Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-29
WORLD RADIO UNION
TO Be FARLEY AIM
Electrical Communication
Agency to Simplify Proce-
cure Is Being Sought.

Within a few weeks there will he
gathered in Washington the largest
repre- sentation of governmental COM
muncation officials and radio experts
of the world at the International
acknowledgements Conference. which
sits chiefly to amend and bring up to
date the 1912 radio convention SlSheu
in London.
Foremost among the plans OF the
conference is the creation or an IN
tpruational electrical communication
union. suggested at the preliminary
conference in Washington in 1870 by
DELEGATES of the five world powers, but
nave,. cousummated Ii would com.
hine the Geographic conventions
signed at Paris in 1925. to which the
United States is not party, ana Tue
London convention on radio teies-
ranhv. which is adhered to by this
country. Such a union would stan
dardiZe all international CommunlCa-
tion procedure. assign calls and chah-
uelS establish codes for the sew
eral forms of wire. cable ana radio
services. and in general supervise the
administration Of World-W comniu'
n;cations. 1t would make for far great.
er efficiency. eliminating delays ana
interference in the wired ana wireless
nets which enmesh the world. no
service is really independent OF the
other: messages filed with one system
usually are rel3yed by anothet oeioie
they are delivered.
30 Nations Invited.
Fifty nations have been requested
TO participate. including every civil
lied country except Soviet RUSSIA
which is not recognized officially by
the United States and therefore could
not be invited here. To date 80 coun'
tries have accepted and named theh
delegates. Switzerland. Greece. spain
France. Turkey. Denmark and Ger
many are among the important coun-
tries which have not yet designated
their representatives. although theN
have accented the invitations or the
Tinted States. Germany is perhaps
dissatisfied because her total votes
have been reduced since she lost hef
territories.
The Sc countries whose delegates
are listed by the United States de'
partment are: Argentina. AUSTRIA. l5el'
GUM, Chile. China, costa RIA tu ,;a
I,zechoslovakia. Dominican Republc'
Ecvpt. Finland. Great Britain cana
datT-nion of South Africa. Guatemala,
Haiti. Honduras. Hungary. ltaly'
Japan, Mexico. Monaco, Morocco
Netherlands. Nicaragua, Norway
Panama. Paraguay, Peru. foiahu'
Portugal. Rumania. San Marine,
Siam. Sweden and Venezuela. In al
dtion. 81 communication orean!za-
tions. most of them radio operating
companies, have appointed representa-
tiyes 10 attend the sessions.
Safety of Life.
In an effort TO consolidate the com
roupication interests of the world
making for safety of life ut sea, direct
puint-topoint communication. routing
MESA ses, establishing tariffs, ana ac-
counting. and many other angles, the
conference will no doubt take under
consideration all suggestions along
these lines, including any recommen'
dations which may come from the
Third General Conference on Commu-
nications and Transit. now sitting at
Geneva, under the auspices OF the
League of Nations, TO consider the
collection and dissemination OF peru
nent information.
In its suggestions % the forthcom-
ing conference, the United States del
egates state clearly their position with
regard TO an amalgamated lnterna-
tional conven. ion embracing all forms
of electrical communication, pointing
out that due to the independence Of
communication interests in this coun-
try, differing from governmental OPP
Grafton in others, a convention signed
by the sovereign states, supplemented
by regulations and an international
managerial contract form agreed to by
the operating companies, is deemed
most desirable and would remove their
objections TO the present radio agree
nnents.
Headquarters at Bern.
The obvious trend OF communica-
ton developments points toward a
world communication union. in the
opinion of Director Henri l.. Etienne
of the Bureau of the international
Union of Telegraphy at Bern, who is
now in Washington cooperating with
the United States delegation.
The Bern bureau essentially serves
as the headquarters of the Interna-
tional Telegraph Union, but cooper
ates with the countries Of the world
with regard to radiotelegraph matters,
acting as q clearing house for radio
informa ton through it's radiotelegraph
section. This bureau possesses neither
power to lay down new regulations
for radio nor to enforce old ones. its
functions consisting solely Of collect
ing and distributing information. Its
financial support is met by appropria.
tons from the International Radio
Telegraphic Convention. contributed
by it's member nations.
In the event an international union
of communications was formed, how
ever, ii is believed that the Bern bu-
reau would become it's headquarters.
ROdOlfo HOyos, young operate bari
tone, will make his debut before the
microphone tonight as the individual
star Of the weekly program of "Roxy's
Gang" which WRC will broadcast at
$50 o'clock. Various other soloists
Of the gang" also will be heard dur
ing the 80 minute program, in addi-
ton to the 10 piece orchestra, the 100
voice chorus and the organ and
cathedral chimes in the Roxy Theater.
WRC also has scheduled an attrac-
ton new to its audience, the Bachelor
-Four, a vocal quartet, who are max
ing a return appearance at WIZ.
Their program will consist entirely
OF popular songs done in a lively man
ner.
The piano Twins" Lester Place
and Robert Pascocello, will open
WRC's evening program with a Is
minute offering, made up Of seven Sc
lyected numbers. five of which are
modren jazz and sentimental tunes.
while the other two are of classic
nature. A talk by Capt. Percy Greed,
soldier, sportsman, writer and speaker,
on American and British Sport" will
follow.
The later attractions include con-
cert by the United States Navy Band