Abstract

Radio -the Fulcrum

In this article the author presents his views on the use of radio broadcasting. He says that radio broadcasting is both the most marvelous mystery and the greatest potentiality that has ever been harnessed to man's use, and it has such vast possibilities of misuse as a club that its possible clubbing use should be must wisely considered before a private monopoly should be permitted to control it. The author distrusts the wisdom of allowing radio broadcasting to be controlled by any private monopoly, but he also distrusts the wisdom and the ability and the justice of federal control of radio. The solution seems to lie between the devil of private monopoly and the deep sea of perilous paternalism. The government has the right of eminent domain over the air, but the Anti-Saloon League exercises eminent domain over the government.