The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
NEW War TACTICS NEEDED
TEII uPV a.! iIH SGOI ~ ar
THI TRINCH HINGI IRES.
,ut.r, Ou>-r,crS NErr" NrrOpIan. HaS
tlanEci "a" conditions OF Warfare
Generals I'uI!icd by the FOURTH
nrapnn % a. th- Nir~hIp O. CaIIr,i.

tuauEVL tls conditions OF MarIar r
Generals PuIsicd by the Fourth
Nrap"n. a. th- NIr>hIp O. called
r..- sept -. Nnw that the French
...r .tr 'uvr,-- N PicIriy are over
.... .usi-'t 81 di-c lzzion j. th.
.. ..t,.-d o., them 10y TIA. aeropIane.
,.. ..r..lly agreed that the intro,iuC-
... 'ht, rev factor IA warfare ha-
... ...,u.td military scienc- Ia will
...- ..- u'n~ i.-G"rr an official report j.
.--... ....t the views ~ the War once l.
f...... hav" been given 10y Gen Brun.
... 'l..,rrr ~ War. in AN interview
.T.. problem IT military airma nsh u
- ..ni he declared enthusiastically
.Fr .tv part | never doubted that the
-aa. % would come IL seemed to me
go md certain on the day when at
Na..u"lnu | Elw some of TIL .arl -St
H,rrr "yprrimeut- aud Went up iu an
arrNl. 'u" myself
-.lrr point remained doubtful till re
c,.,, from the height 81 their machines
c,uri var officers make observations Of
sry u-r' Would they really be able To-
80. what was happening below Could
thew place precisely batteries or troops
l,.i they estimate with certainty the
strength and length of a column
In" reply has come perempt Dry an.'
ABSOLUTE and now no one can deny that
the a.roplane which has already proved
~ value a. "A marvellous instruments for
transmitting orders. has proved it, value
- formidable engine of eNplora ton
and rsConnlis-ance.
Only two things remain for us TO do
Flr.t To- perfect the apparatus We want
sutrnatIc starting powers and the power
o. vary its speed, the pilot wants more
ease and We want an aeroplane to carry
two >couts instead % one. And secondly.
W must make the aeroplane a weapon
e attack a. well.
+ am convinced We shall succeed
For my part shall neglect nothing in
rider To succeed quickly.
Gen BrlnS verdict has the support %
several Of the foreign officers who have
iaen following the manpuvres Col.
bentley Mott IT the United States army
asked for his yI"ws on the sub jeCt. said
that II "A wear ago at Iapalisse. after the
disaster - %. rirship REPUBLICANS. they
I'D b..n told that French officers would
within l..rS than a year he able to recon
noitre m flying machines over distances
Of nor, than "A hundred miles they would
hav. booked upon u a. follv
Ih. demonstration has now been made
An a"rrrlane in the hands 81 a cool and
NpIa pilot said Col Mott was worth a
ndrnd men for scouting purposes. and
might 10" worth a thousand He added
i believe that the conditions of warfare
vlI ns profoundly changed by the intro
d.r.run IT what has Alr-ady been called
.t,ya'r.sme Arms or fourth force. Your
Er"rs have succeeded in mai ing the
a-raulane something NOR than Al instru-
mont Tor mere aCrohatic nr sporting
',af~
ra Wright brothers have done mar
vols uut your Peulhans. LRthams and
EI.ru's have not done less. Your Of
-c.rs ap' proceeding IN the new Path
r-n 20 them with admirable precision.
sped and courage.
tu MIntaTfeld Of the German head
...A-rars star has declared that what he
-..v At tho msnuuVr~- has convinced
I'm that a new and Trustworthy element
- zen added To- modern warfare.
he quoted a. saying To a French re-
f.rr'.r
: uur officers have adapted the mono
.lAr~ and the bIplane TO the necessities
e ~ The result - M gnifcent ard
v.Y nave perfect right to he proud Of
We fully admit now that We have seen
'1eir svplutIOns in the air. that your
-afI-fActIon - a legitimate one. We shall
Ir 'ra future hav. To- reckon with this
rsv clement. which will. ! am sure, 60
N Improving
Ne are pleased too that our comrades
= the French army have once more
nan .rstrated their courage and moral
sage and we bow TO their splendid
sN0-'
An EnRh.h Officer who attended the
nan Puvre- on his own account said:
This IL not the first time that ! have
'0lI1sed the mAuPuyre. Of the French
army They often impressed me by their
Infancy. But this year they seemed
'1 -. undecided and hssitating. and my
Impression was that the commanders were
ar~st IA their calculations.
i attribute this to the Introduction 81
10 naV element. aviation. II was not
,--grn-d IN higher quarters that such re-
-..''s could ia obtained. II was considered
.uro--ibls for ReroplAnes to execute
sig-'. a. any moment and in all condi-
'I.r- & weather. But now IL Is realized
"a they have entered the domain %
'-tr'lral utilIty.
'a'" Teen observing the eVoiutlons
~ v..- avtators with intense interest
80 nave tl-p been observing the opera
.- ..-"iI II appeared to me thar
.''". 90" accommodating work accom-
lille. ai pv tho asroplane- the commanders
r~-. pot pIt ard disconcsrted a. IL were.
%. ,auRht themselves hesitafing. in
- 10 the decisions to be taken. !
r'l. BE- -.irprI-InR on their part. a. in
''" - 'n.v have excited admiration by ]
'.s Hruptre-s and sureness 81 their
....n-
.as clements introduce new cOndi-
% Do" war tactics 81 Moltks. ~
Sd" yt,n ard ~ Napoleon are buried
D. .." uA.i Eyen the art 81 OyAma -
".". "a b-hind and the art % war
i- =" a change in its preliminarie-
.E'..ulpp.
.,n." has Just given a great lesson
70 nd. R.uI. world. What We must admit
h'sitatIDn - the failure 81 the
'.-. ..'ial military instrument. the
! Ne Diet tractors Of the asroplane