A Price—for Lindbergh, King Edward
Colonel Lindbergh has discovered (or at least he should
have) that American newspapermen aren't any worse pests
or any more concerned with getting the news on doings of
such a famous personage as the world's Number 1 Aviator
than their brothers across the sea.
Recently Lindbergh, who is supposed to have fled to
England in order to escape the too pressing attentions of
American newspapermen, took off in his plane from. Dublin
—and then disappeared. No one knew where he was. London
newspapers scoured the country and checked futilely at
scores of airports without locating him. Tragedy was feared
and the papers ran blaring headings on their placards:
"Lindbergh Missing!"
Some hours later the air ministry announced that the
colonel was safe at a Royal Air Force airport and had been
there in fact for almost 24 hours.
As a result, London newspapers were rather annoyed.
They felt that Lindbergh had caused them and the public a
great deal of needless expense, trouble and anxiety. In an
editorial the Daily Express chided the colonel: "Lindbergh
came to England to rest and dodge publicity. His method is
strange." The Express then went on to explain that it is
customary for pilots to keep in touch with official centers of
information so that there should never be needless concern
over their safety. "Lindbergh's silence caused anxiety and
expense in two continents," the Express concluded.