Show READY RAUf fO FOR CHEMICAL III A D i Hil Df 1 ih Methods to Meet Possible PossiblY I- I Enemy Developed to i Last Degree S i l w WASHINGTON Nov 30 j it that the world war demonstrated that v J an enemy bent on aggression cannot Z j b trusted ta live up f ft any set rules I I yi forr war Brigadier General Amos A. A F ies es chIef of tho the chem al warfare service of t the e army in fl h hs s annual re- re today asserts that the that the develop- develop m i t of this branch of the d States St tes army to a point where where it is 15 nation to fur- fur for tor an any go d tb much toward deterring tS he will do J x other other oth r na nations ion from ro forcing hostilities against r the tIle United States maies r country is iz in a position to manI man- man I and deliver on th Ui of battle more chemicals than any other othel or group of nations sa says sas s General Gen Gen- eral Fries adding that the United feral if t States has wisely decided to continue the the the- chemical war fare service with i 1 VA Sufficient powers and funds to develop Its possibilities not for aggression I Ir r k but but to to insure that if American boys t V must ever again shoulder hould r arms In defenSe defense de- de of the lQ liberty erty of their country they will go on an e ual al footing with any other nation so far as chemical N t warfare is concerned 4 j During the past year ear the service I q has conducted experiments of great q value in the production of new gas 2 4 s id Hl id chemical instruments o of war warthe the t report says says- and has las effected a close with chemists and chemical f. cleties in civil chi 1 life war contracts of the v tee Ice have been settled and informal contracts contracts contracts con- con tracts are more snore than 98 per cent liquidated liquidated T dated the report says Of Ot the formal contracts have hae been settled for 7 m slightly hUY more than a saving to tho government of more than 6 S The salvage and sales section of theS the tho I S 1 service Disposed of plants and materials materials mate- mate rials representing an expenditure of ol nearly the report said the sales ies averaging 27 per cent of the cost cot price |