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TO Guatemala first, then to Tegucigalpa
in Honduras, from there to San Sal
vador, and then down to Managua
Nicaragua. From there L will fly to
San Jose in Costa Rica and to Pan
ma. A stop-off of two days in each OF
these capitals will be made if the
weather permits me to keep to that
schedule. The country is mountain
Gus, and there are limited opportu
mites for landing, but l do not think
that there will be any difficulty in max
ing the hops, which are comparatively
short.
After reaching Panama I will fly
back to some point from whence /
can take off for Havana, Cuba. prob.
ably to Progreso, in Yucatan, where
there is an aviation field. From there
will fly to Havana, a comparatively
short flight. Havana should be reach
ed during the second week in January.
I understand there is an air line
from Havana to Porto Rico and / am
looking forward to meeting some OF
the pilots there, and also learning OF
their experiences in flying.
The trip through Central America
VIII be interesting, for / have never
flown in the tropics and have only a
general idea of what the conditions
are.
Sees Great Opportunity.
The longer I stay in Mexico and
also look over the route to the South
ern republics, the more confident ]
am of the great opportunity here for
the development of aviation.
have been told that the trip from
Tampico to Mexico City takes Is
hours, and is made in 21A hours by
airplane. 1t took me a lot more than
that, but that was my fault.
There is great opportunity for an
air line between Mexico City and the
border, for both passengers and mall
Just how it should be flown and with
what type of ships, / am, of course,
not prepared to say. but such a route
would do much to bring Mexico City
closer to the United States.
There is. also an opportunity for an
ir line from the United States to
Panama.
These routes will undoubtedly be
open in the next few years and they
will greatly facilitate the transmission
# mail and make it possible for pas
.cngers to quickly reach cities which
ro now only at the end of long and
't '~--,--ov
NY next two days here promise to
be full of many experiences. and on
Sunday it is possible that may attend
a bull fight at the invitation of the
representatives of this diversion.
would like to say few words with
regards to that, as l have received a
number of protests from the United
States against my going.
am a guest of the Mexican gov
ernment, and the Mexican people, j
think, are perfectly capable of select
ing their own national sport.
AS they have asked me to attend,
and il there is no conflict with the
official program arrangement, / shall
go to the bull fight.
Concerns No One Else.
1t is a matter which I do not feel
concerns any one else, and If so, it will
be as a guest at Mexican event with
the various aspects of which / am not
concerned.
Mexico has been kind and generous
in its welcome to me, and my response
to that welcome, in whatever way 1t
is required, should be fairly obvious.
OF course, it has nothing to do with
the government program, and the oe-
cision to go or not to go will be mine.
No matter what the prejudices may
be in the United States, l think my
decision will be understood.
There are many things about Mex
leo which I believe would be better
understood if those who criticize were
here. So far as my experiences nave
been concerned they have been moth
ing but of the pleasantest sort.
The courtesy which l have received
and the interest in my work ana In
representative of the United states
has been marked.
/ shall take with me from mexico
nothing but the most excellent feeling,
and if my reception here does some,
thing to bring about better accord
between the United States and Mexico
[ shall be happy.
II is not necessary now to regard
the people of another country by the
customs of your own, but by their own
customs and standards.
Mexico has a long and interesting
history. 1t is a country OF great pos
sibilities. and it has problems and SO
cial conditions with which the United
States does not have to contend.
Personally, know little about them
for have not been here long enough
but it is always well to regard an
| others problems with some desire tt
see them from the others point oi
view.
Before / leave j shall be able t.
make few more flights, / hope. ane
| | will have to check my plane ovei
carefully before continuing the flight
1t apparently is in excellent condition
and considering all it has gone through
am delighted at the way which it ha:
stood UP.
| So far as can be seen. it is as goot
as it was when it came from the fac
tory. But in aviation it is always bes
to be careful and so / want to go ovel
it thoroughly before going on.
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Will Consider Plane Designs.