Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

This Is Senator Sorghum. is 1t not?"
was the courteous inquiry made OF o
pompous statesman. on the steps OF the
Capitol. II have often heard our mutual
friend. Mr. Philander johnson OF The
Star, speak of YOU. Senator From some
things Mr.. johnson has mentioned. !
assume that you are leader 81 the
anti militarists in Congress: you believe
In national non-preparedness. do you
not?"
"Oh. to A degree. sir-to moderate
degree But 1t would not be fair to my
friend. Represen.ativc-form Senator
Burton. for me to arrogate to myself
the leadership Of non-preparedness--
certainly not from the standpoint OF
making II easy for the enemy to make
short work OF us and so end the war
quickly Have you not seen the report
Of Mr.. Burton's opposition 70 the
amendment of the Army bill by which
1t has been actually proposed TO prolong
our active defense through the use OF
those deadly gas masks? That Is the
most outrageous. and even oarbarous.
weapon OF mans inhumanity TO man.
which (because Of tear gas) makes
countless thousands weep.
4 used 10 count on Senator Burton's
consistent aid In ending wars through
rapid humiliation OF the comeatants
But since he has been promoted out OF
the Senate into the House ne forgetS
his early training in pacifiSm. He would
forbid gas me- SKIS. and so open the way
to unopposed attacks upon our defense
less soldiers and prolong war. He may
think that that will SO scare our Army
that they will thank their mothers that
they didn't raise their boys 10 be masked
soldiers Gas masks are what make
war terrible: they look like the devil and
they prevent the normal acti"n OF gas,
II we can only suppress the masks war
may yet b. out!awed"
But. Senator Sorghum. what per cent
Of the casualties are caused by the
masks which you describe as 50 iatai9"
Did say fatal? Gas masks fatals
Only as compared with quinite. Why
now l must not be quoted prematurely.
for II Is not 70, puolication-ln tell
you In advance. 10 De released at
o'clock today--that arm going to add 10
the Burton fight logical amendment
10 The amendment. making quinine and
all other means OF neutrali5ing intiu-
enaa tabu That Is cruel-Quinine. Also
ambulances! Why. do you know, sir.
that amhulanceS have gone into the
very front line Of battle and carried on
our brave boys by the thousands Sta
tistics show ~-~-'
How about G. C.. Senator Don't
more soldiers suffer from G. e, than
from either gas masks or Qu!nine%'
Yes that Is another Of those bar
osrouS weapons OF war, But would
place quinine at the head
"Tha, is where It rings most, Sena-
tor i'm the head"
Certainly. and statistics show that
mi ~ 4.Aa al IN IN IN
there we're 1909. 6sS hospital admissions.
due tn influenza, OF course. that IN
Guided all the malingererS who erased
Qutnine We lost the services through
Influenza. amounting to i4,9a&.st2 days.
Think OF the vast amount oi Quinine
that represented. CuiniMe must he
abolished. Down with Il, II can be
dewned either III Jelly VI capsules
1T took All average personnel ot two
whole divisions. all through 1919, to
man the beds OF out Influenza wards
and It cost taside from the 'pay ot the
Army not less than S,S,o93 100. Just
To take care OF our 't,n patients who
were addicted Ia influenza, Compared
with that. what do RurtonS saS masks
amount to- They are almost iunncu-
GUS. III tactwhut must not Ne quoted
IN lhis~~not 4 man VAS ever killed by a
Ga1 mask"
How do gaS casualties compare with
those caused by other weapons, ~ which
Wr have grown more arCuSIomeds"
STATISTICS are my forte. sir, That's
good military term my fort, As
were. During the World Wat We SM-
tered sSN.a2a CASUALTIES drnt refer
10 us statesmen, by Saying We suffered,
but To the armies IN the neid az thts
total there were SasAa Whn died on the
field ot battle. rha, means iSS per
cent Ut the wounded or this A,sAa
deaths. not more than 200 were due to
chemical warfare, all the rect so gun.
shot wounds ~ oiher weapons, Hut
think ae tina, 900 who died NJ gas'
Never mind the other A.NAa fw" mln'
dred men died at saS.'
You mean af sas masks. don't SNu'
senatofa II - gas masks thAt MT
burton wants IN OUTLAW, The enemy
sends over the Iaa, We don the deadly
VAS masks OUTLAW the masks anu
there viii be no more Gas
Il sk,nt lust follow your ic9,e, sill,
hut II scunds consistent With scne !
have followed In my long e>Ierienee as
a statesman. III III not IVY to anaNhe |
Il Try II an Mr. burton
Well, although less than Loo died Ut
gas or aas masks What about TIE
thousands vino survived but wete
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