Evening star., 1945-12-02
Senator'S Split on Plan
For Ocean AirIines
To Operate in u. 5.
By the Associated Press

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A proposal to permit transoceanic
airlines to operate domestically
split the Senate Commerce Com
m1ttee yesterday.
Thirteen members, a majority
issued an interim report on inter
national air policy advocating sane
ton OF domestic operations.
Six members, including Chairman
Bailey, criticized the majority on
the ground that they were trying
to tell the Civil Aeronautics Board
what to do.
Tied In which the dispute is an
other issue: Whether all United
States international air operations
should be conducted by single CO.
ordinated American-f1ag system or
whether individual companies
should function independently.
Prompt Action Urged.
Applications pending before the
Civil Aeronautics Board for certain
domestic express routes linking its
various gateway airports by one
established international air trans
port system should be promptly
heard and acted upon." the majority
recommended.
"Fair play would indicate that, if
domestic air carriers are now to
participate in the international
field, our overseas air carriers, now
authorized to operate from the
United States only in international
service, should participate COM
mensurately in the far larger do
mestic field.
Unless an equitable correspond
ing share in our domestic commerce
is authorized, serious injury will be
done not only to those who have
pioneered in the overseas field, but
also to Americas position in inter-
national air commerce"
Senator Bailey, joined by Sena-
tors Overton, Democrat of Louisi-
ana; Bilbo, Democrat of Mississippi;
Mead, Democrat of New York:
O'Daniel, Democrat of Texas, and
Magnuson. Democrat of Washing
ton, had this to say:
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functions of the Congress and
especially of a committee of the
Congress to issue statements or
recommendations, or reports, that
might affect an administrative BODY
IN decisions of quasi judicial ma
ture."
Split on Flag Airline.
When noses were last counted in
the committee July 6, the members
were evenly split on legislation in
troduced by Senator McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada to create an
"all-America flag airline" to carry
on overseas operations.
Senator McCarran, one of those
signing the majority report, an
nounced he will introduce a revised
bill tomorrow as a substitute for
his original all-American flag meas
ure. 1t will retain the same basic
policy, he said.
The minority statement said the
McCarran bill was opposed by the
State, War. Navy, Justice and
Commerce Department, the Aero
nautics Board and the Air Trans
port Command.
Senator McCarran criticized the
British government for cutting Pan
American Anyways from five to two
flights weekly between New York
and London.
What concern is it of the British
II Pan American or any other air
line charges even as low as $100?"
he asked. "It is their (the COM
pany'S money and that of their
stockholders. It is their lookout
and not the British governments.
Pan American officials said the
order was in retaliation" for their
reducing the one-way fare to $275. |
American Export Airlines charges
s572 and the British government
owned airline $568.
my bill will prevent actions like
that of the British government"
Senator McCarran said. TT will
unite all American airlines into
common front and do away with
divided leadership