Evening star., 1938-11-15
something of the Maritime Com

something of the Maritime Com
missions plan.
Mr.. Truitt-Of course, our pri.
mary objective is the rehabilitation
of the American steamship service
to foreign countries. Most important
of these is the establishment o1
the good neighbor fleet, to tht
east coast of South America. We
have three aims: One is to promote
and facilitate trade among all the
Americas. Next, we wish to en-.
courage travel Good neighbors
should see and know one another
The third is natural consequence
we wish to promote the goodwill
and friendly relationships that re-
suit from closer acquaintance.
Mr.. Ickes-Isn't the Presidents
commission in South America now
Mr.. Truitt?
Mr.. Truitt-It was! They return
tomorrow afternoon aboard the
Brazil. completing her maiden voy.
age They will receive a typica
New York reception.
Shipping Being Expanded.
Mr.. Ickes-Are you planning tc
expand American shipping inter
eStS?
Mr.. Truitt-Not only planning
Mr.. Secretary, we are doing it. The
American President Lines has re-
sumed regular round the worlo
service, and during the last yeal
the commission has let contracts
for 81 new ships. Several will &C
into service next year.
Mr.. Roper-We' making some
progress in having cruise ships in
clude American territories and pos
sessions as ports of call, too, aren' Il
we?
Mr.. Ickes-That is an important
point. Secretary Roper We have
national parks in several of these
areas. We wish to make these parks
as accessible as possible to the
American public
Mr.. Truitt-We are all making
substantial progress in arranging fol
cruise ships to include such ports
The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rice
have recently become popular tour.
ist meccas.
Mr.. Ickes-Here in the Unltec
States the National Park Service is
developing the finest system of ma
tional parkWays ever built. We are
cooperating with the Mexican gov.
ernment in completing a highway
through Mexico to Latin America
Also under consideration is a high
way to Alaska which may be COM
pleted in the future. What about
transportation within our own bor-
ders, Mr.. Roper?
Railroads Look to Future.
Mr.. Roper-The railroads are
modernlzing their equipment tt
make travel swifter and more com.
Portable: the airlines are also de.
veloping their services rapidly.
Mr.. 1ckes-In this connection. II
would be interesting to hear the
ideas that Mr.. Noble, chairman o1
the Civil Aeronautics Authority, ha.
contributed. Will you read them
please, Mr. Allen?
Mr.. Allen Creading statement from
Mr.. Noble)-"In recent years mar
has stretched an invisible network
OF alrlines across the heavens, ovel
mountains, rivers, deserts anc
oceans. Our aircraft fly Throughout
the world in ever-growing numbers
carrying our people and our good!
and bringing back to us the idea!
and customs of other lands. Oul
first entry into foreign service, nearly
10 years ago, linked together tn,
American republics; now it bind.
them together in understanding ane
good will
Next We looked across 5000 mile
OF the Pacific Ocean, from ou
western shore to the Orient, ane
soon service from the United State
to the Orient became an established
TACT. Last summer the Unitel
States, Germany and Great Britain
made survey flights across the Norti
Atlantic with such regularity tha
the newspapers stopped paying an,
attention to such flights. Th'
French are developing huge fyinI
boats for overseas service. Ital,
proposes a South Atlantic rout,
through Brazil to Buenos Aires
The route across the polar region
holds possibilities for the Russians
as they have already demonstrated
Every major nation in the worlt
is thinking of travel in the terms O
the alrplane. Several are lookin,
toward the establishment of airline
across the greatest trade artery O
all-the North Atlantic.
Plane Supplements Diplomacy.
THE airplane ignores ordinar,
barriers and eliminates the intangi
BILE lines called borders. Widely sep
arated nations become, in effect
next-door neighbors. Travellers
passing freely back and forth be
tween nations, acquire more sym
pathetic understanding of mutua
problems. 1t thus becomes eyiden
that international aviation offers ,
supplement to diplomacy. It
therefore fitting that the Fedora
Government should assume leader
ship in encouraging such trave,
and through it, the use of American
transportation facilities
That concludes Mr.. Mobiles state
ment, Mr.. Ickes.
Mr.. Ickes-Thank you, Mr.. Aller
Well, 1t seems that transportatio,
has been pretty we'll covered. Nov
let us discuss communications. Won
you tell us something about the worl
of the new International Commu
nications Division. Mr., Messersmith
Mr.. Messersmith-The Departmen
of State is really not taking on any
thing new, Mr.. Secretary. The nev
division is composed of what wa
formerly three sections, one on avia
ton, radio and shipping. They des
with the international aspects O
communications only, such as tn
exchanges between our Government
and others on international agree
ments, treaties and communication
matters. The establishment of tn
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