Evening star., 1928-11-04
The Story the Week Has Told

| I said that the ship made the return
trip without mishsp, but she did not do
so without desperate peril At BAN
uuet in his honor at Friedrichshafen
| that honest man and skillful and heroic
pilot, DR.. Eckener. admitted that the
experience of the Graf Zeppelin on her
homeward voyage demonstrated that
she Is not up to the requirements of
regular transatlantic air navigation.
Toward evening of the first day she
encountered a storm off Newfoundland
which lasted all night and threatened
at times to break the ship in two"
When light came. the crew were amazed
to find beneath them not open sea, but
certain small islands off the Newfound-
land coast Head winds had driven
them off course.
II am convinced" said the doctor
that the ship only withstood that
storm because we reduced our demands
on the engines to the minimum-that
is. we cut her speed in two and rode
out the gale. We know now that our
airships must be stronger, because we
know that only the utmost eXertion
saved the Graf Zeppelin from the storm.
Now we know where all those airplane
pilots lost their lives. 1t was over
Newfoundland. We cannot stick our
HANDS in our pockets. We know we
have a good ship. 1t had to be good to
live In that storm. But now we must
work to improve the instrument ~
After the experience above noted the
ship was favored by winds. 1t is seen
that on each trip-westward and cast
ward-the Graf Zeppelin survived by
hair only; but those trips were I'M
mensely justified, were necessary expert
ments toward development of type OF
airship suitable for regular transatlantic
commercial service; a type certain ultl-
mately to be achieved and the more
quickly through the knowledge acquired
| through those trials and only thus 10
be acquired.
The world Is immensely indebted to
DR.. Eckcner and the associates OF his
enterprise, but perhaps on other trial
| trips he will be little hesitant about
taking mere passengers. The world now
awaits with great curiosity the trial trips
of the two great British airships nearing
completion and intended for regular
service between Britain and Australia
In the course of their construction great
notifications we're made in their designs
in the interest of stanchnes5.
X 4 X
Ilaly-A translation of Mussolini's
autobiography has Just been published
by Scribners. 1t was dictated in grea'
haste in the intervals of business. ant
bears disappointing testimony to tht
circumstances of composition. Only
Byron or, belize, a Caesar can Go i'm
mortal literary work at random moments
and Mussolini is neither, like Byron,
darling of the muses., nor quite, lik'
Caesar, of the Olympian mold (Which
involves reticense and self-restrainO. NJ
doubt the book will add to the genera
curiosity concerning Mussolini, but 1t il
unlikely to enhance his reputation witt
the judicious.
On October %, italy celebrated thu
sixth anniversary of the march or
Rome" of the Black Shirts, the advent
OF the Fascists to power. Practically al
the full fledged members of the
Fascist party, numbering about 1,500,-
600, participated in the solemn
ceremonies, in black shirts and decorated
in full; likewise the Junior Fascis'
organizations, the Avanguardista anc
the Bali]la. The public works completed
during the previous IL months were
lnaugurated. among which the following
are of chief importance:
motor road connecting Rome witt
Ost!a NOW chiefly famed as bathing
resorD.
Port works at famous Civita Vacchia
henceforth to be known as port o.
Rome.
New buildings at Rome for the min
istries Of marine and education:
magnificent law courts building