New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Believes Greater Sky Activ.
tiles Would Hit Germans
in Vital Point
America Will Aid
Aero Leaders Here Give AID.
vice and Will Help More
Materially Later

British, French, Russian. Italian and
American aeronautic authorities who
have studied the situation closely
have come to the conclusion that the
addition Of 10000 aviators to-day to
the aerial forces of the Allies would in
sure binding the German batteries and
preventing German aviators from con-
Quoting operations over or near the
Allied lines.
"An additional 10000 hiers would
make il possible to conduct aerial raids
on large scale and to strike Germany
in the most vital place to strike hard
enough to lead TO permanent victories."
These assertions are made in a state
ment issued yesterday by Alan r. Haw-
ley, president of the Aero Club Of
America. The statement followed a
meeting of the board of governors OF
that club with members of the re-
Gently formed Aircraft Production
Board in Washington, and had been
officially censored. Ways and means
of producing aircraft and training avi-
ators in great number were discussed
by the board, the club members and
heads of military departments.
"The only victories on the part Of
the Allies" continued Mr.. Hawley, 80
far have been as a result of the SUI
premacy of the air, as result Of the
matching of skilful, daring Allied ayia-
tors against German fiers and German
observation balloons. The recent Brit
ism and Italian victories were preceded
by countless aerial flights, and it was
not until the skies had been cleared OF
| the German craft and the Germans
thereby deprived Of their eyes that
the Allied advances became possible.
We must strike Germany through the
airi"
Obviously. in order to produce this
great air feet the training facilities
and the sources of aerial supply must
be greatly extended, Mr.. Hawley said.
He then made public for the first
time certain details of what America
is doing to train aviators for the Eu-
rOpedH DdlIielieluS, ana "Hdl We GA
pect to do.
Last month group of army officers
visited the training camp of the Royal
Flying Corps at Borden. Ontario" says
this statement, land the aviation school
at Toronto, where cadets are trained
under military discipline for the SER
vice"
The heads of six American engineer
=. IL IL .f+ cal1 Id to
gether with the consequent formation
in this country Of cadet or ground"
schools, as a result of the Canadian in
spection trip. Six schools were opened
May 10.
General Squier's office has been
handling these schools" the statement
announces. "All applications have been
turned over to department headed by
Professor Hiram Bingham, of Yale.
"There have been many more appli-
cants than can at present be admitted
Twenty-Five students week are en-
tering each Of the six colleges, which
means that as soon as the first enter
ing class completes its preliminary
work, approximately $50 students 4
week will be available for the regular
training camps with a good ground
work on which to start their practical
flying. There will be 600 cadets in the
six colleges by July l.
an the meantime, plans are going
ahead for the nine new aviation schools
where men will be received when they
are ready. The Aircraft Production
Board and the military departments
are in constant collaboration over tn
construction of these fields. The
standard field on which the programme
is based will provide accommodations
for two squadrons of $50 men each
with the necessary officers, instructors
and enlisted men. The fields will cost
approximately Sl,000,0O0 each, includ-
ing the construction of the necessary
buildings, workshops, barracks and
hangers. A standard set of buildinL 5
has already been worked out. Great
care is being taken by the military of
ficers in the location of the fields. Each
one will be about one mile square.