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Show Wcrid-FIight May Have Many Results DOUBTLESS the world-trip of the American flyers will have many results. Presumably it will a'Tect army and navy and air service legislation in congress, for its lessons appear to be many and its ramifications wide. One thing that pleases the people is the prospect that Uncle Sam will officially offi-cially reward the flyers. When the flyers completed their world-circle by landing in Seattle they received this telegram from President Coolidge: "On final completion of your flight I desire to again offer my congratulations congratula-tions and express to you the thanks of your country. Under the law I do not understand that I have authority suitably suit-ably to reward you by promotion and other appropriat'-- action. I wish, however, to announce to you that on the convening of congress I shall recommend rec-ommend that such authority be granted grant-ed in order that your distinguished services may have a practical recognition recog-nition from your country." The round-the-world flight of the army aviators has accomplished important im-portant results of an international aspect, as-pect, says Secretary Hughes. "The establishment of friendly contacts con-tacts in the various countries visited," he said in a letter to Secretary Weeks, "the strength and efficiency of the air service which the flight evidenced and the new prestige which the flyers have brought to our flag will have a far-reaching far-reaching effect on the international relations re-lations of this country, the benefit of which cannot lie overestimated." Mr. Hughes extended the congratulations congratu-lations of the State department and expressed deep admiration for the "courage, perseverance and extraordinary extraor-dinary skill of the flyers." Replying to the secretary of state, Assistant Secretary Davis said : "The War department has felt that the flight is a scientific achievement of a high order, made by a little band of well-trained and energetic army men, who are carrying on in our time the pioneer work done by their predecessors pred-ecessors of former generations. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Smith and his colleagues are fitting successors to those sturdy pioneers, pi-oneers, Lewis and Clark." The trip will be followed with the preparation of a report by the world flyers. |