The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-31
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World Leadership
In Aviation Goal
Of Extensive Plan

contracts SnOUlQ De on b Strlctly
commercial basis" and that, in the
military branch OF aviation, a new
dirigible and more airplanes would be
valuable.
Private Operation Advised
Government construction with OPP
Grafton by a private company for a
rental based on net income, was con-
sidered the most desirable form OF
subsidy.
Mindful OF the plea by DR.. Hugo
Eckener, German dirigible expert
for permission to buy helium. the non
inflamatory gas produced solely in
the United States, the commission
observed:
1T is possible to avoid destructive
competition by negotiating trade and
traffic agreements based on American
control Of helium and terminal facil-
jties."
The commission suggested that
should 1t be decided to establish dir
igible service to DISQUALIFICATION to
extend the service to Manila could
be deferred to a later data dock
be constructed alongside the navy's
base at Sunnyvale, Calf.
Urge Government Subsidy
The commission insisted that dir
agible transoceanic service would not
compete with airplane lines, and that
Encouragement should be given both
to airship and airplane development
for overseas USE"
To the latter end, the commission
urged government subsidies, for "Serv-
ice by airplane across both the Allan
tic and PacificS making use only OF
the intermediate stopping-places that
nature has provided
Establishment of q non-partiSan
commission to regulate all civil avia-
ton, with q membership Of mot less
than five and not more than nine
was recommended. This commission
would have authority to determine
rates and air mail payments and is
sue permits without which air lines
could not operate.
The commission said that because
of its special problems control over
aviation should not be given to a
general transportation agency at pre-
sent but that the president should
have authority to merge the air COM
mission later by executive order.
l6 Cents Mile
Air mail contracts should be "on
q strictly commercial basis" and in
no case exceed total revenues from
that service and additional payments
at present necessary for every line
should be allocated by the new agency
from a lump sum appropriation. 1t
suggested an annual subsidy Of ST.
10000, an average Of is cents mile
with the largest amount Is cents.
The report recommended the COM
merce department continue its regu-
latory and inspection services; pro-
posed a new post Of assistant secre-
tary for aeronautics, and suggested
that the weather bureau be trans
ferred from the agriculture depart
ment because forecasting now is more
important to aviators than to farm
erS.
The national advisory committee
for aeronautics should cooperate with
the commerce department in develop
ing advanced types Of aircraft. the
report said.
Although 1t did not propose uni
fication of army, navy and similar
air services operated by the govern
ment, the commission emphasized
that intense study and prompt rem
edy" should be given to increase their
cooperation.
The report recommended construc-
ton of a navy training dirigible to
replace the now decommissioned Los
Angeles, and endorsed the program
which in q few years will increase
army strength to 1920 and the navy
force to 1910 planes.
With regard to civil aviation, the
commission favored as measures OF
immediate emergency" legislation
to give the interstate commerce COM
mission authority to revise existing
air mail contracts upward before
present contracts are renewed March
/. and to postpone until next January
the present air mail laws ban on one
company holding contracts on more
than one primary route.