Evening star., 1924-08-02
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recall stories now that never have
repeated and tomorrow they may be
gone from my memory.
"Of course, big features ever will
be before Us, but, it is the little
things that helped to fill out. here
and there that will be missed sadly.
If we could teN our stories to news
paper men Immediately upon landing.
when incidents Of the journey are
still fresh in our minds, we would
be glad to do so, but a fellow doesn't
like to stand up and blow or about
how terrible this was and how thrill
ing that was and. IL 1t hadn't been
for me all would have been lost, ETC.
Modesty In Genuine.
This last statement gives a clear
Idea Of the. genuine modesty OF these
youthful Americans toward whom
the peoples Of the world are looking.
They have been feted by foreign
potentates and nobility and cheered
to the echo by masses, but their
heads are just az straight on their
bodies as they were before they knew
they had been selected for history
making expedition.
They will return to America as
Americans would want to see them
return-just plain, ordinary Yankee
boys-proud, 1t is true, OF their r ranks rank
fice. but aspiring to no greater
heights than those which they occu-
pied before being chosen to write
new chapter in the history of Amer
ican conquests and new pages in the
worlds book Of achievements.
Lieut. Smith, as the leader of the
American daredevi1s, has exemplified
this attitude from the orient to the
occident. AS directing head of the
flight he properly has stepped for
behalf of his brother officers and be
crowned the hero of the lot. He has
fought this custom which welcoming
officials tried to thrust upon him
from Toxic to London. according to
his companions.
Glory for All.
In the Japanese capital, for exam
pie some newspapers had three med
ais struck off in honor of the flyers,
called mechanics OF the night. ofncials
pinned the medals on the breasts of
Smith. Wade and Nelson. The Japa-
nese hosts received an unexpected
blow, however. when Lieut.. Smith, in
a speech of acceptance, declared he
would feel much more honored If his
three colleagues standing by also
would be similarly recognized. The
Japs Immediately apologized for the
oversight" and promised to have
three more medals made and sent to
the United States for bestowal by a
diplomatic representative at Washing
ton.
Again, in London. another instance
of American democracy came to the
attention Of the British when an Eng
lish officer, with much formality. es-
corted the six flyers to their sleeping
quarters and casually mentioned that
the pilots would sleep here" and the
mechanics ''over there with our me-
chanics."
"oh no they won't" quickly spoke
officers and we move together
wherever we go and whatever we do
There is an official down in French
Indo-China who is due to lose his job
soon, If he already has not been dis
charged. it was learned during the
chatting yesterday aboard the Rich
mond. Wherein lies a story.
"BawIx Out" Omeial.
AS the flyers TAXED into their as
signed moorings at Saigon a speed
boat bearing an official of the city
raced toward Smiths plane and would
have col1ided with II, hao not FINANCE
officer Arnold, from the back seat
ordered him Off with some strong
American language. The boat i'm
mediately returned to shore and when
the pilots went for dinner in restau-
rant they were refused service. $50
we left the town fat" explained
Arnold.
Later, at a dinner in Paris" con-
tinued Arnold. Il sat next to q gov
ernment official and told him Of the
incident at Saigon. 1t surely gave
me a kick to see the results. The
official took down numerous notes of
the occurrence and promised drastic
action"
British business men in Hull and