Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
RADIO Convention
!. BEFORE CONGRESS
Senate Committee Orders
publicity" on Treaty as
Matter of Form.

The first of the radio questions to
come before the Seventeen Congress
Is the International Radiotelegraph
Convention recently formulated at
washington, which the Senate COM
:mittee on foreign affairs has ordered
made public before acting on its ratl-
-fication. Details of the treaty. the
most important agreement respecting
radio ever reached by the nations of
the world. have been known since
their piecemeal adoption at the recent
conference here. and the 'pul~sit
order is merely a diplomatic form.
1t does. however, precede considera-
tion bv the Senate of the document
now reposing in the. archives of the
Department of State and bearing the
signatures of delegates from 70 ma
lions, or practically all of the impor-
tant users of radio in the world except
Russia. When it becomes effective
for ratifying countries on January /.
1929. its regulations governing inter
national uses of radio are expected to
herald a new era in uninterrupted
transmission and reception of all forms
of radio communication.
The average listeners primary ben
eft from the treaty will be a virtual
guaranty that code interferences with
in the broadcast band will be elmi-
mated, These have been felt partiCu
larly in seaboard communities. which
"catch" the radio frequency deviatlons
of ships at sea. Besides requiring the
various services to adhere to pre-
scribed wave bands so that they will
not interfere with each other, the
treaty contains provisions whereby
after a few years all ships will be
equipped with continuous wave trans
fnitters to replace the spark sets which
cause most of the trouble.
The business of radio communica-
ton has much to gain from the treaty,
and so have the military services CT
the United States and foreign coun-
tries, which are large users of radio.
Accordingly, the head of the United
States delegation to the recent confer
ence. Herbert Hoover. who presided
pver it's sessions. expects little or no
Imposition to crop out in the Senate
when the question of its ratification
comes up, probably soon after the hol-
lday recess.
To elucidate its technical details,
summaries of the treaty have been
prepared. These explain the contents
of each provision of the convention
and its accompanying regulations. The
Official language of the treaty is
French, but it has been translated into
English by the secretariat of the Inter
national Radiotelegraph Conference.
Claudia Muzio, internationally ia
nous soprano, formerly with the
Metropolitan Opera Co. and now star
of the Chicago Civic Opera, will make
her first solo appearance before the
microphone tonight as guest artist of
the Palmolive hour, one of WRC's
outstanding attractions.
Although Signorina Muzio has re-
peatedly refused to return east for
operate engagements since joining
the Chicago Civic Opera five years
ago. she made a special trip to New
York for this radio program. Only
once before was her voice heard by
an American radio audience, and then
during the broadcasting Of an entire
opera several years ago.
Aside from Signorina Muzio's re-
cital, the Palmolive hour will include
orchestra and vocal ensemble selec-
tions. The opera star will sing Chad
wick's Lullaby" Flotow's Last Rose
OF Summer" ''Colombetta," by Buzzi
Peccis. and Les Files de Cadiz," by
Delibes.
. The Cities Service Orchestra and
Cavaliers, the Whittall Anglo-Per.
SLAMS, the Lord Calvert Ensemble and
the Burlington Orchestra will provide
WRCs other musical attractions.
violin solo by Sascha Fidelman and a
trumpet solo by Pietro Capodiferro
viii feature the Cities Service pro-
gram.
Continuing to extend its broadcast
ing activities. WRHF, the American
Broadcasting station, is now active
about seven hours a day. A new fea-
ture introduced today, which will be
q daily feature for several weeks, is
called the Herbert Lectro Musical.
This program viii be broadcast from
2 to o'clock. Several days ago the
station extended its morning program
which runs continuously from 8 am.
TO IL noon.
WRHF will be on the air this eve
ming from $50 to o'clock. After the
tri.weekly children's period conducted
by Miss Evelyn Reichard. a special
test program will be broadcast until
Sis o'clock. A symphonic concert will
follow.