New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
ARMY AVIATION
PLAN WINS FAVOR
Critics in Aero Club Are
Soothed by Scheme to
Train GuardSmen

av;..ors. engineers and other: inter
,.tss in the science Of flying greeted
Nth delight yesterday the announced
,.nutiv. system for the organization
:, ~, aviation section Of the United
s.,,s, army. made public by Lieutenant
colsu.l Georg. o. Squier. commanding
oaesY Of the section.
Followers Of seronsutics IN this city
Lad been expressing openly their dis
approval q the aviation section Criti-
ci,m Of officers had been made repeat
.av. Article. signed by Henry Wood
muse. a governor Of the Aero Club OF
America. and Alan X. Havley, Its pres
;ssut. had been sent TO Secretary OF
Var Baker Finally a long summary
- charges against Major William
Mitchell. second in command OF the
aviation section, sent by Woodhouse 20
he Secretary of War. resulted IN an
sHeisl Investigation OF the section and
N, rendition OF q favorable report.
Opinions among members Of the Aero
Club o. 90 the ACCESSIBILITY Of such
criticism offered. One civilian mem
hey went 10 Washington 20 assure the
Mar Department that all members OF
N. Aero Club did not approve OF the
attitude o. some Of its officers. The
story was circulated that & new board
nj governors more in accord with the
Washington officials probably would be
elected.
VIII Continue in Once
Obv ous'y the governors not in ac-
,5rd With Washington we're Henry
WooGhousa and Alan p. Hawley. But
hat these men will cease 10 be officers
o. The Aero Club, al least within the
rex. year. is most unlikely. Hawleys
terms a. president does not expire for
another year Woodhouse has two more
ears 10 serve as governor. The con
it.;ior OF the club would have 10 be
sarge before a board Of governors
ninus these two men. who admittedly
cave done much 20 increase the pres
<, o. The organization, could be
.'cetsd
Considering also that the nominating
Committee additional governors are 20
70 elected on November 49, consists OF
Fawle~. Wo0dhouse and Henry A. Wise
Tood a story of internal differences
. The Aero Club would seem 20 vanish
INTO thin ar.
Members o. the National Guard aerial
eeet.on ard others have criticised Mr.
Woodhouse on the ground that, as ne
vas not an American citizen, he had
10 right % call American army ofncers
o account Henry Woodhouse is not
an American citizen. He adopted this
rame legally after he had used II ss a
nom DC plume He was born IN Turn,
Italy, Jun. "a 1884, the son Of Ludwig
Cssalegro, 3 manufacturer. He came
70 the United States in 1904, and IN
1909 took out his first citizens papers
Il. has not taken out the second.
Busy Being an American
II have been TOO busy being ar Amer
can citizen" said he yesterday, 10
push ny legal naturalization" M
Woodhouse j. q member OF many de-
fence societies and has been instru-
mental IN organizing several of them
The aviation sections official an,
neuncement is oil TO the troubled
waters. Appendix D Of the announce
nen: tells how National Guardsmen
nay receive training in aviation. IL
zoe. not limit the number OF .eppi-
eauts. L vas thought. accordingly,
The War Department orders issued last
August stating that only fifty GUARDS,
men could be trained at present hao
been rtgelnced.
~Closs % 1000 National Gusrdsmen
,nd 1000 civilians applied 70 the Aero
Club for assistance in getting AVIATION
training said Mr. Hawley yesterday
They gave up all hope when the sum
ner and fall went by and no steps were
taken % train them. We shall MAKE
every eSort 20 interest them anew.
The Aero Club will offer medals OF
merit 20 the students OF Hfty more uni
ysrsitiss, colleges and military sehoois'
Ihis makes about one hundred instltu-
tons, with CT enrolment OF $4,000 STU
ssnts. which will receive these medals
The medals are % be awarded 20 the
three students Who writs the best es-
ays on Military Aeronsutics,' NE
ehsniet Of the Aeroplsne and Possible
Technical Development IN Aeronautics
and Possible Application Of Aircraft
Tor Unitarian Purposes"
The club announces az the same time
hat Il is sending 20 the aviation see
lion the names OF forty-hve college
men who have applied within the last
iEo weeks 70 the Aero Club Tor tram
lag Ia syiztion.