Evening star., 1923-12-23
I,'zS s COOPERATION
NJ CONQUEST OF AIR
":.;I, "c::..sI, srIand Says y. S. and
c::itain Should Work
Hand in Hand.

v'irr the view toward insuring
re- and the good will Of the en-
q. world, Great Britain and the
IA't-' States should work hand In
lid in the development Of aviation
ia II future, according to the opin-
ut expressed by the Duke Of Suther-
;. ct undersecertary Of air In the
! { 4 cabinet, in an address last
II 2ht at a dinner party given by
/ ~. n the Shoreham Hotel.
l. developing aircraft, he said'
t should not be selfish competi-
t. but. instead, a friendly and
i l-ful rivalry. The development OF
e. r"nautics according to his ideals,
"Hou q be with the view to enlighten n,
~ rather than as weapons ana
hines of destruction.
Plans for Pole Flight.
>" dinner party was a more or
T. small and exclusive affair, there
i ".s less than forty mentor the
/. part prominent in aeronautics
ted about the banquet table.
dmiral Moffett. chief Of the naval
e ervice, told something Of what
/ lpected to be accomplished by
~. flight to the north pole next sum-
i..~ by the airship Shenandoah.
nj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the
: $ air service. in a brief address
;; that the United States Is sadly
ing in definite policy Tor the
re development of aviation, uue
- cipally to the apparent indiffer-
on the part of the legislators
a..d the public in general.
he dukes address was devoted
r"iacipally to a description of what
-, British believe to be the advan-
D.. .es of developing aviation. espe-
T. ly commercial aviation. He said
hat Great Britain is no longer an
:and, but must be classed now as
continental, and because of this, 1t
ust keep to the front in aircraft
uduction and development. He told
: ,7v his government is providing sub
: lies to private concerns engaged IN
E anmercial aircraft construction and
= Grafton. He predicted that the
| rited States no doubt will make
, m greater strides in the CONNER
, Il field when its legislators are
| ought to the realization of its i'm
nOrtance.
Tribute to Shenandoah.
His grace paid a glowing tribute to
. stands as monument to the ef-
isciency. the daring and the resources
O. the Americans interested in aircraft
development.
He also paid a tribute to the flyers
o. this country. who have established
."cords OF various kinds, and to the
iostal air service which he deemed
uf the greatest usefulness and ef-
nciency.
He predicted that by the develop
'nent of commercial aviation, the use
OF airplanes by the travelling public
will grow more popular, particularly
when the latter are brought to realize
the few dangers associated with this
means of travel, and when air flights
can be made at night time with the
anne SurenesS and safety as they
are now in the daytime.
Tells of Experiment..
Experiments in Great Britain in
the development of smaller and light
er airplanes were described by the
duke. Because of the cheapness of
these little machines, and because of
the remoteness Of accidents. the gov
ernment expects to produce large
number of young pilots through this
means.
Speaking of the proposed polar ex-
petition by the Shenandoah, Admiral
Moffett declared that the trip is in
reality for the purpose of exploring
that vast region stretching from
Alaska to the pole and not for the
purpose of making what is termed
flight to the pole. He expects the
trip TO be successful and looks for
much good to result