Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
HOOVER TO ADDRESS
RADIO CONVENTION
Will Break Long Silence on
Industry His Policies
Helped Nurture.
BY ROBERT MACK.

President Hoover's long silence on the
subject Of radio, which he nurtured
during its pioneering days while he
was Secretary Of Commerce, will be
broken when the Chief Executive ad-
dresses the annual convention of the
National Association of Broadcasters, to
be held late next month at Detroit.
Since he entered the White House
nearly 3 years ago, the President has
had no occasion to mention radio, al
though it is we'll known that he Is
vitality interested in this gigantic young
art and industry. AS early at 1921,
when he was appointed Secretary of
Commerce by President Harding, Mr..
Hoover has been identified with radio
and until the So-called breakdown of
the then radio law in 1926, he exercised
what amounted to one-man control
over all commercial radio, including
broadcasting.
Policies Stnl in Force.
Many Of the policies inaugurated by
the Chief Executive as Secretary of
Commerce still are in force today. His
testimony before the committees Of
Congress charged with radio legisla-
ton had much to do with the drafting
of the radio act Of 1927, which constl-
tutes the main body of radio law.
1t will be an all-radio event when
President Hoover addresses the N. A. 3.
convention at its opening session Oc-
tober 26. Although the convention will
be in Detroit, the President will address
1t from Washington by remote con-
troll" His voice will be carried to the
convention hall from the White House
by special land wire and simultaneous
ly will be broadcast over Nation wide
networks Of the National Broadcasting
Co. and Columbia Broadcasting system.
The invitation to address the con-
vention was extended by Walter ],
Damn Of Milwaukee, president of the
N. A. B.; Frank M. Russell of Washing
ton, vice president of the N. B. c., and
member Of the N. A. B. Executive Com
mittee, and Philip G. Loucks Of Wash
lngton, managing director of the N. A.
B. 1t will mark the first time the
President will have addressed a radio
group since he assembled to the White
House.
Convention to Last DAYS,
The opening ceremonies attending
the three-day convention will be a half
hour broadcast, beginning at noon.
President Damn will call the meeting
to order and introduce Mayor Frank
Murphy of Detroit. Mayor Murphy's
address Of welcome will be followed by
a brief response from William S.
Hedges Of Chicago, former president Of
the association. Mr.. Hedges will intro
duce President Hoover and the Chief
Executive will be followed by Mr..
Damn and Maj. Gen. Charles Mex,
Saltzman. chairman Of the Federal
Radio Commission.
The convention, the annual re4
together Of the men behind the run in
radio, will be the ninth event of the
association. In addition to the opening
days schedule. the sessions will be al
dressed by John Benson. president of
the american Association of Advertising
Agencies. while included among otI,ers
invited to make addresses are Senator
Dnl GDem:) of Washington, congress
sional radio leader; Henry A. Bellows.
chairman OF the associations Lerisla-
i've, Committee, and other committee
chairmen. '''-''ee
(CopyriEht, 1917