New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-01
URGE STATEFLy|NC CORPS
Aero Club Members Want Ma.
iionaI Guard Aviat0rS.
FAVOR CUVILLIER BILL
Measure Provides for Three
Squadrons, Including All
Types of Machines.

Nowhere is there NOR" enthusiastic in
tercst in improvements H. things military
than al tho Aero club of America. at list
street and Madison avenue. Jus: now it,
interest is centred I'm a bill introduced in
the LEGISLATURE few DAYS ago hy As
sCmblymau Cuvillicr. providing for an
aviation corps for the national guard.
Grover Cleveland Looming. chairman OF
the technical, committee of tho club sent
letter Yesterday to twenty Senators AMI
Assomblymen urging them to support til"
bill. Other prominent members. among
III m Captain Thomas :. Baldwin, OF
dirisibe fame. did the same
These letters contain much criticism OF
tho present Congress. which. the writer's
state has shown an apathy in regard to
military acronautics that will have to be
counteractcd by the states. In this New
York is urged 10 take the lead
Perhaps the most enthusiastic member
of the Aero club on the subject of mill
;ary acronautics is Henry Woodhouse,
associate editor Of the clubs journal.
Flying" In his letter 10 the Legislators
on Cuyillier's bill he says:
The principal reason why this organi-
cation should he started is that. as the
example set by the Empire state IS usu-
ally followed by the other states, this
may start activity in this line in a dozen
other states by next summer and that
would relieve the deplorablc condition III
which the penuriousncss of Congress ana
the apathy Of the Senate have plunged
American military aerOUouucs.
We are among the very least OF the
sixteen countries represented in the IN
ternational AerOnautical Federation; and
some countries that are not represented
I'm the federation. like Japan and Brazil,
are understanding Us with rapid strides.
only few weeks ago brazli No 'ed ioi
the ACQUISITION OF twenty aeroplanes and
dirigible balloons. That gentlemen, is
more aeronautical equipment than thlS
country ever had.
Other persons who sent letters ycster-
dav were Beckwith HaVens. who tooh
mart i'm the army manpuvreS in Connect
cut last August: Floyd T.. Wider super
intendent OF i. +. Collier x Son. ana
Charles l.. Bagot, president "f the Ne"
York Model Aero Club.
Assembly1nan Cuviliicr's bill! has been
read once and referred 10 the Committee
ON Military Affairs. /: will come up FOR
argument before the Assembly next
Wednesday.
The bill authorizes and directs tn
major general Of the state TO organize
an aviation corps. which shall be "A part
of the national guard OF this state. the
CORPS is to consist OF a battalion, DIVIDED
into three flying squadrons. the iiTst To
have three biplanes and three mono
planes. the second TO have two hydro
aeroplanes and the third TO have one
aeroplane. The bill -rovides f"r chiei
aviator. who shall have the rank OF ma
jor. with power to give pilo, cer'iiicates'
Each fylng squadron is 10 consist OF q
captain pilot. six first lieutenant plots
twelve officer students. one corpora! mo
chanic. six private mechanics ana AZ
MANY observers As necessary. CD
servers" are to re assigned from the sig
nal corps. engineers ana artillery.