Evening star., 1927-05-30
FLYER, HOMES|CK,
EAGER TO RETURN
TO UNITED STATES
Would Start Right Back If
He Had His Own Way,
Lindbergh Says.
WELCOMED TO LONDON
BY THRONG OF 100000
Plane Slightly Damaged at Enthu-
siastic Reception-Starts Busy
Program in England.
Rv the A ssociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 30.--Capt. Lind.
hergh is Enthusiastically homesick.
lie said so this morning. The knight
of the air appreciates to the fullest
extent the honors bestowed upon him
here. i'm Brussels and in Paris, but he
is eager to return home at the earliest
possible moment.
He made this clear while speaking
to the reporters upon his return TO
the American embassy after an early
morning trip to the Croydon airfield to
make sure his transatlantic mono
plane had weathered the storm of the
rough and tumble welcome given It
upon his arrival from Brussels yes
terday.
Lindbergh will have a chat tomor-
row with King George and also the
: Prince of Wales. Wednesday he Will
he the guest of Lord Lonsdale, famous
sportsman, at the running of the
Derby. Every waking moment of his
time is booked during his stay here.
hut if he had his own way he would
take his spirit of st. Louis" and start
right back for New York.
II want to get home that bad. he
said, adding, though of course l am
not thinking actually of returning by
air-please understand that fully"
Sailing Not Definite.
The flyer remarked that he could
not say enough in praise or the
honors and recognition heaped upon
him everywhere, but nevertheless the
question of getting home was upper.
most in his mind and would be untii
he began the return trip.
There is nothing definite yet about
the date of sailing, nor just how L
shall go" ne continued. 81 am not a
particularly good sailor, and. every
thing considered, / would prefer 10
fiy back in the good old bus that
brought me over. However. l shall
probably not fly the Atlantic again.
IT has been done, and there is no ad-
vantage for me to attempt to repeat
the performance.
Peeping into the future, he visual
ized a regular transatlantic aeriai
service.
ut has wonderful commercial posi-
hilities-there is no doubt about that, :
he said, II came by the shortest
route. but the route of the future
must be determined after scientific re-
/ search. This is already under consld'
Grafton in various quarters, l nave no
doubt
Unable to Visit Sweden.
The Swedish journalists piled Lind
bergh with questions about the posi-
/ bility of his visiting Sweden, put ne
i replied that he greatly regretted that
! circumstances prevented his visiting
the countryland of his father.
\ 81 must go home," he emphasized.
According to his present plans. he
| will fly to Paris probably on Ihurs'
day. but his program after that date
is still unsettled.
A woman reporter asked him If 1t
were possible for woman to f1y the
| Atlantic alone.
.'Why not?" was his reply. He re.
fused, however, to enter into turtner
questions along this line.
He was seemingly annoyed when
reporter asked if he planned to have
any clothes made while in London, re.
marking:
II am an airman, and I am not try
ing to set any fashions. / haven't
much time to think much about
clothes.'
Nevertheless. the airman wore a
iapper gray suit of latest cut and
natty tie which appeared to have
come from one of London's nattiest
.oggery shops.
Plane Stands Welcome Ordeal.
He was in splendid spirits after
having ascertained that his monopiane
yithstood Yesterdays ordeal at Croy
ION in good shape. His color was
plendid, but there was just a sug
[estjon of tiredness about the eyes
The airman was the guest OF honor
I a private luncheon today gwen
h the American Ambassador, Alanson
Houchton, at the embassy. Among
hose invited were the British foreign
acretary, Sir Austen Chamberlain
r Samuel Hoare, secretary OF state
pr air: the Duke of Athol, LORD Astor
ord Reading, Lord Desborough, Sli
han Cobham, famous British aviator
r Seton Brancker. director or civil
,iation: the Swedish Minister. 10
nh Letter of Chicago, Sir RodericR
1nes, chairman of Reuters News
gency; Sir Philip Sassoon, under
kcretary for air; Col. Francis Il
DWELL, president of the American
hamber of Commerce in London
frederick Sterling, counselor OF the
marican embassy; Horace Lee. WASH
gton American consul general
ampbell Lee, president of the Amerl
resident of the American Club; Vice
dmiral Aubrey Smith, X. N; Hon
smond Harmsworth, Sir Hugh
renchard. air chief marshal; Lieut.
oil. Kenyon A. Joyce, American mill
ry attache; Capt. William c. Watts
wal attache: Ray Atherton, first sec
tetary. and others of the embassy
aft.
After the luncheon, Capt. Lind
.rch, accompanied by the Ambas
dor. was to attend memorial serv
es under the auspices of the Lon
IN branch of the American over
eas Memorial Day Association al
Margaret Westminster, Canol
arnegie presiding. The service
ere TO be private.
Afterward he planned to lay
reath on the tomb Of the unknown
older in Westminster Abbey. T9
ight he will be the dinner guest o
ae American Press Association a
ne Savoy. Early tomorrow, Co
oyce. America military attache, VIII
as the airman under his wing. hope
10 show the visitor the Tower of Lor
ION. Kew Gardens and some of tn
other sights.
Greeted by 100000 Persons.
Never before in English history ha
such a large and enthusiastic crow
assembled to greet an individual a
was at the Croydon air field when tn
Western aviator completed his 81.
hour trip from the Belgian capita
ast night. The police estimated tha
more than 100000 persons Wer
gathered. They shouted. thes cheer
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