Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-10
u. 5. FAILS N
PRODUCTION Of
FLYly3 CRAFT
Senate = Committee Finds
C>s' 'ditions "Gravely
y Disappointing
URGES ONE MAN BE
PLACED AT HEAD
Program Just Getting Started and
Production Expected to Be Increased
So That Men Already Trained in
France Will Be Supplied With Ma
chines-Moto Production Falls Far
Below Needs Of Service.

Washington. April lo.-The govern.
menrs aircraft program is Character
lied as "sravely disappointing and a
drastic reorganization was recon-
mended in n report by the senate mill
tary committee today. which charges
the government officials with mislead-
ing the country. The prospect Of the
future, the committee said, looked
more favorable and the production OF
the last few weeks promises to get the
a sufficient number Of planes will be
had soon TO supply the troops In
France.
In recent weeks tho report says.
the output has been Increased On
April /. S.45S primary training planes
had been completed OF two standard
types"
With the exception Of what the com
mittee referred TO as severe disap-
pointment." the primary training OF
aviators was said to appear to be pro-
crossing favorably. Fatalities from
accidents, the committee said. were
hiStl cSSlhSt put aPp'hA ~ w iNoS Ah0-
quent than in the schools Of our allies.
One Man Control Urged.
One-man control OF production is
proposed and the committee suggests
that buildings be taken entirely out of
hands OF the signal corps.
Delays are charged not only in the
manufacture Of liberty motors and ma
chine parts but in the training Of flyers
as well.
The committee recommended that
the one-m man administrator be ap-
pointed by the president, he to be as
sisted by an expert corps OF assist
ants. 1t suggested that no man who
has "a remote or near connection with
n company manufacturing 2irplanes or
motors be permitted to act with the
board The committee declares the
Liberty motor Is developing and is not
designed for and can not be used in
the swift single seated fighting ma
chines.'
Few Motors Completed.
or 2e.5o0 Liberty motors ordered the
committee said only l22 have been
completed for tho army. If2 for tho
navy and four shipped overseas.
The production OF Liberty motors
to date is, OF course. eravely disap-
pointing" the committee said Gov
crnment oificiai= already have Ius,,if
the mistake of leading the public and
the allied nations TO the belief that
many thousands OF these motors would
be completed in the spring Of 1918. In
formation of this sort when not horna
out by the facts is injurious and i's
constant dissemination the committees
regards as misleading and detrimental!
to our cause"
Delays in Training.
Regarding training for aviation tho
committee found there has been very
serious delays" AS = rnsuN," the rc-
port SAYS. several hundred Ar,erfcan
cadets have been practically idle and
made no progress"
About 1900 en- dets were sent to
England, France and Italy last year 70
receive primary and advanced aerial
training.
"Thc experiences OF great man of
these men has been most unfortunate.
saws the report. "At some OF the
schools serious DELAYS have occurred IN
providing them with planes. which Il
was expected would be manufactured
In foreign factories IN sufficient num-
bers. About $50 OF them are reported
to have completed primary training
after long delay. The signal corps is
considering bringing !ac remainder
back to the United States"
With four new schools under con-
struction to be finished In June, the
report said the signal corps now is
! conducting :::-s:a..sst sc!:Sce!s l.: this
country. Graduates have numbered
1926, commissioned as reserve avi-
ators.