POISON GAS FACTORIES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 9

POISON GAS FACTORIES.

GERMANY'S CHEMICAL AND DYE ' INDUSTRIES. ' (By. Cable—Press AeßOcfttion—Cof^yright.) ' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Anril 15th, 11.10 p.m.) * LONDON, April 14. The British Mission appointed to visit enemy chemical factories in the occupied zone reports that it found that the'bulk of the poison grfses were -made in this area. Investigations showed that a new gas could be manufactured in a, shorter time and on a large scale owing to Germany's well-organised dye ana fine chemical Many of the ■eiib stances used in making the new gas were difficult to prepare, and rapid production was only possible, in the dvo factories, thus emphasising their military "value. The key to Germany's war production of explosives wastho Haber process of extracting, ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen-. "While technical practice in German •factories is not markedly superior to that in Englandj Germany i s left with a chemical industry possessing'a greater productive capacity than before . the war. Considerable assistance is neces-, sary to 1 protect the British organic chemical industry before it will bo strong enough to withstand German competition. • j