Evening star., 1928-12-13
GIVEN
HARMON AIR AWARD.
Colonel Honored as Aviator
Who Has Done Most to
Promote AerOnautiCS.

Flyers who gave their lives in "blin5".
attempts to fly the Atlantic Ocean
probably would have delayed starting or
would have chosen other courses had
they been provided with a map showing
clearly the spots IN which they mighJ
expect bad flying weather.
Ocean weather can be a help for
aircraft if known, and a menace if un-
known.
These conclusions were placed before
the second plenary session Of the Inter-
national Civil Aeronautics Conference
today at the home of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States. as the
meeting of delegates from 40 nations on
the problem of civil aviation continued
Almost side by side. as members of
the official American delegation of II
men. sat Orville Wright, official guest
of the conference, who startled
skeptical world by raising a motor
driven airplane from the sand dunes of
North Carolina 25 years ago, and Col
Charles A. Lindbergh, who fired the
enthusiasm of the world 19 months ago
by flying from New York to Paris.
Lindbergh Receives Medal.
Shortly before the end of the second
plenary session, Col. Lindbergh was
called to the platform where he re-
ceived the Harmon international trophy
given to the aviator who has done the
most for aeronautics each year. Col.
Lindbergh received a prolonged ovation.
1t was his first appearance as an active
participant in the conference, although
he has been with the American delega-
tlon from the conference opening yes
terday. The presentation was made by
Pierre Flandin. Lindbergh was escorted
to the platform by OrviIle Wright.
The conclusions on the safety of
ocean flying were drawn by Jerome C..
Hunsaker, vice president of the Good
year-zeppelin Corporation. Discussing
collection Of weather data from ships
at sea by international cooperation.
Mr.. Hunsaker said: Such service has.
| understand. already been discussed
| informally, but it will take more than
discussion to perfect the organization
of the communication services required.
Transatlantic flying is now ready to
begin, but it seems folly to delay the
necessary Astrological service until its,
necessity has been brought home by
further and unnecessary loss of life.
The roles which France, Cuba and
Persia hope to play in commercial avia-
t1on development were outlined to the
conference by Pierre Etienne Flandin,
vice president of the French Chamber
of Deputies and president of the
French Aerial Club, by Edouard La
| borde, Cuban flyer, and by Prince
Mozaffar Mira Firouz, second secretary
of the Persian legation and cousin of
the Shah of Persia. Prince Firouz read
a message to the conference describ-
ing the aviation movement in Persia
and expressing the thanks of the Per-
| sian government for calling the
| meeting
! M. Flandin presented a plea to keep
| the world aerial highways open to the
traffic of all nations. In outlining the
plans of France for system of air.
| ways with adequate airports, the head
/ of the French delegation called atten-
! ton to his countrys policy of free
! passage to all air traffic.
French aerial highways are not only
used by French f1ving machines, but by
English, Dutch, Belgian, German and
! Italian air lines" M Flandin said. I'VE
have always defended the principle of
| free passage at international conven-
| tions and believe it is desirable that
the whole world adopt this as its
policy"
The Importance of Cuba as a link in
the chain of inter-American communi-
| cation was outlined by Capt. Laborde
who read paper prepared by Senator
| Arturo De Plazaola Bravo. Ideal at
mospheric conditions for passage of
aircraft in and around the island were
| described
Film Will Show Progress.
The conference was again split this
| afternoon into groups for discussions of
/ technical subjects on aviation. E. P.
| Warner, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, was named to preside over a group
discussing air transportation generally.
and w. Irving Glover of the Post
Office Department. over group to dis
cuss airway development Still another
group met to discuss aeronautical re-
search and various technical. subjects.
| Tonight many of the delegates will
gather at the Washington Auditorium
to witness a motion picture on the
growth of aviation in its Is years of
| development
A plenary session tomorrow morning
and further group meetings in the after
noon will bring the conference to a
close A banquet will be given by the
American delegation tomorrow night at
the Mayflower Hotel.
Germany's tribute to the aviation
pioneering exploits of Orville Wright
was paid last night by delegates of
that country at dinner given by the
German Ambassador, Herr Won Pritt-
wit2- Gaffron.