The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19

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In the various colleges and universities
throughout the country. and the latter
70 look after similar work in the high
In the sporting section. there viii
be professional and amateur commit
tees. which will have charge OF all the
meets. Although the vast majority of
successful aviatOrs of the present day
are professionals. the sport will no
doubt reach stage of development
where there will be amateur aviators.
Just as there are amateur runners.
"On the Industrial section will be the
manufacturers and commercial COM
mittees. These committees will have
charge OF all matters pertaining to leg
islation. inventions, patents. etc.
AT the present time it is exceedingly
difficult for small aero club to get
recognition when seeking redress for
alleged wrongs Should a club. how
could present its complaint to the
proper section and its interests would
/ Immediately be looked after.
The new organization will not be a
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
members-but no more.
/ Should the Aero club decline the
offer, the new club will undoubtedly be
/ at slight disadvan taEe for a tfme oyv-
ing TO the fact that the Aero club is
TINS countrys representative in the
international Aeronautic federation.
and as such has the sole right to sane
ton internat ional meets in this coun-
/ try. This handicap would undoubtedly
| be overcome in short time. owing to
our larger representation.
Secondary Question.
| The question of meets, however. is
entirely secondary. In fact, the new
organization will have absolutely moth
ing TO do with any meets that are run
/ for the purpose of making money. ON
the other hand. it will not interfere
with any club that desires TO run q,
meet for commercial reasons, even
though this club be a member of the
/ organization"
II 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
Tor his opinion regarding the new or
ganiZation- he said: As far as this
new BODY is concerned. they can have
all the meets they desire, but any rec
Ords made at these meets will not be
recognized, as the Aero Club of Ameri-
ca is the only representative in this
country Of the International Aeronautic
| federation, and, therefore. any record
made at meet not sanctioned BY our
organization would not be recognized
even II man were to go ten miles
high In an aerOplane.
The new organization will probably
controi most OF the local meets but
unless we give our consent they car
nave nothing to do with an internal
tional meet Even should the new
body demonstrate that they are the rem
resentative body OF aeronautics to the
international federation, they wouId
not be elected as the American repre-
sentative. owing TO the fact that the
! Aero Club OF America is a charter mem
Der OF the international organization.
| But there Is no possibility OF the
new organization hpCnmfner ha
| sentative body. For the sake OF argu-
ment, take the membership Of The two
| bodies. The leaders OF the new move
ment claim that the new Organization
| VIII represent an amaigamation OF
eighty clubs. I cap state with assur-
ance that the membership OF the com
bined eighty clubs does not equal the
membership OF the Aero club alone"
Mr.. Hoffman was then asked n this
revolt would in any way affect the In
ternational meet 10 be held In this
country next fall.
Not Affect Next Meet.
"Emphatically no." he answered
| When Glenn H Curtiss won the inter
national cup at Rheims. the Aero Clul
of America had sent him over to com.
pete. paying all his expenses, and
therefore. the cup belongs to the club
We issued a challenge to foreign com
petitors. and il they want to compel,
for the cup they rnust come to thii
country. We cannot see where thil
new organization can possibly conceive
the idea of having anything to say re
garding the meet, as IL Is purely GU