Evening star., 1933-12-16
PRESIDENT STUDIES
WIRELESS REPORT
Expected to Make Sweeping
Recommendations on
Communications.

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT in his
l. message to Congress when 1t
convenes January 5 probably
i will make sweeping recon-
mendations affecting communi-
cations, both wire and wireless.
This is indicated in high official
quarters as a result of the filing with
the Chief Executive of confidential
report by the Interdepartmental Com
mittee set up at the suggestion OF tee
White House under Secretary OF Com
merce Roper. Although this report has
not been made public. 1t is known to
recommend unification of all Federal
regulation OF cables, telegraph, tele-
phone and radio, including broadcast
ing, in a new communications COM
mission. This agency would absorb the
functions of the Federal Radio Com
mission, Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion and other departments having
Jurisdiction over any branch OF COM
munication, other than military.
Finding Study.
Aside from certain specific recon-.
mendations relating to the form OF
regulations, the Roper Committee re-
port is largely a fact-finding study OF
the vast field of communications. u
tends toward the view that there should
be unification of all international COM
munications, now conducted by hau
dozen different companies, into legal
lied monopoly, but under rigid Gov
ernment control. Likewise, 1t favors
merger of Western Union and Postal
Telegraph in the domestic telegr aph
field, to prevent overlapping and elimi-
nate needless duplication. The Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co., ad-
mittedly monopoly, but called pene-
fetal one from the standpoint Of service.
would be subjected to rigid Government
regulation for the first time If the COM
mittee's findings were followed.
President Studies Report.
The President himself has given deep
study to this report. He has not YET
formed an opinion, however, as to
policy. The report will be submitted
to Chairman Dill Of the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee and u
Chairman Rayburn OF the House mter-
state Commerce Committee as the PASS
for possible legislation; A consolioatlon
of Government regulation CT all COM
munications is considered inevitable.
and NAV come during the next session,
even If the more important phase OF
unify.ng and co-ordinating private COM
munications enterprises Is not UNDER
taken.
vrrHE Illness of Secretary Of Interior
i Ickes will not prevent him from
keening an engagement to speak
over an N. b. G. network Monday night.
Broadcasting equipment will be IN
stalled at his bedside in sNaval Hos
pital.
MAT BRUSnOFF and his orchestra
IN is coming to Washington next
week as an added attraction on the
holiday bill at the Fox. Nat. Incl
dental'y. is a brother of Leon Brusilof,
who directs several Washington Or
chestra units.
TIED DOOLITTLE, who appeared on
i the short-lived Amalgamated chain
as THE Village Nutcracker," has
been engaged by VOL for a series OF
broadcasts His initial program Is
scheduled Monday at 6:45 pm. Doolit-
the initiates more than 80 voices.
EVERYTHING has been set for the
Il sponsored series of Metropolitan
Opera broadcasts, starting Christ
mas day with matinee performance
of "IIansel and Gretel." After that,
the broSdcasts will be on Saturday
afternoons. The opera series will be
carried oy the combined N. B. c. net
works.
X X y
nrHE Singing Chorus Of Princeton
University will make its debut over
an N. B. G. network Tuesday at
p.nn. Songs from this years production
~ +he Princeton Triangle Club will be
featured: