New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-09
VARIETY of Planes, from
r;rst to Latest Models,
Are on View
WHITMAN PRAISES
TWRIGHTS' EFFORTS
| ;berty of People May Be
IN Conquest of Air,
He Asserts

I,s,ess message from President
=, and an address by Governor
49, officially opened the first Pan
go AerOnautic Exposition at
"a Central Palace, last night. 1t
m continue for week
.n0ripg these tense years of the
,.,.sn war, in the heat of that ter
n. conflict SO close that 1T has
.,,hsd our hearts, it seemed to me
=. height of folly, the acme OF OPP
"a not TO take steps to put the
~. IN a state of readiness that
IA give force 20 our words and
or, 10 our statement of rights and
,.,',,,.' said the Governor.
4N0t the least Of our negligence had
A with the development of aero
.,,,s It was two Americans-the
v,,bt brothers-who first amazed the
Ia nv an aerial fight. And yet we
wiz
,.-,,sd 8 policy Of delay that permit
I, foreign nations TO reap the full
,,rvsst of American genius and initia.
!, In the conquest Of the air, which
YOUR aim, may yet come to lie the
IA, Of a land, the liberty of people
"a the persistence of free institu-
uOrs'
Praises Aero Club
The Governor had much praise for
4. Aero Club Of America, asserting
int IT constituted mot the least of
4. forces that have fought for the
ri. thing, reading the future with
,,,rer vision than their fellows" This
rsise followed his remark that that
u,ssure of preparedness we now pos
.s Is due in small degree to the COM
,vlsion Of the majority, but rather to
M determined insistence Of the mi
rority."
The exposition is under the joint
suspiess Of the Pan-American Aero
nutic Federation, the Aero Club of
America and the American Society of
lsrOmotiye Engineers. The Governor
oppressed the hope that "Pan-Amer-
ia may come TO stand for an alliance
that will face the world as one; neither
North America, nor South America, nor
Calrsl Ameriea-but America"
4 may not cease" concluded the
EIxutive, without reference TO the
erss the nation faces. If it is to be
var, then never did a people take the
field With conscience so clear. Let no
nan doubt that the manhood OF
America will surge TO the same ire
nsndcgs courage that marked the
Revelation and the Civil War. 1t is
bOt courage that we need worry about,
ut ssrarer, even finer, quality-seif-
Mirsint
Structure Of Nation
These sons Of our adoption" he said,
lsisrring 10 Americans Of German
boOd, have builded themselves into
he very structure of our nation. do
y. doubt that in the great moment OF
sseision they will give loyalty to
Ansriea as unwaveringly AS that OF
'sese who are descended from the Pill
nm Fathers
What We have to do is to believe It.
]. who denies il without good ground,
= VINO under the grimy banner of a
ase and distorted patriotism starts a
1npzign OF race hatred, seeking TO set
n 70 the inAammable passions OF the
rob, is not only a traitor 10 America
T., en- assassin of humanity"
After short answering address from
member Of the Pan-American Fed
ssilon Governor Whitman and his
sx1 we're escorted over the exhibition
y the reception committee.
Among those on this body were Alan
HaSley, president Of the Aero Club;
gaaies Jerome Edwards, Cortlandt F
ssshop, Vincent Aston. Bernard II.
Sladsr, Lawrence /. briggs, Roy V.
.e,gsr, Major Francis Hoppin, Robert
I Bacon, George +. Baker, jr., Henry
ssoodhOuse, William Berri, Alexander
ersasm Bell, Howard +. Coffin, Rear
,s.1nirsl Bradley Fiske, John Hays
hammond, ". Averell Hartman, Her.
trt Parsons. Edwin Gould, Augusta
sa,, Ogden Reid, Ralph Pulitzer, Her
~. l. Satterlee. Evert Jan8en Wen
I'll, Henry A. Wise Wood and Willard
s'sght.
Exhibition Comprehensive
ne exhibition proper is astonish-
.isg comprehensive. The ground floor
covered with great planes, poised, II
snott seems, for fight. Here are 70
seen all variety Of American makes
, w'l, the original machine, in which
"uour Wright, fourteen years ago
tes the first power driven fight, Ia
~ impressiye.y contrasting Curtiss
cs@-b tractor and a beautiful winged
.sriss automobile" The latter is IN
aiiy 2 four-wheeled body, with the
|ssfn line fuselage inclosed.
.nnooye these floats Goodyear kite
aHeoh. II takes up the better part OF
~ ceiling. Near is a model Of q
.te'eyear spherical balloon, while or
=. second floor the Connecticut Air
~ Company, Of New Haven, ha'
sast Of non-rigid, semi-rigid ant
e hghter-than-air craft. There are
.hes OF all sorts, new parts, inven
81 equipment and accessories o.
IN description.
s,.t. ~ Dayis non-reeoil gun for air
e. made BY the General Ordnance
n.p1hy, attracts 10 small attention
,ss.s gun y exceedingly light. and IL il
100 that its recoil will not at al
q we forward motion Of the plant
"hies II is attached.
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