Show Gas War of the F Future ture i It is evident that chemistry will 11 1 future play an important part in any fu- fu ture war Any program of national nation preparedness which does doe not pro pro- provide vide adequate ua m means ans for meeting gas s attacks and other forms of chemical warfare is sadly deficient in a branch of or military activity importance which may prove of vital impo tance And inasmuch as the tho best do- do defense is a Vi vigorous orous offensive our forces should beb bob prepared to ca car car- carry carry ry the fi fight ht into the enemy's camp While the use of poisonous gas gas- ga were gases es is banned by the nations which were parties to the arms reduction conference held in 1922 similar agreements were in jn effect before the World War vot not rint prevent the employment of these destructive agencies when the urge matter mater of necessity came As a mat mat- ter of or fact oil all the leading nations natio development of today arc are busy with the develop ment of chemical war equipment regardless r of their pledges pled es not to use it Dr James F Norris former president of or the American Chem Chem- Cher Chemical i ical cal Society sounded a note now or of warning on this subject when he s said aid When the the- final pressure comes a nation will use se any means g available to save its life lire He lIe ed cd urged that our Army continue to study and develop the means of chemical chemic varia warfare re with adequate appropriations for the purpose as other armies are Of course we do not want war We did not want the last one But But another war may come come is is almost certain to come sooner or later lat We should make reasonable pre prep prep- preparations to meet any emergency by y development every branch of mod mod- modern modera cm ern warfare To fail in this would d be to invite disaster r should war w unhappily be forced upon us |