Show THE TIlE ARMY ARl AND THE MAILS l SPITE of all the enthusiasm with which IN the thc army prepares to take over oyer the thc operation operation operation opera opera- tion of the nations nation's airmail network on Monday Monday Mon Mon- day it is highly improbable that the country's S sky sky- fighters will long continue in the role lle of postmen It is the he duty of all perso persons persons' in In the military service to obey cheerfully and execute promptly the orders of their proper superiors That is the thc first thing a soldier learns when he hc opens the Army Array Regulations the thc scriptures of the warriors in olive drab In this case the orders were from the commander in Of course the boys all snapped into it when he spoke and took it with a grin Ploughing through the thc skyways with a sack of mail is E not carrying out the combat training program of the army's army air service Cavalry could not train for field dut duty on a merry merry-go- round and no more can the thc army's eagles be taught aerial maneuvers and tactics on a mail route Moreover o er the arm army has a keen interest interest interest inter inter- est in the tILe development of commercial aviation Pilots are not made overnight and the tile army S in any major emergency will ill look to commercial commercial commer commer- cial cia aviation as the thc reservoir from which it will draw in c case se of need In addition many army reserve pilots are commercial fliers The Thc arm army doesn't want any of Americas America's trained birdmen grounded S Now that the whole picture is being com corn compo composed po posed ed for the general staff taff to look at we ma may expect that it will urge upon the president the need of withdrawing the army air service from the postal business c as soon as a new nev commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial setup can be completed This This- will vill be the best thing possible for the continued development develop elop ment of aviation in the United States both U in in inthe the matter of military and civilian p progress ogress inthe in inthe the tie art of flying The Thc army earns praise in ill iii its being ready to take over the tM mails on a moments moment's notice and the celerity with which it has organized for forthe 5 the duty is a matter of pride for the countr country and its gallant airmen |