
gests the incorporation of the report
of the committee of the five allied
countries on an International Electri-
cal Communication Union held IN
Washington in 1920. the amendments
to the Paris Conference on Telegraphy
and the modernized mobile radio ser
vice regula lions.
QUESTIONABLE Sent Out.
The preliminary questionable asks
what changes regarding ra dio electri-
cal communica tons they desire made
in the out-of date London Conference
relative to fixed or land stations; radio
telegraph broadca sting. including press
service: radio telephone broadcasting
or public broadcasting as we know it
in this country, and the assignment
of frequencies or wave lengths to the
various services such as point -to-point
telegraph stations, mobile, radiophone
broa dcasting and other lines of
modern wireless communication. Meas.
ures as to the elimination of inter.
ference. handling distress MESA ges IT
sea and ashore, navigation aids and
other international uses of wireless
telegraphy and telephony will also be
reported on.
The exact date of the world radio
conference here has not been deter
mined by the State Department and no
announcements relating to possible
dates are forthcoming. 1t is known,
however, that, as the Government has
asked the Bern Bureau tn aid i'm MIA n
ming the conference and in collecting
and publishing the agenda. its su.-
gestions as to the earliest possible date
for converting the sessions will be Sc
riously considered. II will be necessary
to ask the Senate to reauthorize the
use of funds amounting to S75 5000, now
allocated for disbursement prior to
June 80, 1926, but 1t is not believed
any opposition will be encountered. or
as to the postponement which seems
necessary.