Evening star., 1925-07-26
First Call for Next War


that If he were given the right gIn
platform he could perhaps hit Pitts
burgh.
At don't despair even Of Chicago"
said the admirable. I'VE are moving
forward in naval gunnery every year.
1t is merely a matter of size, length
and range. I could almost promise
you that in 10 years 1 could have a
smack at ST. Louis and Omaha. Can
ada, unfortunately, will most likely
be on our side; otherwise, one might
have had a bang at Winnipeg"
Admirable Breezy said that while he
was warmly in favor of peace, he felt
that a sea war between England and
the United States would certainly
make for good fellowship and mutual
understanding between the two navies
I'VE don't know one another" he
complained, "and under present cir
cumstances / don't see how we can.
But If our fellows could have a smack
at your fellows and your fellows have
a smack at our fellows, it would make
for good understanding all around "
The admirable is to speak in Car
negie Hall tonight on What England
Owes to the United States" A large
attendance (of financial mem is ez-
peCted.
New Chemical Terror.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Prof. Gottlos
Schwefeldampf, the distinguished Ger
man chemist, who is at the head of the
German Kriegschemiefab abrik at Stinken
in Bavaria, arrived in New York yes
terday on the Hydrophobia and is at
the Belmore Hotel. The professor.
who is a man somewhat below middle
stature, is extremely short-sighted.
and is at present confined TO his room
from the effects Of a fall down the ele-
vator. He speaks with the greatest
optimism on the prospects of chemical
warfare.
He considers that It has wonder.
full future before It,
I'm the last war" he declared. sit
ting up in bed as much as rheu-
| matte infliction Of long standing en-
abled him to do, we were only be-
ginning. We have developed now a
| gas which will easily obliterate the
population of whole town. 1t is a
| gas which is particularly destructive
in the case of children, but which gives
also very promising results with
adults"
The professor spoke to the members
of the press of the efficiency Of this
| new discovery. Half a pint of the gas
let loose in the room. he said, would
| easily have annihilated the eight rep
| resentatiVes of the press who were
| present with him. He regretted that
| unfortunately, he had none of the gas
! III a condition for instant use.
| But we shall not rely alone on gas .
| continued Prof. Schwefeldampf In
| the next war we expect TO make a
generous use Of poison. Our poison
| factories are developing methods
whereby we can poison the crops in
| the ground a hundred miles away. If
our present efforts reach a happy con
| clusion, we shall be able to poison the
live stock of an entire country. I need
not dilate," he said, "on the favorable
results of this"
| The professor at this point was in
| terrupted by a violent fit of coughing
after which he sank back so exhausted
| that the members of the press were
| unable to prod any more copy out of
| him and left.
| There! That's about the picture, not
| bit exaggerated, of where we are let
| ting this poor old world drift to. Can
We manage, my dear people, to do
| something to stir up a little brotherly
love all around? We ought to do it.
| even If we have to send hundreds of
| people to jail to get it. As for me. [
| intend to start toward it right away.
| The very next time I see on the street
a Russian Bolshevik with black
whiskers like an eclipse of the sun. |
shall go right up 10 him and kiss him
/ and say:
Come, Clarence, let us forget the
past and begin again.
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