Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-12

Representatives of American tourist
organizations are now In London, and.
some others have gone to Paris to sur
gey travel conditions with view to
,scertaning when Americas great
peace time army Of sightseers can hope
% cross the Atlantic They are not
wen optimistic, especially as there are
ears that passport restrictions, even
when the transport Is available, Will
make the sightseer's lot nerve-rack-
ng experience.
There are several classes Of travel
which are to be considered. The
greatest sympathy is felt for parents
and relatives who wish to visit the
)attlefields where sons or brothers
FELL. England hopes to give prefer
entail claim to this class Of traveller
as compared with those who are just
carried by curiosity to the scenes OF
The great world battles. But families
n England who have not had some
relative fall in the war do not form
.arge proportion Of the community.
Anti-AIien Regulations.
What is troubling many of the
agencies which arrange for large
numbers of travellers In ordinary
years Is the fact that anti-alien legis-
ation here, and perhaps In the allied
countries on the continent, will nave
the effect of severely clrcumscrfbing
ordinary channels Of traffic. Accord
ing to the proposed anti-alien legis-
lation in England 1t may be neces-
sorry for Americans as well as other
aliens to continue the system Of po-
lice registration before moving from
one place to another. There has re-
Gently been some ameliorati0n or THIS
nuisance for Americans In England. on
the initiative Of Consul General Skin
ner, who has made 1t possible through
negotiations with the aliens author1-
ties to have Americans, after an inl-
tlal registration, able to leave their
permaneut places Of residence for
other parts of the country without re-
registering in visiting spots, as long
as the traveller is not away from MS
permanent address more than 30 days
1t has been of the greatest assist
ance to business men, and II contln-
ued will eventually save lots or time
and trouble to ordinary visitors.
European hotel men and pleasure
resorts generally expect that 50O,OOO
Americans will visit the allied coun-
tries, particularly England and
France, in the first six months after
there is any normality in travel
Americans are estimated to have ex-
pended in the United Kingdom alone
in the course of II summer $25,OOO,OOO.
For that reason there Is every hope
that the tide Of travel will not be long
postponed. Merchants are more san
guine of an early start of the tourist
tide than are some Of the experts who
have been identified in the past with
tourist travel, who estimate another
six months before any considerable
number of travellers will be able to
come to Europe.
Express to constantInopIe.
The European food problem, boil
shevism, and racial antipathies on the
continent in particular are believed
to be serious problems which stand In
the way of any early resumption OF
normal travel. Numbers Of German
Americans or students of social con-
ditions may decide to visit Germany
within the next IL months If the
shadows of war and bolshevism are re-
moved, but it Is thought that the al
lied countries and the Riviera will at
tract many who formerly went to Ger
man health resorts.
Within few weeks an express
service between London, Paris, Lau-
same and the near East, with ter
minus in Constantinople, will be In
working order. This route, according
to travel experts here is being estab-
lished not only for economic reasons,
but because a large part of European
traffic to the near East will want to
avoid Germany.
Until definite air rules for peace
time flying are decided upon in the
different allied countries, travel
agencies are unable to make up
flying schedule" for intending Amer.
lean travellers, but they say that in
the future air travel will be very pop