Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 319, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1927 — Page 2

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POLITICS COUNTS RADIO AS LATEST IMPORTANT ISSUE ' 4 Control of Air Ranks With Prohibition and Other Problems. Times Washington Bureau, 135 2 New York Avenue WASHINGTON, April 15.—Radio has entered the political arena, to take its place with prohibition and other problems on which there is no unanimity of opinion. The growing importance of radio in the American social, political and economic scheme of things was clearly demonstrated at the radio conference in a four-day session here. The broadcasting, selfishness of various interests appearing before the conference and the determination of various elements in the industry to get what they want regardless of others, indicated what may be expected in the future. If the conference is to be regarded as a criterion, radio still is in its infancy, but there were signs that thousands of far-sighted grown-ups regard it as a healthy youngster with great promise for the future. Monopoly Loomed ( There were many indications of intent of large broadcasters and smaller ones, too, to acquire monopoly In the air for their own benefit. j,The theory of Congress that the "air is free” was accepted by interests represented at the conference as Applying only to themselves. I Congress passed a law regulating two weeks before adjournment. With the excepton of somo debate in the Senate, the law produced no 'serious discussion. Some Senators feared eventual monopoly in the air 'and sought to halt it, but they could [not prevent passage of the law which created a commission to restore order in the air. K This commission finally has got down to its work. It began by calling for assistance from the entire radio public, including engineers, station owners and listeners. But when the hearing concluded the commission realized that it faced a task of unexpected magnitude. Too Many Stations li There are 733 stations now on the air. Scientists are agreed that all of these stations cannot be accommodated by the eighty-nine existing wave lengths. The commission thought it could accommodate everybody by increasing the wavebands, by invading the channels heretofore assigned to amateur and purely scientific broadcasters, and also by taking some of the channels used for ships at sea. But the entire conference agreed this should not be done. This, therefore, brought the issue right back to the starting point and the buck was passed back to the commission. The fivS commissioners, who will receive SIO,OOO for their first year’s steady work and S3O a day thereafter, are called upon to show the wisdom of five Solomons, but with this difference: Solomon did not have a Congress to review his ac-

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Federation of Labor which dared to seize a waveband heretofore exclusively used east of Portland, Ore., by the powerful Radio Corporation of America, the college professor and the clergyman who has learned that more folks hear his sermon if he talks into a microphone, the spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union demanding free speech on the air, likewise the manager of the anti-Catholic station in New York denying this right, all voiced their protests and their warnings. The preliminaries of one of the greatest political squabbles in years was unfolded during the conferences. Asa political omen and as a sign of the future, it was an outstanding development. Reported de-

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