Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-26
ARPLANES
TRADE OF FRANCE
Joseph A. Steinmetz, Aero
Club Head, Brings
Message
CALLS BRITAIN MASTER
Declares President Is Idol of
Europe and His Name
Household Word
CALLS BRITAIN MASTER

England Is master of the air at the
present time and France and Germany
are planning the use Of airplanes for
commercial purposes, according to
Joseph A. Steinmetz. president OF the
Aero Club of Pennsylvania and a mem
ber of the National Research Council.
Mr.. Steinmetz has just returned to
his home. 736 westview avenue. Ger
mantown. after spending two months In
Europe investigating matters relating TO
war industries and peace-time aviation
possibilities.
America, he says, has expanded be-
yond It's ''ancient limitations" and must
Join with the other nations Of the world
in an everlasting peace. Everything In
Europe hinges upon the league of ma
tions and the Peace Conference. and
everywhere President Wilson Is the idol
His name is known and spoken in every
European household, according to Mr..
Steinmetz
Mr.. Steinmetz and w. P. Starkey. OF
Pittsburgh, were the first civilians to
be permitted to visit the various battle.
fields and towns in the war zone. where
they conducted exhaustive investiga-
| tions.
Try Flights England to India
"At present England leads in aviation
impelled by the necessity of communi
eating with it's colonies by air." he said
Ambitious flights have already beer
attempted from England to India by
way of the Mediterranean. linking VI
Gibraltar. Malta and Egypt In Egyp
and Africa great bases already have
been established for international fiyint
as a gateway to the British east and by
British colonial islands to Australia
They are getting ready to fly across the
Atlantic In both airplanes and dirigibles
AT the air club in France there !:
already talk of the Germans expecting
| to fly the Atlantic as soon as peace !:
declared. and the opinion prevails tha
Germany is looking for large aerial de
velopments, presumably for peace tim'
needs.
Mail routes are being established
throughout Europe. and saw daily
flights across the English Channel.
II also saw the great American bas
/
and saw the tremendous preparation 70
which credit is due to the American
initiative and airplane personnel Their
/ are thousands of acres Of flying field
and hundreds of acres Of buildings.
Freights Loaded with German Planes
IT saw trains of French. German an,
American freight cars bringing from tn
enemy country hundreds of German
planes of all sizes and makes. Their
were Fokker and Albatross. of the large
and beautiful little Rolands, of the pur
suit types. These latter were exqui
sitely nodded in stream-line form lik
a brook trout, which they resembled 4
form and color. Ten of these were bein
packed for shipment to the United State
at the request of the Aero Club of Amer
lea and will be shown in New York a
the aviation show on Saturday.
Everybody should see these planes
as they will be the first surrendere,
German planes to be shown in the Unite,
States"
Mr.. Steinmetz told OF visit I,
Gievres. 100 miles south of Paris, wher
several billion dollars worth of Libert,
Loan purchases are stored in an are,
covering 5000 acres. ''They represent
ed every conceivable need of life an,
death with which our armies were sup
Piled" he said, land they were store,
there with the greatest scientific ar
yangemept, and there is no doubt 1,
my mind that there was the creates
economy practiced." He praised Colone
Simonds, In charge of the base, an,
the work of General Atterbury. formerl,
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who wa