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February 14, 1931
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”\71ien you are •ut in the nid-Atlantic in a bad stom, do you see anybody shoving off fron the big liner in a row boat by himself to save passage-money?” asked Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of Commerce. "Uell, hardly,” is his answer.
”I believe that the titanic developments of modern business have made sturdy commercial organizations practically indispensible, ” says Dr. Klein. ”The re¬ quirements of commercial life are too stringent now the problems are too farreaching and too intricate to be grappled with effectively bj^ any single firm, however courageous or self-confident it ma;/ be. Mass action is imperative and lUass assaults can move mountains.”
The HAH is in the midst of a drive to mobilize the entire broadcasting industry into a single business organization. Business collaboration is just applied common sense and all far-sighted business men know this.
^ABUS AGAINST EXCESSIVE ADVERTISING
Advertising must be rigidly confined within limits consistent with the public service expected from a station, Comnissioner Harold A. Laf»Tunt declared in a statement this week, referring to the recent K E K B decision by the Court of Appeals.
”A recent opinion written by Justice Robb of the Court of Appeals of the District of Colurebia, clearly indicates the necessity «f broadcasting stations limiting the amount and kind of advertising,” Commissiono? Lafount declared.
’’Section 29 of the Radio Act of 1927 expressly prohibits the Commission from exercising any power of censorship over radio broadcasting stations; consequently no restrictions have been made on radio broadcasting advertising by the Corxiission.
’’Broadcasting stations are, however, licensed to serve the public and not for the furthering of private or selfish interest of individuals. The standard of ’’public interest, convenience, and necessity” prescribed by the Radio Act of 1927 means notliing if it does not mean this. Since advertising furnishes the economic support for the service a station renders and makes it possible, it must necessarily be an exception to the rule. However, the amount and character of advertising must be rigidly confined within limits consistent with the public service expected of the station,”
AIR. chaidh:l eight in schools
^he fight of certain organized educational groups under the leadersliip of the Na.tional Committee on Education by Radio to have 15 per cent of the broad¬ cast cliannel set aside for educational purposes, will be carried into the Anerican schools throughout the-nation. This is indicated in the official publica¬ tion of one of the educational organizations. After explaining the Eess bill, the journal states; ’’Let teachers and the children write to their representa¬ tives in Congress urging this important legislation.”