Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
EUROPEANS SHUN
ATLANTIC PHONE
Continent Reluctant to Use
Service on Account of
London Relay.

An apparent reluctance on the part
OF European countries to link their
-a!ephcne systems to the transatlantic
aiio-telephone is discsrncd by Amer
lean phone company officials. because
the conversations must BE- relayed to
New York via London. Nevertheless,
the service is gradually being extended
until now. just about year after its
inception. it has made its first en-
enactment as a day-by-day service
into a country of continental Europe.
Belgium was linked up last week,
Brussels and Antwerp being connected
by submarine cable 10 England. where
the relay to New York takes place
These cities can now talk directly with
any place on the telephone system OF
either the United States or Cuba. Can
ada and Mexico will probably soon be
joined.
AS the whole system stands today,
any telephone subscriber III the United
States, Canada. Mexico and Cuba can
talk with any subscriber in the British
Isles and any one in the United States
or Cuba can talk directly with Brus-
confidently anticipated that III spite OF
the continental prejudice against talk
ing TO North America by way of Eng
land, such countries as Holland. France
and Germany will soon be Joined to
the system.
The reluctance is explained by the
fact that the telephone systems abroad
generally are in the hands OF The gov
eminent. They would prefer secrecy In
their commercial or diplomatic transac-
tons via the radiophone. Engineers are
still working on a method for trans
hitting the long waves across the At
lantic secretly.
Introduction Of radio-telephone across
the Pacific is proposed by the Mackay
interests, which are seeking Federal
assignment of eight short waves for
tube and two long waves for arc trans
mission 20 Honolulu, the Midway
Islands and Guam. The Federal Radio
Commission has the applications for the
FIST two services under consideration,
c:it mas referred the Guam application
Ia the Navy, which has jurisdiction over
That isle. 1
Lawrence Tibet, baritone of the
Metropolitan Opera Co.. will be the
guest artist at the General Motors
family party" which WRC will broad
cast tonight in conjunction with its
National Broadcasting Co. associates.
An orchestra directed by Roderick Gra-
ham. the Goldman Band and Joe
Green's Novelty Orchestra also will
take part IN this program.
The A g. p. Gypsies will dedicate
their program tonight to Florida.
'Svanee River" the favorite of Gov
Jof w. Martin, viii be played as the
featured selection
Roxy has arranged q variety pro-
gram starring Beatrice Belkin. colora-
tura soprano, and the most diminutive
member Of his gang"
The Novelties. girls jazz orchestra:
the Carrollites. another dance music
aggregation, and the Silver String Rev.
elere win provide the major portion of
WMALs program tonight The other
attractions include a talk by Caleb |
OConnor. and popular songs by STAN |
ley william Bell.
The evening program Of wRHF will
be composed Of the children's period,
which win be known hereafter as The
Land Of Nod: o dinner concert and
the Thomas Half Hour OF Music. The
Fellowship Forum station likewise will
be on the air with q variety program |
Tom Robertson. banjoist: Bertha Leon |
ard soprano, and Thelma Mills Rector, |
soprano. are few Of the artists who |
WIN take part In, the program Of the |
latter station.