New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

reau of Standards experimenting; we have
five different branches of the government
wasting millions, and if we unite all or
them the same England has done and
Italy is doing and France is doing, we VIII
saves millions-not thousands, but millions.
We are coming to that, and when we have
this service it will be the easiest thing In
the world to take care of all the needs OF
the Postofice Department. What am try
ing to do is, inasmuch as the postoffice
only desires to experiment tit asks nothing
for the present; they say they have enough
machines for this year-let US save this
S2,0o0,0o0 and use the machines and per
sonnet have to carry on this scheme II
they want to carry it out.
Mr. GREEN, of Iowa-If the gentleman
will pardon the interruption, it seems to
me to be as reasonable for the Postoffice
Department to ask to operate the engines
on the railroads to operate these
Mr. LA GUARDIA-It is an analogous
case.
Mr.. TOWNER-Wll the gentleman yield!
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-I do.
Mr. TOWNER-I desire to make only
this suggestion: There would be no diff
Guilty whatever in the War Department de-
failing those who are engaged in the ava
ton service, and especially those who are
learning the aviation service, for work UNI
der direction of the Postoffice Department
that is, they could be detailed especially
for that purpose under the direction of the
Postoffice Department. They could just as
we'll be detailed in the matter as detailed
for service in an aviation school or on the
practising field, or any other way?
Mr. LA GUARDIA-That is merely de
tail to work out. What have before US
now is, let us stop waste of s2,00o,O00.
Mr.. TOWNER-I entirely agree with the
gentleman.
Mr.. BoRLAND Will the gentleman
yield?
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-I do.
Mr. BORLAND-As [ understand the
gcntlcman's recommendation, it is that the
pilots and machines, the systems now built
up by the War Department, shall be util-
lied in carrying these mails?
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-Yes.
Mr.. BORLAND-The gentleman believes
that viii be great benefit to the military
aerial service to keep abreast of the times
by actual experiment?
Mr. LA GUARD1A-And incidentally will
be a great help to the Postoffice Depart
ment.
Mr.. BORLAND-Is it not likely to work
the other way? Is it not likely to hamper
and restrict the postal service in develop
ing the carrying Of the mails properly?
Would not the postoflice be restricted in
that case to the kind of machines that the
military were building and furnishing or
were willing to furnish?
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-If that were true, if
we had the machines which were of the
kind needed, if there is such a machine
which is so good it will carry the mails
in all weathers, under all conditions, that
is the kind the army wants.
Mr.. BORLAND-Suppose the postal SER
vice finds that a machine adapted to the
work of the postal service is not in exist
ence and it wants such machine created
and put in the service. How could the
army furnish that?
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-The army is expert
menting all the time. Let US call it the
air service. The air service is experiment.
ing all the time to get just a machine of
that kind, and if it is good enough to carry
the mails it is good enough to carry bombs
for any future war. | trust there will
never be another.
Mr.. BORLAND-The army might say
that their requirements are totally differ
ent; that they want single-seater, pur-