The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21

and seven hours. and several hundred
flew with one passenger for one, two
and three hours.
Many to Cooperate.
The French fund was employed
mainly to acquire aeroplanes. and with
II there were procured seventy-two aero
planes In 1912, ninety-one in 1913 and
thirty-fve In the first three months
of 1914. Aside from this there were
twenty ~aeroplanes presented to the State
d~irectly-a total OF 200 a%eroplanes that
were acquired through the public sub
scription. The public subscription also
paid for the creation OF sixty-twS landing
stations for aeroplanes and for the In
struction Of s~eventy-fve aviators. Would
not America have reason to he proud
Of such n record as that?
ITO carry out the plan In America
the National Aeroplane Competition has
enlisted the cooperation Of the army.
navy. Post Office Department. Sinithso-
Man Institution. Coast and Geodet!c Sur
vey. Coast Guard. Weather Bureau. the
Governors of the forty-eight States, the
Mayors and Chambers OF Commerce
Of 1900 cities throughout the United
states. the heads OF the National Guard
and Naval Militia. 500 automobile clubs
and organizations. including the Auto
mobile Club OF America. the American
Automobile Association and the Lincoln
Highway Association 500 yacht clubs
and, OF course. the' affiliated aero clubs
OF the United States. some OF which,
az in the cas- of the Aero club OF IL
linois, which Is Offering one Of the sl0.-
100 prizes. are making substantial con-
;ributions.
with the tremendous interest shown
In aeronautics throughout the country
during the las. few months and with the
assistance OF the above named organ
i~zations that are cooperating in the de-
velopment Of the National Aeroplane
Competition we feel certain that II
THE SrS will cooperate II will be pos
able 10 raise a substantial fund by maxi
Ing n direct appeal to the American
people. The purpose OF the national
subscription In the United States will
be TO train aviators. procure aeroplanes
for the Naval Militia. the National Guard
and the Post Office Department, and
20 do whatever else must he done 10
create an efficient a~eronautical reserve.
Follows wilson's plan.
AS THE Is editorially in favor
of an adequate national defence and
~ the need for an aeronautical reserve
AT this time IS most urgent the gov.
ernors OF the Aero Tub Of America
naturally seek the aid OF THE SrS In
continuing the subscription that already
has been started. The ~aeronautical re-
serve. we contemplate, will conform "a
the plan President Wilson has so wisely
advocated namely. the trained citizenry
on which the country can rely In cas-,
OF need. but which will not make war
fare it's profession.
The United States has Jagged far he
hind even the smallest nations In tn,
world In the matter OF ~aeronau,ics. II
the storing up OF knowledge n ex,
! perience In cross-country flying. which II
30 essential TO the military observer
and pilot. so that II by a miracle tn,
4 United States should become possessed
OF 100 aeroplanes tomorrow tGermany
England. France n Russia have nor,
than 1900 each) many months woult
necessarily be needed to train pilots To-
them.
IT need not he pointed out. there
fore, tina; We cannot too strongly eru
phasize the necessity OF developing al
~neronautical reserve quickly"