The Washington times., 1912-09-04
CHEMISTS PAY
HIGH TRIBUTES
TO AMERICANS
Half of the Nations of the
World Represented in
Congress.
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Ave years and said he believed chem
istry had not been outstripped by any
other branch.
chemistry for the continuation OF it's
tuture life," he said. I'VE have come
10 realize that our resources must be
conserved at the same time they are
being used. Reckless expenditure of
our natural resources must be succeed
cd by Intelligent conservation"
Responses were made by DR.. Rudolph
Wegschneider, OF Austria; Prof. Leon
a,naes, iinrms, oi France; ,I pr. Won Buchka. Of
Great Britain; DR., Jokichiro Enori. of
Japan; Commanditcri Giacome Ciami-
clan, OF Italy; Prof. p. Walden, OF
Russia, and DR.. Samuel Eyde, of Nor
way.
After most of the brief responses the
Marine Band played the national air of
the country represented by the speaker
After DR.. Emori had spoken the Japa-
nese national air, "Kimi-go-yo.' which
Is seldom heard, was played.
:, cir William Ramsay, the famous Eng
lish cherist known for his work with
radium, was rendered prolonged ap-
plause when he rose to speak.
The boxes wers draped with foreign
flags and were all occupied, two OF
them being In charge of Mrs F. w.
Clarke and Mrs. H. w. Wiley. The dele
safes filled the floor OF the hall and the
rear gallery was crowded.
AT the conclusion of the opening ses-
Sion the delegates were left largely to
their own devices until the reception
at the White House, late this afternoon.
This will be succeeded by a reception at
the National Museum.
Japan, forced to support huge popu-
lation on a small area, is making as
strenuous EFFORTS as any nation in the
world to maintain the productive ca
pactty Of its soil through the use OF
artificial fertilizer. according to T.
Hishigowa- a chemist from Tokyo, Ja-
pan, who Is member of the congress.
Immense amounts of fertilizer are
being used. The product Is manufact-
ured In Japan, the phosphate rock be-
Ing imported from America, Africa, and
several Pacific islands. Great quantities
OF pyrites In Japan supply the necessary
sulphuric acid for breaking down the
insoluble rock and making a soluble
fertilizer of IT."
The manufacture and application of
fertilizers claims a considerable part of
the attention of Japanese chemists, ac-
cording to members of the delegation
now in Washington.
Japan has not produced any startling
chemical discovery in the last year, II
is admitted, but is doing great work in
applying the results of former research.
The anapese delegation is headed by
DR.. Takamine. of New York. the dis
tr.; NJ. Shlohara, DR.. Daikenhara, X.
Wooyeno J. Emori, T. Hishigowa. and
8. Hiramatsu. of Toyko; Dr. Hama
mura, of Formosa. and X. Wooyenaka
and L. Taguchi. of New York.
German Doctor Missing.
DR.. Paul Ehrlich, of Germany, the dis,
coverer of ''6os," or salvorsan, the trade
name of the remarkable compound, did
not come to America.
His work Is spoken OF with high praise
by German chemists now In Washing.
ton.
The last year has not brought a
startling discovery in chemistry" said
a member of the German delegation.
There has been nothing to match the
the year has been one OF the most valu-
| able in the history OF chemistry because
of the thorough and extensive applica-
tion of those things previously dlscov-
cred. We have been filling up the weak
places. so to speak. in the application
OF chemical discoveries"
The red room of the Willard held a
busy. rather worried cosmopolitan
crowd early today. There registration
proceeded, and cards for the various
events Of the two-day program were
distributed.
Two special trains bore the 600 chem
lists who arrived from New York last
night. They were met by a committee
OF local chemists headed by Provost
Hubbard. H. c. Fuller and ]. Marron
Dundas. two members of this commit
tee. met the trains at Wilmington, Del,
and proceeded to tag the delegates,
hotel at which they are staying and
the language which they speak.
Asters Of various colors were pinned