The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02
Washington Must and Will
Have a Permanent Airport

Government officials may Government
they divert the aima service stop from Washington to
Baltimore just because committees commercial bodies
appear lukewarm about supplying the money to temporarily
equip part Of Boiling Field for mail airplanes.
should still be possible obtain the $4,000 that will put
this city the coastal aplane route There should be
let in the efforts get the money from It
should be remembered that this ama stop would be i'm
portant step toward the permanent airport this city must
have and will have
There will be cy-wide lukewarmness toward having
permanent and modern airport here The present attitude Of
citizens is due to hryup tactics that have been employed
and to threats and lectures by Government officials There
behind also feeling of resentment toward the attitude Of
Government officials and Congress that the taxpayers of this
city must bear all the burdens for all kinds Of public i'm
provement without Federal Government which and
controls this city, doing its just part in financial helpfuness
The proposed mail stop here worth WHILE and should
have it, but the Government itself should be just deeply
concerned about it, and willing aid private citizens.
amai service valuable should be highly valuable
the Federal Government in this city valuable than to
Washington citizens Its benefits would be shared by the
White House, all executive departments and bureaus and by
Congress The Government should be quite concerned about
speeding up its important mail It is the duty Of the
Government to do this for the service Of the public well
for its business
Yet we have the familiar old attitude-YoU PEOPLE OF
WASHINGTON MUST DO IT. not the correct attitude Of
the Government will cooperate with you and aid you
Government needed to encourage aviation this
Government is the Future will be fought in the
air and this Government should like Others give all possible
aid to whatever develops aviation The Government Of the
United States is located in Washington its Federal City,
controlled by it in the fullest manner.
So we are to lose the airma STOP the Government will
lose than Washington people, especially when it. does
that the War Department and Posofce Department
might find themselves Of establishing this ara sta
on here until Congress and the people Of Washington
had time to provide permanent airport, they will
Congress may not take kindly the failure of executive
heads to act these heads think Distinguished statesmen
win miss the opportunity to speed up their mail from Wash
ington, and will want to know the reason why
The citizens Of Washington will unite this proposition Of
permanent airport in time although they understand in ad
that Congress viii doubtless refuse to share in
rucn and put the whole cost upon local taxpayers That
must not deter us, however.
And when the airport is constructed the Government will
be compelled to divert mail aipanes here, where
they may stop in the meantime There many high
Government officials and many Senators and Congressman
who will insist having the right to this air service
direct from Washington, not from other cities.