Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-30
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 lBMY AND NAVY Kab sntative Roerts to
 for Appropriation
 for Them. TIT v AWAKEN PUBLIC '1f{Nfen Government Have Expert <. Sl3l1 uonauts-Recent Flight of \ 'sS White Attracts.
4(Ry Re. Clifford.

gEsssS z q 3S8S# (By Rick Clifford.)
 sai ia35 in gton, Oct. 29.-It is saiC S&S N in Washington that Repre- Ss:s fVe Roberts, of Massachusetts 5I5 tanaring to lead fight at the < W session of Congress to give
 the army and navy a sufficient
 No conduct airship experiments
 k&lso enough money to expert
 with the building of guns to
 Attacks by airship.
 4ftainly minor experiments look
 Toward the building of a sas.s-
 Etory gun to repel airshiD attacks HIT now being made at the Sandy 30ok proving grounds, New Yorn. &h1s far, however, little has been Accomplished, due to the fact that 4heye are no appropriations which m be used for such purpose. N is expected in army and navy & sfcles that the formation of the 6 Aeron autical Reserve with John M Barry Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune x Ryan, the New York millionaire, at < the head of it, will do much to wake < the public interest and force pres Z sure on Congress to give the army and navy adequate means for prac- ticing military aeronautics such as is possessed by several continental powers.
 Captain Washington Lee Chambers U. s. N. has been designated by the Secretary of the Navy to confer with MT. Ryan and General James Allen, chief signal officer Of the army, by Acting Secretary of War, Oliver, to work with him so. far as the army and navy assist in the format on of the reserve.
 Graham-White spectacular arr.v- narrow canyon between the eXecu- tive office Of the White House and the State War and Navy Building, | has so wrought up army and navy officers that the branches of govern ment represented by them are now seeking every way they can to be of service in the formation of the Aer- onautical Reserve. It s not to much 1 to say that the day may come when the Aeronautical Reserve will Aecome part of the military organization of the United States, as the national guard is at present. MT. Ryans oI- ganization, it is said, already has a membership of 1000.
 Tke European Navy.
 Graham-Wh te demonstrated to army and navy officers something they had only heard of from foreign mil .tary attaches. All the large European governments have corps ot military aeronautic- experts. These officers attend every meet of co2ss- nuence in Europe. The United States has but two or three such represen- tatiyes (and tIiese oEly in the army who are acquainted even i'll Slight deqree w.th military aaronaut-e". These are Brigadior General Alen,1 Major George Q. Scujcc cf Signal Corps and Lieut.. Benjamin E. Toal- ,ois a,so of tAc Gieasl Corps. The s.bighect naval and any ofz-esIs oA dutv be.e had an opportunity watn c@abam-White w2s iaf91---2lly callcd on tbe,a in his acgoplaae the other dav to observe t!1st he could cone o,d eo as he Si54cs thai he was net oreatnre of t..c Ha CT at it's ner- ov apv way, but that o- the contrary ho was the master cf h.s mao.lle, and in q way of the air. The. c1ns2-. aue,ce $ that the War and Navy De- n.1tments are seoz:ns eo12e wy to ret M the money lt.ey ned b do' the things that Graham White has cone; rberefcre,. they alc greatly interest," aa in anything such as Mr. Ryan oo-onautical corps that will serve = ,uicken the public interest as = inc military and patriotic hcees = tho two arms Of the service.
 MT. Ryan is constant visitor fo .x. War aud Navy Departments. Be- .orce of the great progress ln n4i- tory aeronautics abroad. he believes ha has succeeded i1 conV nclng IL they d-d, not already knew. army anu navy officers that the vulneraollst5 nof the United States lies in every mile of he- coast line. so far as IS nossible attack by foreign power wei equipped with air war eng nes as Cerrany cad France are, is concern cd.
 IT va- shouid come, say army ana ,.yv sxperts, there is little doHo' taat tho aeroplane. no matter whctn- .er 1t bs biplane, monoplane. or any other lind would play a tremendous mt n .the conflict. It Is reliizeo hy tJnitsd officers that the whoie a ,eoret - se what France Germany and eaxer 1reisn, powers possess n tns s,s military aerial machines I. 1Es 4S ss4z{SsS{ fe1a.. r,rnun Olfe- of tnt