New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-29
AERO CLUB OPENS
WAR ON SKY RIVAL
Declines Worlds Fair In
vitatiOn and DenounCes
AerOnautiCal Society.
NOTE TO SECRETARY
BEGINS HOSTILITIES
HaWley Demands Name Be Re-
moved from All Announcements
of Proposed Affair.

From the Businesses OF the Aero Club
OF America Alan r. Hawley. president Of
the club. hurled defiance last night into
the ranks Of the Aeronautical Society
with letter 70 Secretary T.. T.. Jones in
reply 70 a request that he become asso-
ciated with the movement 10 orFanize an
international aeronautical congress in
connection with tho Panama Pacific F1-
position IN San Francisco next year Mr..
Hawlcy's letter follows.
Your letter or Nprii y. under tho sea
Of the Aeronautcal Society. asking me
10 serve on the executive committee Of
the so-called international aeronauuca
congress. received.
Il decline your invitation For one
thing. ] will not be identified with q
project which is being organized BY tho
unethical methods employed in starting
this. Then, your action IN starting 10
organize an international affair under the
auspices OF tho Aeronautical Society is
likewise unauthorized and unwarranted.
mo international affair can be SUCCESS
fully held without the cooperation Of tho
aero clubs OF the eighteen countries rep
resented in the international Aeronauuc
Federation. the controlling body in aero
nauucs This cooperation you cannot 80
cure.
In your letter o. November a 1alS, 20
the Aero Club OF America. IN which you
repudiate the action OF your then presi-
dent. Mr. Irving " Twombly. in asking
for sn international sanction for the
Times Aerial Derby. you state that tho
society does not and has not at any time
recognized the authority OF any other or
ganization IN directing. controlling, licens-
ing or otherwise interfering with the dis
charge OF the work for which the Aero
nautical Society was organized
Until this resolution IS repealed BY the
directors Of your society. the Aero club
Of America. az the representative OF the
international Aeronautic Federation IN
America. will be compelled 20 deny you
the support and cooperation or the fed
Grafton.
From letters received. in which you
solicit a fee OF s.. I find that YOU are
using the names OF members OF the Aero
Club Of America. including my own.
which would make It appear that you
have the consent and approval OF the
proper aerOnautical authorities. 7 hereby
request and notify you TO discontinue the
use Of my name.
L am sending n copy OF this letter ~
all the gentlemen whose names appear
as members OF the proposed executive
committee. 70 all the national clubs and
the clubs OF IN. International Aeroneutc
Federation. and shall use this text In re
plying 70 inquiries am receiving regard
ing this project"
The international aeronauticsl congress
IS supposed 70 he an independent affair.
not associated with any club or faction
II was understood at the time OF the IN
ception OF the scheme. for which tho ex-
position Is setting aside large sum OF
money, that the guiding spirits would he
selected without regard 20 their affllia-
tions.
Arnold Kruckman, manager o. the ou-
reau OF aeronautics for the EXPOSITION
announced that he had invited members
OF the Aero Club. as well as members OF
IN. Aeronautical Society. 10 serve. II ap-
pears that the only responses came from
the ranks OF the Aeronautical Society
and President Hawley's letter is 7esarde1
as q sequel 10 the various differences that
have arisen from time 10 time.