Show All EUROPE BUSY WITH CONSTRUCTION OF AIRSHIPS I Ifor Nations Working Secre Secretly Iy for Domin Domination tion of Element Element Element Ele Ele- ment Engineer Says NEW YORK Nov 15 All 15 All Europe is s working secretly to develop craft with which to dominate the air according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to C C. C L L. L Egtvedt aeronautical engineer associated with the Boeing i Airplane company who returned re 1 re 1 I from a tour of inspection of the aircraft plants in England France and Germany German He believes there is isn n nothing thing in Europe in the line of aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft that America cannot duplicate Great Britain was making the greatest development Mr Egtvedt found and G Germany was aas progressing experimentally experimentally experimentally mentally though handicapped in producIng producing producing pro pro- machines by the terms imposed imposed imposed im im- posed by the allies Wherever I went in Europe I found aircraft operating he said I The public generally Is interested in flying but there still are many people who hesitate to leave the ground I Iwas Iwas Iwas was well received in Germany German and aircraft manufacturers there expressed a desire to cooperate with America and do business generally with American concerns INTEREST IN ENGLAND Bri British ish manufacturers and in inventors inventors inventors in- in are getting consi considerable erable support support support sup sup- port from the government At the air conference just held in London I civilian and governmental reports Were were produced indicating intense In Interest interest interest in- in terest in England concerning the development development development de de- de- de of air airplanes lanes commercially not only in Great Britain but throughout through through- throughout out the world There Is no fact concerning concerning concerning con con- aviation that the British air ministry does not secure and place at atthe atthe atthe the disposal of British subjects It was in Interesting to learn leam that worth of freight has been transported by airplane out of the United Kingdom this year This freight was carried In cargo planes to France Belgium Denmark Spain and Holland Planes coming into England from irom the continent c carried worth of imports SOME FIGURES This last year 1325 airplanes have arrived from the continent and landed p passengers and freight In Great Britain They included 1079 British machines French planes nine Belgian and one Swiss The planes departing from Britain for the continent continent continent con con- aggregated 1455 Of these 1206 were British French seven Belgian Belgian Belgian Bel Bel- gian and one Swiss In analyzing conditions however the air ministry credits the United States air service as being the most successful mail service on earthA earth v A round trip by airplane between I London and Paris costs 18 while by rail and steamer it is about ES 8 S. One way costs E 10 by airplane J 4 by rail and steamer Freight b by airplane is is' is cheaper than the old method parcels and other small packages costing 3 1 penny a pound by airplane and from Crom 4 pen pence c to 1 pence a a. pound by the theold theold theold old method Tho The British air ministry also makes available for general use information on trade conditions opportunities and problems in to all aU countries The British hope b by this tills method to establish their theft airplanes In foreign markets principally prin principally prin- prin In fn in their colonial possessions and in South SOu h America |