Evening star., 1925-08-11
Supports Offer of Group to
Use Los Angeles for Pas
senger Experiment.
TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE
MAY RESULT FROM PLAN
Coolidge Would Encourage Work
by Putting Shenandoah at
Concerns Disposal.
By j. RUSSELL YOUNG,


SUMNER WHITE HOUSE.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, August IL.
President Coolidge believes in the
expansion of the Air Service, com
mercially, and intends to encoura ge
private concerns TO develop air navi-
cation.
This position was expressed today
as the result of the proposals made
by John Hays Hammond, jr, Gen.
Clarence Il. Edwards and Herbert
Satterlee for a lease of the Los An
geles for experimental purposes. This
company proposes to use the Los An
seles in an air dirigible line from New
York TO Chicago. and if it proves
profitable the company will build air
dirigibles twice the carrying capacity
and extend the line to Omaha. ST.
Louis, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Bos-
ton.
Another plan contemplates extern
sion of the service TO Havana, At
lanta and the Panama Canal Zone.
If the service in the United States
succeeds, these engineers aud tinan
ciers, who expect owen d. Young to
head the company, will build a trans
atlantic line.
Treaty Prevents Army Use.
Under the terms of the Versailles
treaty. by which the United States
obtained the Los Angeles, the diri-
gible cannot be used for militaristic
purposes. The Government has already
decided u lease il for commercial
experiments, in the hope of fostering
commercial development of air navi-
cation so as TO havPa reserve air
service in time of war. The next
war, some experts say, is going to be
fought in the air and if commercial
aviation is developed here to any
great Gegree the Government would
be able to call upon the commercial
aviators and dirigibles in time of war
President Coolidge made ii clear
today that he favored the use of not
only the Los Angeles but the Shenan-
doah as well for experimental COM
merclal purposes. He is not certain
whether aviation can be best develop
ed by the Government encouraging
private concerns in this way or by a
combination. He wants TO see the
experiment done in a big way. His
policy is to help business IN every
way and SO far as possible to keep
the Government out of business.
Therefore, these djrigibles, or at least
the Los Angeles, will be leased to
private concerns.
Leaves Postal Rates Alone
The President has no idea what can
be done in the postal rates. He in
tends to leave the decision to the sub
committee now holding hearings and
will abide by its decision. 1t is un-
derstood that this commission will
recommend some notifications of the
present rates, TO be effective July l,
1926.
President Coolidge intends to leave
White Court either Thursday or Fri.
day to spend three or four days with
his father, Col. John Coolidge, at
Plymouth. Vt. his birthplace.
He has not decided whether to make
the trip by motor or train. If the
weather is good indications are that
the party will go to Vermont by mo-
tor, otherwise the President will take
the train from Boston about noon and
arrive five hours later at Ludlow.
whence he must motor - miles
to Plymouth. 1t is the present inten-
tion of the President to remain at
White Court until some time after
Labor day, and probably beyond the
18th of the month. so as to give
his son John a real vacation after his
soldering at Camp Devens before the
lad returns to college. However, de-
velopments such as the coal strike
or other public affairs may call the
President back to Washington early
in September.
Postmaster General New is expected
to come here some time this week to
take up with the President the routine
of his department and discuss the
working out of the new postal rates.
Charles r. Crane, Summer resident
at Woods Hole, who was appointed
Ambassador to China in the Taft ad-
ministration and recalled before he
could set sail because of an unfortu
nate speech, was a luncheon guest to-
day at White Court. The President
spent the morning posing for his por-
trait, which is being painted by E. G.
Tarbell, and is now approaching COM
pletion No decision has been made as
yet by the President for the ambassa-
dorship to Japan. Several names are
under consideration, but have not
been made public.