Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-04
CHEMISTS OF U. S.
SAID TO KNOW ALL
Chicago Dye Man Declares
Study In Germany Is Not
Necessary Now
SOCIETY HEARS OF TRADE

american chemists no longer have to
complete their studies in Germany.
This statement was made this after
noon by DR.. Charles l.. Reese, of Chi
cago, before the convention Of the
American Chemical Society Mt the Belle
vie -Stratford.
Doctor Reese, who is chairman Of tn"
dye section of the association, declared
that students Of chemistry may obtain
all the information they desire in this
country. There is nothing that Ger
many can tell them about it, he said.
Ten years ago. the speaker said, IT
was necessary for the student who dc
sired to be thorough TO so TO Germany
but conditions have changed.
Warning that Germany, although dc"
feated in war. expects to make quick
industrial conquests was given by
today at the Brllcyue-S Stanford by
Major Theodore w. Sill.
Major Sill was one of the American
officers who. early this year. made a
tour of Germany to study tho "ondi-
tion Of the German factories.
German Factories Ready
All the factories. he said, were in
good condition and ready for the uses
of peace. They were built with the
idea of having them turned RAPIDLY
from a peace basis to war use and back
again to peace status, explained Major
Sill.
He said there was tendency to for
get the causes of the war and the need
for '+watchfulness." To prove that
Germany is confident of triumphs in
peace, he quoted the following from
statement by Counselor Hack. of the
Badische Company, one of Germany S
biggest industrial corporations:
1--WE need be in no terror about the
future of our (the Germanl dye in
dustry. German science, kultur and
efficiency have made US masters and
all we hear about the progress of this
branch of manufacturing in England
and America should leave us absolutely
cold. However, if I know the Eng
lish well, they will soon tire of putting
patriotism before the pOcketbook.
Buying VIII Aid Germany
MAYOR Oil sHlu tnP DuN ny EAll'L
leans of German dyes and other Ger
man products would help Germany in
this plan to gain mastery of world
markets and would eventually take the
world back to conditions which had
brought on the war. He thought tex
tile manufacturers and other business
men of America would act to remain
free from German control in any way.
This country now is able to make
sufficient dyestuffs to meet demands of
its manufacturers. BY the year 1928
manufacturers here will be placing in
the home markets all of the colors
formerly obtained from Germany.
The sentiment was expressed at the
session of the dye section of the Amcri-
can society by DR.. Thomas II. Nor =
ton, who spoke on formulation Stones
of a Great National Industry" He
said the creation of the American coal =
tar color industry is regarded as the
bcldest and most noteworthy achieve
ment in the economic annals Of the
country.
Ends German Predomlnance
1T means the establishment on our
soil of the most complicated and highly
organized industry thus far known, and
ends the predominance of Germany in
that branch of technical activity of
which she was most proud he said.
From a handful of factories in 1914,
employing less than 800 persons. pro-
ducing one tenth of the amount of ar
tiicial colors required by American
manufacturers and using almost en-
tirely German Intermediates, the Ameri .