Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
350 A|RP[ANE
 SQUADR0NS ARE
 NEEDED ABROAD
Thirteen Now In France,
 When There Should be 175. Personal Criticism Freely
 Voiced by Witnesses
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-America' s aircraft program for the great army that is counted upon to win the war next year calls for 350 complete squad rons of planes, and the man part of the program already is ahead of schedule with 5000 pilots trained.
 This information, given by Major General Kenly, chief of the division of military aeronautics, and many other facts hitherto held secret, were dis closed today when the senate military committee made public testimony taken behind closed doors during three months of Investigating by the avia- tion sub committee, headed by Sena- tor Thomas of Colorado.
 Thirteen Squadrons-Need 175
 General Kenly told the committee there now are thirteen American air plane squadrons, of 273 machines in France, whereas there should be 175 squadrons.
 William C. Potter, assistant director of airplane production said General Pershing had called for 25,00O planes by July 1. 1919, and had been told il was hoped to deliver 1S.000 to 10000 This would meet replacement de- nands of squadrons in the field
 C. w. Nash, former president of the Nash Motor company and now as- sistant to John D. Ryan, in engineer ing and production gave it as his opin- ion that nothing but De Haviland ma chimes could be delivered before nex January and if 10000 airplanes wer' delivered by next July it would b, almost miracle
 Witnesses "BrutaiIyr Frank General Kenly and other officers | in fact all of the itDesses-apparent | ly gave their statements with wha | Senator Reed characterized at on stage as brutal frankness" all bein, examined secretly and apparent, without considering the possibility O i the publicity now given.
 l Personal criticisms were voiced witt | freedom. An example is found in Gen eral Kenly's examination cOncernin, i General Pershings calls for airplanes 1 In response to questions General Ken | ly spoke of what he would do if h were in charge at home and abroad and added:
 ! If you look over the cables-yo would find a cable from overseas ask for enc thing one day. and the nex day countermands the order, and tn next day asks for it again and wee later countermands it." No Real Friction Exists
 There is no real friction between tn army and navy. General Kenly tol the committee. except "a very stron feeling that the navy sometimes getting more than it's share
 General Kenly and other officer confirmed reports that General Persh ing stopped manufacture of Spad ma
 chimes last year, and recently ha criticised several of the De Havilan models forwarded.
 In outlining next years prograi sent in by General Pershing. witnesse
 told the committee that General Persh
 ing was advised that in trying to gt 1s000 or 10000 machines delivered b
 next July. the authorities are aimin
 rather high" A squadron in the avia
 tion service. it was explained. norma ly consists of IS fliers, but they usual
 have 21.
 Call CreeI "Licensed Liar" During Secretary Bakers eXamins ton he was sharply questioned rt garding airplane photographs dis , sributed by the Committee on Publ
 Information with what the secretaI
 conceded were exaggerated" caption During the tilt. Senator Reed , Missouri referred to Chairman Geors
 Creel of the Committee on Public IT , formation as licensed liar," intent } ing to mislead the public.