The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-20

science of aeronautics on broad and
liberal basis. Our fight in the Aero
Club of America has been one for
equal representation, and to every
club in the new organization this will
three sections to carry on the work OF
the organization. They will be the
scientific, sporting and industrial. The
scientific section will have it's college
and academic committees; the form
err to encourage the science of aero
nautics in the various colleges and
universities throughout the country,
and the latter to look after similar
work in the high schools.
In the sporting section, there will
be professional and amateur commit
tees, which will have charge of all
the meets. Although the vast major
ity Of successful aviators of the pres
ent day are professionals, the sport
will no doubt reach a stage of devel-
opment, where there will be amateur
aviators Just as there are amateur
runners.
ION the Industrial section will be
the manufacturers and commercial
committees. These committees will
have charge of all matters pertaining
to legislation, inventions. patents. etc.
AT the present time it is exceed
ingly difficult for q small aero club
to get recognition when seeking re-
dress for alleged wrongs. Should a
club, however, be member of the
new body. it could present its COM
plant to the proper section and its
interests would Immediately be looked
after.
The new organization will not be
| rival of the Aero Club of America in
any sense of the word We have ex-
tended an invitation to the Aero club
to join the new organization and
should they decide to accept, they
will be given the same privileges as
| other membership no more.
Should the Aero club decline the
offer the new club will undoubtedly
be at a slight disadvantage for time.
| owing to the fact that the Aero club
is this country's representative in the
International Aeronautic Federation
and as such has the sole right to sane
ton international meets in this coun-
| try. This handicap would undoubted-
ly be overcome in short time, ow-
| ing to our larger representation.
THE question of meets, however. is
entirely secondary. In fact the new
organization will have absolutely
nothing to do with any meets that are
run for the purpose of making money.
On the other hand it will not inter
| fere with, any club who desires to run
meet for commercial reasons, even
though this club be a member OF tae
organization
IF the regulars" of the Aero Club
of America view the new movement
with alarm, they are keeping the fact
| to themselves. When Mr.. Hoffman,
the secretary of the Aero club was
| asked for his opinion regarding the
new organization. he said:
las far as this new body is con-
cerned, they can have all the meets
| they desire. but any records made at
these meets will not be recognized as
the Aero Club of America is the only
representative in this country of the
International Aeronautic Federation,
and. therefore, any record made at a
meet not sanctioned by our organiza-
ton. would not be recognized. even If
man were to go ten miles high in
an aeroplane
THE new organization will prob
ably control most OF the local meets.
but unless we give our consent. they
can have nothing TO do with an inter
national meet Even should the new
body demonstrate that they are the
representative body of aeronautics to
the International Federation, they
would not be elected as the American