Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-23

So splendid is the story of heroic
parts played by the rescuerS of the sur
vivors of the Italia Arctic tragedy that
American editors regret to see the epic
marred by such bitterness as has arisen
over the manner of Gen. Mobiles res
cue and the death of Dr. Malmgren.
Peoples that have given brave men
to the long search, that have CO.
operated in the fashion of men anxious
only to relieve suffering. ought not now
to give way to harsh words and ugly
accusations" says the Baltimore Sun.
And the New York Evening World feels
that there has been SO much her0iSm
displayed in the attempts 10 rescue the
companions of Mobile that humanity
would revolt at the thought that they
had been in any way unworthy Of the
sacrifices made.
Outstanding in the dramatic. spec
tacular story OF loss, tragedy and res
cue" in the opinion of the Pittsburgh
PoSt-GaZette, will be the doggedneSs
persistence Of life in the explorers" OF
the spirit of the reScuers. the Nashville
Banner says. 1T amounts to monu-
mental instance of the existence in men
OF splendid qualities. without regard for
other considerations than the oppor-
tunity to save and serve their fellows
in distress"
Were 1t possible to depict on some
great stage that drama enacted over
the frozen wastes of the Arctic" de-
clareS the Houston Chronicle, lit
wouldn't be good dramatic art It's
stage setting is too untrue. the action
of the play Is too unbelievable to make
good fiction. But there 1t ia Strug-
gle OF men against nature. conflict
with ice and snow, story of death, of
heroiSm, OF human endurance such as
has seldom been known before Is writ
ten ON the top of the world in it's most
forbidding spot" The Philadelphia
Record states that sin all the history OF
Arctic exploration Ii would be impoS-
slbla to find another story quite like
this
Full steam ahead, the captain or
dered, and the drive toward the be-
leaguered survivors began" records the
Portland Oregon Journal mo prettier
story ever came out of the Arctic. a
story of hardships endured by men for
the rescue of imperiled fellow beings
And the goal was reached. the good
ship found its mark Full
steam aheadp IT was the heart OF man
going out In sympathy and service"
Considering the hardshipS and loss OF
life, the Flint Daily Journal asks. IFS
II too great q price to pay for the ad-
vancement of knowledgea" And its
reply Is THE world has begun an of
fenSive against the polar regions. de-
termined to unlock the secrets of this
mysterious land. IL possible,
The shock troops who lead the advance
naturally bear the hrunt of the resist
ance They are heroes all of them.
The Toronto Daily Star looks forward
tn the time, mot far distant, when COM
mereial air lines will make regular trips
across the polar region" and declares
that the latest Arctic tragedy is but
one of the inevitable occurrences of the
pioneer period"
THE name 0f Malmgren," the scien-
list who Is reported 70 have laid down
his life To permit his companions Ia
escape, according To the Buffalo Eve
ming News, will stand out In the glo~
rtous record OF polar exploration with
that al Capt. Oates OF the Inflated
Scott expedition TO the South Pole"
The New York Herald Tribune also
pays its tribute TO DR. Malmgren 1T
Is the fashion 20 think and speak Of
fate like this as tragedy, Isn't II
true. rather, that such a display Of he
roism represents the very summit OF
success, not only for the individual II
but for tho race 10 which
he belonged. and even for the organ