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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1934.

America's Plan To Create Powerful

ALASKAN TRAINING

SUGGESTED

Expert Committee Finds

Air Corps Inadequate

a limitations that should be kept in mind."

MAINTAINING INDUSTRY.

The idea of the role aviation wil

Air War Weapon

GERMAN STRUGGLE

play in war was again touched on FOR TRADE

in connection with the maintenance of a competent aviation industry when the report said that "the next

great war is likely to begin with!

engagements botween opposing air- craft, either seabaned or land based, and early aorial supremacy is quilé likely to be an important factor."

FIERCE COMPETITION

IN LATIN-AMERICA

CRIME WIDOW

MME. STAVISKY

IN PRISON

Paris, Sept. 19. Nine months ago Arlette StaviR. Washington, Sept. 18. ky, wife of the perpetrator of the econgrentent of frauds, sparkled with For this reason, it was asserted, Germany. hard-pressed

regume diamonds and drove expensive An Expert Committee has just brought in an interest-an aviation industry capable of ex-omically. Is about to ing list of suggestions for the expansion and improvement pandling in war time is essential. aggressive commercial and diplo cars. To-day she sits behind the

Nothing that it was unlikely that matic efforts to recapture of the United States Air Force. Among other things it any country could exceed the pro- diminishing Latin-American mar advocates training of its pilots in Alaska, a Government reductive capacity of the industrializ-kets. placement programme which will stimulate the aviation ed United States in time of war, stato the Industry is not capable of industry and give it a chance to expand so that it will be the report found that in its present prepared to supply the nation with war machines in an expanding to the needed point.

To meet this difficulty the board recommended that a programma of procurement for the army and Inavy be established on an annual replacement basis which should put the industry 011 a sound basis,

emergency.

The United Press resume of these recommendations follows:

Dern.

As a remedy the report suggests Washington, Sept. 19.

a balanced programme The United States Army Airfel that

all expenditures for Corps must be roorganized and covering 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 The nation's civil nud 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, is woefully laggard Department of National Defence and requires immediate reorganiza-were dismissed with the words: tion,

"Thorough study and analysis of The report, compiled by a board the varlous European organizations headed by Mr. Newton D. Baker, indicate clearly that they accord Secretary of War under Prealdent with conditions and circumstances Wiison, made up exhaustive study peculiar to Europe but have no of all phases of military aviation. general application to the United States or Japan, which maintain It recommended:

their air components as integral parts of their army and unvy.

1 Expansion of the Army Air Corps to 2,320 planes, the number provided in the 1926 Congressional Act, with a larger ratio of combat pinner.

2 A national aviation policy be decided on and retained for at least a "rensonable" length of time.

"The possibilities of economy in such a consolidation were explored with conclusions that the existing organisations would be less ex- foregoing pensive. Joining the considerations with vital and far- 3 Retention of the present airrsching military objections, the set-up with a close coordination be-jeomruitlee is convinced that the tween ground and air troops. Sugadoption 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

an unnecessary burden practicable.

on

the

Research on the role aviation will play in the next war led to some

4 Encouragement of the aviation taxpayer." industry to permit it to expand quickly and efficiently to wartime productive demands.

6 Revision of the Internal or- ganization of the air corps, in- ercase in the number of dying hours per pilot from tho present 100 to 200 hours to 300 houra yearly, greater training in flying under hazardous conditions and with instruments' such nu are used In commercial planes.

GA liberal policy 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.

Much attention was devoted to the attempt of the army to carry the mails. Figures compared on in the flights were a revelation establishing that few aceldents accurred while actually engaged in work, despite hazardous this weather conditions. The report, while finding several lessons in the air mail 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 flow the mulls.

The findings on this score were

Another type of American craft

her iron bars of a prison cell.

The gun shot that ended the life of Alexander Stavisky In Confronted with acute depres-January, 1934, ended also the life for foreign investment, and severe Simon. Her lover and husband slon at home, absence of funds of luxury and love of Arlotto competition from many countries, Jay dend. Two fatherless chil Germany is reported to be looking dren remained to this young and to the Southern Hemisphore as beautiful woman.

The wife of France's super- the area for a desperate attempt to

WAS free until a few restore the imperiled economic swindler

months ago, but sho knew her timo prestige of the Reich,

During 1988 Germany had a would come. With the hardiness

Here is the now U.S.5. Rangor, 13,800-ton neroplano carrier, which takes her place with the fleet for manoeuvres in the North Pacific shortly. She carrina 12 planes.

wants the

on a pro-surplus of exports over import of a tough ancestry she has ac- Rather than embark gramme of governmental building to only six of the 20 Latin Ameri- cepted it. Now she it was suggested that development can republies, 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 hy design competition marks against Imports of 384,000,- For the love and loyalty she and the placing of orders for ex-00, an adverse balance of nearly bore a man who gave her love and

100 million marks. perimental prototypes.

"I don't care," she says. "My

As an aftermath of the air mal) Germany is thought by sonic luxury, she is paying dearly. flying venture by the army the re-experts to be in a strategical posi-1 port suggested that army fliers betion for trade bargaining because life is finished. What time is left given instructions in the use of of her unfavourable merchandise me to live shall be devoted to my flying instruments, flying at night balances in a majority of coun children. All I ask is to be per- and flying under hazardous condi- tries particularly Central Amer mittel to work...and earn their tions such as might be encountered fea, where she could use her heavy living and educate them to be in the field. In addition it was purchases as a "club" to exact come honest citizens."

To this end Mme. Stavinky urged that filers be given training favours for her export products.

On the other hand, exchange spends every spare moment not in flying under severe cold cond!- tions, together with instructions on control in many countries, which required for prison chores, in tho maintenance and repair of tends to deprive German mer studying English,

chants of the traditional advan "When I am freed," she says, planes under auch handicaps.

England or least one squadron, it was said, tage enjoyed by their custom of hope to go to should have a year's experience of granting long-term credits, the America, take a new name and be. flying in Alaska.

Krowing competition of Japan ingin a new life. I believe it will the the Caribbean in textile lines and he easier to forget and be forgot- Internal organizations of urmy should be so modified the re- small manufactures of which Ger- ten in another country where the makes a speclaity, the horror of this experience may be to provide | many port suggested, us different provisions for advance- United States' reciprocity cam-less poignant."

A

"Innocent by- self-avowed ment in the Air Corps under pro-paign, and the skilful diplomacy visions of the 1926 Act and to fill of Great Britain in employing stander" who knew nothing of her and Imperial husband's business affairs, Arlette the complement to the 403 officers creditor position authorized at that time. Ground preference threats. to exact trade is as tightly tied in the crime web and air officers should each have favours, hamper German trade as if she had helped to spin the

At

considered of great significance which is in itself a branch of the training in the work of the other expansics Immensely, - United threads. But a woman warms B

because the board was appointed at the time of the airmail controversy and largely as a result of that dle pute.

The board was unanimous in its recommendations 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.

to assure greater co-operation be-Press.

air service, U.S.5. Macon, as hetween the two, It was urged,

comes to rest after a 3,000 mile flight,

olfance

interesting comment in the report. "Our national defence policy con- tempintes aggressive action against no nation." the report said. "It is based entirely upon the defence of our homeland and overseas poнses- alona, including protection of our Our sen and air-borne commerce, military polley is founded upon this traditional policy and contemplates Hope was expressed in the report of offensive operations only when de- that it might "be accepted as the such action is necessary ne 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-erense beyond the minimum essen-

therefore monious development and Improve-tinl

"The development of aviation has mont."

The Morrow Report (1026) was increased the power of credited with having sot aviation where countries at war border development in the direction of upon, or are very close to, each satisfactory and outstanding pro-other, and has Increased the power gress," said the Committee, add-of defence where the contestanta tire widely separated. The new ing:

"In general aviation the United arm is, therefore, advantageous to States Icada the world. It is our national policy.

The idea that aviation can re- superior in commercial aviation. 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 bo 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 aircraft can operate before navy,"

Blame for fallure of the army to having to return to its bases, land attal higher rank was placed on or floating, the present impractic

s large Congress and the director of the ability of operations on budget which failed to provide scale except in at least fairly good funds for completion of the five-weather, the necessity of protection GROHE DISTAL NIsgramme and to co-by other forces except when in the

orginnte with it a programmo 18 mm 45 pahatsaphatn

eladler, kanlecement of airci

.connel:

prison cell sooner than I man, and Mme. Stavisky has found favour with the officials of the The present ratio of combat to

docile Petite-Roquette. She is transport, observation and other up to the point of recommended.

Encouragement of civil aviation and doleful; speaks only when types was found to be too small and many of present types of planes as an element of national defence spoken to; nata sparingly but from a special kitchen, and awaits a were found Inadequate. It was was urged by the board but com- indicated that abeat 1,000 planes plete separation between the two trial for which no date has been would be needed to bring the force was held advisable.-United Press Hel.

and carrying a bomb rock as well as genü

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