Evening star., 1927-08-26

Opinions as to the outcome of the
Dole air race to the Hawaiian Islands
clash so noticeably as to create a
doubt concerning the American view
Of the effect on the progress Of avi-
alton. Tragedy to some overshadOws
other considerations, while it is be-
lieved by various editors that major
feats should be reserved for experts
of the first rank, with all amateurs
eliminated,
Stating that what this race will
do for aviation remains to be seen"
the Oakland Tribune records that lit
has been demonstrated for the third
time within few weeks that the
islands are to be considered on the
gests that hereafter, perhaps. ad-
venturing by wings to Hawaii will not
be attended by SO much Of concern"
The Miami Daily News halls the
splendid achievements" of the win
ners, and concludes that 'it has been
shown again that the palm of victory
is not beyond the reach of any good
flyer equipped with a good plane and
having a good navigator to direct his
course"
Further stimulus to long-distance.
nonstop flying" is the judgment of
the Scranton Times, while the New
ark Evening News sees resulting
prospects of '1onger flights above the
wide Pacific waters, recognized as an
ideal place for the development of
and the Birmingham News says that
countless others must follow the
paths they blazed." The Milwaukee
Journal credits the contestants with
having added "a new triumph to the
most remarkable year this or any
other nation has had in aviation"
The Providence Journal holds that
certainly the success of half the
planes engaged in the contest dem
onstrates progress and points the way
tn further development" The San
Bernardino Sun welcomes further in
formation as to how far present ef
fciency goes. whether it Is more or
less general or confined to a very
limited number of planes and men,"
The result, in the opinion of the
Chicago Daily News, "must be regard
ed as another advance step in long
distance aviation" but that paper
adds that consideration of the race
as a whole reveals. as did the recent
daring Atlantic flights, that before air
travel over oceans can be made avail
able to and safe for the public there
must be vast improvements in the
planes and their equipment, and the
men who pilot them must learn much |
more about the navigation of the air |
than the great majority of them know |
now" The Salt Lake Deseret News |
is convinced that 'the service they |
render rebounds to- the blessing OF hu- |
manity in time to come
although the air literally Is full |
Of ships plying between continents"
says the Flint Daily Journal, 1.-The haz-
ards of transoceanic flying still are |
great" The Journal states that the
future step must be that Of making
planes big enough and stable enough
TO carry fuel for the long flights and
10 withstand the storms on the ocean
which force the smaller craft down.
The flight to Hawaii Is another link
n the chain which is binding the con
inents together; to all the courageous
who sailed forth on it the
greatest credit is due" The Ann Ar
Tor Times News predicts that history
will regard the Honolulu hop as an
,ther conquest by Americans" l.
Among the adverse opinions are
hose of the Syracuse Herald that "the
Dole air derby has hindered rather
han helped the cause OF aviation;
he Lynchburg Advance, that such
atastrophes twill weaken the pub
les confidence i'm the safety of air
,lanes"; the Chattanooga Times, that
of this kind discredit
yiation," and the Lincoln Star, that |
{ it SERVES as deterrent to similar
vents. it may have served some use
ul purpose"
y
1.-THE public craze for long distance
ying," according to the Charleston
:vening Post. ''is being carried to an 1
xtravagant point. without a proper .
ouse of yaIl1ef9n nd fhare should be