Show aviation central america A merica panama canal HIS country la is ilke ay to woke THIS up some bonie morning soon and find that what might become its greatest assurance of pence peace and ami insurance against ill war has been snot snatched ched ax awne ay during a night of pud fest and no defense chatter industries of four notions nations jupin japon france italy and Geri Germany nany now are seeking aviation concessions in central Amer america left which aminy and navy chiefs declare would leve ilio ifie canal defenseless neless in time thue of against the nation controlling trollIng lip nir to tile the south fouth tf of it without the lie canal tho the problems of wt west const ennst defense would IP ellmost unsolvable thus though it sounds grotesque at first to our national safety clinge in part on of central americas amerens Amer cas nv lation tant Is what military ll men who v ho have studied the question maintain they are convinced that if this country will extend its air r 11 to central america and help tile hie nations there develop air possibilities these three birds would be killed with one stone it would I 1 he impossible ImPO Ible for any nation successfully to k the cagial from the air because our jur pence peace time aviation development would give us clr bimes a nad ari air industry quickly con to war needs it might even prevent war with any asiatic nation for our air position would make attack futile it would create great peace time advantages for central south and north america linking tile the three by air creating closer abuslin business e ss friendship p und and stimulating trade the united U states it la Is believed could have ohp chance to develop ce central amerlean american lulli ablation tiOn for the asking already has asked us ila to tep step in nicaragua has indicated tin nn a desire other nations are reported officially to be holding off front from offers of 0 f foreign concerns in tile lie hope that america will act but they cannot hold off forever forea r tills statement collie camp from rear admiral william IVIl linin A moffett Mo frett air strut atrat egy 06 y Is today a 11 fundamental consideration in defence of the canal and the islands of the file caribbean are re in in most moat cases potential air bases which must enter into any problem aroble p of defense a and nd j national security development of aviation in central america by our our interests would assure un ua safety for the canni A hill bill already hinr passed used bi by tile the senate men ate and now n pigeon holed it seems lan in tho the liouta hol lse would give navy und and marine of ficera to go to cn car trial america to train its ita flyers flyer |