Evening star., 1927-12-18
Will Start Trip Tomorrow in
Tri-Motored Plane From
Detroit Field.
JOURNEY is SEE'l
AS GOOD WILL BOOST
State Department Announces Pro-
posal-Tellez Extends First
Official Welcome.

By the Associated Press.
new messenger Of American good
will toward neighbor peoples viii
take TO the air at Detroit Monday
when Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh sets
Mexico City for the Christmas holi-
days
Flying in a tri-motored Ford plane.
"a the guest of the Ford Co.. and
piloted by Harry Brooks. licensed
test pilot of the company's staff,
"Lindys" mother. az dauntless as
himself, will be swept swiftly south
ward to cover in three or four days
an aerial distance just little greater
than that her son negotiated in II
hours TO write his latest epic in the
pages of aviation history.
Seen as Aid to Good Will.
Evidence OF the great value in
stimulation Of good will between the
United States and Mexico, which
Washington officials received not only
in Col. Lindberghs flight, but also
foreseen in the mothers proposed
trip to Join her son, was clear in the
fact that announcement of Mrs. Lind
berghs plans came from the State
Department. There can be no doubt
that they regard these two voluntary
messengers of American friendliness
as important factors in the campaign
Of rapprochement with Mexico. which
President Coolidge launched with the
selection of his close friend, Dwight
w. Morrow, as Amba ssadOr to that
country.
Because of it's Importance from the
viewpoint of international good rela-
tions. the disclosure of Mrs. Lind
bereh's plans came from the Depart
ment of State. The plane in which
Mrs. Iindbergh plans to make the re-
turn trip also, with Brooks. veteran of
thousands of hours of flying, at the
controls, viii leave Detroit al 10 am.
Monday and so by way of St. Louis.
San Antonio and Tampico TO the Mexi-
can capital crossing the border at
Brownsville. Tex. Stops for refueiing
will be made both going and returning
at st. Louis. San Antonio and Tam
pico, where the distinguished passen-
ger and her pilot will have opportu-
nifty to rest and sleep. But to guard
against any mischance, State Depart
ment orders have been rushed TO con-
suls along the route in Mexico and at
the border to be on the alert to render
every assistance.
Morrow Is Notified.
Formal notification of Washington's
approval of Mrs. Lindbergh's adven-
ture was also rushed to Ambassador
Morrow so that the certain co-opera-
ton of the Mexican government to in
sure the safety and comfort of the
mother of the transatlantic flyer could
be obtained.
Ambassador Teller, here in Wash
ington, however, needed no words from
higher Mexican authority to support
his prompt assurances that Mexico,
both her government and her people,
would be waiting with open arms TO
greet Mrs. Lindbergh and share in her
delight at the Christmas reunion with
her son. so far from home.
Part of the way, from the time the
big plane picks up the Mexican coast
line above Tampico, Mrs. Lindbergh
will be seeing the same country over
which "Lindy" sailed in the nonstop
dash from Washington TO Mexico
City that has enshrined him anew in
the hearts of those around the world
who cherish ideals of human possi-
bilities in cool-headed courage and
resourcefulness. Whether he will fly
down in the Spirit of st. Louis 10
greet her high above a foreign land
and escort her to the Mexican capi-
tai is not known here.
Brooks, flyer of the highest
standing. expects to make the jour
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