New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
FLYINGMACHINEIN WAR
BIG FACTOR FOR PEACE.
Hudson Marin and Prof. Bell Tell
of Progress of Aeronautics.

Chief among the speakers ct the second annual
dinner of the Aero Club of America at the St Regis
last night Hudson Maxim. the inventor ana
peace advocate and Professor Alexander Graharn
Bell whose aeroplane made successful flight
few days ago Mr. Maxim spoke OF the use OF
the arship in war and need of preparedness for
war to maintain peace Professor Bell described
his aeroplane.
Courtand Field Bishop. who presided, before N
Producing sthe speaker declared tsat ae-onauucs
had been reduced to exact science. The aero
plane and dirgibIe balloon had become as re1aoie
as the automobiles to-day, the president con-
tinued. France had got ahead Of America on the
dirigibe balloon and aeroplane. but in view Oh the
for air machines let by the OhlIeo
States the Aero Clubs president believed results
would be achieved that would astonish the world
He also spoke of the great success attending the
recent dirigfble balloon races in France and the
work of Henry Farmau.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell told first OF
his association with the Langley aeroplane. the
pioneer OF its kind IN this country. II had not
carried a man. the professor said. but it had car
ried conviction
AGE OF THE FLYING MACHINE.
We have entered the age Of the flying ma
chine" said Professor Bell TT only remains now
to perfect tt
The speaker told Of his work with his recent
aerodrome, and of the aeroplane which had
successful flight OF 319 feet the ice at Ham
mohdsport to It's credit. Professor Bell modesty
remarked that he had had but little to do with
II. and insisted due to others
He also of the formation of the American Ex-
perimentaI Association Of a party of scientists
whose efforts be continued until they had
put their machine in the air with success His wife
the professor concluded, was to bear the initial
experimental expenses, SO interested had she be-
in the subject.
Professor Willis l. Moore chief of the United
States Weather Bureau. told of his first balloon
ascension in 1874 and then, after predicting
fr-TIr the mat ali he
scientists Of his department had their Ineteoro
graphs three and three and half miles in the air,
and expected shortly TO send them still higher. to
an altitude Of least six miles. that they might
register the existing thermal conditions in the great
oceans of ether that surrounded the earth.
MAXIL ON AERIAL WAR ENGINES
Hudson Maxim in his speech said that the air
ship actuaIty, should be welcomed as a
engine. inasTnuch the possession of such a
weapon work tor peace. We want to put an
end 10 wars he said but we must for it,
disarm' He said that there other in
centive 10 nvertion great that which inpels
the development and perfection Of implements Of
war, since the very security Of property, coun-
try. home and life itself may depend upon even a
slight lead over enemy.
Continuing, he said:
The result will be that in the not distant future
shall have our aerial battleships, cruisers tor
they will be far different. Of course, from those
that sail the seas; Many sanguine ingentor has
chine. battIeships, coast fortidcations and cities
from the air. It is comforting to know that no
very great loss Of life or property would result
Half a ton Of dynamite dropped upon the four
Week n o some 81 o the s5lperstrcttlre " and dent the
deck Bit but the destruction would not be wide
be negligible.
VALUE OF AERIAL SCOUTS.
The chief use Of the flying machine in war. he
such
count for much and it would be. he said when
opposing scouts meet Il a skrmsh in the clouds.
those would fly fastest and higher which would
win
Referring to aerial navy, with possibility
of destruction, Mr.. Maxim went on:
Do not let the inventor think that the employ
OF the flying machine engine is an
ignobie one. for II Is not 1t IS the most noble
The inventors of deadly war engines have placed
in the hands Of the scientific and enlightened ma
tions the means controlling wars
Since airships be built only by the most
highly civilized nations, and mercy is largely
a product OF civilization. Mr.. Maxim said that it
safely certain that mercy would pilot an
aerial fleet. although he said. War is always a
brutal iniquitous and hellish business He con-
denned the ''hypersentirnentaIisnl and foolish
talk of those who wanted up all the old
battle flags and destroy all the landmarks Of war.
RED BLOOD IN MEN, NOT MILK.
81 am believer in the milk Of human kindness"
milk replace red blood in the of men
Taking up the military establishment Of the
United States he said;
We the people OF the United States donli |
ted to-day by boundless. egostic obsesssion /
concerning our importance ana our power com /
pared with the Importance and the power OF other
of our unprecedented prosperity Our hitherto lso-
lated geographical position has relieved US OF the
10 bear, but conditions have now changed and and |
the changes are taking place faster than we are |
waking up TO them
somewhat powerful fleet, England has one far |
fleet ours is the least adequate Of that Of any /
country Of consequence in the world -, ,. |
our navy recently. and we were mighty glad when /
We learned that there was not Soa @ OH oI ipuv ba IN
we learned hat the errors of construction which |
ne poi5e3 Ro RooSeVe has asked for four new bat
teshPs and Congress has stTaghtway been pes
cheekers'' not to build any battleships. Shoo fy. /
don't bother US Let us sleep. 7 j. +to
world and we do not want TO be burdened With With
large standing army Furtherm9Te we are @ les "a ~ ~
that large standing army would De menace it 20
our liberties underline guidance Of some IaVo[lts9 is
sonething of an army and AT the present time We
have practically no army at all
SOLDIERS USED FOR SERVANTS.
The standing army OF the United States rda7 today
numbers 1880 men-rnostiy easaseo 1;, az t ~
haze al the very least army OF 25oUo men
Should our yei 7Iss5ed ps I NV foreign foe it would
oSt ms at least 50 100000 and 5ctS lives 10 as
M zoo Tt,a p,oud then know ought TO have Five
hiIinn dollars would build US navy, IdL iiaISSs
md more nowerful than the corDlned NaVles VI
H. world and place in a position 10 ehioIce
unyersa advocates are so short sighted that
+ray do not that if We build only f If" guns
we are obliged TO slaugnter EfIn In ', oId then make
var on war and put an end TO sIa ~ o,st7
Wien W. have only few guns ana flcL It95H Ii{5
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