BRITISH AIRSHIPS.
CLOSING OF ESTABLISHMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. “ The Times " Service. . LONDON, August 2. The “Times” in a leader states that the core of the whole airship controversy is the b'visliness of the military air expenditure accompanied hy doctrinaire parsimony in everything concerning civil flying. While the Imperial Conference is carefully deliberating a decision of the greatest Imperial importance the Air Ministry, through the medium of Captain Guest, forestalls it and sallies forth to convince the Dominion delegates that the expense will be greater than British States can afford. The Air Ministry is unable to visualise the vast Imperial importance of the civil and commercial phase, and is unwilling to learn the possibilities, despite proof from the United States and Germany of their faith in airships. The Dominion delegates, however, appreciate the need of swift communications, and will not reject lightly any project likely to assist in attaining them. One of their difficulties is the opetf hostility of the Air Ministry. It is neither pleasant nor easy for the Dominion Premiers to go on in face of British official opposition, but they will not shrink if they believe Imperial interests demand firmness.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16494, 3 August 1921, Page 5
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