The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-01
The German Menace
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subsidized by the entire strength and
wealth of the German kingdom.
Over three billion dollars of annual
business in America, including yours,
are dependent upon the dye industry.
Is there any doubt that the destruc-
ton of the American industry means
your enslavement to that cartel, and
your destruction when it becomes the
whim Of that cartel?
For years that three billion dollars
of annual business was dependent upon
the gr~aciousness of German ambition
The time had not come when it seemed
to their s~elf-interest to cripple Dr. de-
stroy it, but when the war came on,
in an instant Germany felt the force
of your dependence and attempted to
use your necessities to influence the
policies of your Government. There
was a considerable period when Ger
many could have relieved your dis
tress; but would not. There was a
period thereafter when her branches
here might have assisted you; but they
would not.
Listen! April 25, 1915, Boy-Ed, of
~ill-smelling fame, writes to Albert:
every Honorable Privy Counsellor.
Today's World prints the enclosed
short article on the alleged erection of
dye factories in New Jersey by Ger
mans. In case you are not able to
take any steps to prevent an under
taking of this kind, l am requesting
you to indicate to whose attention l
could call in the matter. Greetings,
ETC." Signed, Boy-Ed.
Albert's answer, April %, 1915:
Every Honorable Captain: With re-
gard to dyes, l got in touch with local
experts in order to determine what
truth there is in the news. According
to my knowledge of things, the matter
is a fake inasmuch as our factories
have bound themselves orally and by
word of honor to do nothing in the
present situation which might help
the United States"
Thank God! The day your indcpen-
dence began. That day our industry
was born. And supported by you with
loyalty, patience and sacrifice, it has
grown until today $450, 900 is en-
listed in the cause and we see the end
forever of the past slavery and we
stand unafraid in the face of any
threat.
But ever greater than the impor-
lance of the dye industry in CONNER
cial life is it's absolute necessity in
modern warfare. | quote from Dr..
Schweitzer:
"In no other field has German eff
cheney proven it's superiority as in that
of chemistry. While this was antici-
pated before the present war, it is no
eXaggeration to state that the German
chemist has. so far contributed as
much, if not more, to the success of
the campaign than the strategist, the
army and the navy, and that, there
fore, the present holocaust may be
justly called the chemists war
Eighty per cent of her explosives
and all her poisoned gases, were man
ufactured by Germany's dye factories.
And does any n for a moment
imagine that you are going to handle,
or the women of America are going
to buy or wear, the by-product of TIE
destruction of their 10000 sons?
A commission appointed by the AL
lied Governments has just reported to
their respective Governments: Eat
first, chlorine and phosgene were the
main requirements, but afterwards a
variety of organic substances were en-
ployed, all of which were made by the
factories of the |. G. combination, and
many of these substances were new
and difficult to prepare, and rapid
production was only possible owing to
the speed with which the peaceful or
ganization of the dye factories could
be utilized for these purposes. When
the Government wished to introduce a
new gas, a conference of the various
firms was held at Berlin to determine
how the manufacture should be sub
divided in order to use the existing
plant to the best advantage. For in
stance, the initial stages of the manu-
facture of mustard gas were carried
on at Ludwigshaven, and the final
stage at Leverkusen."
They go on: "In the future it is
clear that every chemical factory must
be regarded as a potential arsenal,
and other nations cannot, therefore,
submit to the domination of certain
sections of chemical industry, which
Germany exercised before the
For military security it is essential
that each country should have its
chemical industry firmly established,
otherwise we are leaving Germany in
possession of a weapon which will be
a permanent menace to the peace of
the world.
"The key to Germany's war produc-
ton of explosives was the Haber process
for the production of ammonia from at
mospheric nitrogen. Without such a
process Germany could not have made
the nitric acid required for her explo-
sive program, nor obtained fertilizer
for food production after the supply of
Chile saltpetre had been stopped by
our blockade, and it is probable she
could not have continued the war after
1916. In the event of another war, we
might be cut off from supplies of salt
petre, while Germany would be indie
pendent of them"
Gas warfare, and it's development,
even if forbidden by the League of
Nations, cannot safely be left in Ger
mar hands, and organic substances
will be employed which we do not
know today. Any country without a
well developed chemical industry is in
danger.
Unless your armies and your navles,
your U-boats and your a~eroplanes, un-