The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-05
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DURING the past week two more
of the worlds most daring avia-
tors have been dashed to death,
bringing the total number for
the year 1910 up to 81. The two
killed this week were among
the worlds most daring men of
the air and both had accom- plish-
ed many feats Of daring, always
coming out successfully. They
were Art Hoxey and John
B. Moisant, both Americans.
Hoxey had often defed the winds
in his flights, but he had made
the attempt once too often and
as if angry at defiance. his frail
craft was turned over by the
angry winds and the young ayia
tor was dashed to his death
from a distance of over five
hundred feet Moisant was kill
ed while making a cross country
fight. For many months both
had been making many success
full flights, and it was only
very short time ago that Art
Hoxey broke the worlds record
for height, going into the air
distance of over two miles. He
had promised to break even his
own record but this promise was
never fulfilled.
Whether or not these acct
dents are due to carelessness or
defective flying machines, in
many cases is never known, but
it is presumed that the daring
aviators become careless after
many successful flights and a
some important moment loose
control of their machines and be-
fore they know it they are being
dashed to their death. Tt is
like all other sports, men are
never content until they can
perform some feat that will out
class all others, and this is where
the great danger lies in aviation.
The new year opens with the Unit
ed States at peace with all the
world, but the words of Patrick
Henry, Gentlemen may cry Peace
peace, but there is no peace. are
just as true now as they were in
1776. There is no peace in the
family. no peace in the apartment
, house, no peace between owners
of adjoining farms, and the United
States having extended it's borders
to Panama. the Hawaiian Islands,
the Philippines, Guam and the Aleu-
tian Islands. is in perpetual rssping
attrition with the rest of the world.
1t might be better if we could give
away or sink the Philippines and let
the Japanese poachers have all the
seals Oh the Pribilof Islands and
escape quarrels by combining our
selves to antebellum boundaries, but
we are in a situation of having and
holding and can t let go. Therefore
it is wisdom to strengthen our hold
with warships and Notifications.
AS measure OF prime impor lance
which will be urged by the president
the secretary of War the Secretary
of State and by members and Sena-
tors in both houses of Congress, is
the prompt fortification of the Pana
ma Canal, especially at its western
end. Defenses against modern
dreadnoughts cannot be impovsed
in a night, and it is impossible to
exaggerate the Importance of pro-
tecting work upon which so much
money has been spent and which is
so vital to the protection of the Pa
cific coast.
1t is doubtful if the Mikado's
government knows anything about
the alleged wireless stations that
certain Japanese are said to have
built on the lonely coasts of the
Philippines, or that japanese mer-
chants are smuggling arms and ex.
plosives to our always more or less
rebellious Philippine dependents.
What stupid contratemps it was,
anyhow, of the Spanish war for us
to have forfeited Cuba and to have
fastened the Philippine milestone
around our neck.