New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21

such combination, with Russian re-
sources lying most conveniently be-
tween Japan and Germany. In 1920,
without attracting American atten-
ton beyond the realms of the chem
ical industry, Hajme Hoshi, pres
ldent Of the Hoshi Pharmaceutical
Company of Toxic, won the vociferous
applause not alone of Germany, but OF
his own countrymen (beforc ME as
talk l have records of that general
Japanese approval in the form of
printed commendation), by the presen.
tation Of two million marks to Ger
many for the advancement of her
chemical research. This sum was trans
ferred to the German Ambassador at
Toxic, DR.. Solf, with the hope that it
might advance German chemical and
pharmaceutical research and in some
measure repay the debt owed by Japan
to German scientists for the advance
ments which they had made available
in chemical research. This gift Of a
Japanese civilian to Germany was for
mally (and very heartily approved
not only by the present Japanese Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, but by the
former Foreign Minister, Baron Goto
1t was formally accepted by the Ger
man government October 5, 1920
"Germany's present equipment for
chemical warfare, unaffected by the
peace treaty, is amazing. She has the
greatest and most active dyestuFs in
dustry in the world, as evidenced by its
production, according to press reports,
in the month of January of 10000 tons
of dyes, $50 tons above the pre-war
monthly average. Ability to make dye
stuffs means readiness for chemical
warfare. From the dye plants which
produced this material came during the
war all the poison gases and most of
the high explosives which were used
by the German army and air raiders.
''Bolshevist Russia may be in dis
tress, but it is we'll to bear in mind
that she to-day has the worlds largest
standing ARMY, 100000 men. Fully
combine these two, the German poten-
tialities of chemical warfare and Rus
sian man power, even without Japan,
and the world will be confronted by
menace in comparison with which that
of the Central Powers, as they were
constituted and allied when the World
| War began, must be regarded as in
significant.
"The London Times, December 30
1920, printed the program of the Ger
man, Hungarian and Russian reaction
aries, prepared in Budapest, June 22
which included this significant pro-
vision: The manufacture Of new forms
Of arms and ammunition will be un-
dertaken, Germany providing the ma
chinery, raw materials and personnel
will it not be wise at the great
conference at Washington, especially
if reports of Russias distress prove
to be exaggerated, for America to lead
in the discussion of such matters, even
though it be the case that convention
ally, and as indicated by announced
plans, the conference was originally
intended to consider merely such old
matters as the size of armies, the
power of navies and the strength OF
military air forces? A broad nterpre-
tation of the word disarmament must
include every phase Of the power for
making war.
Chemical Disarmament
Was Prevented by America
"Now | shall say something which
perhaps, will startle. Sections 1853 and
1863 of the peace treaty gave ample
power for accomplishing the chemical
disarmament Of Germany through de-
struction Of her surplus dye plants
All are agreed that the first step in
disarmament is the stripping of war
making power from that nation which
brought about the late war and which
to-day shows no sign of contrtion.
though defeated. When in Paris in
1919, as member of the conference
on reparation dyes, I asked why this
had not been done. The answer came:
Europe wished 1t, but American in
nuencc was against lt--and prevailed
This statement has been confirmed by
othcrs- made to me personally by
Americans present during and CON
cerncd with the formulation of the
peace treaty. The basis of this unfor
tunatc American attitude was nsis-
tcncc that these dye plants make prod
ucts useful in peace and, therefore,
should be preserved. Exactly the same
view prevailed concerning German
plants for the fxation of atmospheric
nitrogen.
but the rest Of the world WAS de-
termlncd to be independent of Ger
Ynhny in dye manufacture and nitrogen
fixation, a privilege which would be
easy OF achievement by America, as
has been proven by the accomplish