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Show AERIAL (MR FOR SALT LAKE Admiral Peary Talks on Necessity Neces-sity of Improving Air Ser- vice of Country. SALT LAKE. April 7. Moved to immediate im-mediate action by a vivid portrayal of the vital importance of air power for the United States, as given them by Rear Admiral Dobert E. Peary, United States navyf rotired, members of the Bonnevlllo club of Salt Lake at their dinner at the Hotel Utah last night voted unanimously to instruct President A. N. McKay of the club to send a telegram to Utah's delegation In congress urging them to use their efforts to have this session of the national body give to aeronautics In the attention that Its importance to the nation demands. Pursuant to this action by the club President McKay will forward a mes-sage mes-sage today to the Utah delegation in congress, urging that they exert their influence toward bringing about due attention on the part of congress to army and navy air defense. Admiral Peary, who was the guest of honor of the Bonnevlllo club last night, the occasion of the eighth anniversary an-niversary of his discovery of the north I polo, on April 6, 1909, addressed the club on the subject, "Air Power for the United States," outlining a plan i for aerial defence preparation which J includes tho creation of an aeronautics department of the government, with a. secretary who shall havo a place in the president's cabinet, the establish, ment of coast defense aero service sufficient to guard the nation against all enemies, and the establishment of a fleet that will insure the military and commercial supremacy of the ( Unlted States in the air of the North American continent, during the war and in tho time of dangerous pcaco that will follow the ending of the present pres-ent world conflict. Club Indorses Suggestion. Admiral Peary suggested that an aero center should be established somewhere in the Interior of the country, coun-try, behind all natural lines of defense, de-fense, where air craft may be manufactured manu-factured and an army of expert operators oper-ators of such craft may be trained for the handling of tho "eyes" of the array and nacy, sinews of commercial traffic of the future. WJe. suggested that Salt Lake is the ideal location for such an aero center for air and sea planes and training station and urgeoi that the people of the state of Utah demand of their congressional delegation that they use their efforts toward bringing about the establishment establish-ment of such a center here. The suggestion sug-gestion of the admiral was received with great cnthuiasin by the 500 or more club members present, and when Major R. W. Young, toastmaster of the occasion, offered a motion that the president be instructed to so appeal ap-peal to Utah's delegation, it was passed without dissenting vote. |