Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1929, Page 20

JB 1. RADONERGER = CARRED TOHOOVER =2 Harbord and Behn Call on " President in Interest of Consolidation. BY MARTIN CODEL. " Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, April 2.—Gen. James G. Harbord, president of the Radio Corporation of America, and Sosthenes Behn, president of the International Telephone & Telegraph Co., visited the White House yesterday, carrying to President Hoover the details of their accord re?oudlnl “the desirability of & consolidation of their ‘communications interests and a tentative plan under which it may be accomplished when the law permits.” ‘Their trip represented the beginning of a veritable hegira of high communi- cations officials toward Washington that may be expected in the succeeding months for conferences with Govern- ment leaders on the proposition of ‘merging this country’s international ca- ble and radio facilities for the purpose of facing the British merger in the im- pending world communications struggle. Among others who will probably go to Washington are .Owen D. Young, chairman of the Radlo Corporation of America, now in Europe working on-the roblem of reparations; Thomas W. r.n.mont., partner of J. P. Morgan & Co., slso in Europe with the Reparations Commission; Clarence Mackay, whose telegraph and cable companies recently merged with the International Tele- graph & Telephone Co.; David Sarnoff, general manager of the Radio Corpora- tion of America, and Robert D. Merrill, “president of the All-America Cables. Mr. Merrill recently had tentative dis- cussions with the former Secretary of State, Frank B. Kellogg. Need Consent of Congress. Many interpretations have been | tain placed upon the “accord” statement issued jointly by Gen. Harbord and Mr. Behn as the result of the leak of in- formation from abroad regarding the willingness of the International Tele- graph & Telephone Co., with its affili- ated telegraph, telephone and cable dnterests, to acquire the world-wide ‘wireless system of the o Corpora- tion of America at a reputed cost of $100,000,000 to $120,000,000. The fact generally overlooked, however, is that the consent of the Government, more particularly of Congress, must be ob- tained to bring this about. ‘The accord is merely a preliminary to & campaign that must be waged to re- peal or amend section 17 of the radio act, which specifically prohibits any cable-radio merger, whether national or international, among American commu- nications interests. It was to this el and particularly to impress the Gove: ment with the trade and strategic im- portance of the British unification of its vast cable and radio interests, that Gen. Harbord and Mr. Behn paid their preliminary visit to President Hoover. It remains to be learned whether the President’s views coincide with those | ¢ of the communications leaders. Few | g Americans know the problem of inter- national communications as well as President Hoover, and it is anticipated that his advice will be followed by Con- gress whether he affirms or proposals to unify the Carlton, president of Western Union, who is not in the picture at the pres- ent time, will be among those consulted later, in view of the large cable traffic handled by his company. A major change in law such as the communications men propose will not be effected in the impending extra ses- sion of Congress unless the adminis- 400 & ENSEMBLES BRIISH SEA FLYER. opposition from because of the apparent :’fl‘g to establish l'Amzrlenn communications 28 & monopoly. The chajrman of the Houne commil tee on marine and fisheries, Wallace White, jr., of Maine, one of the House leaders 1 on all communi ton, is about to sail f¢ the American delegal to the Bafe of Life at Sea Conference, ing April 16. His counsel will be lacking until his return, and the extra session will probably be adjourned by then. (Rl on Ihterstage somméren: Benator mi on interstate commerce, Sena o 1 forms of radio legislation. Senator Couzens’ views concerning E the formation of a Federal communica- | all-water hops. His accounts of his ex- loits are being cabled exclusively to Hife Star and the North American News- paper Alliance. which would regulate | BY CAPT. WILLIAM N. LANCASTER, wire and wireless rates, as well as their British Royal Air Force Reserves. other activities, it is not unlikely that | written exclusively for The Star and the he will be converted to the idea of a| North American Newspaper Alliance. unified American company to operate| PORT AU SPAIN, Trinidad, April 2. the cable and radio circuits that are |—Trinidad is happy today, for the first “the pulse of forelgn commerce.” ;lrp]n;nre‘ e:ller to land on this island 3 3 th America: as arrived. . lnp.lp.br’ ANllulrnnce.) iy —" And I am happy because that plane happens to be the one in which I am attempting to fly the Caribbean Circle, -1 fuzdhc led by others, but never com- . pleted. I flew here from Bridgetown, Bar- STIMSON “RETIRES.” bados, 2 straight over-the-sea jump of Law Firm Publishes “News” That Qer 2 Member Has Withdrawn. s e X L) NEW YORK, April 2 (#).—Throu et the Taw A of Winthrop, Sl : ment, W o P, = son, Putnam & Roberts yesterday an- WATCH AND C| LOCK nounced the retirement of Henry L. smhr! y ;‘m‘.nu“mamprwmmt He Sec- CE:&E DAI Q'N retary of under President Hoover. Delivered ~Guarar Mr, Stimson 1pruentcd his formal CledFors prec resignation last Thursday when he was sworn in as Secretary of State. The advertisement announced that his name would continue to be a part of the firm name, although he no longer is con- nected with it. 250-Mile Flight. ¢ T SR P T A rule prohibiting members of any T RIBI secret, or other society not receiving a 615-15™ Shreel ch:tr‘u‘r g:mmthehsel;oolnnnc;xm’; from National 7280. | icipating in school activities is con- R fained in the Tules and regulations of Next to Kaithis the Kansas City school district. 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