The Washington times., 1929-08-26

/ ~ II s5srs# LaDletS, log
frantic to redeem presumptuous
human trespass.
In vain boreas and zephyr blow
with fury or charm with soft ca
ress. Stronger than tempestuous
gusts from the cave of, Eolus,
obliterating at Zeus' thunderous
command, our new-made highway
through the air. will be the arms
of strong men plotting, navigating
aircraft in our wake, keeping
open and widening our pioneer
track.
For the first time In the his.
tory of mankind upon this earth,
the continent OF Asia and the Pa.
cific Ocean have been conquered
from the air.
Zeppelin Pioneers
Columbus, Magellan, ,Vasca de
Cana. Captain Cook and Captain
Peary conquered oceans and
brought unknown continents in
touch with civilization in their
respective generations. Marco
Polo and David Livingstone, he.
roes and heroines of the covered
wagon days. opened up dark con.
tinents to the world and intro.
duced the yellow man, the black
man and the red man to his
white brother.
The Zeppelin has pioneered
across two oceans and two con.
tinents, bringing America and
Europe within ~ hours OF each
other, Europe-Berlin and the
outward fringe of the Far East
Tokyo-within 80 hours of each
other, japan and San Francisco
within 10 hours of each other.
The Zeppelin has drawn the world
together in 224 hours and "a min
utes. linking New York with Eu-
rope and the American Pacific
Coast with the Far East-this,
compared with the 1888 days
taken by Magel1an's expedition
which started out In 1919, was
forced to leave the remains of
their leader in the Philippines aid
returned triumphant to Seville,
Spain, in 1922, after having sue
cessfully achieved the first re-
corded voyagle around the world.
Other Records Cited
In 1889 the World claimed 72
days six hours II minutes az the
latest record for Miss Nellie Bly,,
whom they had sent around the
world to beat the 80 days rec
ord of the fictitious Phineas
Fogg. from 1853 days to 721s days
was big drop, but it took 370
years to achieve it.
Thirty-five years later, In 1924,
United States Army planes cir.
cled the globe In 366 hours actual
flying time, or Is days hours.
The expedition lasted IT'S days
altogether, however. Now, five
years later, the Graf Zeppelin, the
most famous nghter.than-air craft
the world has ever hailed, prom.
ises to circle the globe in less
than IL days flight time, not as
a sporting daredevil kind of ad.
venture, but as a solid, sound COM
mercial proposition. This latest
breathless record has not been
avhieved at expense of safety.
comfort or physical well.being
to the participants. Nor has it
been limited to one or two "reck.
less" madcaps.
I know that most. IL not ALL
men revised their wills before
stepping aboard. myself left
sealed directions for disposal of
baggage stored in the Warwick
Hotel, New York, and other direc.
tions in case Of disaster. ..
None of US had any illusions
about potential risks although
every one had implicit faith and
confidence in DIR. Eckener and his
wonderful crew. But God Is
greater than all and who knows
but. that He might not have found
us too ambitious-arrogant in our
pride of mechanical achievement?
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