The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-17
olson Gas
Advocated
L. S. Military Experts
Agree That New Method
of Warfare Must Be Re-
tanned.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright BY THO In.cIigencer)

WaStinrtoE. sept. l6.--Eo!Son gas as
means OF warfare. has come ~ stay.
AUer!ca's military experts join with
thCS" of other countries IN insisting
i"at she gas bomb Is tust as humane as
the torpctn or the t.0oO pound shell
Any :dra that tho United States aJmy
eNr"c's viii advise thr American 4le-
ea'ioG - the conference on limitation
% ornaments - propose The abolition
90 ro!so!r gases rau b. dlsm Ssed as vut
o: thN question:.
President Harding In his invitation /"
,ha "tGrr lowers pointed out that -;
N;y T." found advisable TO formulate
proposals hv whi>h In the interest %:
humanity N" uss % new agencies q:
Warfare may BE- s'rI;abiy controlled" \
canvass ~ his correspondent Of mill
t..ry authorities develops ne fact that
,he American army holds chemical, way
'ar- :" he recognized and desirable
means - warta-v--tha: - lust as de-
Birab,e as aCy other means 0t ki'Nns
-" ;r"nps vc ne "ueuN The experts
StE ,Hry hope tkr time vii, never come
whru war j. necessary 70 Sott.e dis
pu'eS between Ea'!nnS. They are just
ns aUN."us FOR permanent, peace ~ any
"'h,r Aus"r.,IaS. i;ut NJ: Har.Iing
aiWSc.s ~ HIS speech 20 the Army War
'".,"x". spoke his doubts about perma =
ncr: peace and Indicated that armies
and "IHIe~ wOu.d always % necessary.
Ina>nuCh "a N" commander m chief OF
IN" army &ad navy feels that way. the
experts declare IL - ;ne.r solemn duty
:" advise upon the use OF those agencies
O.; warfar. rs will bring 4 conflict 10
az abrupt ending.
The Prejudice.
The pr~ludsce against the use OF poi
E"n gas Is. OF course. universal. When
me Germans first introduced |: the
same cutlery was raised as against, the
submarine torpedo. Yet before the war
was over. both sides used the Eas bomb
and Amariga Invented such destructive
gas bombs as might have ultimately an
initiated the German army II the arm
ist'ce had not intertcrcd
Tn" pnhtI" has little Idea OF the aw-
Spin"SS az the new agencies OF war But
the experts declare that the moro de-
St"Tct!vc an agency - the more unlikely
= hero 20 =" war. Tho American MILL
,r-y authorities however. are a un:: in
',n-"SS ~ -" "pju:o'l that while gas
may pc used against soldiers and sailors
. ~r""!I eco; b" e~'a.oyed against non
c"l1hAt1n;S Ur any areas n which non
.":lna,,n:S a~d tro"rs may 3" mixed
To-. US" 90 poison gases should re-
seed COR attack on strictly military or
ia a. areas.
Rules Of warfare.
Waer tao ac"'!Gt Tor the coming con-
:"r"nc" IS completed. rules "f warfare
~ -. t"vrg :" hav" bec: Included. Il
cant =" excluded gracefully tu- IN"
-. ..~j..n government has publicly sx-
pressed !tse.: on the subject AMI n"
4 =,
.N."r''ua ia, when /. comes to Gram
,nC rules ~; warfare. he conference Viii
. nd H>clt absorbed cor months IN a
pluS" - tn" problem entirely apart
rruH tr,,; wh!.h IS involved in reducing
military -: naval expenditures The
COST -! gaS warfare IS relatively sma !
Armies and nav!es may be Scrdpped IN.
MANS "t chemical warfare can be Ge-
""iopcd bv any nation. however small.
That's Why before the Washington con-
f.r"u"c = over may be- found neres-
sary 20 consul; tho other nations OF
'.,r w".h TG"y VIII want 20 have a
voice I'm any agreement that Is reached.
Il look several months FOR the famous
Conference Of 1909 at London 70 draw
a., rae, nt warfare. Tn" Hague confer
~" Co.; iru7 had rot sufficiently siart-
fled IN" rU,"s nr wa-. But both the de-
r'I'l'i"H az London ard the Hague con-
vent:ons OF 1907 went by the boards
when the European war began In 1914.
arG".v hccIus" tho 1909 rules had not
ben unanimously adopted.
Control OF Agencies.
Watcher ~ rot limitation nt new
armament $ agreed upon ut the Wash
!nsl"r conference" the Contro. of old
agrnr.rS "t warfar. IS bound IL develop
nor. and nl.r., ;rl,purta1ncr as fhe mill
'ary and naval exports OF ali IN" powers
GO. t"S"'hr- here. The opinions rf the
American military experts that poison
gas shall not br abolished are siHrIt!-
,,ut Il ;r",0s tha, the naval rNpeESs
a!<o Mil rot wish the aye IT the tor
l..''" - submarines 70 D" hold Illegal
except q: co';-S" as against ships car
ring ron -roIuh1tants. Tho right 20
tu-i,c''o "nva, vessels wIthnu; warning.
however. - D"'t p"int. Sumo con
- 'la' AN opportunity IL Surrender
should :" -!y"n r'hcrs argU" that N
n nava. hl.tln 10 such rhaarr IS ZEN
when a ,cSs", l.. fatally Ia; Daring IN"
wa our naval authorities We're careful,
no. 20 ruu:ul~ themselves AGAINST IN"
~" a. Submarines. They are no: yet
ready 20 v.N- "H that new means Of
warfare GERMANY may have been de-
u"r,u...I :nC Introducing r. new aren-
,.!rS OF war but military bad naTa "pin-
Ton htrr indicates tha' ri" new .,scnv.-$
rav,. come ," stay and tka: America at
f.as, ~. tax" n" ,c.ld IN urging that
rho wars Of :h- future u" fought more
hu;ranciy In the sense tha. uor-c"rn-
rua.tnt~ shall no, ~ attacked as the
German army anh navy insisted upon
tcsn; throughout; ;hc war on land sea
nj a.