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King Country Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 1222, 10 June 1919, Page 2

Amongst the raiises whietieontrilnited to the ultimate sHee«>ss of the Allies in the- lair terrifie »v»r. as far as llritain was concerned, the H«»ii. fJ. M. Tlmma* pfaees first the righteousness of the ranse, and steroiid the superior quality of our men. The third cause, as he explained to tilt- O*ago Institute, was tlir magnificent scientific oiitpuil of our people. The CJermans were fu>t in the field with flying machines, longrange gtins, poison gasejc, smoke screens, and nil the appliances, which mail** war so hideous to-day. but in the end they were lieaten every time l»y our scientific workers. I«eatcn with their own weapons and hoist with their own petards. Yet. would they l*elicve it thai at tm> lieginning i>f the war scientific men were el.-is-.ed as Insurers, and «t took the military mind a h>ng time t'» realise that they had another value than that of mere fighting machine* "If this war has taught lis anything in the mailer «f rtfnration." said Mr Thomson, "it t* that we must riiltivnle more the *eimtifie side of it."