The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-10
Another War Conspiracy

keeping with the new turn of American I'M
periaiSt aggression since the election of Hoo
YER 1t is so openly challenge to England
that no political observer can fail to realize
it's Implications While most European ma
lions will send representatives it is recog-
nized on every hand that it is a move to
create a new international aviation body to
take the place of the International Commits
sion for Aerial Navigation, dominated by
England and France.
That the United States has the material at
hand for the creation of a new international
aviation body that will challenge the Euro
pean commission is obvious when we recall
the fact that of the Latin American coun-
tries only Chile and Uruguay are members of
the latter Of European capitalist powers
Germany does not adhere to the old interna-
tonal body.
In Coolidge's message to the last session
of congress he emphasized the necessity of
establishing Commercial aviation" routes
throughout all the republics of the South
American continent, combined with an am
bilious program of hard roads. At that time
the government was still cautious about ex-
posing the war-like nature of the proposals.
Coolidge was very careful not to refer to war
planes in connection with his commercial
aviation" proposals or motor lorries and
tanks in connection with hard roads. He did
not mention the fact that the same planes
that carry mail can also carry high-powered
explosives to drop upon defenseless popula-
TONS But today Coolidge submits to the
lame-duck session Of the same congress the
annual report of the national advisory COM
nlittee for aeronautics which in speaking of
researches regarding a new type of plane that
will ensure greater safety in flying, is no
longer cautious about correcting commercial
and military aviation and says:
This is the type as yet undevelOped in
practice, which might be flown safely by the
unskled Owner-pilot who now drives his own
motor-car. In general the information OBJ
tanned from the study of this extra type will
also make possible the solution of the less diff
ficult safety problem of commercial and mill
tary airplanes."
This observation is followed by reference
to the remarkable advance in airplane pro-
duction in large number of plants through
out the country. Emphasis is placed upon
the necessity for special tools of production
to meet the increased demand for mass pro-
duction of airpanes. All research in this
line is to be coordinated by the national adj
visory committee for aeronautics.
The next point emphasized in the report
was the necessity for the all-metal plane to
replace the part-metal, part-Wood type now
in use.
In dealing with the encouraging progress"
made by private concerns engaged in pro-
ducing planes, the report says:
THE most notable event in connection with
the development of aircraft engines during
the past year undoubtedly the first
cessful in repeated flights of engine
using fuel injection and burning heavy oil in
stead of gasoline. This engine constructed
by the Packard Motor Car Company. 1t is
air-cooed radial engine of about 200 horse
power and is reported to weigh about three
pounds per horsepower"
Certain definite facts regarding prepara-
lions for aerial warfare are established in the
present report:
1.-Private concerns will be encouraged to
produce planes of a uniform type so they
can be useful for military purposes
2.-The production of such planes is to be
coordinated under the supervision of a gov
eminent agency, the national advisory COM
mittee for aeronautics.
3-The new type of plane can be flown
safely with but little practice by anyone who
can drive motor-car which will greatly in
crease the number of aviators who will con-
stitute reserve for war purposes.
4.-The new type of engine that will burn
heavy oil, (mazut) the cheap residue of gas
oline, and will stand much longer flights,
will be encouraged by the government.
The United States will secure the monopoly
of airplane production on both American
continents, as the bankers who dominate
of 7 Of ptY,ac will
never permit them to establish industries
capable of producing planes of their own.
With such program of airplane produc-
ton the United States hopes to outdistance
all other powers in the field of aviation. The
elaboration of it's program on the eve of the
international congress called at Washington
should be a warning especially to Latin
America. Unquestionably the various puppet
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