Tokyo, Aug. 12.
The 60th anniversary of the-opéning of the cable service to Japan iwas observed to-day by the office lof the Great Northern Telegraph The Italian Ambassador, who was mechanic with diplomatic passports land they left forthwith. Major Lombardi no doubt possesses very pleasant memories of the woodenheadedness of a coterie, of offic 1 idem here.
The French airmen, Burtin and Moench, who came to Japan in March this year, were also victims fof similar hospitable. treatment. [They were alleged to: have flown lover a forbidden zone in Korea and Iwere detained for three days.
Now, what do the authorities pra-pose 10 do to Pangtorn and Hern-Jdone? The proper thing, it would [seem, would be to accept their openhearted and unqualified apologies. jand to dismiss an unpleasant Jepiscde, instead of trying magnify it into an international fineident. "A nominal fine would meet the requirements of "justice"
Jand "save the face" of the authori ties. There are reports current, however, that the punishment to be inflicted' on the armed will be fine, together with refusal of a permit to enable them to fly from Tokyo to Seattle, In striking contrast to the attitude of the authorities "is that of the general public who are quite distressed over the attempt to make mountain of a mole-bill. The general public agree that, apart from its m: significance (if larly), such a flight must 2e placed fin the category of outstanding aerial performances and considered [as a contribution to the progress of civilisation. is to be hoped that when Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh, idols lof the American public arrive here, there will not be all this silly red tape and that, they will not be sub: mitted to similar indignities,
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