Evening star., 1927-10-02

sions they controlled, with a maxi.
mum of six votes for any one nation.
Accordingly the United States, Great
Britain, France and Germany were
allowed six votes each. Japan OBJ
tained two votes and Italy three.
Effects of World War.
The World War and subsequent up.
heavals have rearranged the world in
such fashion that the London vot-
ing strengths will have to be at least
partially rearranged. Germany lost
all her possessions, therefore appar-
emily Is entitled now only to one vote.
She claims that this classification Is
obviously unfair since her world inn
portance warrants greater voting
strength than Portugal, for instance,
which has two votes, or Albania with
one vote.
Japan asserts that she became rec
ognized during and after the war as
one of the great world powers and is
reported as demanding six votes.
Italy has put in claim for two more
votes for the colonies of Tripolitania
and Cyrenaica which she acquired
since 1912.
The Irish Free State has been In.
vited to the conference and Is also
understood to demand a vote. The
other British dominions have votes
included in the British six and the
question facing the conference is
whether to allow the Irish applica-
ton and thereby constitute possible
British voting block of seven votes.
1t has been suggested that Great
Britain relinquish the vote for India
and substitute, therefore, OF the Irish
Free State.
The Russian votes will be absent
owing to the fact that the Soviet I'm
ion was not invited to participate In
ment has not been recognized by
Washington. For the same reasons
Ecuador will not be present.
Secretary Hoover of the Commerce
Department, as head Of the American
and home delegation, Is expected to be
elected chairman Of the conference.
Other American delegates are Stephen
b. Davis of the Natiopal Utilities AS
ISOLATION. Senators Watson Of Indiana
and Smith of South Carolina, Repre-.
sentative White of Maine. Rear Ad.
miral w. II. G.. Bullard, chairman OF
the Federal Radio Commission, aud
William r. Castle, jr., Assistant Sec.
retary Of State. Many experts from
the Army, Navy and Commerce De-
partment will be at hand to advise
on technical matters.
Americans In Conference.
The American independent radio
concerns, which so far have expressed
their intention of sending representa-
tives to the conference, include the
All-America Gables, the American
hN
Railway Association, the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co, and the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States.
Among representatives Of foreign
concerns appointed to attend the con-
terence is Senator Guglielmo Marconi.
inventor of wireless. who has been
delegated by the British Marconi COM
panies.
The procedure at the conference will
be the usual one of appointment of
committees to consider all questions
before discussion by plenary sessions
of the congress. Only national dele
gates will have voting power. but rep
resentatives of private concerns will
be allowed to file projects and inter.
vene in the discussions. French has
always been, so far, the official Ian.
: udSS IOE lAcSc coilAcIeiCcS, out Ell"
forts have been afoot to establish Eng
lish as a second official language.
On the whole about 1914 delegates
are expected from contracting couE-
tries, making a total of some 400
visitors, counting about $50 technical
experts and 80 representatives from
independent commercial radio con.
Germs.
The conference will have the help
and counsel of Henri l.. Etienne. di-
rector of the International Radio-Tele-
graphic Bureau of Bern, the perna-
uent clearing house for all radio ill.,
formation. with whom projects and
for this convention have
been filed by all countries since 1912.