Arizona republican., 1920-12-12
THREE-A BOOSTING LINK UP IF ALL
 NATIONAL PARKS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. H. Unanimous approval to the early link ing up of the National Park to- Park Highway was given by the American Automobile Association at a well-at- tended meeting of the executive board held at it's main headquarters in the national capital with President David Jameson in the chair. While greatly increased thousands of road tourists visited the National parks during the past summer, it is realized that these playgrounds of the nation will not serve their maximum purpose until highway connections are established of such character as to make it pos sible for the traveller to plan his jour- ney successfully and conveniently Even if congress dissents from grant ing a specific appropriation for con- nected roads to these scenic and recre- ation areas, it is certain that the states will see to it that their apportionments of federal road money will not disre- gard this important work, besides which, in some instances, even the counties will be helpful in the prem | ises.
 In the laying out of the Parl1-to- Park route this year, the A.A.A. sup
 field representative, A. l.. Westgard, who has a transcontinental touring
 record second to none. Stephen T. | Mather, director of the National Parks
 service, lent valuable aid to Presi- dent Gus Holm's and his fellow en- thusiasts of the Park Park under
 taking which encompasses a dozen
 parks and monuments and passes through as many states. At the Den-
 yer meeting of the highway associa-
 tion, the Zion park in Utah was added
 to the list.
 The A.A.A. at it's meeting here
 went on record against the proposed irrigation reservoirs in the Falls River
 basin of the Yellowstone, such action
 it was asserted would mean opening
 up the way for the commercialization
 of the National parks. Z
 For those Americans who have time
 and opportunity to indulge in foreign
 road travel while their own country Is
 providing itself with interstate high
 ways, the American Automobile Asso- ciation is gradually renewing the con-
 veniences which existed previous tc
 the war. The most recently added
 thing has to do with securing the triptyque issued by the Touring Club
 of Belgium before taking ship for the
 other side. The A.AA issues the document to members and guarantees
 the return of the car to the United
 States before the deposit is returned
 to It's owner. With the Automobile ! Association of Great Britain a similar , arrangement was consummated severa months ago, and it is not unlikely thar other countries will be provided for 1T
 the same manner
 It is expected, however that in tn, comparatively near future the Inter national Touring alliance, of whicl the A.A.A. is the American member { will be able to establish with the prin l clpal European countries the interna 7 ttonal triptyque to supplement the in 9 ternational plate of identity whereb, ' the car owner can obtain from hi l home government a number whic : takes care of the registration of tn 1 car and it's driver. Unfortunately. tn - United States is signatory to this in
 ternational agreement, but in tn = present congress the A.A.A and tn ,. other motoring organizations wit f which it cooperates will make a de t termined effort to have included in tn n Sweet-Pittman bill a section coverin g the entrance of this country into tn . international convention. This mea e sure has for it's principal purpose tn ,l recognition by all states of the regis n trauon licenses issued by one anothe