Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05

Americans feel that there is a chal-
lenge in the speed record set by the new
German liner, Europa, which made the
crossing of the Atlantic against storm
handicaps in days, II hours and
several minutes. Full credit is given to
the Germans who produced both the
Bremen and the Europa, successive
record breakers, but there are many
predictions of international rivalry, In
which this country will have part.
Describing the German experts as
wizards in building ships and yep
pelins," the Savannah Press gives credit
for the pioneering spirit that governed
the style of construction. The Salt Lake
Deseret News points to the enormous
sums of money lavished" on the
Queen of the Sea-" with the conclu-
sion that national pride induces big
expenditures" to achieve 1.-The honor OF
possessing the best" and the Scranton
Times holds that the Europa shows
what has been done by Germany in the
way of postwar industry" The Charlotte
News feels that "the very fact that the
Bremen's record was outdone at all is
substantial evidence that the Germans
have no notion of surrendering the
speed laurels on the waves to anybody
elSe."
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"A sound performance in shipbuild-
ing" says the Newark Evening News,
that cannot be explained in any way
except that postwar Germany is setting
the pace in the maritime world" The
News also explains that the new mark
has been set by 48,000-ton boat slid
ing over the waves instead of blowing
! through them, a principle OF construc-
| ton apparently triumphant; that
heretofore shipping men have believed
the most effective size for North
Atlantic ships to be about $4,000 tons.
The Germans have right to their
PRIDE" agrees that paper.
The liner nov holds the trans
atlantic blue ribbon" states the Gin
cinnati Times-Star, simply because her
builders made use Of the Improvements
introduced by naval engineers and
architects. The powerful engines Of
| the Europa, her cruiser stern, and that
| Dubious bow which presses the water
down rather than thrusts it aside, are
all adaptations from battle cruisers"
Referring to american plans, that paper
declares: 1.-THE United States is now
responsible for most of the passenger
| that we made an effort to bring back
the speed records once owned by the
Yankee clippers"
yankee skill is directly challenged"
In the opinion of the Dallas Journal,
"and it is openly threatened that it will
| outdo the Germans by building super
| liner that can make the crossing in four
| days. The world would profit from ship
building competition of this sort. II
| the interest of the nations could be
conferred upon the construction Of mer-
chant vessels and turned entirely away
from fighting vessels the world would
| be bettered."
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The feat is viewed by the Pittsburgh
| POST Gazette as one which calls atten-
/ ton again "to the attack on this
| coveted trophy of the seagoing nations "
and that paper remarks In reviewing
| the events: Between the Deutschland
which held the record in 1900 with
5 days, z hours and 80 minutes, and the
Europa there is no great apparent diff
! ference, but every hour shorn from the
standard through the years since has
represented much in engineering
progress and the fulflllment of national
aspirations. When the Bremen on hel
maiden trip last July beat the Maure-
tania's time by more than eight hours
1.-THE reduction was regarded as sensa-
tional. The recent developments are
triumphs for the German shipbutders
and the world ill accept them as such
There is, however, no disposition to per-
NIT them to remain In undisturbed pos
session Of the lAurelS. The British ar