Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-15
u. S. Control
Of Air Vital
To It's Future
Should Follow Example
Set Up by British
BY PAUL MALLON

NAV ANSl l1AN1 NfANt II GU Ia ilC
w British have maintained an
empire covering one-fourth OF
the land surface OF the earth for
several hundred years by power
upon the seas.
But this war has already
proved 10 Mr.. Churchill and
Parliament that the world Of
the future is TO be an air world.
The sea empire Of the little
isle of Britain, therefore. must
become an air empire. So Par
lament has recently devoted its
attention 10 various proposals Of
its air ministry, designed obvi-
ously to fulfill this goal.
COFT-HEARTED patriots In
~ the United States. whose
brains are 50 pliable that they
will not follow the excellent
British example and look out
for the future Of their own
country, have started sympa-
thetic propaganda here.
Statements have been broad
cast that the United States has
been selfish in maintaining its
commercial aviation supremacy.
because the British are manu-
featuring mostly fighter planes.
Now comes the new congress-
woman. Clare Booth Luce, with
the serious charge that this adj
miniStration is now negotiating
an air agreement with Britain
for what is called freedom of
the air. policy in the postwar
world.
THE seriousness of the charge
l. was shaded by the glamour
of a widely known Republican
congresswoman making her first
speech, and every one seemed
more interested in what she
wore than what she said.
But an even graver impor-
lance was given the matter by
the response of the administra-
ton to this charge that its Sc
cret negotiations portend
world of the future in which all
planes of all nations may fly
over any country at will and
land wherever they choose.
Mrs. Rooseve is answer
seemed TO confirm the charge,
for she only asked in reply:
Are we going In for a peace
full world or aren't WEI"
Vice President Wallace, who
occasionally has been in charge
of the postwar world for the
administration, turned off the
allegation in an affirmative
manner by observing:
II am sure that the Repub-
lican Party Is not against either
freedom of the seas or freedom
of the air after the war"
TNHE administration. therefore,
L practically announces in this
indirect way that il is preparing
something which is called free
dom of the air" but which
appears to be freedom of the
land as well.
Freedom of the seas went only
to the three-mile limit off each
shore.
But il commerce is TO move in
a future world OF the air, free
dom of the air policy would
seem 10 allow each nation to
move its commercial approaches
fully in upon all other countries.
We would not think of allow
ing the British, the French and
others TO build railroads across
our country from New York 10
st. Louis. but freedom Of the air !
would allow them to maintain /
many through the skies.
And. in a world Of the future
when ST. Louis would he only az
hours by air from Australia and
Russia. that right assumes far
more significance than a rail-
road would. We could control a
railroad.
of immigration. GUS
w toms and tariff projections
when every one flies around and
lands al will? What of de-
Tense? With Britain now able
to fly parachute troops 10 AL
gierS, would this not seem 10
involve the dangers of giving
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