Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-09
COL. MITCHELL
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pal sections: one charged with the
development Of civil aviation. This
should provide for the airways
throughout tie country. the aids to
air navigation and provide an effic-
lent weather service and storm
warning; legal department to
make recommendations about all air
navigation laws, inspection of pilots
and aircraft, so as to make sure the
public is safeguarded when travel
ling or using aircraft.
There should also be formed an
aeronautieal corporation similar to
our Inland Waterways Corp, which
should operate between the great
centers of population, so as to show
what things could be carried safely
and at a profit through the air. All
figures on this Should be made pub
lie, so that as soon as possible any
civilian company desiring to take it
over should be allowed to do so. At
the present stage Of the development
of aerona ltics, the government must
assist. as all aeronautics is analysed.
1.-THE second division should be
a sect on of fabrication or construc-
ton. In this department, special
studies should be made Of the kind
of aircraft that are necessary, or
their airworthiness and safety. They
should be made in accordance with
the desires and wishes of the flying
men, by experts and thoroughly tried
out before being issued. No aircraft
should be built by the government.
All should be built by civilian orga-
nizations so as to keep up compe-
tition, invention and initiative by
the people.
1.-THE third division should be the
air force, that part specifically
charged with the air defense of the
whole country. Provision should De
made for a suitable number OF well
trained flying men and good tir-
planes to defend this country in
case of trouble. Only a small part
of the total need be kept constantly
under arms; the rest should be
working in civil life and the me
chanics keeping up their work In the
factories and in the industries wnicn
go to make up aircraft. being caiied
out for suitable periods OF training
when necessary.
with an adequate air force In
this country, 1t is dithcult 10 see now
any hostile host can touch our SOIL
coming ITOIU 1IuIOp0 VI AAOAh
Due to the increased understand
ing Of modern implements Of de-
tense, 1t is probable that in the near
future civilized nations of the world
will agree to eliminate from their
national defense arrangements all
useless and expensive elements that
now enter into 1t, and will connne
themselves to a defensive armament
consisting of aircraft, submarines
and sufficient land forces for their
needs. This is what the influence
of air power Is bringing about.
For many years we have had to
cater to the old army and navy
system-it now should be stopped
and a new one instituted.
I'm addition to the department or
national defense, under one secretary.
there should be a council OF ma
tional defense, to consist OF the
secretary of state, the secretary or
the treasury and the secretary OF
rational defense. In case the presl-
dent desired advice on the conditions
relative to a present or to prospec-
five emergencies. he would instruct
the secretary of state to convent this
council and report to him the re-
suit of their deliberations.
THE terrible conditions in our
national aeronautics today IL not so
much the result of the absolute 1g-
norance of acknowledgements Of
ten these are selected on the prin-
ciple of saying Tag, you're 1t! Go
play with aviation when they know
nothing about 1t and are really
more to be pitied than blamed. The
trouble is with the system and we
fying people insist that our views
be known and weighed by the Amer
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