Evening star., 1944-03-16
Decentralization
Aims Outlined
To Trade Board
Five-Point Expansion
Program Discussed
BY Airline Officials

The aviation industry's hopes for
expansion and development in the
postwar era, as embodied in the
flve-point plan adopted by the Air
lines Committee for United States
Air Policy, were outlined before
members of the Washington Board
or Trade last night by a group of
leading airline executives.
The policy-making committee
headed by S. J. Solomon, represents
l6 OF the major domestic airlines in
the country and is concerned with
the establishment of worldwide
routes under a system of reasonably
regulated free enterprise. It is un-
alterably opposed to the theory that
this country will be able to compete
with foreign nations on a monopol-
istic basis after the war.
Four Speakers Heard.
Speakers included Otis Bryan
vice president of Transcontinental
& Western Air, Inc, the pilot who
TOOK President Roosevelt to the
history making conferences of Cairo
and Teheran; C. Bedell Monro,
president Of Pennsylvania Central
Arllnes; A. N. Kemp, president of
American Airlines, and Paul H
Brattain, vice president of Eastern
Airlines, Inc.
Mr.. Bryan, who told his audience
transoceanic flights had become
routine for American planes, which
nave made more than 5000 over
seas flights since the start of the
war, digressed from his subject
briefly to relate several incidents
which occurred on his flights with
President Roosevelt. They were
rather uneventful, he said, summing
up one trip by saying, 50. he got
on, we flew, and he got off"
Mr.. Monro said the Government
should begin Immediately to negoti-
ate for outlets to assure American
aviation interests a fair interest in
world trade after the war. The
youthful Pea head said this coun-
try need not fear the competition
or other nations If the necessary
outlets are secured.
Mr.. Kemp told the meeting COM
petition stimulated the growth and
advancement of aviation and that
Americans had q singular interest
IN the development of the industry
because the aeroplane was invented
by an American.
: Postwar Job Problem.
Mr.. Brattain, speaking on the
principle Of private ownership and
management, pointed out the in
dustry, must be prepared to absorb
the thousands of pilots and main
tenance men trained by the Army
VINO will seek and will be entitled
70 Jobs after their discharge from
the sarvioe. h"% 3
Granville Guide, president of the
ooard, presided, and opened the
program by introducing the Rev.
Dr. John K. Cartwright, pastor OF
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. who outlined the basic
principles OF the observance of Good
Friday and urged the businessmen
10 Cooperate in the movement as
fully as possible.
Lloyd B. Wilson, chairman of the
American Red Cross Fund drive
made brief appeal for continued
assistance in the current drive
A high light of the evening was
the presentation of certificates of
merit to 4s architects, owners and
builders by Engineer Commissioner
charles w. Kutz. in recognition of
their contribution to an apprecia-
ZION OF good architecture in the
city. Public and private buildings
apartment houses and private homes
were cited in the list of awards
oy the committee headed by Arthur
B. Heaton. -
The jury OF award was comnrised
OF Theodore I. Coe, Louis Simon and
N. Max Dunning, all nationally
prominent architects.