The German Transatlantic Flight It is pleasant to be able
to turn from other less agreeable aspects of the German situation to the visit of General Vuillemin, Chief of the French Air Staff, to Berlin and to the -remarkable performance of the German monoplane Brandenburg in flying from Perlin to New York in 25 hours and returning in under 2-0 hoirs. lie distance was little short of 4,000. miles, and the aeroplane was an ordinary commercial machine to which extra petrol tanks had been fitted. Germany is already contemplating a regular Berlin- New York mail service, which would be a considerably. more formidable undertaking than the piojectod Anglo4merican • ransatlantic service. General Vuillemin's visit, and the riendliness of the reception given .him, are of particular alue at this moment of international tension. The report :hat the possibility of an Air Pact was discussed in Berlin with Marshal Balbo and may be discussed with. General Vuillemin has not much foundation, but it is certain that until that essentially aggressive weapon the aeroplane is limited by international agreement there will be no restoration of international confidence. Herr Hitler is entitled to recall -hat when he did propose air-limitation neither Britain nor France took the suggestion up. But that is no reason for a refusal to initiate or listen to similar proposals again.
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