Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
American Editors Demand
Curb ON AcrOss-Ocean Flyine

American editors generally have
Joined in the almost universal de-
mand for a curb on across-ocean
flying which has followed the recent
appalling series of disasters. There
is difference Of opinion only on the
method of accomplishing the object
without suppressing legitimate enter.
prise in the development of aviation.
TO limit these stunts by law, as
the American Bar Association so fool
ishly suggested" says the New York
Evening Post, ''is not only imprac-
teal, but harmful. Passing a law
the familiar, easy, American way of
pretending to meet an issue, would but
put one more unenfOrceable act on
the books. And if enforced at all, it
might well cramp, harry and balk the
next Lindbergh that might come
along" The Chattanooga News also
believes that "the Government can
only be of assistance by cooperating
with the daring spirits engaged in
pushing back the limits of human
knowledge. certainly not by putting
an embargo on other test flights"
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The San Bernardino Sun, viewing
the great tragedy of the Pacific,
with six men and one woman added
to the list of those who went into the
sky never to be heard from again."
declares that 1.-The list will grow rapid
ly uraess there is Federal regulation
to curb the enthusiasm of the young
adventures who would take off for
most any place without proper regard
for either their own ability or the
ability of their planes" The Nash
vile Banner contends that 'long-dis-
ficr11t @f he F,,&,,
more carefully supervised and cen.
sored," while the New York World
holds that such ill-prepared and use
less contests as the Dole race surely
call for regulation; but we'll organized
attempts to widen the boundaries of
the possible are necessary and will
continue"
Sacrifice of life through lack of ade-
quate preparation is described by the
Norfolk Daily News and the Bluefield
Daily Telegraph as hindrance rather
than an aid to the cause of aviation
The Newark Evening News sees the
demand for halt" as international,
and suggests that washington can
not. at this time. take any official
steps to curb daring airmen. but in
dications grow that it soon will"
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IHe Baltimore sun says, III the
Government is helpless to prevent
flights known to be extra hazardous.
certainly public disapprobation can
be visited upon those who encourage
them in the future" The Sun adj
vises postponement until time and
inventive genius have perfected ma
chimes which give those who fly them
better chance for their lives"
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Attention should be turned "princi-
pally to promotion of flying on land.
the air mail, passenger, freight and
express lines. together with adequate
air Defense" in the judgment of the
Yakima Daily Republic. The Green
Bay Press-GaZette states that "flirt-
ing with the undertaken" can be pre-
vented "by working through the Gov
vernment or organizations that are
promoting aviation" The Morgan
town New Dominion AYERS that 1--WE
can refuse to recognize it or en-
courage it by the worship of acct
dental success. unless officially sane.
toned by competent authorities
'Transoceanic flights depend, in the
last analysis" states the Madison
Wisconsin State journal, ION the I'M
canny and mysterious possession of
some pilots which is called air sense
Until science develops instruments
that can make up for the absence of
this faculty in the average intelli-
gence, transoceanic aviation must re-
main stunt for daredevils." The
Racine JournalNews would stop the
prize-mOney air races" and the
Columbus Ohio State Journal favors