The Kusko times., 1937-06-11
TIMELY EDITORIALS Culied From Our Exchanges
NORTH POLE AIR BASE AND NEW WORLD ROUTES
Fairhanks .NsRs-Miner, !,


 -Fwenty-eight years ago Adnairal Robert E. PcaFy American, reached the North Pole first history attain the homer
 Eleven years aq,s Commander R. E. Byrd Of fhs |. s. Navy flew the pOe and returned Shortly after ward, the kmundsen- -Ellswurt obe Expedition flew by drigibe oyer the pole, Iapiing in Alaska.
 Nine years ago, Sir George Wilkins piloted by Ben Eelson of Fairbanks, that intrepid Alaskan pioneer of polar aEiafnu flew the Arctic fron Alaska to SpRztergen.
 Now the Russiansy flying the North Pole last week, with eleven who made the trip ih plane Other planes fly there immediately establish depot at the top of the world with the ed object of carrying aEDlane service hetxeen Moscow and the United States
 Daring exploit. this Russian expedition, something which the Sovies have planned worked the last two years. While ii may appear many going far a6eld # cannot command but attention, and points phatcally to the fact that pau of the earth outside sphere human exploitation pale of modeEn traffic lanes Commercial and military involved. The development significant
 The las1 several summers Russian liners have plored the Russian and Siberian coasts and cruised be tween California and Moscow All VII recall tne eXpe- ditjon from Diego via Fairbanks other Alaskan points Msscew last year FRe of these dem onstration flights have failed impress al .Eho have watched them carefully.
 If the Russrars follow up ther announced plans maintenance of base the North Pop and operation sf arplane serces between America and tire Russian
 
 cspect lines It will be quite easy for their planes hop from the Pole Sweden, Norway 11e British Isles Fairbanks.
 Taking globe following the IInes of altitude ii that from the Poe-90 degnees North latitude is equal distance he Shetland Islands nerth of Eng and and southern Sweden, Norway and Finland, which the parallel, Fairbanks trn7e North
 The newly acclaimed Russian from Moscow tc San Diego Alaska naturally would pass through Fair banks. On previous Russian flights Fairbanks has Deen a stopping point. Doubtless Fairbanks xIn bt porrant point of call in future operations
 Announcement few days ago that Canadian plane will be rendering regular between Edmonton and Whtehorse, Yukon Territory, and eventually will form link the al-BritIsh Red Line around the world. This of impeing interest. British line cirrum- tine globe apparently is in the making. Britain slow tying her far-ng distant possessions the mother country by every possible It will be surprise to her planes coming this zsay the world flights in the future
 American air lines already arc spanning The Pacific and planning to operate regularly the Atlantic. That the American will make A asks convenient stepping and Fairbanks ma pr Ier1 of call an Occjdental+Orie route Is r-hly prdbAble
 Fairbanks may awaken fnE snornng ls find herself focal point in air traffic of be- tween the hemispheres and the popeus of the earth Her arfeld is capable of being .! the finest any country. But is woefuy lacking today in rnodern ervces It shau De enlarged and made Sractixe.
 The pTites in sight far g,rss ts tpsok ssy delay in making the Fairbanks port of the fnesa and most attractive ten be found in any try.