Evening star., 1933-01-15

political, economic and social problems
Of our times"
Similar expressions came from Seere-
tary of State Stimson and Undersecre-
tary Castle, Secretary of War Hurley,
Secretary of Navy Adams, Secretary of
Labor Doak, Secretary of Interior VIII
bur, Secretary of Commerce Chaplin and
Assistant Secretary Young, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Heath, As
sistant Attorney General Youngquist,
Senators Howell of Nebraska, Bulkley of
Ohio. Vandenberg of Michigan, Hayden
of Arizona, Shipstead of Minnesota, Hale
of Maine, Hull of Tennessee, Robinson
of Arkansas, Fletcher of Florida, Dick
inson of Iowa. Wagner Of New York,
johnson of California, Harrison of Mis-
sissippi. Reed of Pennsylvania, Nye of
North Dakota, Smith of South Carolina,
Smoot of Utah, Hebert of Rhode Island
Walcott of Connecticut, Brookhart of
Iowa. Norbeck of South Dakota and
Bingham of Connecticut; Representa-
tives Beck of Pennsylvania, Fish of New
York, Rainey of Illinois and johnson of
South Dakota; Gov. Ritchie of Mary
land, Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, o. W. Clark, as
sistant administrator of the Veterans
Administration; Chairman Farley of
the Democratic National Committee.
Chairman Sanders Of the Republican
National Committee, United States
Commissioner of Education Cooper. and
Commissioner Burnet of the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
The Radio Forum made its debut on
N. B. c. January l8, 1882. In that in
troductory broadcast Secretary Hurley
and Senators Watson and Robinson and
Representative Rainey took part. Since
that time there has been a steady pro-
cession before the forum microphone of
men high in realm of political and pub
lie life.
Among Years Speakers.
Others who have spoken in the first
year of the forum on N. B. c. follow:
Secretaries Stimson, Hyde. Chapin;
Undersecretary Castle, Assistant Sec
retary of Treasury Heath, Senators
Howell. Lewis. Bulkley, the late Wes-
Shipstead, La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Walsh of Montana, Vandenberg, Wal
colt, Walsh of Massachusetts,, Norbeck,
Pittman of Nevada, Dickinson. Capper
of Kansas, Wagner, Hebert, ShipStead,
Bingham, Connally, Harrison, Robin
son, Hayden, Dill and Black; Repre-
sentatives Beck and johnson, Commis-.
sioner Burnet, Gov. La Toilette of Wis
consin, Gov. Eitchie, Franklin w. Fort
of the Home Loan Board Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Young. George
0. Smith of the Federal Power Com
mission, Mai. Omer w. Clark of the
Veterans Administration, Chairman
Farley of the Democratic National
Committee and Chairman Sanders of
the Republican National Committee. A
number of these men appeared on the
forum twice during the year to discuss
subjects of vital interest to the Nation,
at a particular time. -
The timeiiness of the discussions in
creased the educational value of the
forum breadcasts, and inspired thou
sands of letters of commendation from
radio listeners in all sections of the
United States, Canada, Alaska and
Cuba. These letters especially COM
mended the forum for its educational
merit, and the prominence of the
speakers selected to discuss the prob
lens.
Virtually every important national
and international issue was discussed
in the first year OF the forum on N.
B. c. The subjects ranged from pro-
hibition, disarmament, war debts and
unemployment relief, to taxes and the
st. Lawrence waterways project. In
each case, the speaker had thorough
background OF knowledge Of the sub
jeet.