Evening star., 1928-04-22
Dawson Threw Away Clutches; Made New Career

which he is interested naturally foc'
about him.
And most of all. of course. from tim.
first quick. youthful response Of his 10
this time in which II has become hi
special responsibility, he IS interested -
flying
AS by will he forced himself 70 walk
so he has rapidly begun 70 force himself
through the necessities of his position
from being q laborious speaker into BE-
ing a man who can give clear and
spirited address Difficult. almost dis
tasteful. as public speaking was to him.
since he has been Secretary for Air you
find him addressing now q great crowd
az an airport dedication in New Or
leans, now the Aeronautieal Chamber
of Commerce, tie Society OF Autoulotive
Engineers. the American Legion or the
crowd at the opening Of an airport in
Buffalo.
HIS friends assert that it Is largely
II due 70 Dawson that New YORK
State has established record in trans
forming the idea Of licensing plane and
pilot into legislative fact. New YORK
created joint legislative committee for
the study Of airway needs and the
preparation Of a State air map.
Dawson. realizing that while national
licensing on = standard basis would b.
most effective it Was also impossible
conceived the idea Of State licensing. sill
States to adopt Identical Federal stand
ards on the effectiveness Of pilots and
the airworthineS& Of planes mt-aStste
flying would then b conducted ellGsr
exactly the same conditions as interstate
flying.
He suggested the New York Aviation
Conference. the most representative
group ot It's kind ever created, The
recommendations of this conference
were introduced into both houses aS
bill No /. II promptly passed. and
New York. nom being "alE-mindSd' eGi
With no directive policy. passed inlrse-
diately into being the foremost IN the
country III aviation legislation,
Next u the specific problems cf hi
department, the development ef ATwy
fiyerS. the air subject whieh he talSS
most about Is SiVE>ortS for cities.
SO far as air travel is eNncerneC," ne
says - city without an airport means
as little As harhorleSS coast town o.
an ocean-going vessel
''If We look for New York OH an
aerial map We do not md pinyelnt
Vet any one who blinds himself to tire
fact that aviation Is the leaanS trans
poftation medium og the future Is aS
blind IS the bird Who plays peekaeao
by sticking his head into sand
On the side og imagination, long since
caught up into the future. ON the side
Of character dominated ey duty and eS
Will, the world may gladly leave the
future ~ men such as this cgse~~a man
whose life might ~ the age az - have
ended Snfsleiently IN his own citation
with the NAVY CroSS,
fer exceptionally merttoricuS
service in a duty at great reSponSielltty
IN the organization Of the nrSt Vale
aviation unit, which formed the nucleus
Of the FIRST Naval Reserve FlyhNg CognS.
nom which the United States naval
aviation forces foreign service after.
ward grew, The efficiency ef this group
Was largely due 10 the example ei loyal
and COURAGEOUS daty set hy this afticeg,"
Others were to-
Ply an eagle ntght, bold and forth on.
Leaving no track behind !"
Dawson has come back 70 walk We
know not vet what further paths cf
splendid achievement.