| Show Probe Ordered of Disloyalty ir in U. U So Army Air Service On Warpath I I F-I Eg s Secretary c c r eta r y of War WarY Dwight F. F Davis who vho wants f full ll investigation of army air service disc I pline Air Officers Oppose Coolidge's Coolidge's Coolidge's Cool- Cool idge's Policies and Support Support Sup Sup- port Mitchell Charge GEN GENERAL RAL S SJ IS POSSIBILITY Secretary of War Davis Begins Two Inquiries to o Prevent Agitation W WASHINGTON Feb eb 8 CAP CAP- AP AP- AP Investigation of conditions conditions' in the army air lr service ordered by br Secretary tary Davis of ot th the war de- de de The secret secretary ry wants to know wh whether ther air servi service e officers still are ale opposing the theair all air policies of Pre President ident and are employing employ employ- In ing disloyal l methods In carrying forward the agitation for a separate separate sep sep- sep sep- ara arate te air all corps TWO INQUIRIES To establish the facts two separate separate sepa sepa- rate late inquiries have hav been ordered by bythe bythe bythe the secretary One phase has been placed in the hands ot of Major l General General General Gen Gen- eral Eli Ell A. A Helmick Inspector general general general gen gen- eral of the te army Another has been to Major General U Meson son Mr M r l. Patrick chief of f the air all service Yn Whether ther disciplinary action will willbe willbe be taken by by- bythe the war secretary de depend depend de- de pend up upon th tho nature and completeness completeness com corn oE ot the Olt mation collected col col- col- col It Is conceded to be within the realm of ot possibilities that a general shakeup of ot air service personnel personnel personnel per per- including proceedings pro plo similar to those which preceded the exit of Colonel VIllIam William Wil VIl liam lian Mitchell from the army will follow ANONYMOUS PAPERS 1 oW le A J r. r and nd qt er d p pT officials de decline l t t iff f dis the evl evidence evlen en which Jed to U the e ej j for a a. sw h tion t is known l war secretary sec see has In his his' p possession copies of ano anonymous 1 documents nt believed by some departmental authorities to have been mimeographed and distributed through service he headquarters These called upon recipients believed to be air all service service service ser ser- vice officers officer on duty with national guard and I reserve organizations throughout hout andi I the country to get bus busy in t their support of the air corps bill jR 1 j R Reported activities of ai air of officers of- of in iT furnishing congressmen gressmen with prepared statements Intended for tor distribution through their of offices offices of- of at atthe the capitol capitola a and d supporting other legislative proposals fo for fot alteration of 01 the presidents president's au all policy also will be carefully In Inquired Inquired inquired In- In Into by the investigators COOLIDGE CONCURS It Is well understood by all army officers that President Coolidge concurs in ih the conclusions of 01 his air board which h recommended against the separate air all service ad- ad I Continued on page 8 PROBE ORDERED OF DISLOYALTY IN U. U S. S ARMY AIR SERVICE Continued from page 1 by Mitchell an and proposed in Instead pad that air personnel be placed under a special assistant secretary of ot war and remain an Integral part of the army Nevertheless General Patrick re recently re- re went before a house committee com com- and renewed his advocacy of a separate corps A bill embOdying embodying embodying em em- bodying his recommendations was Introduced Immediately afterward and now is before the house URGES ACTION One of the anonymous circulars now In Secretary Davis' Davis possession and represented as having having- been distributed from air service headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters declares there must be bemore bemore bemore more educational work in congress con con- gress gness and urges recipients of ot the circulars to get busy with senators senators senators sen sen- and representatives In the in interest interest interest in- in terest of a separate ai air corps War Var department officials are considering this language in the light of the declaration of President Coolidge when he approved the Mitchell findings The theory of government said the president Implies that every official so long as he retains office shall shan purport himself with respect toward his superiors This is es especially especially es es- true of those in the military mill mill- tar tary service Unless this rule Is applied there can be no discipline in the army and navy without which these two forces would not only be without value as a means l J c I t. t ry L II of defense but would become actually actually ac ac- ac- ac a menace to society Disc Disc- pUna pline is the whole basis of military training The circular urging educational work for a separate air corps has attached to It a summary of General General Gen Gen- eral ct-al Patricks Patrick's r recent cent testimony riy In which he held th that t the air all Do board rd recommendations do not go go far enough GENERAL OPINION It is the general opinion said the circular that the military af affairs affairs af- af fairs committee of the house looks with favor upon a reorganization of ot the air service along the same general general gen gen- eral ct-al lines Unes as those on which the marine corps Is now organized under under under un un- un- un der the secretary of the navy This Idea was pr presented s to them by General Patrick when he appeared before them as a 0 witness on January January January Jan Jan- uary 26 and 27 of this year ear There Is no doubt but that If the military committee reports fa favorably favorably ta- ta upon such a reorganization to the house It will have a 0 decided effect upon that body when whet the bill comes to a vote For the past year much work has been done in an endeavor to educate congress along general aviation lines and Impress upon them the actual power of anair an anair anair air force We Ve ha have haye e tried to put across the Idea dea of reorganization In which theair theair the theair air service can be developed and operated so that it will be able to give its maximum efficiency and effectiveness This educational work Is as much yours as it Is ours and now Is the psychological moment for you to get busy There Is more interest Interest Inter inter- est eat in aviation throughout theUn the Un United t d States now than we can cat hope to attain again for many years to come so that there will never be a better opportunity than right now to try and get re recognition commensurate with our actual offensive offensIve of offensive of- of power In the scheme of national national na na- na- na tiona defense URGES ACTION There are two senators senators from your state and a representative from your district Also you must know people of prominence In your state who can communicate with the senators and representatives people whose communication willbe will willbe be given more than casual consideration consideration consid consid- It is to your interest that you get In touch with these people as your future In the service will depend largely upon legislation In Inthis Inthis inthis this session of congress cong G Get t them to back the reorganization of theair the theair theair air service along the lines as outlined out out- lined here so that their senators and representatives In Washington will wUl know lenow what the folks back home want This Is your party as much as it Is ours We Ve all must get busy and do It now Next month will be too late We Ve are relying on you to do your share of ot this work Do Donot Donot Donot not throw us down |
