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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C.
June 22, I932
TO ALL BH0ADCA3TERS :
Because of the sudden his New York home, the House of consent for the postponement of today.
and serious illness of Chaii-man Sirovich at Representatives yesterday granted unanimous the "Calendar Wednesday" call scheduled for
As a result, action on the Sirovich Bill and the Chindhlom Amend¬ ment against copyright racketeering has necessarily been postponed for at least a week, hut our position is not weakened in any way, as the Sirovich Bill remains at the head of the Calendar.
If Congress adjourns without another "Calendar Wednesday," as now appears likely though not certain, the Sirovich Bill with the Chindhlom Araendment will still he at the head of the Calendar when Congress meets in December .
This is particularly important in view of the superb demonstration of eagerness to cooperate with the broadcasters which has been given in the past fortnight by most of the members of the House of Representatives.
Never before have the broadcasters displayed such unity, and never has Con¬ gress shown such an understanding of our problems.
This interest was dramatically displayed on the floor of the House yesterday afternoon, when the proposal to postpone Calendar Wednesday brought a score of Congressmen to their feet in protest. Only after Congressman Chindhlom had assured them that the delay vvas acceptable to the broadcasters and ha.d explained his amendment were these objecoions withdrawn.
Since there has been little chance of getting an amended copyright bill through the Senate at this session, our greatest immediate strength lies in this active and admost iiniversal support in the House. This support has been mainly built up by the fine v/ork done by the broadcasters themselves in convincing members of Congress of the obvious fairness of our position.
The real fight for the freedom of the broadcasting industry has only just begion. So far, despite serious handicaps, it has ma.de splendid progress. We will notify you promptly concerning the next step. Mean¬ while, your coopera-tion has accomplished much, and we are counting on you to keep it \ip.
Sincerely yours.
OSWALD ? . SCHUSTTE