Evening star., 1939-10-15
By Joseph S. Edeerfon.

war and the resulting cessation Of
foreign air enterprises Of the warning
countries. Six months ahead Of scned-
ule, these plans now are being put into
eject They represent the biggest single
Job the American air transport industry
has undertaken at one time since its
beginning. The program, thoroughly
progressive In every detail, Is to be
spread over . period Of five years.
THAT In itself is . new order Of the
day." 1t was explained unofncially by a
representative of Pan American. 1T
points up the fact that the Civil Aero
nautics Act. under which the air
transport industry now operates, makes
this long-range planning possible for
the first time In the hectic history Of
commercial flying. Those certificates Of
convenience and necessity which the
law orders the c. A. A. to issue over
the established air routes provide the
first real stability our transport industry
has ever had factor which Is OF
first importance not only to the develop
ment Of the industry itself but especially
as . justification for the increased
capital which ts necessary to carry on
that needed development. The future
Of flying In America Is based on and
bound up with the real intention Of the
Civil Aeronautics Authority to carry out
the spirit Of the law which requires it
to foster, encourage and develop civil
aviation under sound business prac-
tices."
A Needed Service.
The outbreak of European hostilities
not only resulted in curtailment or ces-
sation of competitive foreign subsidized
airlines, but also In the serious restric-
ton Of normal steamship services in the
international field. There was an inn
mediate need for increased facilities for
passenger, mail and express services on
Americas international air routes. The
American nations. especially, are today
more dependent than ever upon our In.
ternational air services for inter-country
as well as inter-continental transport
and communications, and our aviation
had been offered an unusual opportunity.
Conditions are more favorable to the
firm establishment of an all-American
air service than at any time since Pan
competitive advance of European SUBJ
sidized airlines in the Latin American
field more than 10 years ago, it was
pointed out by Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, chairman of the board of Pan
American.
'The ultimate objective of the pro-
gram to be achieved through successive
and comparatively rapid steps contem-
plates day and night schedules over all
inter-American trunk routes and, on
the ocean trade lanes, operation Of q
standard fleet of the largest aircraft of
proved efficiency on the routes to Europe.
the Orient and Australasia" airline
officials said.
Then there's Z more immediate note.
Certainly, world conditions were never
more uncertain than they are today.
But the biggest lesson-and one that Is
obvious to everybody these days-is that
the true welfare Of America lies within
Lkle AIUCIlC68 Ak1u IAl6k Ou COuAltIy
should drive ahead with q real deter
mination, not only to stay out of
Europes political wars, but to plan in
every way to consolidate and strengthen
this hemisphere of American republics
with stronger and stronger ties Of
friendship and commerce and aware
ness of interdependent welfare.
Plane an Instrument Of Peace.
I'm the immediate future civil avia-
ton must do Its full share because the
airplane Is just as important to peace
as It Is to war. And its pretty much up
to the United States, with the greatest
international air transport system in
the world, to make the best possible use
Of this position and these facilities for
peace"
The new international air transport
program Is closely ia line with efforts
Of the United States Government to
weld the AznsRiean rspublies into close
community & tx3andly na&aons, linked