Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13

America, he said. gave dying to the
world, and had the first planes, but whore
are we to-day? Bulgaria, about tho size
of the State of Maine, has 3D. neroplancs,
Germany 1900, the personnel of the French
air scouts numbers moro than out entire
army, while that Of Great Britain has
moro than our navy. We have about 100
planes Had there been % nororlanes ct
Columbus after Villas ra.td, the whole
band could have been captured in Il
week. Lord Kitchener once made tho
etatement that ono machine and one
man were worth whole army division,
or 10000 mon.
Personally said Mr., Peary. i am inter-
estod In marine flying, by means Of which
our coasts and fleets are protected. There
Ia no bcttor place for hydroAeroplanos
than here on Lake Champlain, where as,
ideal hawai- militia could be orgauized II
each State would organIze and develop
this art in one year there would be 400
mon for service, when needed, Mr.. Peary
quoted Winston Churchill OF tho British
admiralty, who onco said: Tho air is
free and open, equal for attack or do
fense, ana FREQ TO ALL" Aerial supremacy
Is the most practical step toward ultimate
victory in tho present war, and this club
Of Vermont which is being organized to-
day is one step in securing for the United
States the supremacy of the dir
Augustus c. Post, In charge Of the trans
continental hight which is soon 70 taln
place, spoke OF tho work OF the Aero club
of Vermont, past and present. There is o
great opportunity. ne said, TO develop
l,,,Ao al M
tiea OF aeroplnnes originated In the mind
Of an American Dr. Langley, md was per-
fncted practically by tho Wright trothers.
The Senate last week passed bill rocon1-
nlending s1560c,0o appropriation for
Reronautics, due largely TO the efforts OF
tho Aoro Club Of America The one obs
jcct Of tho club Is to make America first
in the air. To do this We must have q
large number of airmen. We need 2,ul
nv1atcrs in tho country, and 5oo for The
Mexican border with three machines each,
! The Aero Club of American has list Of
flyers who have qualified. aud have pre-
eonted this list to tho proper authorities
: in Washington.
I Mr. Post road the regrets of A r.
/ GaWlcy president of tho Aero Club Of
America, and II. c. WoodhOusc, tho vice
president, who We're unable TO be present
after which Mr.. DARKNESS supervised the
actual forrnalties in connection with the
organization of tho club and election al
officers.
! Mr.. Post. IN ichalf OF his colleagues
said Thursday that n school of aviation
would undoubtedly be started TO train 1.
aviators to be selected letter. Vermont
was one of . States, no said. which hat
organized similar clubs. Its clubs
like those Of the other States
would undoubtedly become efficien
parts OF the federal aviation serv
leo in time. Mr.. 1TaWlcy, president o.
the Aero Club OF America, a letter from
whom was read at The meeting, flew from
New York to Washington two weeks agt
and talked with President Wilson no
Earding the improvement Of tho service
Mr. Post ia tho aviator who with M
iITawley won the international race from
81 Louis to Labrador in 1910, the longes
balloon flight of its kind on record at tn
time Io has also raced In Berlin. Gen
many. and elsewhere in Europe.