The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-10-30
TO DEMAND FUND
OF CONGRESS TO
STUDY AlRSH|PS
Representative Roberts of
Massachusetts Wants Ap-
preparation Made for the
U. S. Army and Navy
AERONAUTICAL CORPS
WILL BE ORGANIZED
Graham-White Flight Over
and Descent Upon WASH
ington Has Aroused Off
GERS of both Services.

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GERS of both Services.
~ RopERIck CLIFFORD.
Washington, Oct 29.-It is said pri.
vately In Washington that Representa-.
tive Roberts. OF Massachusetts,, is
preparing to lead a fight at the com
ing session of Congress to give both
the army and navy sufficient sum
to conduct airship experiments and al.
30 enough money to experiment with
the building OF guns to fight attacks
by airship.
Certain minor experiments looking
toward the building Of satisfactory
gun to repel airship attacks are now
being made at the Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds, New York. Thus far.
however, little has been accomplished
due to the fact that there are no ap.
preparations which can be used for
such purpose.
It Is expected In army and navy
circles that the formation Of the
Aereonatical Reserve. with John Bar
ry Ryan, son Of Thomas Fortune
Ryan, the New York millionaire. at
the head Of It. win do much to awaken
public interest and force pressure on
Congress to give the army and navy
adequate means for prscticing mill
tary aeronautics such a. are possess.
ed by several continental powers. 2
Captain chambsrs Chosen.
Captain Warrington Lee Chambers.
q. 8. NJ. has been designated by the
Secretary of the Navy to confer with
IHr. Ryan and General Allen. chief
ssleual 0tfJcsS Of the army, by Acting
'eeetleayy ~ W1E p(l11x sssVusx
With Hin - faf - ~ army end navy
may assist n The formation Of the re-
serve.
Graham whites spectacular arrival
. few days ago In the street or mar
row canyon" between the executive
office Of the White House and the
State War and Navy building has SO
wrought mp army and navy officers
that the branches Of government rep
resented by them are now seeking
every way they can be of service in
the formation Of the AerOnautical Re
serve viii become . part of the mill
tary organisation Of the United States,
rs, the national guard IL at present
Mr.. Ryan's organisation, 1t is said. al
ready has a membership Of 1000.
Graham-White demonstrated to the
army and navy officers something
they had only heard of from foreign
military attaches. All the large Eu.
ropean governments have corps of
military aeronautic experts. These
officers attend every meet Of conse-
quence in Europe. The United States
has but two or three such represents
tives (and these only In the army
who are acquainted even in slight
degree with military aeronautics.
These are Brigadier General Allen.
Major George o. Squire, Of Signal
Corps, and 1t. Benjamin e. Foulois, al
SO Of the Signal Corps. The highest
naval and army officers on duty here
had an opportunity when Graham
White was informally called ON them
in his aeroplane the other day. to OBJ
serve that he could come and 60 as
he wishes-that he was not . creature
of the wind or at its mercy in any
way, but that on the contrary he was
the master of his machine, and In a
way of the air. The usequence is
that the War and Navy Departments
are seeking some way to get the mo-
ney they need to do the things that
Graham-White has done. Therefore.
they are greatly interested in any
thing such as Mr.. Ryan's aeronautical
corps that will serve to quicken the
public interest as to the military and
patriotic needs Of the two arms of the
service.
Ryan Much Interested.
Mr.. Ryan 10 constant visitor to
the war and navy departments Be-
cause Of the great progress in mill
tary aeronautics abroad. he believes
he has succeeded In convincing. If
they did not know already. army and
navy onlcers that the vulnerability of
the United States lies In every mile
OF her coast line. so far as possible
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