Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-06
Second Atlantic
Flight Hailed
by Officials.
OCEAN BARRIER
HELD REMOVED
President Receives
Wireless Reports.
Sends Greeting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Aviation's goal of the commercial
possibilities of regular operation OF
transatlantic airplane service is
brought nearer realization by Clar-
ence Chamberlin's New York-to-
Germany flight, in the view OF
Washington officials.
Although regret was generally ex-
pressed that he failed to reach his
objective of Berlin, in air circles
here today Chanberlin's safe forced
landing at Eisleben was hailed with
great rejoicing. -+
World Prestige Seen.
The flight, following little more
than a fortnight Capt. Lindbergh's
single-handed New Yorkto-Paris
passage, was characterized as an
other manifestation of the future
probabilities of long-distance COM
mercial air travel and as giving
American aviation undeniable world
prestige.
With the North American continent
regularly traversed by the air mail
and Europe having a network Of COM
mercial airplane lines, the Atlantic
Ocean had been regarded by aviation
authorities as the next great barrier
to conquer.
The flight assumed, in the opinion
of officials, both the cloak Of military
menace and Of international amity.
Officials with a military turn of mind
regarded it as emphasizing the need
for adequate air defenses, while Sec
retary Of State Kellogg ranked the
transoceanic flights as highly Inn
portant events in increasing good
feeling and closer relations between
the United States and the European
nations.
Carving Passenger Cited.
IN the official viewpoints, Chamber.
Inns flight, by the carrying of a
passenger. was cited as highly signifi-
cant Of ayiation's commercial posi-
bilities, while predominant thought
was that the Atlantic Ocean no longer
was an insuperable barrier for the
airplane.
A telegram congratulating Clarence
Chamberlin on his flight to Germany
was sent today by President Cool
idge.
Congratulations upon Your Won
derful feat in setting new Nonstop
record in conquest of the air." the
message said. "Our country rejoiceS
with me in your safely making first
sustained flight from America to
Germany with our greetings to its
people" E
The message was sent through the
State Department. with these in
structions to the American embassy,
written by Secretary Kellogg:
"Pleace deliver following message
from the President to Clarence
Chamberlin."
=. Praised by Cabinet.
Congratulations on the flight were
sent by Secretary of War Davis IN
a cablegram to be delivered by the
American military attache at Berlin.
"Please convey to Clarence Duncan
Chamberlin my sincere congratula- =
tions on his remarkable flight from
New Y ork to Germany" the message
said. "The Army is proud that a
former comrade should so glori
ously demonstrate in peace the ac-
complishments he first perfected in
war service for his country"
The flight of Chamberlin was char
acterized by Secretary Wilbur as a
new demonstration not only of the
skill Of American pilots. but of the
reliability of our engines and planes
: Describing the Columbia's flight
"a marvellous thing" Postmaster Gen
eral New, whose interest in the
spanning by air of the Atlantic Ocear
emanated from his pride in the all
| mail, said the aviation feat. reveals
@"not of future possibilities but o1
| present day fact in aviation"
| If plane can be flown from. New
York to Europe zone may also be
| flown in the other direction" he said
| possibilities and give the world oc
casion for very serious thought?" ht
added.
In a. cablegram to Chamberlir
which was to be delivered by Ambas
sador Schurman upon his arrival IL
Berlin, Secretary Kellogg congratu
lated the pilot on his ''splendit
| achievement"
"Your light should be a great i'm
netus to the development of CONNER
| cial aviation" his essage said
| (which, cutting down as 1t eventually
will. the time of direct communication
| between the United States and Eu
rope. must bring the two continent:
| more closely together"
President Receives Reports.
President Coolidge during the cruise
of his yacht Mayflower on Chesapeake
Rav Yesterday, evidenced interest IL
| the flight by receiving wireless re
mort on it's progress.
Stressing the, importance of the
fight in a military sense, Rear Ad
miral Moffett, chief Of the Bureau o.
| Aeronautics, said:
| "Rv carrying a passenger from
New York to Europe, Chamberlir
has proved that useful load, either
! i, commercial or military, can react
| America from Europe by a plane
and that the Atlantic is no longer the
comnlete barrier it was supposed tt
he His achievement should open the
ewes of the public to the necessity fol
adeo,iate air defense and increased
Confidence in the probabilities o.
commercial avi lion"
Mai. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chiel
Of the Army Air Corps, said the non
stop flight to Europe would prove
very gratifying to the airmen OF the
1T is a splendid tribute to thos!
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