THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1934.
America's Plan To Create Powerful Air War Weapon
ALASKAN TRAINING
SUGGESTED
Expert Committee Finds
Air Corps Inadequate
fall limitations that should be kept
in mind.":
MAINTAINING INDUSTRY.
The idea of the role aviation will play in war was again touched an
GERMAN STRUGGLE
in connection with the maintenance FOR TRADE
of a competent aviation industry when, the report said that "the next great war la likely to begin with! engagements between opposing air- craft, either seabased or land based, and early aerial supremacy is quite Ifkely to be an important factor."
FIERCE COMPETITION
IN LATIN-AMERICA
CRIME WIDOW
MME. STAVIŠKY
IN PRISON
Paria, Sept. 19. Nine months ago Arlette Stavia- { Washington, Sopt. 18. ky, wife of the perpetrator of the For this reason, it was asserted, i Germany, hard-pressed ocon- greatest of frauds, sparkled with An Expert Committee has just brought in an interest-an aviation industry capable of exonically, is about to resume alamonds and drove expensive ing list of suggestions for the expansion and improvement panding in war time is essential aggressive commercial and diplo- cara. To-day she sits behind the
Nothing
thing that it was unlikely that matic efforts to recapture har iran bars of a prison coll. of the United States Air Force. Among other things it any country could exceed the pro- diminishing Latin-American mar The gun shot that ended the life of Alexander Stavisky in advocates training of its pilots in Alaska, a Government re- ductive capacity of the Industrializ-kets.
Confronted with acute dopres January, 1934, ended also the life placement programme which will stimulate the aviation ed United States in time of war,
the report found that is its present alon at home, absence of funds of luxury and love of Arlotte industry and give it a chance to expand so that it will be state the industry is not capable of for foreign investment, and severe Simon. Her lover and husband competition from many, countries, lay dead. Two fatherless chil- prepared to supply the nation with war machines in an expanding to the needed point.
To meet this difficulty the board Germany reported to be looking dren remained to this young and emergency.
recommended that a programme of to the Southern Hemisphere as beautiful woman. The United Prese resume of these recommendations procurement for the army and the area for a desperate attempt to The wife of France's super- follows:
navy be established on an annual restore the imperilled economic swindler was free until a few months ago, but she knew her timo Washington, Sept. 19. As a remedy the report suggest-replacement basis which should put prestige of the Reich.
a sound basis. the industry
During 1983 Germany had a would come. With the hardiness The United States Army Aired that a Corps must be reorganized and covoring
balanced programme all expenditures for brought to the highest efficiency, in military activities should be pre- the world, the Baker Board has re-pared and co-ordinated by the War ported here to Secretary of War Department as part of a plan for Improving the entire army, includ- Dern.
The nation's elvil and naval avia-ing the Air Corps.
Proposals that the air corps of tion branches are second to none, the board declared, but the Army, army and navy be combined in a largely because of Congressional Department of Air as a branch of sluggishness,. In woefully Inggard a Department of National Defence and requires Immediate reorganiza-were dismissed with the words:
"Thorough study and analysis of tion.
The report, compiled by a board the various European organizations headed by Mr. Newton D. Baker, indicate clearly that they accord Secretary of War under Proaldent with conditions and circumstances Wiisen, made an exhaustive study poculiar to Europe but have of all phases of military aviation.xeneral application to the United States or Japan, which maintain It recommended:
their air components as integral parts of their army and navy.
"The
1 Expansion of the Army Air Corps to 2,320 planes, the number provided in the 1926 Congressional
no
of economy in
Act, with a larger ratio of combat such Passition were explored
plancs.
2 A national aviation policy be decided
Ion and retained for at least a "reasonable" length of time.
with conclusious that the existing be less cx- jorganisations would
the
pensive. Joining the foregoing considerations with vital and far- 3 Retention of the present air roaching military objections, the set-up with a close coordination be committee is convinced that tween ground and air troops: Sug-adoption of any plan along the lines gestions of merging all military and Indicated above would be a serious naval aviation into a separate unit jerror, jeopardizing the security of was called extravagant and im the nation in an emergency, and be practicable.
an unneccesary burden on taxpayer."
4 Encouragement of the aviation industry to permit it to expand quickly and efficiently to wartime productive demands.
or:
B Revision of the internal ganization of the air corps, in- crease in the number of flying hours per pilot from the present 150 to 200 hours to 380 hours yearly, greater training in flying under hazardous conditions and with instruments such as are used In commercial planes.
6 A liberal polley in encouraging and perfecting experimental de velopments and in permitting the Secretary of War to purchase by design competition, by negotiation and by open competition. Sugges- tions that the Government establish and maintain its own airplane factories were condemned,
TRAGIC FAILURE.
the
Research on the role aviation will play in the next war led to some
2
Here is the naw U,S.S. Ranger, 13,800-tan aeroplane carrier, which takes her place with the Boot for manoeuvres in the North Pacific shortly. She carries 72 planes.
Rather than embark on a pro- surplus of exports over Iniports of a tough ancestry she has ac
the gramme of governmental building to only six of the 20 Latin Ameri- cepted it. Now she wants It was suggested that development enn republics, and her total trade world to forget her; and that is and design by private interests be showed exports of only 286,100,000 all. encouraged by design competition marks against imports of 384,000, For the love and loyalty ahe and the placing of orders for ex-000, an adverse balance of nearly bore a man who gave her love and perimental prototypes.
100 million marka.
As an aftermath of the air mail! Germany is thought by some luxury, she is paying dearly. fying venture by the army the re-experts to be in a strategical posi- "I don't care," she says. "My Port suggested that army filers be tion for trade bargaining because life is finished. What time la loft given instructions in the UBC of of her unfavourable merchandise me to live shall be devoted to my flying instrumenta, flying at night balances in a majority of coun- children. All I ask is to be per and flying under hazardous condi- trics, particularly Central Amermitted to work and earn their tions such as might be encountered lea, where she could use her heavy lving and educate them to be- in the field. In addition it was purchases as a "club" to exact come honest citizens." urged that fliers be given training favours for her export products. To this end Mme. Stavisky in flying under severe cold condi- On the other hand, exchange spends every apare moment not tions, together with instructions on control in many countries, which required for prison chores, in the maintenance and repair of tends to deprive German mer studying English. planes under such handicaps. At chants of the traditional advan- "When I am freed," she says, least one aquadron, it was said, tage enjoyed by their custom of "I hope to go to England ahould have a year's experience of granting long-term credits, the America, take a new name and be-.
lying in Alaska.
growing competition of Japan in xin a new life. I believe it will Internal organizations of the the Caribbean in textile lines and be easier to forget and he forget- army should be so modified the re-small manufactures of which Gerten in another country where the port suggested, na
+ to provide many makes specialty, the horror of this experience may be different provisions for advance United States reciprocity camless poignant.” ment in the Air Corps under pro- paign, and the skilful diplomacy' A self-avowed "Innocent by~! visions of the 1926 Act and to fill of Great Britain in employing stander" who knew nothing of her the complernent to the 403 officers creditor position and imperial husband's business affairs, Ariette authorized at that time. Ground preference threats to exact trade is as tightly tied in the crime wab and air officere should each have favours, hamper German trade as if she had helped to spin the
immensely. Another type of American craft training in the work of the other expansion The findings on this score were
United threads. But a woman warms a considered of great. significance which is in itself a branch of the to assure greater co-operation be- Press because the board was appointed atir service, U.S.S. Macon, as the time of the airmail controversy comes to rest after a 3,000 mile night.tween the two, it was urged. and largely as a result of that dis pute.
Much attention was devoted to the attempt of the army to carry the malla. Figures compared on the flights were a revelation in establishing that for accidents occurred while actually engaged in this work, dospito hazardous weather conditions. The report, while finding several lessons in the air mall venture, was full of praise for the morale and effectiveness of the service under adverse condi- tions. Some 20 men were killed while the army flew the mails.
rocommendations with the excep- tion that Mr. James H. Doolittle, noted flier, protested his belief that a separate air service should be established. He joined in the rest of the report, however.
ARMY AIR CORPS,
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The present ratio of combat to:
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prison cell sooner than a man, and Mme. Stavisky has found favour with the officials of the Petite-Roquette. She la doclic and doleful; speaks only when spoken to; cats sparingly but from
transport, observation and other up to the point of recommended.
Encouragement of civil aviation "The board was unanimous in its interesting comment in the report. types was found to be too smalt and
"Our national defence policy con- many of present types of planes as an element of national defence templates aggressive action against were found inadequate. It was was urged by the board but com a special kitchen, and awaits & It is indicated that about 1,000 planea piele separation between the two trial for which no date has been no nation," the report said. based entirely upon the defence of would be needed to bring the force was held advisable.- United Press set. our homeland and overseas possЄB_ sions, including protection of our sea and air-borné commerce. Our military policy is founded upon this. |traditional policy and contemplates Hope was expressed in the report of offensive operations only when that it might "be accepted as the auch netlon is necessary as a de- basis for development of the Army fence of our national security. Air Corps for the next ten years | Our existing armaments are less and thus terminate the continuing than those required for this pur- agitation and uncertainty which pose. We do not advocate any in- has been so detrimental to har-crease beyond the minimum casen- monious development and improve-|tín]_thorofore ment."
"The development of aviation has The Morrow Report (1926) was increased the power of offence credited with having not aviation whore countries"at war border daválopment in the direction of upon, or are very close to, cach "satisfactory and outstanding pro- viher, and has increased the power gress," said the Committee, add-of defence where the contestants are widely separated. The now nin general aviation the United arm is, therefore, advantageous to States leads the world. It is our national policy. superior in commercial aviation. The idea that aviation can ro- Its naval aviation le stronger than place any of the other elements of that of any other power, and with our forces is found, on analysis, to more financial support its army la erroneous. The lack of ability aviation can be raised to a world to invest or capture and hold any position equal to that held by our position, the short period during which alreraft can operate, before Blame for fallure of the army to having to return to its bases, land attain higher, rank was placed on for floating, the present impractic Congress and the director of the ability of operations on a large budget which failed to provide scale except in at least fairly good funds for completion of the five-weather, the necessity of protection year aircraft programme and to co-by other forces except when In the ordinate with it a programme for inir, and the problems of supply, in- procurement of material and per- cluding replacement of aircraft, are Bonnel..
From this Bockoffat of power may bo dove'nued a' now type of pursuit plans, more strongly ̧sá- gined and carrying a bomb rook as well as gun. The would be one point in its favouri (it would be hard to hit,
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