Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
America Halls COmdr. Byrd
Knight of Air, Ice and Snow

and turn back the big majority Of U.S."
The Asbury Park Evening Press thinks
that "in its spectacular qualities the
flight apparently has no equal"
Instead Of having been lost to civil
ltsation for weeks and months" COM
mentS the Charlotte Observer, "Ex-
plorer Byrd turned up in the morning
papers with an expedition completed"
The Columbia State also emphasizes the
fact that such Notwithstanding events
were formerly weeks or months in be-
coming known" while the Topeka
Daily Capital asserts that "the success
of Comdr. Byrd is impressive testimony
OF the capabilities of the airplane," and
the indianapolis News sees interest in
the expedition because 1t has not been
out OF touch with civilization except for
short intervals since 1t started"
Byrd is a pioneer, not in the old
sense OF breaking new ground" advises
the Springfield Republican, but in the
new sense Of applying modern methods
and resources to old problems" and
that paper calls It perhaps the most
notable example Of organized explora-
ton that the world has SEEN" The
Charleston IS. c. Evening Post points
to the outstanding characteristics of the
enterprise: How far exploration has
been advanced by the inventions of the
past rs years is Illustrated by the fact
that Comdr. Byrd made the flight TO
and returned from the South Pole with
In less than "a hours, and was In COM
munication with New York at eyery
stage OF the voyage. Very different this
from the terrific toll of Annundsen's
march to the South Pole and the long
time that elapsed after his return, be-
fore news Of the achievement reached
civilization"
Three things, 1t seems to U.S." says the
Omaha World Herald. stand out as
pre-eminent features of this flight aside
from the exhibition of high adventure
on the part Of those who participated
In IL: 1t was supreme achievement of
AVIATION, II was triumph Of thorough
ness or preparation, and 1t was no less a
supreme achievement of radio" The
kansas City Times holds that "in the
hands OF Comdr. Byrd and his asso-
GATES, the airplane has become an in
strument OF almost unlimited promise
1or explorations In the polar regions
and for long Journeys elsewhere about
the globe" "'
What can Comdr. Byrd do next that
VIII not be an anti-climax to what he
already has Accomplishment" asks the
Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner
while the Ann Arbor Daily News with
the ulpuCe tnat me has never failed
70 accomplish what he set out to ac-
complish," adds that las a combination
OF reliability, common sense, braverv
and power for human progress, he oc-
cupies q unique position. The Fort
Worth Record Telegram AYERS that ne
mas earned the right to a classification
near the top Of the list of those famous
Tor polar exploration" and the pitts
ourgh Post-Gazette lauds "the Byrd
courage" as proverbial. Dick Byrd. his
comrades and his sponsors can list a
dozen contributions the expedition viii
make to human knowledge" declares
the Richmond News Leader. Some of
tnese may be substantial. But If the
ship came back to New York with no
log and no records, there still would be
hundreds of Americans who would
gladly volunteer to take her back 10
Artarctica the next day. Something
very deep In its nature makes youth
challenge danger on the rim of the
EARTH"