Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-08
SENATE VOTES THE MONEY
Appropriation of SOS, 900 Made I'm
mediately Available.
WILL KEEP ON AMERICAN SIDE
Aviators Expected to Get Valuable
Information Watching Maneu-
vers-First Flight Yesterday.


the preservation of neutrality along the
Mexican border. The Senate was SO nucn
interested in the proposal that il yester-
day made $4,000 of the one-hundred- and
twenty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aeropanc ap-
preparation in the army bin Immediately
available This Will enable the War De-
partment. il it insists. To pay for the aero
plane. the use of which was donated by
Robert J. Collier OF New York for volun-
teer scouting. The government does not
like 10 accept anything without paying
for 1t. Even the services volunteered by
the United States Aeronautical Reserve in
scouting were seriously considered before
they were accepted.
The chances are that the Collier ma
chine will never come back from the hor-
der. Aeroplanes have a great habit ~
getting broken up in active service, and
If the War Department can pay for the
machine it will feel more at liberty "
break 1t UP il it chooses.
Must Know His Machine.
There will be one serious feature To be
considered i'm handling the machine.
Lieut.. b. Z. Foulois, who will have
general charge of the aeroplane work,
Is used to handling the old type Wright
machine, and therefore 1t probably Will
be necessary to send A. l.. Welsh or
some one else familiar with the new ma
chine 20 manage il Eacn type OF ma
chine has a different system of con,ro..
ali. an operator gets useu to iIidAlnS L.
ACTIVELY the movements tor the .a.Ittoi
oi one sort and is much more "a loss
to handle another type OF aet o.,t.iae IMAM
man riding strange bicycle .of The
first time.
The War Department has been o.4ered
any number of machines Tor scouu..e use.
Alfred MOisant. who is at the HeaI u
the international ANlatorS. now tia Jonu
p. Moisant is dead, offered seven ma
chimes, ana operators to the War depart
ment for scouting use. The international
AvfatorS are to open tnree-uas meet
in FL Paso, Tex, tomorrow. and VIII o.
right on the spot where hostilities are
proceeding between the insurrectos and
the federals in Mexico.
Will Not Cross Border.
They have already engaged to confins
their operations to United States terri
| tory, and II they accumulate any mill
tary information to impart II to nobody
except the United States military au-
thorities. The fact that 1t Is possible to
secure such Information is a matter or
serious concern both to the Mexican
government and to the rebels.
1t is quite possible that protest WIZ
be made to the State Department BY ths
Mexican government in connection with
the appearance of number OF exhibition
machines on the border.
Curiously enough, the first asroploDe
treaty in the world was that negotiated
some months ago between Mexico ana
this government. The treaty was oston-
sibly for trade protection against the
smuggling Of laces, jewels. opium and
other valuable cargoes across the bordeS.
There is a chance, however, that the ma
chimes may be used by the insurgents
for conveying arms and ammunition and
carrying information. In tact, proposals
have been made to Modero by some OF
the commercial companies along just this
line.
It is likely that il any extensive use OF
aeroplaneS in scouting is made, either by
the United States or by Mexico. num-
Der Of the military attaches OF the var1-
GUS legations and embassies in Washing
ton will apply to the State Department
for permission to be present and watch
the operations from a technical stand
point.