Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-25
PILOTS or AERIAL
MAIL PLANES STRIKE
Compelled to Fly in All Weather,
U. S. Birdmen at Three
Stations Quit
ACTION TO REINSTATE MEN
BY the Associated Press

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pilots dlscharg'd '"r '''"H'"E "
out planes Tuesday on account "t the
to, postofrice officials at Belmont
H., ,o,di,r fold for moiI
am 10 80
planes stared '"a' '"'E ""' WV "
instructions to Civ" out no 'ntormat'op
concerning the nviatorS action
Hamilton Loo. ono Of thc discharged
:.. -,il .alo, ~ .rcol,nr cr hi.
a, ''',''',
dlsmlsSaI'
Il won't 60 MP in t"ggy weather
with q big machine which travels 100
.,i,os an borr Tho smaller. ,shins are
+.
all rlsht o'''''S' '''' "''
loee'
ny 'n''
ground ana "'S" '''"P' '''''' y
motor is apt to get hot at a low aiu-
tude causing forced landing. If am
.ro,.o1i,,r o,or Iorco CITY s,ch nviug
Is ""ns'''"> ~ '''''''
to me.
Move TO settle strike
Although ii was announced by per
sons connected with the local Offices
of the aerial mail service that mail
deliveries 10 Washington would con
tinue in spitc of the strike Of regular
pilots. no request for nviutors had been
received at noon by officers Of the army
aviation fields at Mn"ola. l.. |.
S,,ro.;,+o,dor, s+or,or Of +bo oo,t
or,, d;yision of Tho service went to Ra,
-. nonr ~ tolo action IooLi,r ~
,,.ord .o,tIorort Of rho strike TTo
rof,,sod % discnss tho situntiop I'm, Il
:. said no u.lI rorfor with tho nilots
,.,oso rccont disrbarro from thc service
Iod to the other ayiatorS' refusal to
+ar-o out +bcir nIouos
Protest NOT HePded
The birdmcn allrg" that the planes
+hev are compelled to fly in all kinds
of weather with machines ar" SO poorly
equipped as to make it difficult to fly
even in good weather. and positively
dangerous in misty or t"Egy weather be
cause of poor visibility.
protp<t against the discharge of
.Lo two riIots Loon Smith and Hamil
W. ~ ,,.,s cont 70 second Assistant
~" ,,o,anoI proooor wedros
day. giving him twenty four hours 70
make known his decision. Mr. Praeger
in his rcnly. which was received by the
aviators last night, announced that the
orders dischargiug the two men had not
been revoked
s"Thcy .sme into the service, Mr..
Praegc~S telegram said. AS every
other pilot. with the knowledge that
thev must comply with the department s
orders to fly with the mail and where
fying conditions are such that they
cannot npcratc they have the option to
resign"
Tbcv compIain that under the pres
ent system mechanics who work in thu
hangers and never fy receive equal pay
with the men who risk their lives carry
ing the aerial mail. This pay ranges
rom n-'U" ;.h ~ P"o''o 80 so"r;oa ,"5 ond nn
W; va '- ,., M''n '',,'' ,'iInt ~ j., ,,iar. -
VIZ 'N''
Pc nv. ,.o' n:o, oI ,,i,o.. ono a. 49,,
,,lorod r,Jar t%a ri,iI snrrire Inv
as postmen. Virtually all of them ar,
former army aviators.
o- p., y,
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hirp'aneS '"''H' lux man '''' "',!i'S
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om'e brpaFtinrh' amh"uh.''' ln' 'i"n
due 10 iraSr Ne" i"rh '"' '''''''oII'
IA ana .'''l"h" III" NOT eT' uuu'
why: anu Inv "'i' INV" """t u IL"
inacrrue scneuu'Vu ~ .,"y' w" wv
i't U-rHo o'' 49, U,oshinrton ~ Eo,. yor
;uum n,ono ,oft 49, tf,,,o todo, Ja
sr,;.n tho stnil,o of ,iIots tbn pos+o4io
n.t Lol oeia;oI uo,,..u .