Evening star., 1927-05-04
LATIN AMERICANS
HEAR RADIO APPEAL
Gen. Harbord Urges Dele
oates to Cooperate in
Work of Promotion.

Gen. James G. Harbord, president
+ of the Radio Corporation of America,
took the occasion of the Pan-American
3 Conference to expound some pertinent
3 facts regarding the extent and devel-
Z opment of radio in Latin America. To
the delegates from 21 Latin American
republics and diplomatic dignitaries
assembled at the special dinner ten
dered by the Radio Corporation, he
suggested a program of cooperation
ana assistance in the general progress
of the radio art and industry in Cen
traI and South America.
Pointing to the example of the
United States he politely intimated
that the governments south of us
ought to engage in certain phases OF
: broadcasting themselves, as does the
United States Government, and ought
to lend a helping hand TO those en-
gagged in the operation and develop
ment of radio. We ought, he said, TO
promote equitable radio laws" which
will encourage the greatest possible
radio developments with oniy such
limitations as are constructive.
The speech was fine diplomacy and
far from an ulterior grab for Tor
aipn markets, upon which the radio
industry. when it has further impene-
rrated the domestic market tstlli al
most a virgin field despite radio ire
/. a,.endons strides) must necessarily de-
mend for maintaining a share OF lts
4 production. In fact, Gen. Harbofo
3 pointed out that the most important
factor in developing radio commumcd-
.tion facilities for Latin America mas
( been the so-called AEFG Consortium.
M There is no radio Monroe doctrine,
for the sufficient reason that when
American interests sought place IN
South America just after the war,
Thev found European radio companies
already on the ground with plans ana
: concessions for high-powered stations.
Instead of duplicating their efforts, the
American, British, French and Ger
man interests combined to concentrate
their efforts in the South American
service. On
stations in Argentina and the % each
in Brazil and Chile, Buenos Aires has
- high-powered tranSoceanic station
(which provides direct dependable serV-
ice between Argentina and the Unfteo
states. France, England and Germany
and indirect service to all other coun-
tries. Beam or short wave directive
transmissions aimed toward the
United States and Europe are now
also being made part of the Buenos
Aires and Rio de Janeiro stations, ana
short wave stations are being built at
Santiago and Bogota.
s To the radiogram, said Gen. Har-
bord, there win be added commercial
picture service for transmitting phOto-
radiogranls, like that already IN opera
tion between New York and London
and San Francisco and Honolulu.
Add to these commercial facilities the
g fast.growing program broadcastlng IA
ciiities of all countries of Latin amer
saca-not to mention the pickup OF
sAmerican programs often but not con-
kistently obtainable by receiving sets
, down there-and it is plain that the
community of cultural interests ana
Friendship between North and Latin
America is progressing further than
ever before, thanks to radio
A variety of musical attractions,
featuring ''Pinafore," the most sue.
ressful Of all the operettas written by
Gilbert and Sullivan, will be broad
east tonight by WRC. The operetta
win be sung by the National Light
Opera Co.
The Army Band and the Ipana
Troubadors will provide the other out
standing musical offerings, There also
will be another program by the Na-
.stional Cavaliers Male Quartet AS
gco-feature of this attraction, AleXan-
der Zaroubine, former soloist with the
& Imperial Balakaika Orchestra, viii
play his balakaika.
George r. Ross, WRC's announcer
accompanist. will open the evening
program at 6 O'Clock with 15-minute
Npiano recital. a talk on Mice by
Arthur j. Poole of the National Muse
UNI will follow. The only other at
traction of local origin will be the
weekly program of the Perfect Dla-
mond Entertainers.
Continuation of the Atwater.Kent
Sunday night radio concerts through
out the Summer was announced to-
dav by WRC. The Winter series
CLOSED Sunday night with the gala
program which officially opened the
national observance of Music week.
The Summer series includes 81 con-
certs. which will be presented by vari-
Gus well known artists. They VIII pc
aOf half-an-ho-r duration instead of
IAN hour, however.
~ The opening concert next Sunday
Fsaight will feature the American
sSingers, q male quartet, which made
S13ts debut to the radio audience sever
eRl weeks ago.
NJ I'd and down the whole scale OF
broadcast wavelengths, the dialer was
sA bic to roam last night without much
Efestriction. Static behaved wonderful
'zay well, considering the warmth OF the
- tmosphere and the presence OF storm
Salouds, and its feeble rumblings Of
ss3ered little obstruction to the signals
5bf the distant stations.
& Signal strength was good from all
.@xirections: particularly so in the
north. There was a tendency on the
3tart Of some of the Midwestern
sHtations to fade, however, but their
7sSoIume was good when coming
s1hrough at fun strength.