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The British Gas (loud.Since the British began their ..ffen-him* in Flanders Berlin bulletins have charged on more than one occasion ltint the enemy were using gas [ire parntnry to mi assault upon the tier man trenches The atatement lt;11«1 not carry conviction, f.ir was not Joiim Bri.t outraged l»v the German chlorine cloud that asphyxiated. paralyzed, tortured an.1 strangled to death the simple British soldiers who did not know how to tight except fairly and above board?Anathema wax hurled at the inhuman enemy. Never would the British, resort to such tactics. Neutral opinion encouraged them In this virtuous re-sol xe. It would be glorious to win bv lighting fair to tho end. Rut the temptation to retaliate lu k'^id whs too strong to tie resisted. Now the British are projecting a gas cloud. As their chemists are as good as any. we may tie sure that the quality of the stuff used leaves nothing to lie desired by advocates of the extermination of the goose step soldiers by [toisonous blasts.Now. we have no sympathy for the Germans. IHd they not Introt luce thenovelty In warfare, unashamed and defiant. even Justifying slaughter by gasas legitimate and no worse than kill ing by high explosives which Mow men to bits or horribly mutilate—gas at least makes an intact and placid dead man? We should have liked to aee the nrltlah protest against the use of chlorine and threaten retaliation. Instead of holding up theJr hands In holy horror and vowing they Would never consent to follow suit. Now tliut (hey have made the plunge It may tie safely wagered that they will do as thorough an nsphyxiatlon Job as Is Inhumanly possible.
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New York Sun
New York, New York, US
Sat, Oct 16, 1915
Page 17
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