Show Fords Ford's Engineers Study IFord's Mass Plane Turnout WASHINGTON June 8 UP UP- UP The army put one of its fastest pursuit planes at Henry Fords Ford's disposal Saturday to let him determine determine determine de de- de- de termine whether his mass production production production pro pro- genius dan can an get aerial fighters fighters fight fight- ers rolling off oft assembly lines at atthe atthe atthe the amazing rate of 1000 a day The sudden completion of ot arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar to have the pursuit ship delivered to Ford engineers In Detroit Monday momentarily distracted defense program attention attention attention atten atten- tion from the sharp cleavage of congressional opinion on oh PresIdent President dent Roosevelt's applause for a newspaper editorial urging compulsory com corn training for the nation The unofficial debate on art com corn compulsory training however was off to a heated start and there were indications of additional legislative leg leg- eg- eg dissension over administration administration adminis- adminis plans which would in effect ef effect effect ef- ef make a large amount of World war equipment available for lor allied purchase by turning it back jack to the manufacturers Mr Roosevelt told his press conference conference con con- ference Friday that the arms and munitions stores were deteriorating ing ng but that that they still had an immediate value Although he did not specify the size of the stores unofficial military estimates were that enough rifles to supply an army of f almost might be turned in The announcement that a pursuit pursuit pursuit pur pur- suit plane would be sent to Detroit was made by the war depart department ent Friday night Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson said that Henry Ford had telegraphed a request to see the ship as soon as possible Ford pioneer in automotive mass production asserted two weeks ago that given certain conditions conditions conditions con con- his plants in six months' months time could turn tun out 1000 standard- standard type planes daily The statement statement- immediately aroused interest both here and in London and there was evidence that Britain anxious to bolster her air force intended to explore the possibility A day or two after his father spoke Edsel Ford came to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington to confer with Treasury Secretary coordinator tor of do domestic estic and allied purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of military aircraft At that time said they discussed the possibility of ol putting Ford plants into mass production production production pro pro- on engines No mention was made of complete planes In th the course of the conference revealed Edsel Ford Fore said that if he can find the engine engine engine en- en en en- gine or if we can find one for him that he can prod produce ce on a mass- mass production basis hed he'd be very glad to do it for pat patriotic reasons Puts Engineers to Work Vork He is putting his engineering staff to work on this problem added This caused speculation as as to whether Ford Fore experts have been busy on the subject ever since The elder lder Ford in that asserting that I he could build 1000 planes every 24 hours stipulated these conditions conditions condi- condi That his company be left to its i own supervision that there be no meddling by government agencies agencies agen agen- agencies cies and that he have the counsel of such aviation authorities as Charles A. A Lindbergh and Edward During the World war Ford turned his great Industrial plants to the mass production of munitions munitions munitions muni muni- whippet tanks ambulances and submarine chasers Between 1925 and 1929 he manufactured a number of tri motor transport planes and was then credited with having plans in mind for the mass production of flivver aircraft Although the war department did not describe the pursuit ship being sent to Detroit informed officials officials of of- intimated that it was a high high- speed single-motor single fighter which already has proved itself I Comments on Forced Training i iThe The question of compulsory military military mili mili- tary training was Injected Into the complicated defense picture Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- at the presidents president's press conference conference con con- conference ference when Mr Roosevelt was asked to comment on a New York Times edit editorial ria He replied that he had read only the first paragraph and liked it II very much The paragraph called for immediate adoption of a national national national na na- na- na system of compulsory military military mili mill tary training Chairman Key Pittman CD D. D Nev of the senate foreign affairs committee commenting on the editorial declared We should I not incite hysteria by advocating at this time compulsory military service Exclaimed Senator George W W. Norris Ind md Neb Im not fo for forit forit it I never have been and I dont don't b believe li v we wp ht to have it I S er Senator t Eib Elbert rt D. D Thomas Thomas D. D Utah voiced approval and Senator Tom Connally CD D. D Texas said i some such policy eventually might L LI be necessary if threatening world work I conditions continued Disagreement Over Arms Plan There was wa-s comparable disagreement disagreement disagreement disagree disagree- ment over Mr Roosevelt's plans plan S to ask congress for specific authority authority authority author author- ity to turn world war stocks o of f guns back to manufacturers ExIsting ExIsting Existing Ex Ex- laws make this permissible S with planes and ammunition Senator D. D Worth Clark D. D Idaho said that the indirect re releasing releasing re- re leasing of weapons to a belligerent ent by an artificial and duplicitous S device had the effect of enterIng entering entering enter enter- ing the country into war on the th S side of that belligerent He disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed efforts were under way fay ay t to form a senate bloc to fight ItIn Ik lh In the opposing camp Speaker Speke ker William B. B Bankhead called the he propos proposal l a mighty good program and Chairman Morris Sheppard I D. D Texas of the senate military militar V committee predicted that the legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation Mr Roosevelt desired would voul d receive committee approval Mon Mon- day |