He refuted this by saying that modern technology had effectively reduced the distances across those oceans, allowing even for "planes that could fly from the British Isles to New England and back again without refueling."
Han afviste dette ved at sige, at moderne teknologi effektivt havde formindsket afstandene over disse oceaner og endda gjorde det muligt at "fly kunne flyve fra De britiske Øer til New England og tilbage uden optankning."