Language Problm in Canada Eased by Radio Programs

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 131, 19 June 1937, Page 18

Language Problm in Canada Eased by Radio Programs

MONTEEAL, Marcb 23. Improvement in the relations between Ganada's two great linguistic divisions tbrougb tbe medium of the Tadio was forecast by W. E. Gladstone Murray, general managex of tbe Canadian Broadcasting Corpoxation, in • an addxess be- • fore tbe Canadian Ciub. • Besides encouraging a ' ' better mutual understanding," be said, broadcasting could help "to make tbe wbole of Canada bilingual, to make available to tbe Canadian citizen of tbe future tbe culture, literature, and thought" of the Frencb and Englisb lan&uages. Introduction of tbis ' 'new era of understanding" wsts one of radio 's most important jobs. "Tbis is not a vague aspiration," Mr Murray said. "It reliects a definite and carefully considered policy." He considered it tbe ''only apparent solution of tbe vexed bilingual problem.'" During bis address, Mr Murray announced erection of a higb power sbort wave transmitter for world broadcasting was undcr cons.ideration in Canada. He gave no details on tbe proposal, At tbo same time, be announced tbat tbe C.B.C. had obtained tbe service of Sir Ernest McMillan and Wilfred Pelletier to advise on music. Witb * tbeir help, the corporation b'oped to "improve all our musicai programmes and also eucourage notewortby musicai effort tbrougbout tbe Dominion. "