Evening star., 1940-10-13
New Hemisphere
Radio Link Dedicated
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10 3-Hour Program
Presidents Speech Tops
Inauguration Of
Short-Wuve Unit

Radio as a forceful medium for
soltdifying the interests of the ma
tions of the Western Hemisphere
foT defense against aggressors of
Europe and Asia was stressed by
speakers last night in an interna-
tional broadcast to Latin America
from the Mayfcwer Hotel
President Roosevelt, speaking
from Dayton. Ohio, led the list of off,
cials of this Government and the 81
Latin-American republics, in the
three-hour program dedicating
Americas newest 500OO-watt inter-
national short wave station beam
ed" on Central and South America.
James Lawrence Fly, chairman of
the Federal Communications Com
mission. and Thomas Burke. chief of
the international communications
division of the Department of State.
headed the officials who spoke from
here.
Mr. Fly called attention to the fact
that all the nations of this hemi-
sphere were celebrating in honor OF
the same man. In North America
It. was Columbus Day and in Latin
America The Day of the Race" he
said.
Solidarity Stressed.
x'In these troublesome days" said
Mr. Fly. "the need for Strengthening
American unity and solidarity
Is greater than it has ever beer
before. The principles, ideals and
aspirations shared by all the Ameri-
can republics unite them into a
family of nations which can protect
and defend any of its members from
any challenge to its democratic in
stitutions. There is no better way
Of strengthening the bonds that tie
together the peoples of the Western
Hemisphere than by means of the
1adio.'
: He said that the dedication of
the new international station SYM
bolizes in a concrete form the
Sincere desire of the people Of this
country to strengthen the bonds
linking the United States to its
neighbors in the South.
Mr.. Burke told of work by the
State Department, through confer
ences and conventions, in laying the
foundation for use of radio in inter-
national understanding.
Diplomats Speak.
He added that in world har-
rassed by strife. the addition of
WLWO's augmented facilities to the
forces of the United States broad
casting is a gratifying evidence of
the potentialities of free enterprise
among a free people who, without
fear or inhibition, are seeking to
retain and strengthen the bulwarks
Of civilization and the practices
that make civilization worthwhile.
DR.. L. S. Rowe, director OF the
Pan-American Union. spoke in
Spanish as did the diplomatic rep
.resentatives. The President and
sother Federal officials spoke in Eng
slish, but their addresses were imme-
;diately translated into Spanish.
+. The transmitter Of the new sta
:tion is at Cincinnati, Ohio. and the
program went by wire to the trans
mitter, and thence onto the air.
Whole World Gets Speech.
; NEW YORK. Oct. IL UP.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Columbus Day ad-
dress, in addition to being broad
,cast tonight over 450 stations of
, Americas major radio networks,
also was transmitted 10 an inter
national audience in Latin and
South America and Europe.
The National Broadcasting Co.
announced that the message was
transmitted by short-wave to Latin
America and Brazil, first in Eng
lish, then in Spanish and Portu-
guese translations, and that a re-
cording in English and translations
in Italian, German and French
uniI1d he sent tn E,Irnneop n 1isteperc