Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

slstance has been given freely and
In thousands OF cases gratuuously
to the government.
Unfair Criticism.
The American people cannot help
but realize that II Is unfair TO have
this class OF men attacked and ac-
cused OF petty graft, petty waste by
mistakes Of non-croatiYe and nom
com bative individuals, who, .sIu a
great many cases are entirely with
out technical or mechanical knowl-
edge, and who, In most cases, are
without adequate understanding OF
the enormous task that has ueen at
tempted and that is being. rapidly
worked into shape.
The members OF the present engi-
neering and manufacturing organt-
cations OF the signal corps, II taken
from the red tape and permitted to
proceed as they have been accus-
toned to work in positions they
have formerly held. can deliver the
rs 900 airplanes needed as quickly
or more quickly. than they could be
delivered with new start by the
combined nations OF the earth. IN
questi onably a reorganization OF the
debating heads OF the department
ment should have full and complete
authority in a definite program to
he determined ut once. This pro-
gram should be so planned that
every thirty days each of these de-
partrnents would have fun and com
plete information on the progress or
every other department There
should be one real executive at the
entire head OF the airplane program
who can. on receiving definite re-
ports and definite requests, say I'M
mediately yes or mo" or "go
ahead"
These changes in directing the
present organization are needed just
as they would be needed II the task
were that OF making $4,000 Pullman
cars to meet n special or unique
service OF $4,000 newly designed rail
way engines with new and COM
plicated set OF requirement
At present we have possibly one
hundred square miles OF aviation
fields and hangers. students quar-
ters, training quarters. officers
quarters, machine shops. expert
mental shops, repair shops, hundreds
OF carloads of material delivered
daily to manufacturing plants. At
and women are working in the var
ious plants making. fitting. trying
the various parts that will be as
sembled into Liberty airplanes.
They will be the best planes for their
work that have ever been produced
and this organization up to the
| present moment. in spite OF the red
tape, profiteering delay, graft, mis-
| takes and waste, never has been
! equalled and could not now be dup
! Heated by any nation on earth! II
the present organization under inn
mediate competent direction is per-
mitted to proceed more airplanes
can be delivered to our government
in the next Two years than have
been built all together by the Eng
lish, French, German and italian
countries. II is absolute folly to
discourage the present workers or
to harraAs large majority Of them,
Surely the incompetence should he
weeded out as quickly as possible;
surely the organization which is now
sadly demoralized should be welded
together. and some big. competent
man should have full authority to
go ahead. a complaint board should
be created Immediately with highly
trained and complete personnel Of
eff C lent mechanical. technical,
practical men, to receive complaints
and from anybody connected with
the airplanes in any department,
from the engine oiler up. This board
could make silently and quickly, in
vestigation of all kinds and report
to the chief. Congress- and senate
would be relieved Of big load and
could proceed with other important
duties. among which might be as
sistsnce in tho reorganization OF
many other departments of the gov
ernment.