Show WASHINGTON LETTER L LETT J IATO COMMISSION IS TATI E YE Bj- Bj J P. P STEW XI NIA Service Sei Writer WASHL Sept 25 From 25 From aviation's super enthusiasts comes the complaint that only one mom mem member ber of or President t Coolidge's board of ot air Inquiry Senator inquiry Senator Bingham of Connecticut Is Is a II man m n of ot World war flying experience Bingham had It as commander of Americas America's biggest aviation n field fieldIn In Europe during the world con con con- This Isn't supposed to be bo a a. aboard board picked hand-picked to declare for forIt alt all It the super enthusiasts conten conten- contentions Impartial consideration is what's desired from It The further complaint Is made mad that Bingham Is on record as con con- considering considering Colonel Mitchells Mitchell's aviation a claims exaggerated So be it Arent Aren't the conse entitled to representation on the board as well as nil tho the radicals The latter are aro represented too Representative of ot Georgia fought hard at the last lut session 8 of ot congress for all they demanded James G G. J Harbord and Rear near Ad Ad- Admiral Admiral Admiral miral Fletcher tho the army and navy members of or the board are arc retired Its It's worth orth nothing Nobody will have any strings on them to Influence influence ence ene them in reaching their President Pre W. W F. F Durand of ot the Institute of ot Mechanical l Engineers Is the strictly scientific and President President dent H. H E E. Coffin of ot National Air Transport Inc Is the tho pre eminent ly I practical member of ot tho the com corn mission Dwight TV Yo Morrow of ot J. J P. P Mor Mor- Morgan Morgan gan Co Is the business ban Congressman Parker of New York Is the tho civilian aviation specialist and Federal Judge Denison of ot Grand Rapids gives the calm Judicial touch to the tion On paper at least 1 It looks like a awell awell well Veil rounded body competent and fairly representative of All the dif different ferent terent Interests But It Sill 11 have o to hurry to finish Its Us work Just started before congress meets Its It's sate safe to predict that tho In In- Inquiry In- In Inquiry Inquiry will reveal many deficiencies In American aviation Due to what the Investigators may be expected exp to ask To the lack of ot a separate government department to develop p the service sor such authorities as 03 Colonel Mitchell will be sure to answer ans Is that the way France the thel 1 worlds world's foremost air power has I built up her great Why h no On the contrary air con con- control control control Is less centralized In France I than here The army arm the navy nav even the colonial administration and vari van various various vanous I ous other bureaus and divisions has haa each Its own distinct flying j I service England the second avia avla- aviation aviation tion power ower has a separate air min mm- ministry which however doesn't I work ery very satisfactorily It appears that be- be besides besides besides I sides centralization Is needed to I promote American aviation What I is it ItZ The want vast ast num num- numbers numbers bers bera of planes Yet by their own showing a a. piano Is up-to-date up only two or three years Then more effective designs are evolved Why overload with anything so ephemeral Why not do with comparatively few tew machines of the latest type and strive always alwa's for Improve Improve- Improvement Improvement improvement ment As to personnel How can It be Increased Increased ind and It generally Is agreed we need more aviators aviators- with a limited number of ot planes planes' By letting several crews fly each plane In relays some suggest Then theres there's the tho mall mail service That trains men Strong pleas will wll willbe be made for tor Its extension And commercial aviation n That Tha trains fliers too Is It worth a subsidy the subsidy the y-the the only means by which It has been de developed de- de developed developed anywhere These are some of the questions the aviation Investigation atlon board must find answers to It will keep the members busy to do it U between now and next December |