Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
EXPERTS PLANNING
FLOR RADIO SESSION
U. S. Completing Program for
International Farley to
. IL Be Held Here.

Plans for what may be the greatest
gathering Of international radio ex.
perts and officials are rapidly being
formulated by the United States sec.
ton of the International Radiotele'
graph Conference. which meets here
in October. Headquarters Of both the
general conference and the American
section have been established In the
I.n:.ac States Chamber Of Commerce
Nv,ldins. whore all international ses
saons be neid.
Secretary Hoover. chairman OF the
section. and, In a measure CHIEF host
Of probably 200 or 800 delegates and
advisers. has announced that prellmi'
nary programs are being planned 3y
six American committees composed OF
three delegates each. The United
states delegates and their technical
aids are engaged in making special
study Of all the proposals onereo by
over so countries which will partici'
pate in revising the worlds radio laws
drafted In 1912.
Agreements to BE Feature.
' The Importance of this conference
N due to the many chronological adj
Vances in radio made since that date.
Mr.. Hoover points out. stating that
the MANY technical details involved IN
international agreements may REQUIRE
six weeks Of steady sessions TINS ran
The subdivisions under which the
United States delegates are now work
ing include a co .-mlttee on the con.
vention proper, another on genera
regulations, divided into two groups
mobile and special regulations. and
point.topoint communications ana
other services; a tarin. wora c0unt
and accounting: committee, and others
as follows, technical; drafting and In
ternational code Of signals.
The subject Of broadcasting may
come up under the second section
of the general regulation committee.
and also under the technical commit.
tee. which handles the ALLEGATION or
all freQuencies. interference. separa-
1,on of channels and standards Of OPP
grafton and practice. AS far as this
epuntry is concerned, 1t is not be-
3eved that a worldwide distribution
or ALLEGATION OF broadcast channels.
such as Is required In Europe, is yet
necessary. but 1t Is possible that. IN
view of the possibilities OF long'dis'
lance broadcasting. special channels
for such efforts may be assigned.
Twenty.three Countries Represented.
The State Department has an
nounced that 20 countries have desig.
mated official delegates and experts
out of the 81 countries which have
indicated that they will participate.
Great Britain Is sending delega-
ton of IL men and Italy 10. probably
the largest groups except that OF the
United States. Representatives OF the
British post office. Board OF Trade,
admiralty, war office and air minis
try are included. The French dele.
kates have not yet been named, but
8 French radio companies and 3
German concerns have indicated that
they will be represented at the con.
yention. Other countries which have
named delegates are Argentina. Bel
GUM. Chile, China, Costa RIGA. Do.
minican Republic. Egypt. Finland.
Honduras, Hungary. Mexico, Monaco.
Netherlands. Nicaragua. Norway.
Ptru. Portugal. Rumania. Siam. Swe-
l4n and Venezuela.
All the American official delegates.
except Senator Watson. now in In
AIana: Owen D. Young and j. Beaver
white. who are abroad, and John
Hayes Hammond. jr.. have attended
Sae Of the two sessions OF the ma.
GOnal group.