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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937,
This Picture And That
Dr. T. G. Masaryk passed out of public life nearly two years ago whep he retired from the Presidentship of Czecho- Slovakia, the little country that
HOW THE LOST WORLD WAS CONQUERED
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By Professor Walter A. Wood
TEREOSCOPIC examination of aerial photographs exposed over and around Shiva. Temple had disclosed two |lines of approach which ap- peared practicable for a party approaching from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The Temple's principal line of defence consists of an abrupt wall, encircling a "Mesa," of coconino sandstone, and above this of kaibab limestone, which, though badly broken down, offers a final obstacle to the climber.
The Temple is separated from the rim of the Canyon by a gap 1,200ft. deep and more than a mile wide, and over the Sad- dle thus formed we planned to
he liberated and established on make our way. a firm democratic basis. His recent death at the ripe oki nge of 87 will therefore in no way
add to the many troubles of Europe,
BEFORE the scientific
One of the Climbing Party
Tho Templo is soparated from the rim of the Canyon by a gap 1,200ft, deep
and more than a mile wida
party advanced to Ascending from the Saddle camp on the Saddle and in relay. were waiting to begin a series of begin, its investigations it was towards, the Shiva Temple, we ing supplies to the party once "parachute drops" of water and Yet his passing deserves very decided that reconnaissance soon reached the base of coco- it had reached the Mesn. food to the Mesa. By auch
state exactly the same security and freedom for self-develop- ment that hitherto had been enjoyed-in spite of the theore tical equality of all sovereign nations recognised by earlier International Law -- by the Great Powers alone.
should be made by a climbing nino wall, and a short flanking
growth of
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MANY people, without stopping to think
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Occupation of Shiva Temple methods packers would be al- ing a figure to symbolise the party to determine the most climb brought us to the base of
most completely relieved of the necessity of carrying supplies to new-age-which-the-League-of practicable-route for personnel a series of chimneys in the rock, was accomplished on Thursday, Nations is attempting to create and supplies to be brought to the which apeared to offer the possi- September 16, when a party. Dr. Anthony's party and a task consisting of Dr. Anthony, most arduous and difficult even could hardly do better than take top of the Temple, Accordingly bility of ascent.
George Andrews, M. R. Tillotson at best would be eliminated. the late Dr. Masaryk as that George Andrews, Elliot S. Hum- After roping the party to-
(superintendent of the Grand typical figure. In the first phrye and I left the North Rim gether, we began the uscent.
Canyon National Park), Edwin place, he represented in his and descended over rough slopes, Although it could not be classed
D. McKeo (Park naturalist), person the 'small state' at its made disagreeable by the logs as very difficult, the climb was
Mrs. Wood and myself reached best, and it has been one of the quality of the rock as well as interesting, requiring extreme purposes of the League's by a scrub
thora caution due to the rock, which the level surface of the Mes twice, condemn the use of planes Covenant to give to the small bushes and cacti, to the Saddle, everywhere threatened to come early in the afternoon, having and parachutes in supplying Thus far we benested by the loose and injure anyone ap. camped in the Saddle on Wednes- isolated parties with provisions
day night.
as being "de luxe" and "soft." excellent co-operation of the proaching from below. Chim-
Leaving only Dr. Anthony. It is nothing of the kind. Any National Park Service, whose ney after chimney was scaled officers had scouted the route until, after an hour and a half, Andrews and McKee, we de- well-organised expedition will and saved us considerable time, we passed from sandstone to scended and met the packers at work for efficiency with a capi- limestone and thence on to the the base of the coconino wall. tal E, and no one can deny that were able truly to represent below the top.
final slopes of the timbered rock Then began the arduous task of an aeroplane supplies that "E." relaying supplies up this pre- In 15 minutes 85lb. of equipment, those fellows. In the second place during all
Having solved the climbing cipitous barrier. Loads could supplies or whatever may be the stresses and strains of very indispensable
Yet Herr Hitler became the problem we hustened to return not be brought up on the men's necessary can be delivered safe
dictator, difficult times Dr. Masaryk Masaryk the
Dr.down' the limestone wall before backs, but had to be hauled up and intact to a needy party, leader In 4 never yielded to the temptation truly democratic State.
nightfall. Even greater caution on.ropes let down from above, whereas same quantity The to transform his position as reasons for this difference of was required on the descent. A single mishap marred the would require about six hours. of this and at least two men to transport leader into a dictatorship. A development are doubtless to be than on the upward journey, complete
it on foot. well-worked-out comparison be-found in their respective charac. but the Saddle was uneventfully manoeuvro when a G0lb. Back of tween him and Herz, Hitler ters and the details of their life reached at sunset and the long food burst open as hands were. As I write, four loads, includ- should be extraordinarily in-
discouraging climb to the Can- laid on it at the top of the wall. ing 100lb. of food and 20 gallons. teresting and valuable. There Only a hint can be thrown out yon's rim was accomplished in The ensuing rain of tin cans is of water have been succcasfully. Suffice landed on Shiva Temple by para- are many points of similarity.here. The clue to Dr. Masaryk's the light of a brilliant, moon, impossible to describe. Both were subjects of the far greater width of view may The rim was reached at 9. p.m. it to say that considerable chute in a total flying time of ancient Austrian Empire. Both probably be found in the fact With the climbing problem scrambling In exposed spots auc- two hours...Since water weighs.
born in conditions of that his ideas
largely solved it remained to establish ceeded in assembling nearly all about 8ib. a gallon, without extreme poverty and had the moulded by his academic studies Dr. Anthony's party on the the original contents in battered counting the container, the total
when Professor of Political greatest difficulty in combatting Philosophy first at Vienna, later blem than simply climbing the tion, and on the second attempt
Mesa, a far more difficult pro- but nevertheless intact condi- delivered load surpasses 200lb. their materin) surroundings.
at Prague. He once described}
In similar delivery by man- Both were men of the sincerest himself laughingly to his Temple, for not only had the they were safely hoisted up the
power, at least six men would convictions and suffered hardship greatest friend, Karel Capek, as scientists to get to the top, but cliff.
be required and the time would. and oppression at the hands of "a bit of a Conservative, a bit food, equipment and, above all, authority, on account of their of a socialist, even a bit of a water had to go with them.
After sleeping again on the be three times as great. Saddle the climbing party re- In this account I have re- convictions. Both were stern Marxist." :
turned to the Canyon rim on frained from making any com self-disciplinarians. Both be- So the kind of intolerance and] camo by force of will and per-hatred displayed by Herr Hitler]
accomplishing this Friday morning just as the menta on the results achieved by sonality leaders of causea that against Jews and Bolshevisis, or
end we had the good packers were leaving with addi- Dr. Anthony's party. My par seemed lost but ultimately
the delibemtely false science of fortune to secure the services tional supplies for delivery on ticular concern has been to see 'German' blood and race that he triumphed. Both had deep in-adopted could find no purchase of six packers from Kanab in the Mesa,
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COUNT THE
“TELEGRAPHS" LEVERYWHERE
were
stories,
were
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success
the
sight and clear vision of the ground in the mind of Dr. Southern Utali. These men did At Grand Canyon Airport Miss the Mesa and kept supplied with. needs of their fellows and so Masaryk.
gyeomań service in establishing nAmy Andrews and her plane food and water.