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v could find IN Nature al that we
needad-the days when man did nee
neeA 10 supplement- the products Or
Nature alone.
= is 10 this tendency Of man that
attention has been directed ~ tsro
agencies. one - a fairly new book
Creative Chemistry" written n re-
freaainEiy attractive style ana with
fine clarity ~ expression BY Dr. Ea-
win r. sioas0n. lately literary editor of
The Independent and now head ~ tho
Science Service. an agency Tor tine
popnla nxinH ~ scientific endeAvnr ard
IT, frmits DR. SioeNnn sets forth ID
achievements cf the chemists ~ an
lands He shows what has come 20
supplement Nature and 10 make life
safer ana better. lie shows, too. me
part the chemist has played n arrnlnn
people. both extensively and defen-
sively. one 81 his most fascinating
chapters deals with the discovery and
development % coal tar dyes aud al
lied products-among which Tor in
stance Is the commonplace called fn-
digo and an artificial dye on which a
German chemlcal firm was willing 10
spend five million dollars and iT years
~ research. Yet q O. now common
place 10 az Needless folk-thouFh q
probably won't be after a reading a
DR. siosson's work. Tie dweiis a. length
upon the enormous commercial posi-
biitics which chemical research has
opened, especially On Germany and be
demonstrates aeceptahiy Co many
readers thai the German built his
plans Tor world dominion largely on
the supremacy which he was winning
through his chemical domination. Ia
al fields ln agriculture, Ia medicine.
ln Industry ~ whatever sort. Germany
was making a mighty hid for world
centrol direct or Indirect. hut never
thelcss effective Clearly nr. glosson
points out ~ Inference how potent che
chemical control might remain On spite
~ wars defeat. ti "a menace which
hangs over the head n the world peo-
plies
The other agency that directs atien-
ton 10 the chemists power. VIII ther "a
be IN considerable or unscrupulona
hands, q the Chemical Foundation. an
organization % the leading Ameri-
can Industries which has taken over.
with the cooperation os the United
States government. the German chem
zeal patents Ia America. n o. this COM
panv. organized not Tor profit but FOR
the fostering % American industry and
the encouragement ~ chemical ~e-
search such a. made Germany power
fui. which urges that the United
States restrict Ter term ~ years an
chemical imports from Germany n
proposes 20 license nee % the patents
8 has acquired. % any good American
who viii and and can use them 20
Americas betermont The head % the
Chemical Foundation. Francis p Car
van. former alien property custodian.
sounds the cal 20 America 90 vaken
% the menace that q Germany
menace which impcriis American IN
dustries Americas health. Americas
safety and security against attack and
greater horrors ~ war than were Ger
manysa weapons in the war which
halted but ala not XIII the German
purpose
out OF b0th--the gloason book and
the Chemical Foundation cali 20 the
arms % Hcience--omght 20 come greater
regard for the use ~ science. and 40
more widespread heipfulness IN foster.
ln research. IN enhancing the develop
monts which must come from such
research We are a needless people az
times-or we used 10 he. The shock
~ var. and tho summons BY men who
best have learned its lessons. may
change al this. That rests with U.S.
with all u Us II does not seem that We
can fan 20 heed the caii.--ChicaEo Th-
hunc.