Evening star., 1928-11-25
Walton history will be
made here next month


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II when the worlds foremost
4 "A .aeronautical leaders, repre-
senting more than 1woScore ma
tions. gather for the first inter-
national civil aeronauticS confer
ence. called by President Coolidge
to commemorate the twenty fifth
anniversary of human flight.
The conference, to which the
representatives of SO nations, in
cluding the British dependencies,
have been invited, promises to be
the most important gathering in
the annals of aviation. People
experienced in commercial aero
nauticS recognize a need for in
ternational uniformity OF laws
and regulations governing the
mounting tide of air traffic, and,
while no formal treaty is projected
as a result of the conference, it
is exceedingly unlikely that the
delegates will adjourn without
some concrete expression OF ideas
which eventually will lead to the
framing of an international COM
mercial aviation code of laws.
Even though no formal pact be
drawn next month, it is certain
that the close of the conference
will find the worlds air leaders
with a better understanding Of
general trends in the expanding
field of commercial aerOnauticS
in all parts Of the world and
better equipped to control the
destinieS Of this new form of
human endeavor.
Like Radio Conference.
In many respects the confer
ence will be similar to the inter-
national radio conference of last
year, which resulted in the draft
ing of a code of international law
to which 79 nations were sigma
tories. The radio conference also
resulted in the establishment of
an international bureau and in
the formulation of plans for a
series of quadrennial interna-
tional conferences, the first OF
which is to be held in Madrid in
1882.
1t is not at all unlikely that the
coming aeronauticS conference
will have similar results. The
creation of an international bu-
reau similar to the Berne Radio
Bureau, which will serve as a
clearing house for the worlds eX-
perienceS in the establishment
and regulation of air-borne COM
merce may be expected eventually.
1t is probable also that the COM
ing conference will be the first of
a series of annual, biennial or
quadrennial international gather
ingS of the same character.
The commercial aeronauticS
achievements and plans of each
of the governments represented
here next month will be dis
cuSSed and round table gather
ings in each branch of the COM
mercial aviation field will be held.
Many of the delegates will con-
tribute papers on the efforts made
by their governments to regulate
1erial commerce.
Progress to Be Reviewed.
The United States delegates will
eview the progress made by the
teronauticS branch of the Depart
ment Of Commerce, which has
been engaged for several years in
The formulation of a code of reg
llationS governing aviation, the
licensing of pilots and mechanics
nd the inspection and certif1ca-
on of airplaneS and motors.
oreign nations have been travel
1g along the same pathway. The
omposite opinion and expert
nceS of all these experts will be
fought together at the confer
nee for the first time.
At the time this was written the
5ate Department had received
2ceptances to President Cool
lge'S invitation from the follow
lg nations: Austria, Australia,
elgium, Canada, Chile, China,
i3sta Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia,
inland, Germany, Great Britain,
uatemala, Hungary, the Irish
ee State, italy, Norway, Panama,
rsia, Spain, Sweden, Switzer-
nd and Venezuela.
The delegates will begin arriv-
g in the United States about
ecember l and a majority of
lem are expected to attend the
lternational AeronauticS ExpoSi-
on in Chicago, December / to 8.
riday, December 7, has been deS-
mated as a special day for the
Entertainment of the distinguish
d visitors at the exposition, which
,ow promises to be one of the