Show r DEP VIEWS ON AIR SERVICE TO TOLD lD TO COMMITTEE Secretary Davis Dayis Reports Objection to Equal Co Equal Co Status f p IS QUOTED Findings Finding's of Coolidge Air Board Are Arc Given Indorsement WASHINGTON Jan 20 IBY 0 The Associated The Pre Pre Thc w war r r rated department tod today reter- reter time within a S ay ted Med for tor the th third year yr y r Its lis n to i the proposal to c to live give the th airplane wIth land l nd and nd e sea ca armaments armament Secretary Dal D appearing PP be- be before bc fore or the hOllo houle hou military committee summed up the position of ot the de- de department de on the question thus Our Our answer aner Is Ie 1 no Called Called Caled to give his hl hi own In and nd the department vie on s bill to cre cre- cre create ate a department of f national de- de de ene de fen the th secretary sal sal-be acred tt 1 with the findings orthe te air board and nd quoted the th paragraph from IlL It II report REPORT We do do not recommend a de- de de t of o national defence l en e either tb and nd the r er as aa a comprising the army navy or a Si comprising three co- co coordinate Co ordinate departments of o arm army navy nav and air lr service antau out out- outweigh weigh eICh the advantages The secretary testimony duplicated to a ft large extent ext nt hi hit vIew Ca as et et forth before the air lr and alo alio those thone expressed by h his predecessor or Secretary Weeks Week be- be before be before fore the th house houe hou e aircraft committee of the last congress ss Mr lr Davis said aId his hl opposition to t the proposed department resulted from a 11 careful n lyl of the theo re- re report re Ta report ports port of numerous investigation board and nd and of opinions of men who wb have hay devot devot- devoted ed ed ad their lives live to these e problems PERSHING nEwS VIEWS Emphasizing that he rave gave espe- espe ial lal weight to of o General Pershing Mr Jr Davis Dav read a ra a letter leiter written by the general on n January 20 10 1920 1 20 to Major General Chat tee r 1 then chief of chief ot the army air service It read read In part Military forces torce can cm never be ef- ef ef efficiently trained nor operated out ut an air force An air force acting Independently nUy can o of Iti It own account neith er Cr win ft 1 a war t lit itt th the present nor ro 0 o tar far as a we can tell at Any Ime In the future An An air Ir forie force by Itself lt elt a a a decision against A force on the Around ro COMBAT BRANCH I A T BR BRANCIL NOH A military air forte for fore Is an es- es u combat branch and should sho orm an Integral part put of the army An air force should be established as a separate arm of the service ervice ordinate co with Ith the In- In In Infantry gantry fantry cavalry and artillery An air force orce should hould not be es- es es established as U a II combat force distinct from rom the army army and navy Mr Ir Davis D vl pointed out that the war ar department already h had d placed aced before the committee leg ls atlon elton designed ed to carry out pree practically all 1111 Il of t the recommendations recommendation r f the presidents president air lr board In re- re reaped r peet aped to the army air service |