New Britain herald., 1926-03-03
House Military Con- mittee Likewise De- clines To Report For Unified Aviation Serv- ice On Air Boards Plans.
Sec. Davis Announces Army Aerial Program to Provide 2,2OO Planes in Five Years. With Added Flying Personnel.

Washington. March 8 lAol -- The house military committee today cleared its desk tor action on an aircraft program for tho army, voting down most of the important lroposals before it, including one or department Of national de- foase, and deciding 10 report an nlI-ombracins bill of is own.
 Among the measures rejected was the bill cmbodying the plan Of Major General Mason NJ, Patrick for q separate air corps i'll the rriny, and also the war department bill to carry out the rccommcnda- lions of the presidents air board tut Chairman Morrin annoNncen that nevertheless the new bill would be based on rocomhlcndN- lions of the board.
 The vote against the department os uatiOnal Ieicnse proposal vas II 10 lp and that against the Pat rick plan vas 15 to t. That against fnc war department bill was II 10 TO.
 Objects to Present Torn,
 ,'lairuun Morrin explained thAt lh. committee, in rejecting lh" measure, carrying out the air hoards proposals, had merely re- fused to accept jt in it's nreSem form. Members felt, he said, tha; tlc recommendations were adrisa, blv. but tLa, they did not go far ...o.eh il, @ror . $ chpNg"s An. were necessary for an adequate atr S.'ri2r,
 sentiment in tha committee, h. snid. favored maintenance O. the ,..tional d"touso organization in it's pfre.ut form and that a tiNc-yenr tuldinE program TOT aviation, sIh- urrvd by tuc war department to- ,Iay calling fer u lVo-y"ur program 10 provide 2z.@ho airpian"s at the nd Of that u"riod. would he in- cclporat"l Secretary Davis esli- rua'rI thc cost of such q program IS about $$o,00o,000 q year in ,raasr over the present outlay,
 pwicm W. Morrow of N"w York Hho headed inc prrsi I"nt's Hil board, testified briefly before 1h' committee prior lO a vote on th' bills. He will return for additiona testimony next Tuesday,
 Army Air Program
 An army aviation cousrugtiol rtoArlm for five years, which Wou'e provide The mmy air service at th' rni of that time with @.2OO air planes, was made public today |, Secretary Dwight Davis in a repor furnished hy Chairman morin c inc house military committee.
 The personnel Of the scTvic' Houli inrlude 1.G5n regular arm. .Niccrs. 55o reserve officers on aC five duty, and 15,ooo enlisted men including 500 flying cadets.
 Secretary Davis said th, program nai been approved by him and wa ih.. one 'oWuri which the war d. 1..rtmont would york during ti, rc.l five !, a1S Ito the extent Ina appropriations 4r, made available,
 The report contained no cstimat o. the cost of making the program ,Nrrtiv,., but tbo war secretary sui r had been iryis,i with thr prcsi uon.s air boarl conclusions 1 uind.
 At the same lime the secretar announced disupproyal Of bill ln lroducod hy Representative Jamc republican,, Michigan. which wo"l Increasc tn" army air service, at cording 10 rrcommu ndations Of th l.assit"r hoard. which provided nor extensive programs over ten year
 "Whie the Lassiter board r"po 4sts forth fine War department pro -act for the air scrNic" and is cor si,i.rrd as 2 guide for tu,urr stu, .,s." he report sail, the coucl ions and recommendation of tl presidents aircraft board, approv' in principle hy the president. h' concurrrd in by the war dcpartmel as moro in accord with existing avii ion needs and the financial poss utilities Of the immediate future.
 consequently the war depar ment has been making study looI ing to revision Of the Lassit board report in accordance wi inc recommendations of the pres dents aircraft board.
 Until the personnel and equi ment contemplated in this reris rroicct have been provided, the W department feels that full rcaliz ton of the I.asSitor board progra is moi practicable at the prese time"
 pI,KISI, AGAIN THREATENED