Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Ch'iticizes Executives

Criicl2eS Executives
Mitchell referred to government
statutes and an opinion Of the at
torney general that only flving of
ficers should be in control of OK
perimental voyages.
"That does not mean YOU should
pick an admiral M off the deck Of
ship and let him run our diri-
gibles.' he continued.
'Men who had actual experience
in FLYING. men who knew the flv-
ing business as profession, men
who have studied flying from the
ground up should be placed in con
troll -
Mitchell said he believed the
Shenandoah ought never to have
been sent westward at all but that
if it had to he sent it should have
been manned hv skilled airmen.
The ship could have conducted
all its experimental work around
Lakchurst without going over the
mount aims. he said.
"The Shenandoah was certainly
not part of the land fleet. The
sending of the ship across the noun
tainS at that time of the wear shows
what will result when aviation is
in the hands Of flving Officers.
"The system that obtains today
was never framed to handle the air
business. IT must be charged.
eve air people will not permit
these conditions to continue. And
al airrnen believe rs 7 do. -
Onening the second day of his
testimony. the officer denoted as
sistant chief Of the army air ser
vicc. who caused the present inouirv
by his charges, immediately began
comment unon the recent series of
miSfortunes N the navy.
Tells of Misfortunes
Resides the Shenandoah. Mitchell
''on+i"nnH +hn unsuccessful Uawat-
an fiioht and tho nronosal last
~oor 10 ho"n 'hn Shenandoah sent
= 40 nar'h mole.
E.T+ eno,,e f,-uvv 70 MO fhot los
.~o,.nre which wcro strrno acrdss
40 poc;f'o wore unah1o 70 end tho
mo Cor DIVE aftn- She alightcd in
.hn v.o+o- - - said.
"'As - - the nronoqal n hava
dirioille oo 10 thc north mole ie
oorcorro1. trat shows what mon
who a~c rot flvors viii do whom
shov "re in control Of the air ser
..;cc.'
curvave Paro~ie
.Tlcn N;tchrll lanncho1 into = sur
,-a-- cf recor1y Shnwinr harr air 10
-'a'orrr-rt Lad boon ;"noro1 Ho
-.far-nd "a tho -anort 0f -hn Taagitr-
io--' " c,.rpnud;nr . onnc-q1 m
'-.''s'nr - 'rn o.- eorvior Tho va
-.o,- We r,,r1o - thc war dcn0rt-
,l.,-t - .,~f' Ioo2.
'T-o'h'rr So rnnr doro ~ corrv
o,,4 ~ ~,,--,o~. rf -In re-7o,.' - ho
"a ttrt'vcs ~ Glow" tho. wov
y ho'' = 'o7s.l aroun1 ana wn
- .,o--.I,o~o -
W'"holl read testimorv of Go"
-7.o--- - Wv u-ooba hnfn~n . cnn-
o--c~e'ora' commi''en. coro nloir;nr- r.
'h"' Tho r0vv voHn ~"''ing moro
s'ta's - o~;a';on 'hnn the arrnv.
.v~seo, Mot porhed''
"Tto to'-,Iioor of tho hottlesh;n
w" shin"ton last wear hv fhc navy
'''o- 1ouo IN erch n wnv as 10 hn-
r..lc the "Ffonsivc nowcr of thn
"irrlorn The vessel was never
hnr,hcd.
"a number of one-thorsnnd
nound chorrns wore nlo"e1 in tho
motor and whom cot osf thev IA
oreat damarc 10 tho hull and keel
~ hor ovo~ Two tnrncdo charons
'rcro s"t off and one tore n hole in
her eide.
"Thcrn was no a;r attack against
.ho vosse'.
"Tho imrrcssion w1s given that
tho shin was imnervious from the
a-.oo'- Of tho airplancs.
"Thn army and navv have
nuashcl ~" Indictment of arrov "rd
nav'v air dcfo"so on the coast.
To rrovo that older services wer"
hlnckinr ai~ service advoncement.
Mitchell reo1 ,etfer ass'stant See
rntarv of tho Nnvv P"hin"on scnt
70 tho war Department when ar
~onoomnnts wnrc hnirr nodn 70
bomb movino obsolete battleship
the paot GUNNER
"Eo Ohsole+~ Sh'ns'
"vro chto'~"l s5o noo ~ "arrv
out this tcst - ho said. "Thn arrv
DIR eervino was 70 enpniv tho a'-
'nrbino fleet and tho nnvv VIZ" 10
surnioh the obsolete vessol. Vow
Mr.. Robinson snvs 'ho navv 'has
10 oheoloto shins and do"s not cx-
nor. ~ declare arv oheolo'n
HTNe ravv irs;eta thot 'hn word
GorcoIoto' hn wr;.tnn irfo tho low
nra 'rrn orornd owl eAv that tho
horn M chocolate rnean1e
ffTbcf's thn hind of strff v"'r"
~n..;ro It c-oos nm that wav o|l th"
.;r,o h,t -ro'rn not going to be
ohokod off 1;bo +hia -
s'CIvn~a rcd I'M
HThn f1-rors arc Fol IN w''h this
o,,~to,,1 Thov gro diernsto1 -
Nitctrr orouacd 40 hoor7 y"
eo..;no tho-o wac "o1wovs i"di~0"'
ooo-o;ou" in bearinos Of this
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