Evening star., 1924-05-23
Romance of Air Seen in Safety
OF u. S. Flyers at Alaskan Port

Sioux City Journal contends there is
general rejoicing on the part OF the
American people, all of whom as a
mass were represented by the daring
aviators." The Reading Tribune is
confident "the nation will honor them
as much in their misfortune as if they
had completed the journey
The Milwaukee Journal suggests
"the Army air service does a cour-
teous and fitting thing in retaining
flight" because .'he deserves the
honor" The Seattle Times also feels
it is a well deserved compliment,
though sit is now impracticable to
replace the wrecked plane and TO CON
tinue with the expedition. Maj. Mar
tin will have the post C honor when
the MagelIans of the air negotiate
the dangerous voyage from Europe to
America by way of Iceland ard
Greenland"
The Brooklyn Eagle agrees that
"men who surmount disasters en-
countered in the performance of their
duties deserve all that the service can
give them" and it regards the
achievement of Martin and Harvey as
"a greater feat than the fight for life
made by the Rockaway lieutenants."
Although the Lincoln Star accords full
sympathy for Maj. Martin it points
out the expedition was undertaken
with full knowledge that just such
hazards had to be assumed by those
engaged in it, and that every flyer
took his chance on equal terms, and
since Martin happened to be the one
eliminated by accident the other
members of the squadron 'are the
ones on whom will fall the arduous
details of carrying out the original
plan, and If they succeed in making
the flight around the. world. they
alone will be entitled to all the
honors,' and, .the American public
will not take kindly to any effort oy
tinction in this enterprise to one who
did not make the entire trip"
In the face of such experiences, the
Newark News is convinced that cir
cling the globe by aeroplane VIII not
be a popular pastime yet while, and
it does not need to be-" but, 1.-The fact
that 1t can even be undertaken is q
sign post that tells of the progress OF
this twentieth century"
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Moreover, this incident, which
missed tragedy only by hair" the
Duluth Herald is sure will not in
crease public enthusiasm. which was
never very high. in this round-the-
world experiment. The Lansing
State Journal, nevertheless, asks sif
it were wrong for him to assume this
chance in a great feat what would
become of progress and labor in this
world? The Journal goes on to say:
Maj. Martin was out to win glory for
himself and his nation in circling the
earth for the first time by air. 1t was
in the nature of exploration, and much
of value may be revealed by it The
risk was little greater than In ordi-
nary aviation. In such a cause is. 1t
not worth while to chance the sacri-
fee"
AS the Minneapolis Tribune secs II
"the question is largely one of
whe ther we are as ready as we should
be in physical equipment scientific
aids and knowledge of world topog-
raphy for such pioneering" yet, the
American people have right to be
proud of the way in which Martin and
Harvey fought against and triumphed
over adversity-any red-blooded man
likes to discover this kind of human
stuff, and he is ready to pay it
tions and commander Of the fight, the
Indianapolis News concludes Mai.
Martin has made an especially note
worthy contribution to the traditions
Of the Army"