Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-27
rs NATIONS TO Join
IN RADIO SESSIONS
Americans Preparing Plans
to Be Offered During
Farley Here.

Radiotelegraphy from the interna
tional standpoint will be considered
from practically every angle at the
International Radiotelegraph Confer
ence to be held here October 4, with
Is nations of the world represented.
The United States Government, at
whose invitation the international con.
ference will be held. has stea Oily been
making preparations for this confer
ehoe. Laurens T.. Whittemore, Tor
fner radio expert OF the Department
of Commerce. and now associated with
the American Telephone e Telegraph
as a radio research expert, has been
selected as secretary of the American
delegation, of which Secretary of Com
1lIerce Hoover is chairman.
5 The American delegation held its
first meeting on June ~ for the pur;
rose OF discussing general plans for
the interna tional assembly. and has
scheduled future meetings for the
molding OF concrete plans.
Subjects to be discussed at the
Forthcoming conference - the frst
which will have been held since 1872
will include the revision of the in
ternational radiotelegraph convention
and regula tions, signed at London on
Ju y.
measures for the international super
vision of communication by radio be-
tween the large fixed stations broad
casting, including the handling of
press messages: radio telephony. meas
ures for the elimination of interior
ence; distress messages so as TO take
cognizance of increased uses and
classes of services, radio aids TO navi-
cation. and other purposes for which
radio has been used as a result of
the development of the art since 1912.
Holding of the international con-
ference in Washington is the result
of long drawn-out discussions as TO
whether the conference should be
a joint international one on radiotele-
graph and telegraph or whether they
should be held separately. Unanimin-
ity could not be obtained on the joint
conference and the telegraph conVen-
ton finally was held in France. The
Tadiotelegraph conference was to have
been held here early this Spring. but
was POSTPONED until October in order
TO give TIA nations parties to the con-
ference time TO prepare pertinent
data.
The American delegation to the con-
ference consists of men who long have
been prominently identified with
radio communication. In addition to
Secretary Hoover and Mr.. White
more these are William f. Castle,
jr., Assistant Secretary of State; Brig.
Gen. John j. Carly, chief engineer.
American Telephone &. Telegraph Co;
Mai Gen. Charles NJ. Saltzman, chief
signal officer of the Army: Capt.
Thomas T. Craven, director of naval
communications Navy; Judge stephen
Davis, chairman. Federal Interdepart-
mental Radio Commission; w. D. Ter
reli. chief, radio division, Department
of Commerce; Col. Samuel Reber, d.
rector, traffic production, Radio Cor
poration of America.
The National Broadcosting Commit
tee of Canada is planning record
breaking tying in" or chain of broad
casting stations for transmitting Can
ada's jubilee of confederation, July
j and ..
The first test made over portion
of the chain which has just been com
pleted was successful in linking UP
the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario and
Manitoba as far west as Winnipeg.
1t now remains to test the system
eastward and. westward. ~
The objective of the ambitious net
work of radio communication is to
transmit the Soun0 OF the Caf1llOn III
the Peace Tower. the speeches, music
and other features of the jubilee
throughout Canada and the United
States. An effort also will be made to
send the program overseas through
the short-waye transmitter at the
Marconi beam station at Drummond-
willie, Quebec. The beam attachment
will not be used, however, so that the
broadcast, instead of being concen-
trated in the direction of Australia,
will be heard in all directions.
A good radio Summer as far as re-
ception possibilities are concerned is
predicted by representatives of the
National Broadcasting Association.
Based upon reports from the larger
broadcasting stations. they assert that
not only no diminution of program &C.
tivity is planned, but that the SEIZED
ules for the Summer are to be the
best ever broadcast. Many stations,
lit was pointed out, are planning to
complement their usual high.class
J presentations with special features.
( The regular Monday night entertain.
Sment by Roxy and His Gang" a
= concert by the United States Navy
z Band, a tabloid version of Flotow's
popular opera Martha" by the Ma
!, tional Grand Opera Co. are the prin.