The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-28
FRANCE IS SURE Of
MILITARY STRENGTH
Recent Meeting of Car and
Kaiser Arouses Only Faint
Anxiety.
RUSSIA A LOYAL ALLY
President Presents Official
Flag to "Army of the Air"
at Longchanps.
RUSSIA A LOYAL ALLY
BY GEORGE DUFREsNE.
! Gable 10 The Tribune.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
PARIS, July 27-The recent meeting
between the kaiser and the car in the
Finnish Skerrles aroused only very faint
interest and scarcely any newspaper oom-
Inent here, though the time IL not very
far In the past when meeting OF this
Kind would have set the whole press Wild
with feverish anxiety.
The reason Is not only that France IL
today far mora sure OF her own mill
tary strength than she was I'VE years ego,
but also that she knows that she may rely
absolutely on the fidelity Of her Russian
friend and ally.
The fact is that while the kaiser went
to the meeting with free hands the czar's
hands at that time were practically tied
AS long as the question OF what TO do
to avert an oriental crisis alone was dis
cussed the czar knew that he was sure
Of the approval OF France which is willing
to cooperate in any plan devised for that
purpose, but In other great diplomatic
questions Car Nicholas was prevented
from giving promises OF any kind without
first consulting France, that Is. until he
has met NJ. Polncare at st. Petersburg.
France Has Last Word.
AS matters stand at present. NJ Gabriel
Hamotaux is perfectly Justified IN saying
that the last word rests with France,
and the fact that this is common knowi-
edge here kept France from losing any
sleep at the thought that her chief ally
was to meet even man Of such wonder
full magnetic and persuasive powers as
the kaiser.
The aerial fleet, which the French call
"the army OF the air." Is the pet OF the
whole nation. Officially. II had no indi-
vidual existence until Sunday before last.
when the president. at the great review
at Longchamps. declared It an independ
ent unit OF the defense OF France and
handed over to It's comu1ander-in-chief
its beautiful official flag. but even before
this the military airmen had received
a promise OF another flag donated by the
women aeronauts OF tho stella So
ciety.
This flag was obtained by subscription
organized by the women. It bears on
each side In gold embroidery an anchor
and aeroplane wings ard the names Of
the battles and campaigns In which the
notably F7eurus. the Far East and Mo-
rocco.
Flag Presented.
The flag was presented to Colonel
Hirschauer. military chief Of aviation, by
Nine Surcouf. the president Of the
"Stella." 1t will be placed IN the prln-
cipal room OF the military aviators' quar-
ters.
The action by four landowners against
M. Maurice Forman has been followed
with great interest by those interested
in aviation The landowners each
claimed $1,000 damages and sought to
restrain NJ. Farman and his pupils from
flying over their properties In the Eeigh-
borhood of Buc.
In addition, they asked for an in
Junction forbiddlng aeroplanes 20 fly
% sod private ueSs ,a
should 1T silenoers TO their motors.
Aviation Gases Decided.
One of the landowners subsequently
withdrew from the case. as M. Farman
had leased his lang. The court foand
uated ar a considerable distance from
the aerodrome. and that It had not been
proved that an aeroplane had descended
on his property. HIS claim was ois- s.
the landlords, was non suited because he
brought forward no proof OF his. conten-
tion that owing to the noise OF the aero
planes gamo had been driven from MS
land.
The fourth landlord. M. Mauge. was
moro successful. He obtained 500 dam
o9 Land under cultivation. AS TO the In
junction demanding that the height OF
a eroplanes flying over private property
should be regulated. IT was refused, the
H.
any law governing aerial navigation. the
matter was outside It's jurisdiction, Only
complaints OF actual damage dope on
land by aeroplanes could be dealt WIFI