Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25
GROWTH Of RADIO
TOPIC OF FARLEY.
World Body to Consider Laws
Governing New Art Due
for Revision.

The unparalleled spread of radio
communication and the laws that have
grown up around the new art will
be laid before the world for revision
and reconsideration at the forthcom-
ing International Radiotelegraph
Conference to be held at the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States be-
ginning October 4. The conference.
TO be attended by representatives of
IS countries, is expected to last more
than a month and to draft an entirely
new set of laws governing radio com
munication between the nations.
The conference was called by the
Government of the United States, and
invitations were sent 10 all the coun-
tries signatory to the international
Radiotelegraph Convention and the
countries which have adhered thereto
since 1912, together with their col.
onies dependencies and protectorateS.
Invitations were sent to 81 contracting
governments and five countries which
have not signed the international
agreements governing radio commu-
nication. Forty-Six countries have ac-
cepted the invitation, seven govern
ments have not replied and five of the
signers have declined the invitation.
191 SignatOry Delegates Listed.
The list of delegates received so far
includes 191 from contracting coun-
tries and four from those which have
not signed the agreements. More than
$50 technical experts and attaches
have been named and about 80 repre-
sentatives Of independent commercial
communication organizations have
been designated to attend. In other
words, the conference will present a
true crosS-Section of the radio art as
it is today.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
heads the American delegation, con
sisting of Is experts, and is expected
to be elected president of the confer
ence at the first plenary session on
are: Stephen B. Davis vice chairman.
Senators James Z. Watson, Indiana,
and Ellison d. Smith, South Caro-.
lima; Representative Wallace H.
White, Jr., of Maine; Rear Admr. w.
II. G. Billiard, chairman of the Fed
eral Radio Commission; William r.
Castle, jr., Assistant Secretary of
State; William r. Valance, alternate.
Department of State; Maj Gen.
Charles NICK. Saltzman, chief signal
officer, Il. S. A.; Capt. Thomas T.
Craven. L. S. N, director naval com
munications; w. D. Terrell, chief of
the radio division, Department of
Commerce; Owen d. Young, General |
Electric Co.; Col. Samuel Reber, Radio |
Corporation of America; Brig. Gen. |
John ]. Carly, American Telephone |
and Telegraph Co, and John Beaver |
White of Philadelphia. In addition |
TO these delegates are a number of |
technical advisers from most of the |
Government departments and organi- |
cations.
Prominent Groups From Abroad.
Virtually all the foreign govern |
ments are sending distinguished |
groups of representatives. France is
sending M. Henri L. Etienne, director |
of the International Bureau Of the |
Telegraph Union, and his assistant, |
Ernest Rusillon, while Great Briton |
is sending Col T. F. Purves, engineer |
in-chief, from the British post office; |
the assistant engineer-in-chief, E. H. |
Shaugnessy; f. w. Phillips, the as
sistant secretary: A. ]. Waldegrave,
the assistant accountant general; |
Comdr. F. Loring, the inspector of |
wireless biography; Maj. F. w. Home. |
head Of the wireless telegraphy board: |
Comdr. Z. w. Money. assistant director |
of the signal department.; Air Com |
modore L.. F. Blandy. G. H. Boyd of |
the International Mercantile Marine |
department, E. ~. III. Travis and |
Capt. A. L. Harris
Col. Purves, distinguished British |
engineer, is the engineer-in-chief of |
the British post Office, and has charge |
of the design, construction and main
tenance of the whole of the electrical |
communications and power plant Of
the state deDartment.
The British Marconi Co. will send |
four representatives, The Rt. Hon
F. G. Kellaway, P. c.; c. E. Richard,
o. B. E.: Comdr. J. A. Slice, C. B. E.,
and F. s. Heyburn