Aviation reform urged as defense and transport need
The piece argues aviation in the United States is disorganized with near misses and crashes. It cites Eddie Rickenbacker tours and presidential flights to highlight hazards while urging Congress to pass the Wadsworth Hicks bill and to create a unified Department of National Defense with an air service separate from the Army and Navy. It quotes Senator Walsh urging rapid policy consolidation and safety codes, stressing a need for national aerial infrastructure and standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Rickenbacker
United States
Chicago
Harding
Washington
Europe
Post Office Department
Congress
Wadsworth-Hicks
Bureau of Standards
Senate
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Congressional Record
New York Times
David J. Walsh
Massachusetts
Senator Walsh
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
Air
Great Britain
Ministry of Air
National Defense
Secretary of War
Department of Air
Departments of War
of Commerce
National Air Service
Aviation Commission
Army Air Service
Signal Corps
Naval Aviation Service
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
War and Navy
Army Air
Naval Air
Civil Air
Air Service
Marine Corps
MASS
Uncle Sam Seeks Prompt Payment From Allies
The State Department prepares to make representations to allied governments demanding dated promissory notes as part of a repayment plan about 12 billion dollars in arrears. Britain, France, and Germany are perceived to be maneuvering for favorable positions while prospects for refunds remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Sam
State Department
America
Foreign
England
France
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Uncle Sam
Washington Palm Grove National Monument Proposed in California
The Senate passes a measure to create a 1600 acre national monument in Riverside County California to protect the last large groves of wild Washington palms. The Agua Caliente Band must consent and be paid per capita before establishment, funded by a donor contribution. The Interior Department supports the plan which preserves desert flora while avoiding any cost to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside County
California
Congress
Senate
Johnson
United States
Palm
Murray
Andreas
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
No Pardon for Political Prisoners Denied by President Harding
President Harding rejected a general amnesty for 87 political prisoners linked to the Law membership, stating he would not pardon those guilty of overthrowing the government by force. He instructed the Justice Department to expedite war offense reports and refused broad clemency until cases are clear. Delegation including Mrs. La Follette and Morris Hillquit pressed for release with a petition of one million signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Department of Justice
Paul F. Brissenden
Columbia University
Robert la Follette
George Odell
Women’s International League
Rosa Yates Forrester
Women's Trade Union League
Rachel Davis-Dubois
Women's International League
William Vaughn Moody
Chicago
Lorado Taft
Deremus Scudder
Boston
Federal Council of Churches
Morris Hillquit
New York
Socialist Party of America
Claims of Americans Against Germany Bill Introduced in Senate
Senator Underwood introduced a bill creating an enemy property claims commission to adjudicate and pay American claims against Germany from German government and subject property under the Versailles and US peace treaties. The commission would resemble a U S court with Supreme Court review for major questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Senate
Underwood
Ala
United States
Supreme Court
State Department
Congress
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John Dickinson Sherman
David J. Walshe
Ohterrisk
Greferwood
Cretary
Ovarris Ilming
Washington City
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