The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-17

Inc principal recommendations made by this
commission. none Of which have been adopted, and
which were disrretlited rather than discouraged
were the establishment Of q department Of ais;
with cabinet ofcer At Its head coequal In impor.
lance and In representation with the Departments
Of War. Navy and Of Commerce; the establish.
ment OF governmental institutions Of education
and training. including an air academy, all opea
alike under proper restriction to military, civilian
and naval personnel. and the adoption Of 4 sys-
TEN of circulating army. navy and civil personnel
through the national air service
rs not the time at hand to demand that Al
efhcient Intelligent and definite policy be formu.
lated and carried Outf
"Those who have studied this matter thoroughly
and fairly Nre Of the opinion that this will be i'm
possible ~ long as our present policy Of dstrib-
uting our alr activities among several govern
sary that we have reorganization Of our national
defense agencies II our future ~ an air power 10
not to be entirely ecipsed by other nations.
''The Indifference Of our government and the
manner In which aviation II being discouraged and
our aviation personnel dem0ralixed may he appre-
riated from what has recently been brought to
light In the navy.
mendations Of the aviation commission. heretofore
referred to- any future war will inevitably open
with great aerial activity on both sides. Lying ~
We ARE between two oceans, our nrst steps In war
will be over the sea. Early In the war the dsad.
vantageS Of having our Army Air Service a. part
Of the Signal corps were recognized. aud II was
made u distinct and separate service Of the army.
Az II result our Army Air Service ls more etlce1t
than Il ever could have been otherwise ns part Of
the army. II We are to uphold our defense over
the sen we must have an mir navy. Our naval avl.
alton service must he rounded out into distinct
and separate CORPS and then combined with our
Army Air Service md our bureau Of civil aer0oau.
n nd
national air service.
What we need now Ia the consolidation Of our
War aud Navy departments Into a single Depart.
ment OF National Defense. with . Secretary for
National Defense ~ Its head and an undersecrs.
tary for army. nn undersecretary for navy aud an
undersecretary for air. The undeftiepartment for
air should have 10 addition to the undsesecrstary
for air At itS head. three xubadmiuistsatlve on.
GERS: an assistant secretary Tor army air. an 40
sistant secretary for naval air and a. assistant
secretary for civil air.
"Such an orgnniaaton would notN only fostee
greater economy and cooperation between oue
present army and navy. but would create great.
efficient and well balanced national alr service.
"Such service would curry with II n n,orls
and a spirit equal to that OF our rucltadmired
Marine corps. II would facilitate the establish.
meat os schools of strategy and tactics Of the alP
and Of wei'lirected study Of the science Of aero.
nautical engineering. II would give the personnel
opportunity 10 devote their attention to the pru
motion Of the development Of aeronautlcs. It
would retain all sxpcrenced aviators In the serv.
ics II would bring our present mora or less dis.
organised and dissatisfied navy and army avlatioa
Into well-orwxnised efficient and valuable unie
Of our armed f0ecsA
THE handwriting on the wall must b ssen and
action must b taken. Our future n the air mvse
b. eovssned aud guided not b. the selfish desires
oe the advocates Il the old school bat By the n.
su1esosats Of the defenss a1d peeessvatoa e oue
aatioaal latsgstty."