The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-08-19
SCIENTISTS SEE
MANY CHANGES
SubmersibIe Cruiser or Sea-
going Submarine Planned.
EXPERIMENTS KEPT SECRET

OrvilIs Wright Says That In Event c
War 1t Would Be Difficult to Secur
Engines For Sufficient Number Q
Aeroplanes-Advisory Board Schem
Meets Hearty Approval.
Inventors and scientists whose name
have been mentioned as possible co
new navy advisory board have beel
asked for their views on changes il
methods of warfare.
The questions. based on the state
ment by Secretary Daniels that the
war bids fair to render present navies
obsolete, were whether or not some
great and early change In methods OF
warfare is imminent: what the mex
| important development in the naval
aerial and terrestrial fields of war Is
likely to be, and how important part
In these changes the scientists will
take
Replies TO these questions from Hud-
son Maxim. inventor of the machine
gun: Professor Reginald A. Fessenden.
inventor of wireless control of torpe-
does; Charles Z. SteinmetZ. the famous
electric expert. and Orville Wright. the
aerOplane inventor, were received.
Mr.. Maxim considers the problems
now facing solution to be an answer
to the submarine and an effective
means of getting an enemy out of
modern trenches without the present
cost in artillery ammunition and lives.
Mr.. Steinmetz is looking forward to
the development Of the 'submersible
cruiser" sea going submarine which.
through superior speed. can cope sue
cessfully with the battle cruiser
Mr.. Wright. speaking particularly of
the aviation branch of the United
States defense forces. says that there
would be difficulty in obtaining a suffi
cient number of aeroplanes in case of
war because of the scarcity of enough
suitable motors. The planes themselves
can be made here rapidly enough to
meet requirements, he says, although
he points out that. according to reports.
the life of an aeroplane in war serv-
ice is only about seven hours of actual
fight.
Developing New Cruiser.
In regard to Mr.. Steinmetz's views. a
dispatch says:
A fast cruiser of large cruising radius
which can be submerged for brief pc
rod, and proceed submerged for short
is now being developed by
experts Of the American
navy. The development of the ship is
being kept secret, but the bare fact
hat work is being done on the plans
was permitted to become known by ma
yal officers.
1t Is understood that foreign nations |
ire attempting to construct a similar |
,essel. 1t was admitted that the rea |
oh for calling on the civilian scientists |
Il the country at this time was in part |
o rush the development of this radical |
departure In naval construction.
Daniels Tells of Plan.
Secretary Daniels said after con-
erence with Thomas A. Edison: when
he members Of the board are named
hey will be men so well known inter
ationally that no one will have to
SIX when an appointment is made,
Who is he?' These men can discuss
matters with men of lesser impor
ance.
THE board will be small, but 1t will
ave the best brains In the world, I
ope, on the matters to be handled |
| Is not an idle hope when we think
hat Americans have invented to eI-
act state of defense second to no
alton on earth. If we had had such
board twenty-five years ago we would
day be able to control the submarine
nd the aeroplane, both distinctiyely {
Id exclusively American inventions.
America should have owned the
sroplane and the submarine. | am in
'rmed by Commissioner of Patents
eymour that when Simon Lake went
Washington with his submarine he
uld not get patent at first. When
ent to Washington Mr.. Lake came to
e. He was so far behind in his con-
hSto NC iNdhCt save MN |
extension OF time and gave him
w contracts. Then l went to his
mixers In his home town and put the
.uation up to them. and they financed
N.
III Mr.. Lake had been allowed to
Il at that time one of the only two
an building submarines in America
,uld have gone out of business. 1t
to prevent just such situations as
ut that the new board must interest
: wealthy men of the country. Amer
N genius must be encouraged and
Otected.
L believe In preparedness for war,
preparedness on scientific basis.
e future war will not be fought by
mint of money and millions of men,
t by mint of machinery. The fu-
,e sesmen OF the United States will
t be swabbing decks and working in
lndries. There is coming a time w
len a man will only be able to be ca
officer in the United States navy III
In, al, nfrfn COL mr.