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Show CONCENTRATION AIR ACTIVITIES Recommended by Committee But Opposed by Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, Aug 12 Conoontta tlon of the nlr activities of the Unitt d states, civilian, naval and ffllllthrj within the direction of a single govern mental agency with an official holding a place in Ihe presidents cabinet it the head, is recommended by Hie Jp eial American aviation mii slon. heaaed by Assistant Secretary of W ar Crowell, which has been studying aircraft de-velopmenti de-velopmenti in Europe In making public the report today, 'Secretary Baker disapproved the rec-lommendation rec-lommendation for a department of avia tlon, holding that "the mission has In my juduMncnt gone too far in suggest -ins a single centralized air service." 'Ihe pr.posi-d dep-rtment of aviation, avia-tion, the mission asserted in its re port, should be charged with full r ipOnsiblUty for "placlnc and maintain ing our countr in the front rank anion;; nations in the development and 'utilization of aircraft for the national security and in the advancement of Civil aerial transportation and communication com-munication arts." In disagreeing from this feature of ihe repori, Mr. Baker said: "Army and navy aviators are specialists spe-cialists in the art; both the airplanes and the pilots needed are of a dlf-frent dlf-frent type from those needed in civil ian undertakings. A separation of the air service from the army or the navy would require coordination of their activities ac-tivities in time of war, whereas effec tlveness in military operation rests upon the concentration and singleness of authority, command and purpose." The support of the mission, which is divided into three parts dealing with general organization, commercial de-v de-v lnpment and technical development Is based on studios made in England. Fiance and Italy. The members of the mission Included besides Assistant 9 rctary Crowoll, Howard C. Coffin, i b airman of the former aircraft production pro-duction board, Captain Hnry C. Muslin Mus-lin of the navy; Colonel H. Dun woody, asristant chief of the A. E. F. air serv ice; Lieutenant Colonel James A Blair, Jr. of the general staff, George H. Houston, president of the Wright- M 1 i in aeroplane corporation; C. M. Keys, president of ihe t urtls aeroplane and motor corporation, and Y. P Bi Brad-ley, Brad-ley, manager of (he Manufacturers' aircraft association The mission in conducting its Investigation In-vestigation abroad conferred with the air ministries of the three governments, govern-ments, ranking Army and navy commanders, com-manders, Including Marshal Pocti Win -ton Churchill, and Field "Marshal llaig and tho foremost aircraft manufacturers. manu-facturers. Turning to commercial aviation (he mission emphasizes tho necessity of the iJnited States conserving the aircraft air-craft industry built up during the war. "America's (aircraft) production Industry." In-dustry." the report assert?, "reached latge proportions during the war but . ince the signing of the armistice It has shrunken to a very small volume UnleSs immediate attention is given to its conservation, it will practicallv disappear dis-appear and a considerable portion of the great sums expended In its devel- j opment will have been spent fruitless- j 1." "No sensible business man," the report re-port add.", ' is justified in keeping money mon-ey invested in tho aircraft industry under the conditions whit h have main talned in the United States since November No-vember 1 1 " Great Britain, tho mission found, has come "to Consider the dominance of ; the air as at least of equal importance ' with that of the seas and is frankly and avowedly planning a definite policy pol-icy of aerial development to that end." "An future war will inevitably open with great aerial activity far in ad vance.of contact either upon land or Bea," declared the mission in urging Unit Immediate steps be taken by the United Slates to Increase its aircraft faClHMMI In ihe next war. the mis sion believes, "victory cannot but incline in-cline to that belligerent able first to BOhieve and later maintain iis supremacy supre-macy in the air One of the greatest military authorities in Europe stated that in his opinion the first battle of the nestl war -..luld be in the nir and would verj nearly decide which side would win the war riii air department proposed in 'he repori was not approved by Ihe entir5 membership of the mission, captain Must in, the navy representative, ex-prei ex-prei ing the opinion in an neiompan-Ing neiompan-Ing memorandum that ihe question br-lefi br-lefi open pending further investigation. investiga-tion. The department as outlined by the repori would consist of a civilian Bee- retary for air, a civilian assistant seu-ictary seu-ictary in charge of management am! ! operation of the department, five or more dil"ional heads acting as chiefs of sub-department3 and an advisory ar j council. I The report deals ai length wnh V-Velopmcnt V-Velopmcnt of commercial aviation. ; holding that because of complexity j speed ol development no nation will .through its government alone be able to develop aircr-u': sufficient either In qunntit or progresslveneci of type j to compete with other nations in the air in a military' way. Accordingly a vast commercial aviation must be bull! up on a great scal and to thai - nd the following suggestions are submit sub-mit led; Establishment and maintaining e-quipmeut and fields in strategic looa-jtion looa-jtion suitable for mlltlary use Equipment of all flying route? and 1 1 Ms at national expense with signal lling and communication system. Development of a meterological survey sur-vey to aid fliers. Creation either at government o-ijpense o-ijpense or private enterprise under government-of training facilities Encouragement by the government ! to the development of tho new design land aeronautical technique. Co-operaiion by the government with I other nations In determining and ap-j ap-j plying the rules and regulations which will govern Ibo international use oi I aircraft. Encouragement in the insurance ut aircraft and its personnel against all kinds of hazards. Encouragement through the mad and express privileges to the organiz i tlon of private enterprises for carry tng aerial trars portal ion. j Conservation of the remaining air-icraft air-icraft production. |