Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-15
HOOVER TO APPOINT
PRAGUE CONFEREES.
President Expected to Name
Delegates to European
Radio Session.
BY MARTIN CODEL.


In addition to making appointments
Federal Radio Commission, President
Hoover Is momentarily expected to
select delegates to represent the United
States at the European broadcaSting
conference to be held in Prague, April
to 10.
This country and Canada have much
at stake in the European parley, for its
agenda, in addition to the continental
radio problem, calls for consideration of
such subjects as international wave
length ALLEGATIONS, reservation of world
channels for international police Serv-
ices, and for aeronautical meteorological
services and further regulations of the
worlds radio amateurs. william D.
Terrell. radio supervisor of the Depart
ment of Commerce. will probably head
an American delegation.
Reservations for the delegates have
already been made on the Levtathan.
sailing next Wednesday. A meeting OF
technical experts was held this week In
Mr.. Terrell's offices to crystalline the
Governments and the communication
industry's policies. This country's dele
gates will have the status of non-voting
observers. In the European conference,
but the importance Of the United States
enable them to WELD much influence at
the conference in the Professionalism
capital.
Governments Represented.
Advices from the American minister
at Bern, where the international bu-
reau of the Telegraph Union has Its
headquarters, indicate that the follow
ing governments will be represented:
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Egypt, Spain, ESthonia, France, Great
Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy. Latvia'
Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Rumania,
Serbia, Sweden. Switzerland, Czecho-
slovakia and Russia.
Germany is proposing that an inter
national wave length be reserved Tor
the exchange of information between
the police administrations of the dif-
ferent governments, particularly m
formation that would be helpful in the
apprehension of criminals.
The delegation from Berlin is also
asking that international freQuencieS
be assigned specially for broadcasting
weather information to planes and air
ships planning long international voy-
ages. This is believed to be the pre-
hminary to radio plans for transoceanic
hops this Summer and for the forth
and the Giant British dirigible.
The Dutch government is proposing
universal licensing system covering the
amateurs of the whole world.
Mr.. Terrell will go to the Prague
conference before joining the American
delegation named for the international
conference on safety of life at sea,
which opens in London April Is. He is
the radio representative on the Ameri-
can delegation Of IL, headed by Rep
resentatiye Wallace White of Maine,
chairman of the House committee on
marine and fisheries. Navy, diplo-
matte and Government and private
shipping men are in the delegation,
nical assistants.
Commissioners in Doubt.
President Hoover's choice for the
Federal Radio Commission remained in
doubt today. Although it was believed
he has about made up his mind no
word from the White House was forth
coming. but it has been indicated that
either Arthur Batcheller or Prof. c. M.
Jansky, jr, the Coolidge appointees
whose names were not acted upon by
the Senate, may not be renamed.
Mr.. Batcheller, New York Federal
radio supervisor, is not eager to take
the post, and agreed to accept the ap-
pointment made several weeks ago only
upon the inS.stence Of his chief, Mr..
Terrell.
Prof. Jansky, appointed as a Demo-
crat. Is believed to be favored for the
fourth zone post, although Gen. Charles
NICK. Saltzman, recently retired chief
Of the Army Signal Corps, has been
highly recommended for the place as
an appointee from Iowa.
o. P. Gascoign, who was radio chief
OF the Hoover campaign. also appears
to be decidedly in the running He is
a Republican from New York State
His appointment from the first zone
would necessitate the naming of a
Democrat from the fourth zone, which
would favor Prof Jansky. On the other
hand, the appointment of Gen. Saltz-
man would demand Democrat from
the first zone. and none appears to be
in the running.
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