The Washington times., 1924-11-15
germany Gives
WAY To i. 6.
IN AIR
Zeppelin Industry to Center
Here With Arrival Of Her
Greatest Expert
BY SD. WEYER.
copyright. 1924, by International
Navve sarvtce

News Service.l
BREMEN, Nov. 15. Germany
CALAMITY surrendered to America
today the heritage of supremacy
In dirigible construction received
from Count Zeppelin.
With q brave smile, the father
lard waved farewell to Doctor Karl
Arnstein, chief engineer Of the Yep
pelin companythe man who con-
structed the ZR-S-and twelve
picked experts OF his engineering
staff. They sailed aboard the liner
George Washington for America,
there to carry on the conquest Of
the air lanes which by the terms
of the Versailles treaty can no
longer be furthered In Germany.
America, by virtue OF her to-
biography, as well as the spirit Of
her people, Is the logical country
tor the future development Of air
ships along lines of which we have
hardly dreamed" said Doctor Arm
stein In an exclusive interview with
international News Service just be-
fore sailing.
Is Airship Wizard. .
Whatever we Germans, who
have grown up with Count Yep
,pelin's work, have gained in tech
nique and experience, we gladly
and intellectually place at the
disposal of our bigger, richer, hap
pier brother across the Atlantic
with whom we shall work, hand
In hand" he added.
Doctor Arnstein is regarded as
the construction wizard" of the
German Zeppelin industry. He is
going to Akron, Ohio, where, with
his staff, he will join Captain Leh-
mann, who flew over on the ZR-S,
the giant dirigible rechristened
Los Angeles"
United States before and is q great
admirer Of America and American
ways, will be in charge of design
Zeppelin plant in Akron.
Everyone who has been in Amer
lea, If only for short time, knows
try with all the conditions pre-
requisite to a tremendously fruitful
development of airship construction
and traffic" Doctor Arnstein con-
tinued.
Conditions Here Ideal.
America has extraordinary cruis-
ing distances such as are required
by airships. 1t is the only country
which can when necessary replace
tnflammable hydrogen with non
inflammable helium for initiation Of
lighter than-air aircraft.
But Americas most important
possession Is population of mar
Vicious vital power. enterprise, en-.
thusiasm and dash-qnalities which
are the foremost characteristics Of
country so rich in marvels.
This was once more brilliantly
manifested at the time of the arrival
of the IRA. The spirit with which
you people greeted its arrival and
the manner with which you treated
Doctor Eckener and his crew made
every Germans heart beat with
pride-particularly we who have
been privileged in helping to cor.
struct and develop the transatlantic
airship. We feel elated over that
reception.
Il am sincerely convinced that IN
me NOBLE task of linking our ma.
tlons closer and closer we both will
~-AAAAA~e~cuAe O4y LTOHl the COM
bination Of American enterprise
enthusiasm, and initiative with Ger.
man thoreughness and experience.
Success Predicted.
Il believe, therefore, that the
newly founded Goodyear Zeppelin
Corporation will prove a history.
making step in the road of progress
and for the benefit of civilization. !"
Doctor Arnstein is famous as the
father Of basic stability caIcula.
tons which perfected dirigfble cir.
ders to their present degree Of
firmness and safety and as a
genius in the construction of air.
ship skeletons.
He also has achieved fame az
constructor of some Of the notable
monuments, buildings, bridges and
viaducts in Central Europe.
Among the engineers accompany
Ing him today were w. Klemperer,
r. Liebert, p. Helma, B. Schnitzer,
p. Drummer, L. Rieger, H. Keck,
e. Hirligardt, 2. Schoettel, all vet
cram Zeppelin men.