Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-12
French Liners Blue Ribbon
Called Challenge to World

Acclaim in the American press for
the magnificent French liner Nor
mandie is tempered by speculation as
to how long the blue ribbon for speed
across the Atlantic will float over this
latest queen Of the seas.
''It looks indeed" in the opinion Of
the Providence Journal, cas- II the
Normandie we're due for Q vogue, even
though she has but slight edge in
speed on the North German Lloyd
lines Bremen and Europa and the
Italian lines Rex. Yet who knows
but that one Of these splendid craft
will not cross Just q bit faster than
heretofore. and take the French ships
mythical title? Meanwhile it should
not be forgotten that the British have
the Queen Mary In preparation for
Atlantic service, and that they are old
hands at the game of skimming cream
OF the transatlantic trade"
Certainty Of British and German
competition Is attested by the Topeka
(Kans.) Daily Capital and the In
dianapolis Star. while the Roanoke
(Va.) Times points out that already
these super-llners are RELOCATING to the
junk yard such magnificent vessels
as the Mauritania and Leviathan."
"The fnarvels of science and inven-
tion," says the Birmingham (Ala.)
News, continue to awe and thrill US.
Who would have thought century or
even half a century ago that ship
would cross the Atlantic in less than
Ito hours? And who would have
thought that q voice in Washington
would greet the passengers as they
reached this side of the Atlantic and
ut the same time report to friends on
the other side of their safe arrival?"
Such ship" says the Scranton
pa Times, driving through space
over heaving pillows, through fog and
dark and over thousands of miles OF
ocean from Europe to this country
justffies the widespread interest In the
ships maiden voyage, as 1t thrills sea-
men and landlubbers alike"
1.-The Normandie brought gifts"
notes the Pasadena (Calif) Star
News. '"Tf1e Franco-American Society
sent to President Roosevelt q bronze
bust of Champlain to be erected at
Fort Niagara and q bust Of Alexis de
Toqueville: also maps officially pre-
pared showing French explorations IN
America and the routes of French and
American aviators who we're first to
cross the Atlantic. Various cities In
the United States, such as st. Louis.
New Rochelle, N. Y, and Calais, Me-,
viii receive appropriate fayors from
cities OF like names In France"
"A bit of Jolt for America" is seen
by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, cas-
the Normandie. en- the way to her
pier, glided haughtily past the laid-up
Leviathan." The Richmond News
Leader comments: Compared with
Columbus first recorded voyage Of 70
days, her time of lot hours SO minutes
from Southampton Is fiatteringly Inn
pressive. Modern records which she
broke show q difference which could
not in itself mean much to traveller.
Nevertheless, the new mistress Of the
seas has shown q definite superiority
which, however slight, has immense
publicity value. Her name should be
safe at the top Of the list at least
until next year. when Britain's chal-
longing Queen Mary enters the race"
'The Norrnandie showed that the
aaturation point in speed had not been
reached" suggests the Asbury Park
Evening Press. but the Tampa (Fla.l
Times conansnts: Meantime there
are doaens at smaller, slower boats,