WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Evening Star, Issue 19408, 17 November 1926, Page 4

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

HEW BRITISH ARRANGEMENTS ■ DISCUSSION IN COMMONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 16. • In the House of Commons the Post-master-General (Sir W. Mitchell-Thora-son), in explaining the new broadcasting arrangements, said that the agreement with the news agencies and newspapers would be continued until it was further discussed. He was not' prepared to say that broadcasting could bo held dowii by hard and fast restrictions, such as the expiring agreemmt contained. The corporation rust not be put in a position of privilege, but it must enjoy equality. A general debate upon the vote of £295,000 for the broadcasting service followed. Mr C. G. Ammon (Labor) twitted the Government with being forced willynilly along the road to Socialism, Mr B. A. Harney (Lib.) declared that the Government’s scheme was Socialism pure and simple. A great new industry would be compelled t r stick in the monopolistic mud, and ’v a decade it would be hopelessly hand'' capped. Viscount Wolmer (Assistant Post master-General), replying, said that tin Government had not closed Jus mim 1 regarding broadcasting. This was a controversial matter, but the Ministry felt that the present principle should be maintained. The vote ms passed, and the House adjourned.