The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-09
Millions Time In as Lindbergh
Lands Future of Air 1TuUeL
Filler Is Heard Throughout
World Over Gigantic
Radio Hookup.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 9-Given a
potential audience larger than any
in history, Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh in a worldwide broadcast
Friday night pleaded the cause of
aviation, the industry on which he
perhaps more than any other man
has focused public attention.
Speaking from the smallest studio
of the Columbia Broadcasting SyS-
tem-although the most elaborate
facilities could have been his had
he desired-the noted f1ier predicted
establishment of transoceanic air
routes and bespoke the value of uni
form flying regulations by all ma
tons.
So as to afford Colonel Lindbergh
the widest possible circulation of his
views-and radio engineers said
they believed that between 50,000,-
900 and 100000 persons would be
listening in-he twice within
period of six hours appeared before
the microphone.
The first time was at 2:25 Central
standard time) with Columbia'S
short-wave station, WOKE, broad
casting the address to Europe and
Australia.
Germany, Sweden Use Interpreters
The later broadcast came at 8
p. M, at which time the aviator was
heard throughout this country on
both the Columbia and National
Broadcasting Company networks, in
England ana Sweden through the
international telephone circuit and
the British Broadcasting Corpora
ton and in four other continents
through three N. B. C. short wave
stations.
Illustrative of the international in
terest in Colonel Lindbergh's talk
was the fact that the Reichs Rund-
funk GesellSchaft of Germany had
been sent an advance copy so that
the speech, in translation, could be
read over the air from Berlin at the
same time as from New York.
Sweden, whence came the air.
mans ancestors, likewise arranged
for interpreters SO that listeners-in
of the Stockholm radiotjaenst could
receive the broadcast.
More Auditors Than King
Colonel Lindbergh thus became
the first private citizen to have the
use of both the Columbia and Ma
tional networks facilities and was
expected to have far more auditors
than did King George of Britain
when the latter opened the naval
limitation conference.
Colonel Lindbergh began his eight
minute address by pointing out the
incident of progress in transporta-
ton and progress in civilization.
Every great advance in transpor-
tation has forecast a greater unity
in world government" he said.
1.-The Twentieth century brings a
third dimension in transportation to
world which has not yet had time
to become accustomed to the more
recent developments of the steam
ship and the railroad
Predicts Trans Oceanic Routes
1.-THE last few years have seen
the extension of air lines over every
continent. The next few will bring
trans-oceanic routes to unite these
continental services into network
covering the entire world.
ITO realize the full significance
of this development, however, it
must be considered as a part of the
whole system Of modern transporta-
ton. For unless some radical sci
entific discovery revolutionizeS our
present aircraft we can not COM
pete with ships and railroads in
the movement of most articles of
commerce.
''The airplane augments rather
than replaces ground transport.
It's mission is to simplify inter-
course between countries by rapid
transportation of passengers and
documents; to bring us in closer
contact with other people and to
facilitate the negotiations necessary
for mutual understanding and
trade"
New Era of Commerce
Colonel Lindbergh then went on
to point out that aviation is bring
ing about newer and truer idea of
geography.
Aviation brings with it the
necessity of uniform regulations" he
said in closing. THE maximum adj
vantageS of air commerce can he
obtained only by international
adoption of uniform flying regula-
tons and in this day of education
and progress it seems unnecessary
to permit fear and misunderstand-
ing to retard commerce between ma
tons as it retarded that between
in dividuals in ancient times.
1--WE should be able to replace an
evolution of necessity by program
Of intelligent encouragement. The
conquest of the air should bring
with it a new era of international