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Show Hew Weapon of Warfare The progress scientists have made In isolating disease germs and perfecting methods of prevention pre-vention and cure have been a source of comfort to the long-suffering long-suffering world. In their laboratories labora-tories untiring students have isolated iso-lated the Invisible enemies of man, discovered their secrets and minimized the violence of attacks on h umbos. Their work has made It possible for large numbers of world Inhabitants to escape diseases dis-eases that previously brought death to thousands at a time. It is Ironical that while scores of scientists have devoted their lives to helping men escape ravages rav-ages of disease, governments are supporting other laboratories In investigations planned to discover most effective germs and best n way to spread them to wipe out human life in wholesale lots. This Information la published In the Deustche Wehr, a military mili-tary publication run by former German army and navy officers. The quest is .for (1) the most Infectious germs (2) that can be distributed effectively and (3) can be used to generate contagious diseases and spread pestilence on a grand epidemic scale. The times of year and the specific diseases best suited for the purpose are being studied. Quoting from the article: "It Is to be presumed that such attempts at-tempts to spread germs will not be directed against troops In due field, but against the civilian population In remoter enemy territory. ter-ritory. To use it against soldiers would entail dangers to attacking attack-ing troops." Airplanes are favored and the agency developed is a glass tube or cylinder with bellows apparatus. appara-tus. Progress made by man is wonderful. won-derful. The genius of civilisation civilisa-tion has brought him a long way from the first clumsy, Inefficient In-efficient and unwieldly weapons. The only thing civilisation has not altered ia the bestiality that seeks a weapon to use in wiping out people In wholesale lots. |