Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
GREAT LEADERS TO
SPEAK IN NATIONAL
FORUM OVER RADIO
CONTINUED from First Pagel.

entirely as q means of giving the mil
lions of radio listeners in all sections OF
the country an opportunity to hear dis
cussion of national questions from the
lips of the leaders in the National Gov
eminent. There has long been demand
for Just such service, which will not
only enable the public to obtain better
understanding of the complex issues
which face the Nation, but will give the
speakers themselves an opportunity to
speak directly to the people to whom
they are responsible.
Endorsed by High Officials.
The radio forum is intended as a
step toward making the radio, perhaps
the most noteworthy system OF COM
munication yet known to man, an in
strument of good government.
The plan has been highly Endorsed by
members of Congress, cabinet members
and other high Government officials.
On Saturday evening, March 8, for
example, Speaker Nicholas Longworth
of the House and Senator George III.
Moses of New Hampshire, Speaker pro
tenn Of the Senate. win speak on the ap-
preaching special session of Congress.
On Saturday evening, March l6, SEN
ator Charles l.. McNary. Republican,
OF Oregon, and Senator Ellison D. Smith,
Democrat, of South Carolina, will de-
bate agricultural relief. The agricul-
tural situation will be the outstanding
issue before the special session, and, it
is understood, by agreement the legisla-
ton looking to agricultural relief viii
originate in the Senate.
During the special session Representa-
tive John N. Garner Of Texas, Demo-
cratic floor leader. and Representative
Willis C. Hawley. chairman Of the ways
and means committee, will conduct a
radio forum debate on the perplexing
tariff problem and the proposed tariff
legislation.
Further than this the schedule has
not been arranged, since the object is
to keep the program open from week to
week for the discussion of these prob
lens of national importance which actu-
ally arise. Special precaution will be
taken to keep the forum clear OF cut
and-dried topics with no particular time
IL significance: to select only topics OF
absorbing public interest. and to secure
playing the leading parts in the Solu-
ton of these national problems.
Auspicious Beginning Assured.
BY listening in on March the radio
audience will receive new light on the
historical significance of inaugurations
from Senator Borah, who Is recognized
as an able and exhaustive student Of
history and government, one who
played prominent part in the last
presidential campaign, and who il
destined to take an even more prominent
part in the coming administration thar
he has in the past. The voice Of
Senator Borah often has been heard
over the radio and his consent to open
the radio forum assures the project oil
an suspicious beginning.
Both The Star and the Columbia
Broadcasting Co. in inaugurating this
weekly radio feature have, of course, nc
expectation of proft-and are actuated
entirely by the desire to put the people
| in closer touch with their Government
and to enable them to have clearer
understanding of the problems before
the Nation.
BY means of this forum the leading
actors on the stage of national and
international affairs will be enabled to
put their views before the people while
the subject is throbbing with popular
| interest.