Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-04-01
TRIPS TO CAPITOL AMONG AD-
vANTAGEs OF EAsTERNERs
Sen. Lewis B. schwellenbach

Sen. Lewis B. Schwellenbach
WASHINGTON. u. c. One
o. the few advantages which the youth
of the Eastern states have over tho
youths of the Western states is the
fact that it IS possible for these young
sters to visit the National Capitol.
Every year, commencing about the
first of April and extending well in
to June, excursions are run from as
far distant as Maine bringing whole
school classes to, the National Capitol.
have been very much interested in
reading of the plans of the Boy Scouts
OF the State Washington to attend
the Jamboree here in late June and
early July. 1t seems to me that every
boy who is a member of this organiza-
ton who can possibly do so should
take advantage of this opportunity to
meet here with Boy Scouts from other
parts of the nation. The unfortunate
situation which prevented the JAM
Gree two years ago has made the au-
thorities here DESTROYS of providing
for the visiting boys every facility
with which to make both education
ally and recreatlonally advantageous
the sojourn of these boys in Washing
ton. AS a matter of fact, because of
the necessity of The lads tent city be-
ing taken care of, July 4 celebration
around the Washington Monument may
be abandoned in oder that the space at
the location might be used tor the Boy
Scouts. Thousands of boys from every
part of the nation will be camped over
a wide area this historical spot 1t
seems to me the opportunity which
will be accorded to these youngsters
to usually see things which go to
make up the American Capitol will bs
Of inestimable value to them and to
their thinking in the future.
Radio has become a commonplace
and a necessity. yet l always marvel
at this instrument which has done
SC much to permit the people of the
world to express themselves to such
great numbers. have been fortunate
to the extent that on several occasions
/ have had the opportunity to talk
over the radio in national lookup,
and have always felt particular
sense of obligation because of being
Offered this opportunity to speak to
people in every corner of the nation.
Preparations which are made for a
radio broadcast have also been of IN
terest to me, and 1 have always been
intrigued by tho precision with which
are conducted. When I spoke
over the radio on Thursday, March A
on the subject Of neutrality. I talked
from conference room in the office
of the Secretary OF the Senate in the
National Capitol. Three members of
the Columbia Broedcasting staff were
assigned to the task Of seeing that the
program moved as per schedule. was
requested to be at the office ten min
utes before the time of the broadcast
Microphones and control equipment
were already set up and tests we're
being made between the control sta
tions here in Washington and the
room from which / was speaking. 1
was seated at desk and before me
was desk microphone while to the
side was a microphone on a stand.
Promptly on the hour, the director in
charge of the programs, Miss Anne
ellis, lifted her hand and the an
nOuncer started his Introductory
speech. I then began to speak and for
fourteen minutes my voice was all
that could be heard in the room-the
three representatives of the Columbia
Broadcasting company maintaining
immobility so that no interference
sound should go out over the air. Az
soon as / finished the announcer
promptly told the listening audience
who had been speaking and on what
subject. Then in what seemed very
short time word had been received
from listeners on the Pacific Coast
expressing comment on my talk.