Evening star., 1934-03-11
Radio Shows Big Gain
=. Despite Lean 4 Years
Columbia President Says Surveys Indicate
100000 Homes Will Be Equipped
in This Country.

which retards growth. have no doubt
that left to ourselves, even with the
public to guide us. we shall make
some mistakes But these mistakes we
can and do = correct 20 and. and correct ,S
ment that we should be allowed to
work out our own salvation, for I
believe I am able to assure you that
We shall not fall short of what our
Government and our people expect
of U.S."
4 BROADCASTING war between
"A Russia and other European coun-
tries is under way, according to the
London press. and the Soviet Union
appears to have won the first engage
ment.
The British Broadcasting Corpora
ton, which is operated under govern
ment monopoly and is consequently
careful to observe the wishes of Great
Britain. took upon itself the task Of
combating what it considered a
propaganda talk broadcast from
Moscow in English recently.
British and French stations tried
to Jam" the Soviet broadcaSts by
deliberate interference, only to be de-
feated by a sudden increase in the
Russian stations power
This Continent May War.
With the power of broadcasting
transmitters being steadily increased
the world over, and because of the
trouble the United States has already
had with Mexican stations along the
border, it is not improbable that this
continent may ultimately engage in q
similar war of the ether.
The story of the European radio
war, as reported in the Evening
Standard of London, follows:
Action is being taken by the
B. B. c. and other powerful European
radio authorities against Moscow
propaganda broadcasts. This took ef-
feet last night, when Moscow made
another attempt to preach the gospel
of BolsheviSm to British listeners.
This broadcast was prefaced by
the adroit explanation, which 1 had
already stated here to be the official
Soviet reply to objections, that the
talk was merely a lesson in English
for their Russian listeners. This was
followed by two long TRADES by Carl
Radek, the Soviet publicist. This was
the signal for counter-action by the
B. B. c. and the other broadcasting
powers.
Throughout the half-hour talk
there was persistent and deliberate
'Jamming. British and French
transmitters, augmented with a con-
siderable addition to their aerial
strength. belched Morse and other
signals into the Moscow wave length.
For 10 minutes the words of Carl
Radek were undecipherable in the
tumult. Then suddenly the inter-
ference became less effective.
Il discovered later that, by arrange
ment, long distance telephone COM
munication had taken place between
Moscow and their agents in this
country, who reported the reception
conditions. whereupon the Moscow
transmitter was increased in output
and this greater power made the in
reference futile.
From what heard it would have
been better to leave Moscow alone.
The broadcast itself was sufficient
to discourage listening, whereas
the dramatic war in the ether might
arouse listening interest. The talk
was merely Stalin's version of his
quarrel with Trotsky. and in effect
showed how the Russian people are
the victims of personal intrigue It
was delivered in repellent manner
and, when not merely personal, was
amusingly doctrinaire."