Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-11-22
ARMY IN need
OF MORE FLYERS
Secretary Of War Says United
States ls Tagging h Maroh
of Aviation.
STUDIES AVIATION n EUROPE
osnsral MltchsiI Hepes<s Result a
Two MonthS Investigation Abroad
-lsoisiatien Nee1od Reqvir.
ing inspection o. AirplAneA

Waah!ngton.--For the tuse being at
ieas, the United States II tagging b.
hind the march Of aviation progress
This ia. however. . condition which
must and will be remedied II Secrs-
tsry of wsr Weeks has anything 10
say In the matter-and be has.
The secretary Of war lately declared
that the European nations. particu-
:nrly those Of them like Great Britain
and France. that have attained the
utmost degree Of efhciency In the hy.
inv art on the military ~ well a. On
the commercial side, are spending
much more money In the development
Of aviation. are developing superior
types Of machines and In general are
quite a few steps In advance Of tha
United States.
Studied AvistIen Abroad.
The secretary Of war Is making q
study Of the status OF aviation here
and abroad with 4 view - putting
the United States In the forefront Of
the march. He received lately from
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assistant
chief Of the aviation service. the re-
Anli of fwo snon.hs' Investigation the
latter hab made OF euuuIubns m Hv-
rope.
incidentally Bill Mitchell. one Of
the veteran flyers OF the country, told
the secretary of war OF unique ex-
peri.nee be had the other day In the
vicinity of Detroi. when making q
firh, from Chicago General Mitchell
ran into a thunder cloud which had
q length Of at least l20 miles.
General Mitchell had never In his
previous experience ran into a storm
of this sire Thunder clouds. always
a deterrent 10 avistors. usually meas
ure about twenty miles and by flying
on the edge Of them the aviator car
1et into the open In short time After
shirtsng the edge Of this cloud for
some eighty miles General Mitchell
found that II extended s,ill forty
m!lea
Discussing his vtsi. with General
Mitchell who had Just completed 4
trip from Mct,ook neld. Dayton. O..
10 Boiling field. Secretary Weeks said
that General Mitchell believes that
s'ricser examination and licensing h
the great prerequisite to the develop
ntent of commercial aviation In the
United States
Before IL" general public can fe>el
assurance regarding commercial air
routes The secretary said ihere must
be legislation that provides rigid In
spcction ot a!rp'aneA and the i!cens
Ing Of p!iosx Federal regulations are
deemed the most appropriate. as these
would eliminate discrepancies IN laws
and conduce 20 uniformity.
Encourage Commercial Aircraft.
From the standpoint OF the War de- |
parnen. the development, OF com
mcrcial aircrsf, should have every .n.
coursxemen, for the reason ,ha; Il
would aro,ide for the army 4 great |
reserve cf competent pilots and efi,
GERS In any national emergency.
Al the rresen; time ,her~ - no law
providing for the inspection or rrgu.
ls''on os n!less or their machines
when engaged In commercial service, |
and this fact, the secretary os war be- |
lse,cs, has given rts@ Ia many Of the |
accidents that have occurred
A. an example a. the degree of |
safety which may be- attained In ccln'
mcrvia' hyinx the secretary Of war |
!h.'aneed the fact that one CONNER. |
c.ai line operating between Miami.
Fla. and Nassau has carried M.ooo ,
to inh.an passengers w!,heu, An ac.
cidrn'. The same company that op.
crates the MisniNassau route II now
interested In developing an air route
between Detroit and Cleveland By
way Of the lake.