Evening star., 1943-05-20
1rippe Urges U. 5.
To Share Air Liners
With United Nations
Pan American Head
Traces Prospects for
Future Air Transport
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Juan T.
Trippe, founder and president of
the Pan American Always System
said last night that after the war
each OF the United Nations should
"be permitted to secure-on equit-
able terms-an the ocean transport
planes that are needed to restore
the balance for fair competition"
Declaring in speech at the an
nual dinner of the National Insti-
tute OF Social Sciences that the
principle of balance of commercial
air power should be established be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, he added:
In fact, I urge that this prin-
ciple shall have application In our
dealings with the national airlines
representing each of the United
Nations"
WAVES Chief Honored.
The institutes 1943 gold medals
were awarded at the dinner to Mr.,
Trippe, Nine. Chang Kai-shek, 1t.
Comdr. Mildred H. McAfee. director
of the WAVES, and DR.. Edwin
Grant Conklin, Princeton University
biologist
Mr.. Trippe disclosed that more
than a year ago Pan American
started a program for construction
OF so giant clippers, each capable
Of carrying 1853 passengers from New
York to London in 10 hours at a
fare Of $100.
These same Clippers operating
over other Pan American Airways'
routes would provide service of "a
hours to Australia or China, % hours
to Buenos Aires-all at compara-
lively low fares" he added.
Referring to statements that the
British would be at a disadvantage
after the war because this country
is building more air transports, Mr..
Trippe said:
I'VE all share the healthy Ameri-
can aspiration to be the winner of a
race or ball game or an interna-
tional business competition. But fair
Is fair. If you want to win a base
ball game you try to outhit the
other fellow, but you don't take away
his bat"
War Transport Laboratory.
British Overseas Airways already
has in essential war service three OF
Pan Americans four-engined ocean
Clippers, he said, and added that
these, "as well as their sisterships,
still in our own service, will be obso-
lete."
For these compelling reasons
urge that when the fighting stops,
British Overseas Anyways be per-
mitted to secure-on equitable terms
all the ocean transport planes that
are needed to restore the balance for
fair competition, he declared.
The war has been "a bitter lab
oratory for air transport" he said
and Its benefits should be available
to all the people in the peace to
come"
Nor will these benefits be limited
to low-cost travel and fast mail.
There will be more instances of the
flying OF sertlms and doctors to
epidemic areas. There will be food
to fight famine. Air transport will
bring greater prosperity to all the
world-in tourist expenditures
abroad-by stepping up the tempo
Of trade and commerce.
Changes In Education Seen.
He named British, Russian,
French, Dutch and Canadian air.
lines as we'll as Pan American, as
wishing "to make sure that this new
prosperity benefits the people-all
the people of all the world"
DR.. Conklin expressed the hope
that the war will not end with the
United States standing in splendid
isolation" He added:
Science has made national self
ishness or isolation impossible. We
can't live in that sort of world. We
must take our part in helping to
prevent future wars"
Miss McAfee, who is president OF
Wellesley College, predicted that
drastic changed will develop in
American education as result of
the war.
Those who receive educations, she
said will not soon be allowed to
forget that they are being trained
to meet society's needs rather than
merely to crafty their own personal
desire for learning or wealth or
prestige"
DR.. Hollington X. Tong, Chinese
vice minister of information, ac-
cepted the medal for Nine. Chang,
who was not present.