USE OF POISON GAS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 103, 9 April 1936, Page 5

USE OF POISON GAS.

BRITISH ARMY BEING TRAINED. Press Association —Copyright. London April 7. The Army is being trained in the use of poison gas as a legitimate form t ,[ modern warfare, said the becietary of State for War. Mr Duff-Cooper, answering a question in the House of foinmoiu. 1 Mr R. A. Cary (Con., Eccles) asked for an assurance that the British Army had not descended to the use of poison gas as a retaliation. Mr R. H. Bernays (Lib., North Bristol); Is poison gas a legitimate weapon? ' Mr Geoffrey Lloyd (Con.. Ladyv wood) said that the question of protection of infants and young children, action necessary to prevent contaminate of food and water, and the possibility of gas reaching tube railways were being considered. {

tribunal, ■ Mr, Sullivan sa|d, ber& appeared lo siori' as though railway organisations'in future .wete to Be shut off from the Minister and that anyddtftejtefcce ?lj opinion that might arise iiii connection with’ wages, hoursetc. must necessarily be dealt with only through .the I protest of tribunal. That Was quite inaccurate; Exactly the same conditions \voqlA:i>br tain in future as in the past. When , any question afose the men would | the-Minister and the departmei v yt, the : usual way and it was only at the pbint • where it was found not just possibld.no-' arrive at a pomi&te. poihts that‘power was taken ,to aep up, a, tribunal Railwaymen would prived of any rights they hd®' past. ~, . f (- ; , ’pv ayf•; f The proposal had approval of,, ail waymen’s organisations. 1 The short title' was passed without a division beui^a^ed^ftPie remaining clauses were'passed after a short discussion and the BiE. was reported to the House without amendment, read a. third ttoe ......