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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-08-11, Page 3British Wish to Get Away From Disputes Miniver Points Out Discussions Are With Friendly Nation? London—The growing desir$ to get away from the contentious atmosphere hitherto surrounding the cruiser.con­ troversy is evidenced by tho Attorney General. Sir D. M. G. Hogg, who re­ ferring to Great Britain’s negotiations with the United States and Japan said: “With neither of those powers are we discussing the problems as nations who are one day going to fight but as nations who share the same ideals, the same determination preserve the peace of the world and work for that end.” The Times, in an editorial, says, part; “The.British Government has acted very wisely in imposing a most necessary interlude by summoning the delegates to London for ■ consultation. ’ The consultations were to continue and they constitute a unique op- rp-ortunity for saving, the conference fyom the disasters th’at threatened It. What is necessary, above all, is to clear the air. The present state of confusion 13 unworthy of great" na­ tions who are essentially friendly and who cannot allow their friend­ ship and growing opportunities for peaceful co-operation to be jeopardized by fantastic misunderstandings. No Need for “Fierce Words” * As between the British Empire, the United States and Japan, the tonnage or gunpower of cruisers that may sail the intervening seas, is certainly-not ’•■•an adequate occasion for/fierce words or for an outbreak of mutual sus­ picion, that might’have very serious consequences if the conference were, after all, to break flown, through lack of resouce or goodwill, . . . The British case, in the opinion of most people in this country, is very good indeed, and it lias been well presented at Geneva. Some further efforts are dearly needed to lift it above the accidents of narrow controversy. The opportunity is now given to present it to the world in all its simplicity and cogency and with full authority of the British Government. It would be a great relief if this could be done be­ fore tho British delegation goes back to Geneva."~’~ '* Maxima of Cruisers j The Daily Mail says: “Ko doubt ro- ^/.jnains that the stombling block throughout the Geneva discussions has been the persistence of the United States to'define the maxima of cruisers without laying down the numbers it is proposed to build in each class. The British Government insists that parity betweeif’ the United States and Great Britain must not be fixed in such way as to prevent the maintenance by Great Britain of defensive 5000-ton cruisers in a. number sufficient to safe­ guard the Empire’s trade routes. “Thus, should the United States per- sis in its desire to utllize'the whole of its tonnago'quota for the construc­ tion of 10,000-ton cruisers, Great Britain would be prepared to accept ■» parity on the principle of‘that level, though it has no intention of building offensive cruisers up to that number, but in'this event it would need to be recognized by tho United ^States apart from these that Great Britain would require a further number of smalled defensive vessels." All Agree TJplitical writers here represent Government as extremely anxious a harmonious agreement, and as lieving that • Lord- Cecil and Mr. Bridgeman will return with hope for a settlement. Failure of the conference would certainly he regretted here, but there is readiness in some quarters, should failure come, to lay the blame fo it on the United States. The Daily Mail, for instance,_says: “If the conference fails, it will be clear to the world, jt was broken down, not owing to ’ British intransigence, but on account of the ambitions of the United Stated to build a greater navy.” The Times deplores the “bhffling confusion” which it says is the present state of the conference.. It regrets the discussions at Geneva have “had the effect of not clearing up, but ob­ scuring, the real issues and raised tffis specter of new rivalries,” The paper complains that the. “violent American press campaign completely disfigures the British case in the eyes of American readers and obscures the essential vital interests of the people of the United States5 in this grave naval matter.” The Proposed Ontario 3,500-Mile Might Across Atlantic Ocean But No Pilot Yet |5oc? 3500 MILES iSrJOMto I Recent Flights of Great Value the for be- Geneva—For various reasons, the possibility of even unofficial informal talks among the delegates of the three- power naval conference are precluded until the return from London of W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the British Admiralty, and Viscoiint Cecil. This, however, has not prevented the ’ circulation of gossip in those cir­ cles which have .been following the discussions. In American quarters there appears a disposition to be less satisfied now-over the Anglo-Japanese suggestion that in addition to the total tonnago of- cruisers and destroyers stipulated in the projected treaty, "•frGreat Britain and the United States be^pomitted to maintain another 100,- 000 or 125,000 tons of so-called obso* '<toto vessels, and that Japan have a ^proportionate n'umber of tons, Many Facts of Importance Have Been Established Through Byrd’s and De Pinedo Efforts AVIATION ADVANCING Commander Byrd’s flight a-croso the, Atlantic Ocean, while terminating somewhat abruptly in an unrehearsed landing in the English Channel, has, nevertheless, proved so-me remark­ able facts concerning trans-oceanic travel by air, as the Commander him­ self has asserted The failure of Commander Byrd‘and his three com­ panions to. reach Paris by air has been ascribed by the fliers as- due in the first place to the appalling weather which prevailed during the latter part of their flight and, sec­ ondly, 'to the -fact that something went wrong with their inductor com­ pass. As a solution. of these prob­ lems and with a view to their elimin­ ation in future transatlantic flying, Commander Byrd rightly recommends the perfection of fog-flying equip­ ment both from the standpoint of the instruments carried by the airplane -and in the matter of fog-piercing ground markers either in the form of powerful light beacons or in the form of radio markers; There is, however, one outstanding point regarding Byrd’s flight which is.of importance inasmuch as it goes to confirm the fact that future com­ mercial transoceanic flying will be carried out with intermediate'',,stops en route following .along the lines of accepted transportation practice. A discussion of this point has already been carried on in these columns and, following along the lilies of this dis-' cussion, it will readily be realized that had Commander Byrd landed at Newfoundland and replenished his tanks and' so had an ample supply of gasoline to enable him to cruise around until daylight and thereafter lad- at the Paris airport without dif­ ficulty. True it is that the flight would- not Jiave been quite -so spectacular with a landing at Newfoundland, and it is not with any intention of detract­ ing from the wonderful performance set up by Byi'd, Neville, Acosta and Balchen that, this point is brought out, but rather with a view to gain­ ing experience for the future from their remarkable undertaking, an ob-{ jee* for which the flight of the Tho llight- was woUnlwd to-New merica was pnmai 1 y m en e .. i Brunswick and Newfoundland, where Further corroboration of the im- second crossing of the Atlantic mediate possibilities .of long-distance commenced.. It was on this stage of commercial aii* transportation alongL’-- j-’---*- j-* --------- ---------•> the lines previously outlined in which’ refueling stops are made at conveni­ ent intervals, is to be found in the recently concluded flight of the well- known Italian flier, Col. Francesco di Pinedo. Colonel di Pinedo establish­ ed himself as one of the world’s, great­ est fliers during his flight in 1925 from Rome~to Tokio and back, 2nd his recent flight “around the Atlantic Ocedn” of 26,000 miles has added an­ other laurel to his remarkable record. Commander dl Pinedo seldom makes unnecessarily long nonstop flights in his 'planes. Rather does he believe that the future possibili­ ties of commercial aviation will best be indicated by the successful con­ clusion of flights in which an ample reserve of fuel is possible and a com­ panion or two is carried. Just in the same way as the Atlantic liner never leaves port with just and-only just enough fuql to reach its destination, but has an ample reserve even for a complete return journey,’ go this clear-minded Italian ’'pilot never leaves in one of his airplanes on a long distance flighty unless ho carry with him. enough fuel for the proposed flight plus an ample re­ serve. Only once did he forsake this principle and as a result he was forced out of the sky on his way from Newfoundland to the Azores about 300 miles from the islands. But even on this occasion- ho put his experience to good purpose in prov­ ing that his seaplane could sustain a threo-day tow1 into port without suffering material damagq. Accompanied! by Captain del Proto and Signor Zacchotti, Colonbl di •Pinedo set out from Scsto Calendo, Italy, in his Savoia S 55 mono-soa­ plane on February 8 last and, flying almost daily? traveled along the west coast of Africa -and across the ocean The above lay-cut shews map of the proposed London-to-London Venture prominently to the fore. Inset in the ^ower half of the map are photo­ graphs of Captains Maxwell, LEFT, and Tully, RIGHT, and also of the Stinson monoplane which they will fly. At the LOWER LEFT is Capt. D. A. Harding, of Camp Borden; and at the LOWER RIGHT, Lt. James D. so ' to Brazil via the Cape Verde Islands J and the island' of Fernando Noronha, J thereafter turning south to Bueno's ’ | Aires At this point the Italian fliers ' turned north and inland and crossed | central South America, following along the West Indies to New Orleans in the United' States and thence to' Roosevelt Dam, where, on April 5, owing to an ill-directed lighted' match, the Savoia seaplane was destroyed by i fire while made for flight. | With a minimum of ’delay a new machine of identical type was imme­ diately sent from Italy, and Colonel di Pinedo and his two companions continued their flight from New York on May 2, flying to Boston and thence working their way down to New Orleans once more, there re- . establishing the continuity of the | flight. ’The air tour of the North i American continent included Mpm- I phis, Chicago, Montreal and Quebec.1 preparations’ were being the continuation of the can WHO WILL PILOT PLANE IN LONDON-TO-LONDON VENTURE? I Vance, who were the second, choice • of arrangements, as pilots for the venture. of London, Ontario, donor of the $25,000 purse for the flight, refusing to grant Tully and Maxwell leave prevents their participation while Vance has refused the terms suggested by Burns. the committee in charge ol flight In the CENTRE is Charles Burns Government COAL SEAM FOUND IN NEWFOUNDLAND X* ------ Promises to Be Great Boon to Ancient Colony ' St. John’s, Nfld.—The St. George coal fields, situated on the west coast of, the island promises to be a great boon to the Ancient Colony. A seam of coal, seven feet one inch ■thick has been cut at a depth of 451 feet. The site of the drill hole was selected by Dr Baker, D.S.C., of Lon­ don, during his recent visit. Dr. Baker made the following report on the find: “The Middle Barachois River affords a very fine section through what is very clearly the southern ex­ tremity of a large and valuable coal­ field which extends from this area to the north and west for a.n unknown distance. Coal is known to occur from Crabbes River to Flat Bay Brook. The clue to the structure of this field lay in the initial discovery. The coal seams that outcrop at various, places ■along the banks of the Middle Bara­ chois River, are all parts of one and the same great seam. A little pa­ tience expended in careful pnd sys­ tematic observation of the strike- and dip of the rocks, as well as’the order of succession of the strata, clearly establishes this point at the outset. After this it is a simple matter to gain clear ideas as to the trend of the other seams in the field.----------—i—------ About Jerome K. Jerome By J. T.\GP.BIN It is a curious thing that, whereas j porienc-e. In 1891 he had tried his hand at a throe-act rural comedy, “Wc-odbarrow Farm.” It was hailed Jerome’s dramatic work has had its day in England, and that he will mainly be remembered by “The Pass- with praises—it smelt of the soil— ing of the Third-Floor-Back,” he en- No Life of Ease i? ______ Prince of Wales is Hardest-* Working Celebrity, Says American Camera­ man You could take away his title and he’d still be every bit a prince.” Thus Tracy Mathewson, Atlanta News Reel photographer, spoke of the Prince of Wales after learning that he had been,, selected as the solo motion-picture cameraman to be allowed to accom­ pany the Prince on his visit to Can­ ada, July 29. The Atlanta cameraman was simil­ arly designated to “shoot” the Prince in 1922 when the heir to the British throne flrst visited Canada. "He is one of the finest individuals I’ve ever known—and I’ve known a few in many countries during my 15 years as a news-reel photographer,” said Mr. Mathewson. “Wprk? That Prince is the hard­ est worker I’ve ever laid my eyes on. I’ve traveled with circuses, with Woodrow Wilson, and a lot of other celebrities in my time, but this Wind­ sor lad has ’em all eclipsed. “On my first trip with him he jumped off the train at every tank town, met the Mayor, village marshal, shook hands with the squire, made a speech, kissed a baby here and there, and climbed back on the train just a-smilin’. “Another thing the average Ameri­ can doesn’t tumble to is the way this royal young man builds up good will for England in his rambles around the world. When he stops his automo­ bile, climbs out and shakes the hand of some old woman, as he invariably does, he does it in a .way that isn’t cheap—like politicians’ bunk. When you see him do it, why, you know right away that you could take away his' title and heave it in the ash pile, and he’d still be every bit a prince.” ‘ “ ” . . — — - •• - . R was as sweet as a daisy. A-great joyed, during the last year before his future was predicted, but—produced f , the flight that di Pinedo was forced . down owing to shortage of fuel 3*00 Jmiles off the Azores Islands-. I The fliers stayed at Horta, Azores I Islands, until June 10, during which the Santa Maria II, their seaplane, was repaired after its three days at sea under tow With his usual atten­ tion to details, however, Colonel di /Pinedo, .on resuming the flight, flew back over the Atlantic to the spot where he had been forced to descend and again, book up the continuity of his flight 'before setting his course | She__«why did you tell Dave you for Europe, via Lisbon, Barcelona I!married me because Fm a WOnderful and thence to Rome, at which point cook? j can,fc boll a potato1” He— he arrived on June 16. Thus^ the <<But x had to give some excuse » Italian fliers completed a total flight of 25,825 miles without a single case of serious engine failure or other trouble of any kind, with the exception of the unfortunate 'destruc­ tion of his plane whbn a careless pn- looker threw a lighted match down while the machine was 'being refuel­ ed at Roosevelt Dam. w In many respects this flight pr-oyes more than any other flying accom­ plishment the possibilities of long distance transportation by aircraft. In spite of Di Pinedo’s machine be­ ing-* a seaplane, he covered many in­ land routes, following at all times the principal waterways. His ma­ chine was a large transport type, with twin water-cooled engines, and had accommodation for 12 passen­ gers in two spacious Cabins. No more impressive flight has ever been madb in the history of aeronautic® than that which this machine has recently completed. The barber (conversationally) • “Married?” The ffapper (absently- “Shingle.” passing a vogue in Germany. Two of his plays which were produced in London nearly"20 years ago with mod­ erate success were suddenly “discov­ ered” by a Berlin manager and en­ joyed the favor if audiences and critics b-alike. One critic went so far as to pro-’ nounce “Fanny and the Servant Prob- I lem” one of the best English comedies I of modem times. In America, too, ' his plays were constantly performed, I and his plaint was that, although at one time the London managers eager­ ly snapped up from his pen whatever he had ready, he had now a bunch which, at home, wandered from pillar to post. This is all the more remark­ able since, at the outset, Jerome promised to bo a leading dramatist of the day. He conquered the the­ ater with his one-act plays: . “Bar­ bara,” “Sunset,” “Fennel”—still often revived by amateurs—which, in days gone by, were a greater attrac­ tion than were the evening, repute in bara” and “Sunset”—they were popular as the ballad's of the period. His next great success was “Miss Hobbs,” with Miss Evelyn Millard in £he ledaing part; it nan for hundreds of nights. | Then the author had a strange ex- the three-act, farces which piece de resistance of the Most young actresses of the nineties, played “Bar­ as -■ - - - - - - ' --*•••'......... ■ :immrr-nrrr-t-r-ry something Wrong., North—“Tho bank sent yourMr. chock back marked 'No Funds.’ Mrs. North—“And you told mo it was capitalised fof a million dollars.” SALVAGING THE “AMERICA” Engine of Byrd’s piano being carried ashore by fisherman. & at a matinee—it went no further for the time. Still, whenever a manager was on the lookout for a new play, Im nibbled at “Woodbarrow Farm”; it was often mentioned in the world of the theatre as- one mentioned the plays of Henley and Stevenson. And it shared their peculia'r fate. When at length it was put up for a ruin, it proved a late-comer. The quality had evaporated, the aspect of the play­ goer changed—it lingered, but it hardly lived. Then came Jerome’s triumph, that i made him as universally famous as a dramatist as well as the humorist of the “Idle Thoughts”; of the delect­ able “Three Men in a Boat,” and- of “Stage-Land”—that wonderful ex­ posure of mummery and all its works. No doubht, “The Passing of the Third-Floor-Back” owed much to the ethereal, unforgettable performance of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as. the Stranger, -but it was the author’s sentiment, his observation of human qualities and human foibles, his \gift to depict an unwordly figure without; a breath of profanity, which account! for the acclamation in nearly every! country. I With “Everyman,” it shares the* great merit that it commingled re­ ligion and drama; that it sent forth a message of good will; that it ap­ pealed to heart, intellect, and imagi­ nation alike. This charming work of • a feeling man—they may call It mid-: dle-class, bourgeois, or commonplace, it will outlive the scoffers—will keep' Jerome’s memory green as of one who had a kindly heart and who, -by his knowledge of life, had learned to love, and humorously to chastise, above all to uplift, mankind by dis­ pensing in the playhouse, playfully, the gospel of hope, faith and charity. I shall never forget that first night at tho St James'—never forget how we camo to scoff and remained to pray; how, at the curtain’s fall, at: first we lingered in hallowed silence, anon to overwhelm with our applause i the author''and, his incomparable j spokesman, Ever since, I and! many; others cherushad the man, and th® better wo learned to know, the more we loved him. His was the heart of a child1 in a man, who through the clouds and storms of life, saw tho humorous gleams of sunshine and had tho gift to Brighton dark hours by the smile of his optimism and tho altruism of hi® innate kindliness. | Toucher— “What is tho past of the | verb to awaken?” Pupil—“To sleep.” “How did the accident happen?’' “Jack let go of the wheel for a mo­ ment.” “Why?” “To see if—er—if he had a flat tire.” Gemian Of&cers in Britain < Berlin Vorwaerts: (The German Sociaist paper is suspicious because German officers attended the British lair manoeuvres). Meanwhile Italian | military authorities are preparing all j sorts of projects relative to aviation. | M. Balbo has visited Berlin, It is > therefore correct to say that British, j German and Italian military authorl- I ties are working together. This fact j has no immediate significance, but it nevertheless should command the at­ tention of responsible publice men. Our statesmen should on no account tolerate that these "initial efforts at j collaboration between the armies of three Powers should end by dragging these same Powers into stricter solid­ arity. This move should neither end in a united front against the Soviets nor in an aggravation of Franco-Ger­ man relations. I Chinese Chaos Hongkong Press: In South China we have for some months now enjoy, ed peace and order and there has been consequently a fairly consider,, able revival in trade to the benefit of the Canton exchequer. On the Yangtse it seems certain that bush noss will not be resumed upon any­ thing approaching the old scale until either a military decision is reached or the rival factions agree to some compromise which will put an end th The grandiose plan# and adv now be*, nothing the struggle. for the political development ministration of the provinces ing ravaged by warfare are more than eyewash, “And what is your father, Lotto dear,” “Father is the ‘bearded lady* In Rummel’s circus.”