The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-02
THE NEXT WAR
SEEN BY IRWIN
Noted Writer Tells Lyc-
cum Hearers Of New
est Developments
ON WHOLESALE PLAN
Engines of Destruction Far
More Highly Developed
Now Than During War

Those who honrd VIII Erwin the
noted Journalist and war corrc-
spondent al Convention hnu last
night. a star attraction ON tho rea-
son's program OF tho local lHcoum
course, did not hear human Interest
stories Of tho lnto world war, but
listened in tcnsc interest Co a rc-
cltal hy this great mokor ~ word
phrnpiuE Of tho scientific warfare
engaged lu from 1914 t1 1918, its
effect on tho human and economic
conditions of tho nation ma tho
world at lnrgo and tho effect on
wars 90 como.
"Thn Ncxt war" was tho subject.
n meant something 10 IiHtcn to tho
various angles Fot forth by tho
speaker who saw the conflict from
tho first until Tho last He entered
into no personal cNporicnces with
tho exception of telling I'm graphic
description of being nt tho Battla
OF Yprcs, April 20, 1915. when the
Gcrmans sent mp their first pillar
Of poison gnseH that swept tho
English lines with It's smothering
fnmes and sent to death Thousands
OF English soldiers
Make Rapid Strides.
The journalist HpOkO AZ length on
the rapid strides in gas warfare. the
many masks manufactured and tho
various ways tho opposing armies
had of DETECTING tho attacks. In
dramatic stylo ho told Of tho work
NJ tho chemist, fowls Of the Leland
Stamford university laboratories
who manufactured the noted Lowis-
- gas that was many tlmcs more
powerful In It's devastating effects
and which was on the battlefields
OF France near the American limos.
ready FOR us0 at tho tlms OF tho
signing OF tho armlstico.
lie told OF seeing tho new develop
mcnt OF war airplnncs and gave
picturesque examples OF distances.
sae OF mighty bombs that were
cropped at nll tlmoa. comparing
tho arms of warfare with those used
In wars OF previous ages, going
back TO Tho Roman empire. The
vision painted was always tho great
perspective. Ho dealt with nations.
not small communities, armies not
mere men. the great pulslng heart
OF humanity that enclrcles tho
world. not tho heart thrcbs and
feeling OF Just ono country.
at is TO be "A war on n whole
sale scale, not retail" said the
speaker. "Our borders nre dlmIn-
ishing. Next year there IL to travel
mada by mighty dlriginies from
New York TO Liverpool ana Lon
don. Tho Same distance can be
covered from other points, With
army planes at n time OF war thn
con travel such distances rOppini
bombs with deadly gases. droppini
deadly Dacilll bombs, NIL OF whici
have been perfected 20 that degre,
that whole cities are wiped out
leaving no sign OF llfe--not even d
mouse. can YOU wonder that "Th'
Next War" ia 90 be n conflict that
.s-.i --... Se:s.e .A.y near clearing the
world OF civilization"
Erwin mndo much OF tho I'D he
ing off as 20 tho matter OF ignor-
ing the previous codes, such AZ
spare the lives of women and chill
dren.
Talks Of Conference.
The Apex OF the address was
made when Erwin referred 60 the
disarmament conference at Wash
inRton and he said Il was neces'
Hary that nations should find way
to stop war. That 81 was tho only
solution to the matter OF preventing
other conflicts. lIe spoke OF presi'
dent Hariug as not being an In
tcrnationRlist IN thought, until h'
hccame the president ~ the United
States. "Hc knows now what Per
shing. Marshal Foch. lialg q
England ana other officials know
and that was what his simple word
meant when ho said. II mus
never happen again.
Closing, tho speaker paid tribut
10 America and said here was
nation all powerful not near bank
yuptcy like Germany. not payin
war debts Ike France ana Ems
land and even little Italy. but a ma
,lon rich In commodities that th
other countries needed and While
they should have. Tor all natior
were ter-depcndcnt, He spoke ,
what the United states might Z
in future war by annexation
Mexico ana Canada, At which
would never do, he saW for II WI
both human and unsoltsh