The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-27

ment, aviation is destined to become
a most destructive force for the peo-
pie and at the same time most de-
pendable weapon of capitalism. The
development of aviation will serve the
ruling class not only in its armed
conflicts between nations, but also in
its relentless war on the working
class and the colonial and semi-col-
onial peoples.
Since the conclusion of the last
world carnage, the military eye of
American capitalism has watched
with anxiety and jealousy the devel-
opment of civil and military aviation
in Europe, particularly in France,
Britain and Germany.
War Makers Need Planes.
To British and French capitalism
FASTENED aviation development has
become most indispensable neces-
sity. The rulers in these countries
realize that if they are to defend
their respective capitalistic rights
against infringement and aggression
by other national capitalistic groups
they must have, not only adequate
military forces, but dependable"
forces. The military personnel in
these countries, like here at home, is
recruited primarily from the ranks of
the workingclass, and it so happens
that in its maturing development, the
European workingclass is becoming
Indispensable" it has its own ideas
about war and often expresses its
ringing unmistakable opposition to
being led into war by its ruling
eliques. When the workers are con-
scripted into the military service, the
rulers cannot change the workers
anti-war ideas as readily as they
change them from civilian into mil
itary garb. This fact foretells mutt
nous and revolutionary manifesto
tions within the armed forces in the
future.
To Bomb Workers.
The Fastening development of avi-
alton, in addition to providing adj
vantages over enemy armies, will al
so safeguard capitalism to con-
siderable measure against successful
mutinous or revolutionary activity
within its own army or navy.
This view is based upon the fol-
lowing consideration: 1-One bomb
ing plane manned by one or two dds
counting the ground care Of the
plane) can replace hundreds and
even thousands Of soldiers of other
branches of service, as far as kill
ing, property damaging and destroy
ing ability is concerned. 1t ought not
to be difficult to understand that if
any army possesses great numbers
Of effective planes, its other branches
of service may be reduced in pro-
portion, that is, if a plane can sue
cessfully replace two hundred or two
thousand infantry men depending
upon the nature of the terrain, en-
envy strength and equipment as we'll
as immediate and ultimate objective
of the engagement) a hundred planes
can dispense with one hundred times
that number of infantry.
This does not mean Of course that
this method can be followed to ex-
treme. A certain number Of infantry
and other branches of service must
be maintained regardless Of the
height that aviation development may
reach. In making possible the num-
erical reductions Of armies, greater
scrutiny can be exercised upon those
conscripted and the undesirable" ele-
ment kept out thus reducing some
what the dangers Of mutiny.
New Snob Carte.
The second advantage in aviation
development lies in the fact that the
actual plotting of planes is done
primarily by officers, who come from
strata Of the population not as a
rule in sympathy with the working
class This makes possible the utili-
cation Of the aviation arm Of service
o defeat mutiny organized by land
or sea forces. Not only can aviation
be used as a police force over land
forces, because Of the social compost
ton Of aviation personnel, but also
because its superior strategic posi-
ton over ground forces; picture a
situation where mutinous regiment
Of infantry is confronted with the
alternative Of either surrendering its
arms or being blown up from an ali
fleet above.
The third advantage to capitalism
in aviation is the fact that the ma
ture Of military aviation operations
does not group the fighting forces
In the infantry; for instance, where