Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-25
RADIO CONFEREES
REACH AGREEMENT
Meet Today to Give Final
Approval to New Inter-
national Pact.


The International Radio Conference
was called together today to give its
final approval to a new international
wireless convention.
The compact will be the last word
in efficient and scientific radio regula-
ton, it's drafters declare, combining
elasticity for future Improvements
with elimination of past outstanding
communication difficulties. The dele
gates of 70 nations and territories as
sembled to pass in second and last
reading on the new document which
the conference has been busy negotiat-
ing since October 4. The ceremony of
signing the treaty was next on the
program.
Under terms OF the convention the
original of the treaty will be preserved
in the State Department here. where
the exchange of ratifications also will
take place.
Hoover to Make Final Address.
A farewell address by Secretary
Hoover. chairman of the conference,
also was on the program, together
with speeches of appreciation pre-
pared by most of the chiefs of the
leading delegations. A special cere-
mony by the conference was occa-
stoned by the sudden death of Rear
Admiral Bullard retired, chairman of
the Federal Radio Commission and an
American delegate
On account of the insoluble deadlock
which developed during the confer.
ence regarding the ALLEGATION of votes
among countries for future references.
and the uncertainty, therefore, as to
the number of signatories which each
national delegation would be allowed
to affix to the convention. an agree
ment was reached setting no limit
upon the signatures of any delegation.
The provision was added, however.
that the number of these would pro.
vide no claims for votes in future con.
ferences.
The new conventions chief differ.
ence from the previous 1912 treaty and
It's peculiar Importance arise principal-
ly from it's ALLEGATION of wave lengths
to the various international radio serv-
ices and in the provisions for new
radio activities whose possibilities
were not even suspected in 1912
The bulk of the convention and
of the regulations dealing with radio
procedure, with rules for the opera.
ton of fixed and ship stations, for
distress and ordinary communica-
tlons, and other routine cases, does
not differ materially from the previ.
Gus regulations.
Even one of the chief sources of
satisfaction to the American delega-
ton, namely. the principle which has
been firmly established in this con.
Of Tot
operation Of radio concerns free from
governmental interference, is not
strictly speaking in conflict with the
provisions of the previous radio con.
ventiOn. However, in this parlev the
American thesis had to withstand
such serious pressure from European
delegations that its retention is CON
sidered as a distinct success.
In allocating all wave lengths he
tween 10000 and ; meters the new
convention amplifes the previous
compact. as at that time short waves
We're entirely in the experimental
stage.
New Services Approved
The new services which have re-
ceived special reception at this con-
ference are radio-compass. radio hea- !
communications. Frequencics and pri-
critics have been established for them
One wave has been allocated to the
distribution of criminal news for the
reader Apprehension of fugtives
from justice.
The convention and regulations are
regarded by the conference experts as
standardizing radio practice to a much
greater degree than under the 1912
radio convention, which had become
superannuated. Defects of the pre-
vious convention also have been corr
rected and the new provisions affect
ing radio activities which are yet in
the stage of development have been
SO drawn up as to carefully avoid
cramping initiative, especially in allo-
cation Of the short waves. Above all
other benefits. delegates say. tower
those which will derive from the wave
ALLEGATION, with the resultant elimi.
nation of the interference in interna-
tional communications existing in