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The delegates were told several times that there is con¬ siderable dissension within the ranks of the Composers.
"You broadcasters sit back complacently and apparently believe because we've filed a suit that it is all over and we have won a great victory", the irate Philadelphian hurled at them. "All you have done is to put on the boxing gloves and the Composers are coming at us fighting."
Mr. Levy declared that an immediate appeal, would be made to stations who are not NAB members to contribute their 10 ‘jo to fight the Composers, regardless.
The first and only speech of the Convention to be inter¬ rupted by applause was that made by Joseph C. Hostettler, law partner of Newton D. Baker, who proved himself to be a natural humorist .
"I am interested in this copyright fight both as a legal matter and about half as a personal matter", Mr. Hostettler began. The reason for the latter, he said, was a call he had made upon Mr. Mills with M. A. Howlett of WHK, Cleveland, a client, and long before his present connection with the broadcasters.
"'We’ll make a change in the WHK rate’, Mr. Mills finally told us'", Mr. Hostettler related, "and then Mills added, 'You are going to sign it whatever it is because you can’t operate your station without our music. '
"My face showed displeasure because no one can look pleased when someone sticks a gun at him. ’I wasn't wondering if you were going to be kind and just to us', I said to Mills.
'Your face shows that, but I was wondering if anybody ever had that much power.’"
"As we went down in the elector I said to "M.A.", 'Is it true what that man said that you can’t operate your broadcasting station without a license from him? ’ To my astonishment he replied, 'I believe it is.'
"That just won’t do. It can't last. It is contrary to every principle our government was founded upon. We are in a law¬ suit with them now and I am not going to discuss it further than to say that we may lose a battle but we are not going to lose the war if the broadcasters stand together and demand the right to pay only for the music they use and that's all they have ever asked."
Mr. Levy credited Frank M. Russell, of the NBC with being the man who first suggested enlisting Newton D. Baker into the cause. After the matter had been put up to Mr. Baker, he replied, "Boys this is a great injustice. I'll be glad to take the case."
It was a spirited convention throughout and the official list showed that 223 persons had registered. Edwin M. Spence of Atlantic City, a pastmaster at entertaining, proved an ideal Chairman of arrangements. The Convention was officially opened by
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