Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-08
W. T. BILLIARDS TRIP THROUGH EUROPE.

the tomorrow will absorb this army France looks to the Afmisice Day con- in industry, commerce, and agriculture
 Look beyond the great ports of Italy that are filled with idle shipping, the appreciated currency, the memory of Bolshevistic control of Italian indus tries scarcely a year ago, and see the garnering of bountiful harVests, the cheerful endurance of huge taxes to- reduce the national deficit. the hum of the cotton spindles working on large export orders placed with Italian spin ners when England was in the throes of coal strike. There is m1ch of cou-
 rage ad optimism in 1taly-feature it all in bold faced type.
 gro be sure the message from Spain is most serious, but eur out the Nor | ocean difficulties and internal feuds | between the syndicalists and play up the relatively strong financial condition | the promising markets for American products when the politicians realize | the absurdity of deluding themselves | into thinking that Spain is self-con- 1 tained and can exist without a foreign | trade both ways Cheer Portugal on
 when her courage is low and an insip- tent revolution breaks out in Lisbon. This little country looks to America
 for good philosopher and friend. Nur- | ture this affection for us and you will l help to develop a market for American l products that will be of increasing im- 1 portance and value to us.
 Encourage Belgium in her ambit- ion to develop Antwerp into the great est European port; give Holland the
 right hand of fellowship for her mas
 terly statesmanship and shrewd eco l in Of
 Handley- Page bomber note book the
 prophecy of Scandinavia that when
 Russia becomes settled a commerce of huge size will flow through these countries to the Baltic sea ports and | America will be a terminal for this
 commerce. Speak will of the efforts | of Germany to meet the terms of the
 reparation awards and remember that
 a bankrupt and ruined German repub- lie will hold to the wheels of progress
 back and prevent return of norma conditions to the world. With Ger
 many working with all the earnest
 ness of her national pride we can lool with confidence to an intelligent, ahC
 I believe successful effort to bring Russia back into the world of civili
 zation.
 Take this message of confidence this gospel of optimism and prosperi ty will emblazon our horizon"
 Referring to his six airplane trip covering more than 1000 miles, owe various parts of Europe, MT. Bullart l said that contrary to what many 0 the uninitiated might expect, such trip were rather tedious because one ap peared to be going only fifteen mile l or so an hour, when he might be tray cling 100 or 125 miles an hour. Tn panorama spread out below was so ia
 away as to be more or less indistinc most of the time. He spoke of the wid . variety of airtrips which one may talk > any day on regular routes of travel an 8 said that it is the coming method C transportation for anyone with a shol y time at his disposal.
 f T met a friend in Paris" said M T Bullard, and found that he was plan f ming to visit eighteen countries on t twenty-one day trip. He would hay g had some story to tell, only he wa Q laid up in a hospital
 = One day the latter part of Augu. y while in Paris, Mir. Buliard received c telegram inviting hfm to a conferanC = of bankers to be held that evening 5, London. It was too late to catch | train connecting with the cham
 steamer; too late to secure a. seat the cabin of any regular aircraft triI
 but finally he secured a seat and eros!
 ed to the Dover chalk cliffs after
 thrilling experience in the fog, durir
 which the pilot lost his bearings, ar Il finally landed and took train to LoI 1T !, don in time for the conference.