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

When we were flying from our field over
into the territory of the enemy to bomb
them we would have regular light signals
every thirty Kilometres up to our lines, and
if it was nice. moonlight night we could
follow the enemy signals for their
planes which were out of our territory
Flying at night is easy to say, but unless
you arc flying over river that you can
at all times, over your own fields over
flat country, it is a difficult thing to do
They have developed to certain extent
radio control thnt will be perfected in
very short time This control keeps the ma
chimes within the radio station. But all
these things must be established and are
necessary before establish a line
from Chicago to San Francisco. lnasmuch
the army is now experimenting with
these very things, and inasmuch we have
appropriated money for the army to do that
very thing let them do it in connection
with this service. Then we will have not
only real air service for military purposes,
but also we'll regulated postal air service.
Then the money appropriated for the army
will not have been entirely wasted, while
every cent that is appropriated for this pur-
pose is apart from that and the amount ap
prorriated here is enough to carry out the
whole scheme.
Mr.. LAZARO-Wnl the gentleman yield?
The CHAIRMAN-Does the gentleman
from New York yield to the gentleman from
louisiana
Mr.. LA GUARDlA-I do.
Mr.. LAZARO-The gentleman stated that
he wanted to give all the information he
could When the ground was selected for
aviation camps it said that they were
selected with view of making them per
manent, SO that they could be used in the
carrying OF the mail and passengers and
I packages, and so on. Does the gentleman
! know how that would work and if there
any foundation for that?
Mr.. LA GUARDIANS to that, I Will say
that in the State of Texas we have ten fields
We have one in Oklahoma and few scat
tered around in that region; there are some
in Illinois and one in Michigan, but be-
tween Chicago and California there are
none
Mr.. LAzARO-We have a very good ona
at Lake Charles in my district.
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-Th is not 4 single
field between Chicago and San Francisco.
We have some in the southern part of Cali
fornia and one in about the central part.
But all that territory of the United States
between Chicago and the Pacific Coast and
from, Canada to the Gulf through the Cen
trail States, has fields. SO we would
have to establish fields all along the line.
My RANDALL-Will the gentleman
yield:
Nh LA GUARDIA-Yes.
Mr. RANDALL-~Is it difficult matter to
establish fields? Is it serious propo-
siton?
Mr. LA GUARDIA-lt is not serious, but
it is very expensive.
Mr.. RANDALL--Nothing but the expense?
Mr. LA GUARDIA-That is one thing that
am worrying about. Of course. the gentle
man will admit that it is somewhat difficult
to find field where you can land in the
Rocky Mountains. You cannot land a plane
mountain peak.
There is no doubt that we have sufficient
machines in the army and the navy to carry
out every reasonable undertaking that the
| Postofdce Department desires to experiment
on. No doubt about that.
Now as to the personnel. We have to
train young men to fly. good many men
who have not had the opportunity to go
abroad are eager and anxious to do little
more flying They know that they are not
expert fiers, and they want to get all the
experience they SO this would furnish