BROADCASTING

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1932, Page 7

BROADCASTING

jMU WINSTON- CHURCHILL’S

LONDON, June 30.

A piquant tiff -has arisen between the British Broadcasting Company find Mr Winston Churchill concerning the latter’# offer to broadcast a speech on similar lines to that recently given by him over the air in the Uniise'd- 1 States. : Mr Churchill was paid £3OO 'for Ids United States broadcast, which dealt with-the.'world .crisis. - . . . When he offered to give . a similar talk :in. Great Britain the 8.8. C. re-, fused, .-but softened' the blow by offering £SO-for a talk on a non-con troversia] subject. : He however, wasn’t softened. He retorted: “I will give you £SO if you allow me to broadcast an economic, blizzard.”

The “News-Chronicle” was told bv Mr Churchill that it was contrary to the traditions of British public lifo to i deny , a reasonable measure of free speech vto public men, even though they, .hold no official positions. “Whenever I asked permi : :ision to broadcast, 'an excuse was always made.” he said. “It is an attempt to silence:,a particular man became h° holds an independent position and commands exceptional public attention.. 1 hopie to broadcast the. rejected address from a foreign station accessible to British listeners.” . .S , '