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A6 *x» THE EVENI STAR. WASHING NG TON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, . 19 ] U, EXPERTS FEAR WORLD AIR FORCE Wurope Jealous of Advance in American Aviation, They Declare. BY WEST. American air commerce is in grave danger of being seriously ippled the French proposals to create an international air force are adopted at the Disarmament Conference at Geneva. | This threat to the very exist United States air trade Wit America and to the future pr its air industry has just been rpm\u. in Washington, and is being the State Depart Disct Geneva on this ty problem I come to a stand due to the to come to sented by the the proposals dieu on beh: ‘While it suggestions W bombardm: limitation tow new proposals ports, as we at the dispos tions have @ A G. but it remained ference to scorn the permit su cording to former Assista; s nautics with the Un ment of Commerce the proposals to i aircraft. “It is iv a plan can meet United States never consent to h ports, either natior be regulated or operated agreement whose purpose was other than to provide ur rm s ards of safety or to facilitate the commerce of | the Nation.™ under any T civilian some one propose for on is merely with cons ¥ now are (v"‘ to weaken to its air The Democrat ths Military Subcomr tions, who is a future of on, to any suggestion t. rm believer in the lins said w is no po: to any s of our airpl :mc< Nene of the officials of the Navy De- War Department hout hesitation that “there ble chance of cur agreement 'me of nationalization partment or of th is in a position to make statements in regard to the far-reaching possibilities | of this attemipt to limit American c and:bombardment planes advocated by | FPrance. Ambassador ‘Gibson had prepared to in- clude in his opening speech at Geneva a xz;e‘mnre 10 the “complete abolish- | and the fact became kno#n in advance, so much antagonism | was: developed that finally referred to Secretary Stimson by telephone, with the It that the | Tefezence in question was omitted, ence is- that from earlier that have leaked out from conferences held in Washington befora the American delegation sailed varicus members of the group were not in en- tire accord in the matter. A great drive is being made at this time by certain of the peace organizations to eliminate all bombardment aircreft, and since these are quite generally conceded ‘by all the naval and military experts of the ‘world to repre: the sole hope of defense against p: of the f\l(ur(-‘ any con line ‘of protect expense of coast cities, su Baltimore and probably Washington. Behind the scenes, therefore, several of the peace organizations are reported as making a hasty study of the latest types of air defense and air strategy nt out calls for books and bibliographies on this subject in order to prepare refutations:of any argu- ments that might be presented by the United States Government experts at Geneva. However, it is most-improbable that this Nation will be placed in the posi- tion where it would be necessary to_con- sider the abolition of bombardment planes, since these have been shown to be so integral a part of the national defense and as such are natu: vital part of the policies of the United States. 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'mnred in the week if | ut it is known that when [] | zine, the Acroplane | veen advised of tI made b; the U America throu the m to g At least have bee several ye es in h he fo in so past to pre a view to captur the air with fices, pilot their m a st the on the liners in all parts of the world, | Germany was even then keenly inter- {ested in possible air the new w He sald g to '\n'mlra on a Jarge s 1 their minds.” Iready know that a Ttaly on maga- often has endous strides contacts, and fot ights over the South Atlantic with trade of vey of their training given various Germ: opportunities In “It is appared e laying the overscas is uppermost not only as well, have ambitions In this respect the triumphant and successful of an squadron of seaplanes, Balbo in 1930, Italy Clded to send another South at Chicago in 1933, It recently been reported that these Italian avia- rd training, even now ng-distance tests, and ready have prepared themselves large part for the hop. Thus it is evident that, with competition to be confidently expe from these nations to gain th of the future in the count to the south of us, America gruel afford the luxury at this time of throwing away her present prestige in ctvil the now of France, what this fact has been immediately parent to the aviation leaders have read over the plans adyvanced ‘The threat to the air imdustry ir commerce. This may not ut iggested in but it is tha South | tinct threat. 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Nat’l 9791 :x‘:i Nat’l 9792 tion of that force, as well as leader- 1f America should contribute to such we would get all of the disad- | benefits. since such an air force could be used Aided by such a mighty inter- Briand's dream of might immediate and practical con- ed in by this Nation, or otherwise a most | unsafe precedent in maintaining a per- manent force in Europe, it would in all ity result in our losing control of the force in question, although per- mitted to defray the upkeep and cost since the United States has but one vote in any international | such nations as Great Britain have not only their own vote the probable control of those of America would outclassed and outvoted | Thus we would know in | satisfaction at our expense, an expe- | would be under foreign leaders and of has recently been developed that ! | seventh in the ranks of nternational air strength. 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