Show The Miracle of the Arctic I I BOVE aU all nations is humanity Intrepid Intrepid In- In ABOVE trepid men of half a dozen nationalities have demonstrated that thought in a stirring w. w way y recently The rescue efforts waged aged in inthe inthe the arctic for the last seven weeks Since disaster disaster dis- dis aster befell the diri dirigible ible Italia Have constituted constituted one of the most dramatic thrilling stories to take place in a long time The most striking thing took place when breaker sent Krassin-sent by the world world- despised soviet pushed through the vast ice wastes wastes' of the north picked up two Italians who had wandered about On the ice for almost seven forty days and then pushed on to the successful rescue of five other Italia survivors That was a glorious achievement None the less les thrilling were the attempts of Swedish Norwegian French and Italian fliers to save the marooned arctic explorers It truly was an international affair When the call of distress went vent out differences of were for forgotten otten in the common zeal for saving the lost meli The crowning cro event was the notable service rendered b by bythe the soviet ship That was a remarkable testimony mony th that t when humanitarianism call calls bravery bray bray- cry ery knows rio no hatreds The whole world must admire the good work of the Russians I But this amazing story of the arctic is i iret yet ret finished Six members of the It li lia crew who were carried away in the balloon part I of the airship may may- still be alive while six RusSian Russian Rus- Rus sian fliers filers are marooned and awaiting rescue The fhe great question mark of the whole story is what became of the famed explorer Amundsen and his five companions Norwegian and French fliers who disappeared when flying in 1 se search of Nobile's party Must this heroic I Ii tale of the north be tin tinged ed with bitter tragedy i Tragedy already is written in the Italia i t narrative Two members of the crew are arc known dead and it would be little short of miraculous if the six others of the dirigible I crew and the Amundsen party of six are i found That is the sad part It makes the I world wonder whether such a sacrifice of life can be worth the goal sought Yet sacrifice of life will always be the costly price of dis- dis overy and bravery it is the inevitable toll k exacted of th the pioneer Brave souls will go right on risking their lives in gre great t endeavor The drama of the northland has been a modern miracle The world has seen new wonders worked with aviation and wireless r and most significant of all has been the stirring stir stir- 1 rin ring demonstration of international good will willand willi i and helpfulness |