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do about it? When are we going to have television in our homes? What is to be our answer to this challenge of our recognized leadership in the field of science?'
"That, in brief, was the situation when early in May the United States Department of Commerce decided to make a study of the television situation in Europe because by this time Germany and France were also in the television picture and advise the electrical and radio industries in this country the exact state of affairs in a fair, unvarnished, uncolored, unbiased fashion. "
When Mr. Cruse discussed the British situation he said, "You will note that the Postmaster General refers to this as the 'proposed experimental television service.'" Also another bit of humor creeps into the report when Mr. Cruse tells that pre¬ liminary negotiations are being carried on for a television patent pool and adds:
"There can be no doubt of the successful conclusion of these negotiations but I assure you that any mediation board which must determine how royalties will be distributed certainly has my sympathy. "
The final bit of humor crept into the report when the Government investigator, referring to what France was doing in television said:
"I was very much amused to read a handbill which was passed out at a recent Radio Show by the French Radio Manufacturers and which translated read:
"'Television is not here and even if it was here receiv¬ ing sets would be too expensive for you to buy.
"'All of this television propaganda which you hear is being started by the German, von Ardenne.
"'If you could buy television receiving sets they would use extremely high voltages of from 4,000 to 5,000 which is the same as is used to kill criminals in New York. '
"The effectiveness of this appeal is demonstrated by the fact that it was necessary to install a moving carpet before the only television receiver shown in order to prevent a traffic jam.'"
Seriously speaking, Mr. Cruse referred to a number of phases of television. Of coaxial cables, he said:
"Experimental work is being carried on in the field of coaxial cables for the land line relay of television programs from one city to another and there is one unconfirmed report that the British Post Office hope to have a coaxial cable link between London and Birmingham before our New York-Philadelphia coaxial cable is placed in service. In view of the fact that they speak of their cable as being capable of handling a frequency band of
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