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UNITED STATES MAY REVIVE CONSTRUCTION OF DIRIGIBLES

Washington, December 1. Inspired by Germany's success with trans-Atlantic 'dirigible operations, United States officials are planning legislation which will enable the United States to resume activity in dirigible enterprises.

Commerce Department officials in charge of aeronautics have formulated tentative proposals which probably will be sub- milted to Congress at its next session in January, so that a United States company can enter Zeppelin operating field.

The Company probably will be, It also recommended that "us soon the International Zeppelin Transport as enabling legislation and adequate Corporation, which has been in privato and federal funds can existence seven years, but was dor- [obwined" an est coust terminal mant during the depression and thejshould be constructed for

be

use on

perled of public disappointment trans-Atlantic lines; and an airship

service.

with dirigibles that followed the built to alternate with disasters to the Akron, Macon and

other such ships.

If Congress extends the

foreign

same

The most active dirigible pro-treatment to the Zeppelin company moters expect that the International as to shipping lines, It will enable Zeppelin Corporation will arrange to them to get from the government, co-operate fully with the Durtsche both

construction and operating Zeppelin Recderel for service be funds. However, it is likely that the construction would be undertaken by ndjunct of the Goodyear Tire and the Goodyear-Zeppelin company, an

tween the two countries.

The first step from the viewpoint of the American company is to Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, soine kind of governmental subady. since the proposed Zeppelin operi, tion will not be self-supporting in the early stages.

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wete. also bas many German-trained con- struction experts. It is purely ក្នុង construction company and would rither sell or lease any airships to the International Zeppelin Corpora»

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J 7945 Indefinite only to prolong for an period the rules governing sub- 8401 to HAYDN'S marine warfare, but to bring within 8403 their scope the great Powers-France and Italy-which had not previous- ly been bound by them.

Germany is already a party to the rules by viriue of her renunciation of "unrestricted" submarine warfare in the notes, exchanged when the Anglo-German naval treaty was con- cluded last year.

Russia is expected to adhere in the near future, and the British Govern- ment hopes eventually to bring in all the remaining maritime Powers to give the new rules a world-wide ap- pifcation.

Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and Sir Samuel Hoare signed the protocol on behalf of the British Government.

EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE Both the British Government end! Admiralty altoch exceptional im- portance to the 'protocol, which

they regard as ♫ big step In the direction of humanising warfare at sca. The essential rules are aj follows:

"In their action with regard to merchant ships, submarines must conform to the rules of International Law to which surface vessels are

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Dirigible men hope that Congress will authorize them to get the same trentment as ocean shipping Ines; namely governmental ald in meeting the difference between cost of con- struction at home and abroad, und direc: benefits for carrying mall and There is considerable discussion operating oversens,

about the United States line lensing The many successful fights of the one or two dirigibles from the Ger Hindenburg between Germany and mans until such time as ships could the United States this year rebe built in the United States. Thus Renerally regarded DIS reviving the Interest here In dirigible. The lon might lease the Lz-130 after it

particular, except in the case flights went for to overcome popular is placed in operation.

of persistent refusal to stop on being. distrust of dirigibles which NEOSE R

Fose 'alternate with a German controlled when the Akron

and Macon sani ar ship in flights between Germany and

duly summoned, or of active resist- „nnée to search, a warship, whether commentators. The the United States. The difficulty cording to some

surface vessel or submarine, may not question was widely asked, why can with this plan is that the German

sink or rent. incapable of naviga- not the United States accomplish in het sald to need it to replace the

a merchant vessel without hav duc ilme success measurable to that Grat Zeppelin on contracted South The plan is that, immediately on the outbreak of hostilities, ing firet phneed passengers, crew and of Dr. Eckener and his aides,

American flights.

every one should place himself or herself at the service of the ship's popers in a of safely, Additional Encouragement to try Final decision whether to submit State, and that the Government should have the right to decide "For this

purpose ships bents came from the Federal Aviation legislation to Congress is understood

are not regarded as a place of safety Commission's special report to the to depend on the scope of activity whether they should go into the fighting forces or remain in in-unless the safety of the passengers Department of Commerce. It rug--wh

which the

the International Zeppelindustry.

and crew la assured, In the existing gested that as a course of immediato Corporation agrees to undertake, and Those drafted into industry would be paid on a scale to put sca and weather conditions, by the action."

partly on its success in locating them on an equal footing with the fighting services. Heads of Pro

proximity

of land, or the presence of proper terminal for the proposed businesses, ranking as, say, generals, would receive a general's pay, to take them on board."

another vessel which Is In a position TO CONSTRUCT AIRSHIPS Inc, The three most prominent

While the value of the protoen is *hit

the national policy to get sites so far are Morristow those below would have pay and rank graded according to

fully recognised in naval circles, it ward hirships should be to

not far from New York; position in the industry. take further construction and opera- Virginia, near this city. Local gov-1 into a vast machine to deal with an emergency.

In other words, it is proposed to organise the whole nation is pointed out that its logical coun- terpart is a convention forbidding tion of rigid airships in commerent en

trade groups are.

Afreraft attack on merchant ships, and naval service and this polley asked to help provide funds for

. The proposal, which is, I understand, already before the Com- No aircraft now existing, or likely to " should be immediately publicized, hanger and a final decision will not mittee of Imperial Defence, was put forward by the Royal Com-exist in the near future, is capable recognized and vigorously prosecut- be reached until it is known which mission on the Private Manufacture of Arms, in a report presented

place will offer the most attractions. Ito the Cabinet some weeks ago and issued over the week-end.

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