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to supervise civil aviation and to enforce the
provisions of the revised act. One specific
feature of the Lea bill that has attracted a
great deal of attention is that relating to the
zoning of airports. It provides for the
clearing and protecting of the approaches to
airports through regulation of the height
and location of structures and objects in the
vicinity of airports.
The line-up for and against the Lea bill
is about as follows: The airlines and the
aviation manufacturers are in favor; the
railroads and some states and municipalities
are opposed. The opposition of the rail
roads stems largely from the fact that the
Lea bill does not change provisions of the
existing.law which bar their entry into the
aviation field. The states and cities are
raising a hue and cry about the federal gov
ernment's interferfence in local matters.
Peacetime Service
English Language
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World Alphabet Should Wait
Until English Is Simplified
Former Senator Owen of Oklahoma has
devised a global alphabet of 33 letters by
means of which any of the languages of the
world can be learned by • pronunciation.
This learning would take much less time
than now required to master each language's
own alphabet and spelling system. Senator
Owen didn't estimate his chances of con
verting the nations to his scheme, except
by implication: He sent copies of the uni
versal alphabet to President Roosevelt and
the State Department. However, we can
tell him that he won’t get very far.
Before any progress is to be made in
standardizing the languages of the world
even in one small particular, there is the
preliminary task of simplifying the English
language, especially the spelling.
Eng
lish has an alphabet of 26 letters, and of
these, the letters “c,” “q” and “x ” have no
sound of their own and so contribute noth
ing to the job of pronunciation. That leaves
23 letters to do the work of representing the
sounds of the language.
But in English there are approximately 47
pronouncable sounds, a fact which gives
English speech a variety which many other
languages cannot match. However, this fact
*iso creates difficulties, the main one of
which is that one letter—like “ a” or *‘e" or
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This year no community-wide birthday
ball is to be held for obvious reasons, and
so the drive is dependent on the contribu
tions of individuals and the receipts from
small social events that are organized.
Personal contributions may be mailed to
Dr. Joseph I. Linde, treasurer of the fund,
Department of Health, City Hall, New
Haven. In the main stores and public
buildings, coin boxes will be placed so that
smaller contributions may be made.
The 1943 epidemic of polio caught 12,500
victims, many o f them in Connecticut and
J4ew Ha^en. With funds raised in the past,
all of these were provided with the best of
care. However, the reserve has been de
pleted below that normally maintained, and
the officers of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis wish to see the fund re
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plenished to take care of any emergency
It seems to us that both of these argu that might come in 1944 or thereafter.
ments are putting a lesser good ahead of a Surely the generosity of New Haveners will
greater good. It is of greater consequence respond to this call.
to the country that aviation develop to the
limit of its possibilities than for the rail
roads to profit from it. The relation be
tween the surface carriers and the airlines
is sufficiently complex that any changes in
Knox Pleads For Universal
the present situation would better be treat
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ed as a separate problem, unencumbered by
The United States has had plenty of ex
any other issues.
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the hypotheses of isolation and unprepared
The argument for states’ rights has a
ness. Together they were thought to keep
good deal of the ring of pre-Civil War days
us out of wars abroad. But two wars with
to it. It attacks the Lea bill on the general
in that 30-year period have, or ought to
grounds that any deposit of power in the
federal government over local matters is have, discredited those so-called preven
bad. It stands for state regulation as tives. However, it is too early to be sure
that the fallacy of unpreparedness has been
against federal regulation. Generally, we’re
abandoned. Not until our enemies have
in favor of that principle, but would these
been disarmed and the peace path ahead ex
same champions of states’ rights want rail
tends in unbroken line to the horizon will
road regulation turned back to the states
we know whether the American people
. . . or the control of radio placed in state
have given up this particular quackery.
hands? Clearly not.
Thus it is encouraging to hear Secretary
For the same and better reasons, civil
of the Navy Knox pressing the idea that
aviation ought and must be controlled by
every boy of 17 or 18 should be required to
the federal government. Everyone knows
serve a year’s military training. The pro
of the mess that state regulation of the
posal has been set forth before, but it needs
trucking industry has brought. If states
continued presentation to the public lest it
cannot make a success of setting up laws
be discarded when the pressure of war
for the slow-moving truck, how can they be
emergency is over. Secretary Knox empha
expected to set up wiser rules for the air
sized the benefits to the youths as well as to
plane?
the country.
If the Lea bill can be improved by amend
The end of the war will find this coun
ing specific details, let that be done. But
its basic intent of concentrating control over try with thousands of training camps and
civil aviation in one authority should not muah equipment on its hands. There will
be available many officers and instructors.
be discarded. If local pride has to be but-:
The time to get peacetime military training
tered, let it be done in some other way, not
started is immediately after the war closes,
at the expense of the countryjs^'twation
not at some indefinite period in the,future.
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W inter on the T oboggan?
(New York Herald Tribune)
Robert D. Edwards, who has the chair of
aerology at Colgate University’s Naval
Flight Preparatory School, has made some
predictions based on study of weather cycles
which seem particularly timely. When hun
dreds of buildings in New York are without
heat, and just as the last chocolate masses
of snow are being sluiced into the sewers,
Mr. Edwards announces his belief that the
worst of the winter is over. He follows this
with a declaration that we may even see
some “ unseasonably mild” weather between
the end of January and the middle of
March.
Conditions underfoot having been what
they were lately, New York would receive
any such upset of what is ordinarily the
toughest season of the year with profound
calm.
Should Mr. Edwards’s aerological
studies, which include phenomena of the
free air, prove accurate guides, the public
will be disposed to follow him further. He
foresees “ a downtright hot spell” for the
period from June 5 to June 15, counterbal
anced by sub-average temperatures for the
last half of 1944. Peering further into the
future we get the unpleasant prognostica
tion that the winter of 1944-’45 will rival
that of 1933-’34, when the mercury at Ham
ilton, where Colgate is situated, dropped
to 54 below zero. In 1945 there may be a
bad drought. When the end of this month
arrives we shall be able to test the earliest
of Mr. Edwards’s prophecies. It will then
be time enough to know whether we. should
worry about the rest, or look forward to
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The argument for states’ rights has a
good deal of the ring of pre-Civil War days
to it. It attacks the Lea bill on the general
grounds that any deposit of power in the
federal government over local matters is
bad. It stands for state regulation as
against federal regulation. Generally, we're
in favor of that principle, but would these
same champions of states’ rights want rail
road regulation turned back to the states
. . . or the control of radio placed in state
hands? Clearly not.
For the same and better reasons, civil
aviation ought and must be controlled by
the federal government. Everyone knows
of the mess that state regulation of the
trucking industry has brought. If states
cannot make a success of setting up laws
for the slow-moving truck, how can they be
expected to set up wiser rules for the air
plane?
If the Lea bill can be improved by amend
ing specific details, let that be done. But
its basic intent of concentrating control over
civil aviation in one authority should not
be discarded. If local pride has to be butT
tered, let it be done in some other wajfy not
at the expense of the country>" fixation
future.
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Military Training In l'eaoc
The United States has had plenty of ex
perience in the last 30 years in testing out
the hypotheses of isolation and unprepared
ness. Together they were thought to keep
us out of wars abrodd. But two wars with
in that 30-year period have, or ought to
have, discredited those so-called preven
tives. However, it is too early to be sure
that the fallacy of unpreparedness has been
abandoned. Not until our enemies have
been disarmed and the peace path ahead ex
tends in unbroken line to the horizon will
we know whether the American people
have given up this particular quackery.
Thus it is encouraging to hear Secretary
of the Navy Knox pressing the idea that
every boy of 17 or 18 should be required to
serve a year’s military training. The pro
posal has been set forth before, but it needs
continued presentation to the public lest it
be discarded when the pressure of war
emergency is over. Secretary Knox empha
sized the benefits to the youths as well as to
the country.
The end of the war will find this coun
try with thousands of training camps and
much equipment on its hands. There will
be available many officers and instructors.
The time to get peacetime military training
started is immediately after the war closes,
not at some indefinite period in the,future.
O pinions Elsewhere
World Alphabet Should Wait
W inter on the Toboggan?
Until English Is Simplified
(New York Herald Tribune)
Former Senator Owen of Oklahoma has
Robert D. Edwards, who has the chair of
devised a global alphabet of 33 letters byaerology at Colgate University’s Naval
means of which any of the languages of the Flight Preparatory School, has made some
world can be learned by pronunciation. predictions based on study of weather cycles
This learning would take much less time which seem particularly timely. When hun
than now required to master each language’s dreds of buildings in New York are without
heat, and just as the last chocolate masses
own alphabet and spelling system. Senator of snow are being sluiced into the sewers,
Owen didn’t estimate his chances of con Mr. Edwards announces his belief that the
verting the nations to his scheme, except worst of the winter is over. He follows this
by implication: He sent copies of the uni with a declaration that we may even see
versal alphabet to President Roosevelt and some “unseasonably mild” weather between
the end of January and the middle of
the State Department. However, we can March.
tell him that he won’t get very far.
Conditions underfoot having been what
Before any progress is to be made in they were lately, New York would receive
any
such upset of what is ordinarily the
standardizing the languages of the world
even in one small particular, there ,is the toughest season of the year with profound
!calm. Should Mr. Edwards’s aerological
preliminary task of simplifying the English •studies, which include phenomena of the
language, especially the spelling.
Eng free air, prove accurate guides, the public
lish has an alphabet of 26 letters, and of will be disposed to follow him further. He
these, the letters “c," “q” and “x ” have no foresees “a downtright hot spell” for the
sound of their own and so contribute noth period from June 5 to June 15, counterbal
anced by sub-average temperatures for the
ing to the job of pronunciation. That leaves last half of 1944. Peering further into the
23 letters to do the work of representing the future we get the unpleasant prognostica
tion that the winter of 1944-’45 will rival
sounds of the language.
But in English there are approximately 47 that of 1933-’34, when the mercury at Ham
ilton, where Colgate is situated, dropped
pronouncable sounds, a fact which gives to 54 below zero. In 1945 there may be a
English speech a variety which many other bad drought. When the end of this month
"languages cannot match. However, this fact arrives we shall be able to test the earliest
also creates difficulties, the main one of of Mr. Edwards's prophecies. It will then
be time enough to know whether we. should
which is that one letter—like “ a" or “ e” or worry about the rest, or look forward to
"U"—has to stand for more than one sound. their fulfillment with joyous anticipation.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1944
Lea Aviation Bill
Opposition of Railroads and
States a Hazard to Aviation
Some simplification of English is badly
needed. It should endeavor to make the
sounds and the letters 'show some consist
ent relationship to each other. Most de
sirable would be for each sound to have its s
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own distinct fetter.
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Those people most opposed to such
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change are not the President and the State
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Department but rather the scholars, who
know English very well themselves and,
being confirmed traditionalists, see no rea
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son for changing the language to benefit
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somebody else.
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A ll of which is intended to suggest to t;
former Senator Owen that he tackle the a
problem closer home.
We can’t promise
him that he will get very far in trying
sto remodel English, but the job awa_i
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some man with courage and persiste,
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the use for reproduction o f all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherw ise credited in this
papei and also the local news published herein.
All rights to republication o f special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
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Further, letters have to be used in com
bination— like “ch” or “ou” or “zh”— to rep
resent a sound which is unlike the sound of
the individual letters in the digraph. The
result Is that English spelling is a hodge
podge of the .sort that makes the language a
nightmare to adult students learning it for F
the first time, and a considerable problem to
native-born Americans who wish to extend
their vocabulary.
Colonel Roscoe Turner, president of the
National Aviation Trade Association, has
announced that’ his group is opposing the
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pending Lea bill which, proposes to extend
federal control over civil aviation. The Lea
measure was reported on favorably „by the
lids Called For to Figlit
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee about two months ago, but since
Infantile Paralysis; Give!
then it has been blocked in the House Rules
A cause that will appeal to every giver
Committee.
Colonel Turner says that, his
and every purse is the 1944 appeal for funds
association is drafting a substitute bill and
■to fight infantile paralysis. The campaign
will offer it to Congress.
,■
is now in full swing and will run through
The Lea bill is a measure amending the Monday, January 31. Technically the giving
Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. It aims to is in honor of President Roosevelt’s birth
accomplish two things: To present a, com day, which comes on January 30, but in a
plete codification of civil aviation law; to larger sense it is a humanitarian effort for
give the federal government the authority the relief of thousands of stricken boys and
to supervise civil aviation and to enforce the girls.
provisions of the revised act. One specific
This year no community-wide birthday
feature of the Lea bill that has attracted a
ball is to be held for obvious reasons, and
great deal of attention is that relating to the
so the drive is dependent on the contribu
zoning of airports.
It provides for the
tions of individuals and the receipts from
clearing and protecting of the approaches to
small social events that are organized.
airports through regulation of the height
Personal contributions may be mailed to
and location of structures and objects in the
Dr. Joseph I. Linde, treasurer of the fund,
vicinity of airports.
< ,
Department of Health, City Hall, New
Polio FuiicHDrive
The line-up for and against the Lea bill
is about as follows: The airlines and the
aviation manufacturers are in favor; the
railroads and some states and municipalities
are opposed.
The opposition of the rail
roads stems largely from the fact that the
Lea bill does not change provisions of the
existing.law which bar their entry into the
aviation field.
The states and cities are
raising a hue and cry about the federal gov
ernment’s interferfence in local matters.
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Haven. In the main stores and public
buildings, coin boxes will be placed so that
smaller contributions may be made.
The 1943 epidemic of polio caught 12,500
victims, many o f them in Connecticut and
New Ha-^en. With funds raised in the past,
all of these were provided with the best of
care. However, the reserve has been de
pleted below that normally maintained, and
the officers of the National Foundation for 1
Infantile Paralysis wish to see the fund re 1
plenished to take care of any emergency l
It seems to us that both of these argu- that might come in 1944 or thereafter. t
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