Show 4 J Commercial Aviation I fr THOUGH America po possesses esses th the mos most 1 i favorable conditions in the world fo for commercial aviation the United stat States s is lagging lag lag- i fing tg ging ng behind the other important world pow pow- Lers ers This is the sum and substance of th the thel l' l of the the- Hoover committee on on civil civi civill r c I l Yi tion It seems a as though country iSh Should uld take the world leadership in this i im fin- important n- n 1 means of navigation and with Henry Ford and other generals of American industry i interesting them themselves elves in aviation it appears IF th that t the next v fe years will witness some gantic strides The Hoover Hoove committee recommends d enact ti t- t i ment by congress of a civil aeronautic law a 1 i d definite finite government program concerning civil civi industrial of aircraft of f and uses operation co-operation p pall all government agencies to strengthen to-strengthen str th the air t tj 4 craft industry public and and business support 1 through modified insurance rates and careful y r f f investment of private money Q V I Direct subsidy of the industry as is the theft ft 5 case ase in most of the European countries countries isi is i T opposed by th the Hoover committee as unnecessary un un- un- un t r. r necessary provided essential air navi navigation fad facilities lit ies are furnished by the government such as landing fields and guiding lights I Aviation is coming in for much airing a at 1 Washington W due to the discord in the army and nd navy ranks caused by the court martial o of 1 Colonel Mitchell hell one of the army's foremost seasoned fliers and an exponent of radical i changes in the handling of of aviation Commercial aviation avi is just be beginning to develop in this country Country- and it is safe to predict pre- pre diet dict that shortly it will be begin beg in on a large scale Under American Americ n i industry and nd genius enius great I strides may be predicted within the next few years |