New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Generals Charlton and Liv-
ingstone, Here From Eng
land, Urge the Move
Warn Against Schemers
Selling of Stock Under Wild
Promises Would Injure
the Airplane Industry

tiOH WAS NuNONdttU yesterday W Ntl-
erals l.. L. O. Charlton, c. NJ. c., and
Guy Livingstone, both of the British
Royal Flying Corps.
General Charlton is the first air
attache to be appointed by any gov
ernment to one Of its foreign en-
bassies. He arrived here Saturday on
the Aquitania with Lord Reading, the
British Ambassador. to take up his
new duties. General Livingstone has
/ just completed an important special
aviation mission to this country for
the British government.
81 have not yet had time to estab-
lish my Office in Washington" said
General Charlton, but it is the in
tention of my government, and will
also be my endeavor, to cooperate with
those identified with aviation in this
country to the fullest possible extent.
| have been appointed to this new
post by the British government not
only in military capacity, but also
in a commercial capacity. Co6pera-
tion should be the keynote in all avia-
tion development of the immediate
future, and the greatest development
Of the art will be in the line Of COM
mcrcal cndcavor."
Attend Aero Exposition
Both generals stated their views
while on a tour Of inspection at the
Acronautical Exposition at Madison
Square Garden and the Sixty-ninth
Regiment Armory.
at is eXpositions such as this said
General Charlton, "that will be inval-
liable in the development of aviation,
especially in educating the public to
the possibilities Of commercial avia-
ton"
General Livingstone was equally
ment of aviation along sane and
safety first" lines. He said:
"The most important thing to en-
| phasize at this stage of aerial de-
velopment is the necessity for coopera-
ton between the great nations. Let
Us place our cards on the table, so
that we can benefit fully from all in
formation that will help in the evolu-
ton of flying. America and Great
:, Britain more particularly should get
together.
a bit who first crosses the Atlantic
American, Frenchman, Italian OF
| Briton.
! Very probably the Atlantic will be
crossed this year. in fact, | think 1t
will be accomplished within the next
| two months. II is precisely the same
! problem that confronted aviators some
years ago in the crossing of the Eng
| lish Channel.
Luck a Tans' Atlantic Factor
Latham came within few yards
of the English coast before his engine
failed him. Then a little later Bleriol
by little luck succeeded in making
the crossing. After all, there is gooo
| deal of luck in the matter of long
distance flights, and the man who
meets with favorable weather condi-
tions will be the first man over the
Atlantic.
at is here that we can begin our CO.
| operation. Let US state plainly what
are our plans, what we have accom-
plished, and also put down upon the
table the accumulated observations or
weather and other conditions that have
been charted.
Great Britain has already estab
lshed an Air Ministry that cooperates
with manufacturers and coordinates al
the branches of aircraft development
At the present moment in this country
you have the army, the navy the
postal service and the Interior all en-
gagged in aviation development. In the
natural evolution OF things l feel quite
sure that within the next five year.
there viii be q Department of the All
in this country to coordinate all these
activities. 1t is matter of business
and with their great business sense
Americans Will quickly realize it's ne
cessity.
"The aviation industry will be re
tarded if irresponsible companies arr
formed, which make great and i'm
possible promises, and then sell stool
to the public, giving very small or n,
II return.
"Ihc story of aviation is so good tina
IT seems a pity 30 overstate it, an'
thereby lose the confidence of the pub
lie. I am quite convinced that IF SOM
one told the public right now that /
was possible to fly an airplane 50'
miles on hour the story would be gen
orally believed.
'T think you will have sound air
craft industry here in five years i
the manufacturers do not tell the pub
lie they are going to fly tc the moo,
in few minutes.
Don't let us tell the public that air
planes are going to supersede tn
WeullttH NcILuIS Limited or Lne Lon
donManchester Express. The airplan
is not going to supersede other forms o
transportation, put Will be an adjunc
to all Of them"
Aviation Dinner Is Given
special dinner was given last nigh
at the Hotel Vanderbilt by the Manu-
facturers' Aircraft Association, which
in conjunction with the Army and Nav,
departments, is running the Aeronau
tical Exposition. In the absence 0
Secretary Of War Baker, who was witt
President Wilson. the guest Of homo
was General Thomas II. Barry. Grea
Britain was represented by Captai,
sykes, France by Captain Lakoule an,
Italy by Captain Tappi. Among tn
other American officers present wer,
General David c. Shanks, General T. A
Bingham, Colonel A. NJ Miller ant
Colonel g. +. Harris. The officers O
the Manufacturer Aircraft Associa
ton. headed by Frank II. Russell
president. were present.