It is possible that he had less than the chance that would
have been his had he used an absolutely standardized machine,
thoroughly tried and tested in every particular. -
Hawker played for a big stake. A great fame would have
been his had he landed in Ireland. The world watched him.
Two great nations were directly concerned in his flight. Had
he succeeded, to the British Empire would have gone the cred
it for the first trans-Atlantic flight.
The people of either country wished that their own nation
might have the honor, but nowhere was there any one who
did not wish the Australian success. His deed of reckless dar
ing, his life against time, gravity and the sea, was such an act
of dare-devil gallantry, as man admires, and did admire at the
dawn of time, and will, while man is man.
Over national feeling, the desire that the United States
might first achieve such a deed, the personal feeling was whol
ly triumphant. Xot one American would desire the destruction
of Hawker, merely that America might have the credit of the
first flight.
Every American hoped for the triumph of the splendid
Australian, and willingly would have conceded to Britain the
honor, and to Hawker the glory, had he succeeded.
THE TREATY
XHE TREATY with Germany is the most rigorous of mod
ern times, but less severe, there is evidence to show,
than Germany would have imposed had she been as complete
ly victorious as the Allies are.
The treaty is aimed to accomplish three chief objects.
The military power of Germany is destroyed, by land and
sea.
