POEON GAS FOR WAR.
ALLIED HUMBUG ABOUT HUMANITY. EX PE K IMI IN TIN G A GAI N. (Ib'reived May 24, 11.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 24. Di'-phe the Washington Conference’s prohibition of noxious gases in waribe Ua'led State's War Depart nu'nt has received information that u ’Himber of Governments, including I'r; r.ce and England, are continuing their experiments in the preparation of poisonous chemical!? for war purposes. The AVar Departmciit points out that no country can alt ord to give np research and development work in determining the uses of gas ami the protee lions against it in the event of ■vwu with nations not partu's to the agreement choosing' to use it. The g r s discussion has brought up a recent American development, a power ful high explosive shell, generating 40 per cent of phosgene. The question is raised whether this shell would be.barred, because of its deadly gas generation.
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Grey River Argus, 26 May 1922, Page 6
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