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Flight, May 14. 19*5- Ak First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER. A Journal devoted to the Interest*, Practice, and Progress or Aerial Locomotion and Transport. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. No. 333. (No. 20, Vol. VII.)] MAY 14, 1915. ra^A] ra^sw84- Flight. Editorial Office; 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegrams: Truditur, Westrand, London. Telephone: Gerrard 182S. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom ... 751. od. Abroad 201. o,.'. CONTENTS. Editorial Comment: Aut " Kultur " Kaiser, aut Nullus The Roll of Honour Aircraft Work at the Front. Official Information The British Air Services The Hungarian Lloyd Biplane (with >;cate drawings) ... Roysl Aero Club. Official Notices The 140 h. p. Sturtevant Aeroplane Engine From the British Flying Grounds Flying at Hendon Eddies. By"iEolus" The Screw Propeller. By F. W. Lanchester, M.lnst.C.E. Aircraft and the War Models. Edited by V. E. Johnson, M.A Correspondence Imports and Exports, 1914-^915 PAGE • 329 - 33" • 332 • 332 • 335 • 33« • 337 • 34° • 341 . 342 • 343 • 345 • 347 • 348 • 348 EBHTOSIIAIL COMMENT. Aut ' Kultur ' Kaiser, aut Nullus. Surely with the deliberate destruction ot the " Lusitania" with most of its crowd of passengers and crew, the final turn to the screw of her infamy has been given by Germany, in her most damnable attempt to enforce her idea of " Kultur " upon the entire peoples of the world. By the side of this murder ous piece of work, the incendiary bomb " practice " visit to Southend of the Zeppelin in the early hours of Monday morning and other hellish excursions, pale into insig nificance. The absolute callousness of the crime has so completely eclipsed all the German violations of civilised warfare, following, as it has, their employ ment of asphyxiating gases against the Allied troops in France; that at last the latent temper of the entire British nation has been roused, and we hope to some real purpose. From all quarters, at home and across the seas, comes the same chorus of horror and indignation at the savagery of these wild beasts in human form. In America and other neutral countries but one cry is heard—that of disgust at the foul depths of barbarism to which the German nation through its executive has descended. That, once again, in the latest case of aerial raid, but one life was lost and little damage done, beyond a certain amount of property destroyed, cannot be placed to the credit of the raiders. By the number of destructive bombs dropped, placed at between ioo and 150, it is evident they were out for solid mischief. But again their estimates of the effect upon the nation have woefully gone astray. In their view it is by this means our people are to be scared into agitation for an early peace. Never, even during the past ten months' period of slaughter, has the nation, high and low, been more determined to prosecute the war until such time as the Germans shall be com pelled to stand before the Throne of Civilisation, to have meted out to them such justice for their past deeds, as it may be found possible to accord to so degraded a people. That justice will not be satisfied with any but the utmost retribution, both in a personal and a material form, is a foregone conclusion. It is hardly conceivable that the Huns can realise what their fate must be, else would they pause in the path of " frightfulness " which they are so persistent in treading. Only one inference can be drawn from their heaped-up crimes—that they have no manner of doubt but that they will in the end emerge victorious. That they may be mistaken and that they will have to answer and make retribution for their iniquities can hardly enter into their calculations. And so it should be realised, more than ever, that nothing but the most sustained and national efforts with men and munitions can avert the world-peril of the domina tion by the Teutonic race of the civilised inhabitants of this globe. What that domination means has been vouchsafed to all whom it may concern since the Huns discarded their mask of lying diplomacy and cunning and displayed their partiality for everything criminal, almost for criminality's sake. At least in the British Empire, if they are powerless to act in America, the time has come- when "Internment," complete and without fear or favour, of every person of enemy alien birth, naturalised or otherwise, should be insisted upon. It has been long since carried into effect in Germany. Both Russia and France have seen that no chances are taken in this respect. And now it but remains for us to follow suit, even if it be at this late hour. No stone should be left unturned to bring about this result. Public demonstrations insisting upon the immediate prosecution of this policy should be organised. Huge meetings in Hyde Park and similar public places throughout the kingdom should forthwith be announced, so that our Government may hear in no B
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