AIR FORCE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20027, 8 September 1930, Page 15

AIR FORCE.

DEFENCE OP NEW ZEALAND POLISH VISITOR URGES ORGANISATION. It is the considered opinion of Mr W. S. Clzerniewski; a Polish journalist, who is attached to the Polish Foreign Office, and who is at present in Christchurch, that New Zealand should make a financial sacrifice in order to seo that her air force is thoroughly organised as a means of defence, and that aerodromes and landing grounds should bo established all over the Dominion. "Aftor tho war," said Mr Czerniewski, to a representative of Ths Pres3 yesterday, "there was a tendency towards disarmament all over the world, but people seem to forget that, in apite of tho best of wishes, calamity may come again, from different sources. Tho 'Yellow Peril' actually exists. Japan is primarily a military power, and China is in a' bad political and cconomio state I am surprised that New Zealand should bo so open to attack. You cannot rely completely on tho British Navy, It waa proved, during the war. that German battleships could come into these waters, therefore any enemy could do so. This is all due to your lack of organised defence. "If aviation is not organised in such a way that your aeroplanes could land in anv part of the country, your present state will amount to a total laok of defence. A standing army is not so important, for it can be organised stronely and rapidly. Your country should make a financial sacrifice in order to build aerodromes and landins places in all parts of Now Zealand. "In Japan aviation is a religious cult. It is carried so far that in one temple the first aeronlane takes the place of the altar. Aviators are looked upon as demi-cods. At an exposition I visited models were shown of aeroplanes and nnti-aornrilano weapons, and children stood in crowds, Kfwin? Nt th«m for hours. These models show how .Tanau can protect herself hy h© r air force, and the very spirit of avint'on nerrreates the country. In Ttalv. also, avint ; r>n has heen brought to a state of perfection."