Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10

the demand here last night IN
that research, especially basic
research. is best accomplished by
unfettered initiative working in
an environment of complete
freedom.
Governmental projects are
accountable to too many people
to be able to operate in a COM
pletely free environment" he
added.
The speech, obviously setting
forth top Pentagon policy, took
on added significance because it
comes in the wake of the resigna-
ton of Trevor>G Gardner, Assistant
Air Secretary for research and
development. Mr.. Gardner quit
because the administration ig-
nored his demands that addi-
tional millions of dollars be
poured into research work by
the Government.
Read for Twining
Actually Gen. White read the
speech for his boss, Gen. Nathan
F. Twining, Chief of Staff, who
was unable to appear at a dinner
given by the General Electric Co.
The talk eliminated a program
unwilling GEES 500 million pro-
pulsion laboratories which do
advanced research work on en-
gines to power aircraft, guided
missiles and the earth satellite.
The Soviets, Gen. White said,
"in airplane after airplane are
approaching US in quality and
surprising us in quantity. We
believ we have a better air force
but that superiority now rests
almost entirely upon our better
system of worldwide bases and
upon our better. more expert
enced crews" he continued.
1.-The Soviets are presently beat
ing us at our own game-pro-
duction. The fact is that they
have been and are out-producing
us in all categories but medium
jet bombers.
Zone Of the reasons that we
are dropping behind is that the
Communists are making scien-
tif1c and chronological advances
at a faster rate than we," he
said. "The fact that the Com
munists can put not one but
several projects on a crash basis
indicates a tremendous capacity
for research and development. ;"
He said that American CAPT..
talism must accept. along with
their comparative freedom of ac-
ton. their share of our national
responsibility to provide for our
own defense.
Focus on Research
Il am speaking specifically Of
the research and development
efforts necessary to keep our
weapons superior to weapons in
the hands of potential enemies, "
the general continued. The
United States Government does
not have to pay for all the re-
search and development neces-
sary to insure our survival.
Furthermore, research is
characterized by success only
over many failures. 1t is a busi-
ness in which failure is routine
and success extraordinary. This
makes the research and develop
ment dollar hard to get and is
one reason that our private in
dustries must devote ever in
creasing efforts to research"
Gen. White said another rea-
son industry must pour more
money into research involved our
system of Government itself. "IfI
our Government paid for and
therefore controlled all the re-
search necessary to keep us
ahead, there would be little Diff
ference between our Govern
ment and that of the Soviet
Union. Private initiative would
become stified. as it Is in Russia, ~
he said.
Most Advanced Of Type
The company took the occasion
to announce plans for a new $40
million supersonic test facility
which, when completed in 1858,
will be "the most advanced jet