Show NATIONS AIR AHAM By Associated Pres Press At least military ready for war wai duty the today emphasized the start oj fifth year of the armament derby First evident in 1934 the 11 I I sive preparation for national national i gency by the major powers o ono olno ol no evidence of stoppage d a da 1938 With international tension abated in both the orient and rope the number of destructive i ing machines on six contine estimated to have been increase or more per cent during r A quarter of the increase 3 ever went toward obsolescent or obsolete equips equip The net gain for the 12 aoi moi based on reports of factory pro r tion at home and abroad ap app appi to be about machines Planes Lead Race As of January 1 1937 1931 the p po were estimated to have had bad on 1 3 more than warplanes ill div among the categories which I grown up since the World w pursuit attack observation b bing ing photographic training c co patrol and transport Data from foreign cap cap showed aerial rearmament pro was geared to a high higher schedule in Europe at least least- any other branch of the figh fig services A United States airplane e em eq m ment nt manufacturer calculi world production of airplanes 1937 in excess of four four-fil of which would be Later in revising figures on production he su sunn that many of the machines v being put in cold cold storage a ag aga emergency p Most notable among the new v of rearmament in the tle ai air airi ji J Japan heartened by the ance of its fliers In the war with China j a Japan New Convert j 1 A dispatch from said sard 1 Japanese aviator is the idol of of J people A program I building civil air fields fields teats pilots completing Japan Japans Japan's s ce cea aviation research institute and 4 scale large-scale product aircraft machinery Is under w wa Though designated as civil i military the program was I lo lee upon by observers as an the military establishment 1 The biggest unknown demos the international military picta the soviet air force estimate n have as high as airplanes III Rusia too civil flying is an a ad adof i of the military and announced announced- as yet unfulfilled plans call training persons as 83 p pIt It Italy ly and Germany no Je less lese jg Rus Russia Rusia ia have concentrated the s sergi s on the aviation b bran bra j national defense Military o ers say aY Premier Mussolini f count count counton on line first-line pile pil emer emergency ency His training pr gri embraces an air force of of- fliers I I slit |