The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-15
War and Progress.

Gen. George w Goethals has lust as
sured a Baltimore audience that mot
withstanding its horrors, war assist,
progress He pointed out that though
some industries are paralyzed for tn,
time being, new industries are developed
and that the very contributions which in
lvention makes to the science of destruc.
tion are afterwards used constructively
in furthering the arts Of peace. The
same opinion was recently expressed by
DR. Hugo Scheitzer, wellknown Amer.
lean chemist, in the form of a tribute
to German militarism. He dwells es.
pecially on its initiation and promotion
OF "the everlasting battle between ar
NOR plates and srmor piercing projec.
tiles" claiming that great benefits on
the industry and on mankind in general"
were thereby conferred. The result in
increased hardness OF steel provides q
material that cannot be- attacked by
acids, arms the mechanic with a superb
/ ly efficient tool and when used for
safes and safety vaults is guaranteed 10
keep the city burglar at bay. out of
a new process Of generating hydrogen,
evolved for war purposes, has come a
still newer method Of manufacturing
hardened oils and fats, and transmitting
them either into fertilizers or into wal.
liable food products" The discovery
that armor- plates can bo scut almost
like butter" in fame OF hyrogen and
oxygen gas is being everywhere exploit
ed in machine shops and foundries. The
same nitrogentetroxide which keeps up
the supply of oxygen in Submarines will
now be available for diving operations.
in mines, and for caisson work. The dis
coyery Of gin-cotton started the notri-
cellulose industry. making possible arti.
fetal ivory and tortoise shell. celiul0id
billiard balls and coilans non-inhamma-
be films for moving pictures. and. var
nish tor flying machines. What bril-
liant record OF achievement Dr schweit-
zer exclaims. in the search al militar-
ism for . new explosive
The two witnesses seem 10 be agreed
that there viii b. q perfect f0w ef war
benefits into the peace era beyond II
But they do not exhaust The Hlustra.
tioHs. The increased demand for engi.
neers. chemists and metailureists ara
mechanics is not all a good many cities
viii have % b. rebuilt. Think Of tire
demand for st0uemssous. tHirkiarers. /
carpenters, plumbers and elaziers IN the
good time coming, Realize also the in-
teilestual and moral benefits which 4
must result from the war. ALREADY a
provides new work for the historians
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