New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-09
PLANNING
Ocean SERVICE
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motors are what 10 needed. but do
not look for a nonstop round-the-
world flight for some time"
More Honors Coming
Feted and feasted ever since they
landed on German soil after their
transatlantic fight from New York
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles
Levine. were on the threshold today
OF still further honors. The enthu.
siasm OF the country over the flight
knows no bounds and organizations
and individuals are wing to enter
tain the airmen.
Among the many suggestions that
have been made is one that when
Chamberlin returns to the United
States he be taken aboard a Ger.
man warship. preferably the cruiser
Berlin. This honor" says the A
Chtuhr Abendblatt, would show the
American people more than any
thing else how proud Germany is
over the fact that the two countries
are not divided any longer by the
ocean,"
Going to POtsdam
On Saturday the two aviators
plan to fly to Potsdam in the COM
pany of leading German air league
officials. Next day they expect to
fly to Vienna. They will return to
E"rlin Thursday, June Is, proceed.
ing by air to Bremerhaven to meet
their wives. due from New York
next day.
Such enthusiasm as has beer
aroused over the flight Is rarely
seen in Berlin. From the time the
tliers rose yesterday to keep Their
appointment with President Won
Hindenburg until they returned to
the American embassy, their head
quarters. to dress for an official
dinner last night, they were con-
stantly obliged to acknowledge
greetings. The populace not only
talks about the two Americans. but
sings about them. a hastily COM
posed ballad, sung to the tune of a
well known German ditty, is heard
everywhere. 1t begins: Chamber
lin. Chamberlin, lass dich sehen In
Berlin"-Let us see you In Berlin.
Much in Papers
The newspapers are filled with
columns Of description OF the flight
and its significance and praise for
Chamberlin and Levine. Only few
I.eftist papers have fault to find.
The communist Rote Fahn cred
flag) describes the Lindbergh and
Chamberlin flights as tests by Ameri-
can Imperialism" of the possibility
of aviation, with a view later to
bombing attacks from the air"
Unfortunately" says the Left
democratic Volks-Zettung. the
bright picture Of this great techni-
cal achievement, also shows up some
dark shadows. Here, too. militarism
will seize upon the crossing OF the
ocean as an excuse for making mill
tary use OF the Americans flight"
German engineers. airplane manu-
facturers and airmen who flocked to
the Tompelhofer field to inspect the
Bellanca plano Columbia, were en-
thusiastic over Its construction.
The general opinion Is that Ameri-
can airplane experts, working in
silence, have developed a machine
OF which they may we'll be proud.
also took time yesterday
to make an inspection Of his ship.
He found that all was In perfect or
der from motor to steering ap-
paratus. notwithstanding the forced
landing at Klinge.
When they return home, the air
men will have great deal more
baggage than they brought with
them on their great flight. They
have already received many gifts Of
all descriptions and there Is promise
Of much more to come. Among yes
terday's collection were photographs
Of President Won Hindenburg, In
heavy silver frames. Chamberlin
also found brand new light blue
automobile, the gift Of an Ameri-
can concern. at the embassy curb
when he awoke yesterday.