Some time ago I read in a newspaper that a French chemist had invented a new poison gas, which claimed to possess traordinary destructive qualities. According to expert 'French opinion this gas was so effective, that 40 Japanese flying machines in the course of 48 hours could destroy every living soul on the—Philippines! Is it not magnificent? There can hardly be a doubt tha' the noble inventor of this noble gas next year will be awarded the Nobel prize for chemical science.
But if it is feasible for France within such a_ short apace of time to kill 60 million Germans, then Germany of fumigating the Philippines? The idea, was of course to let people know, that 50 French flying nes by the aid of this gas in. the short time of 48 wipe out the entire population of Germany. But, of course, this devs not sound nice in cold print, hence the camouage.
But if it} is feasible for France within such a short space of time to kill 60 million Germans, then. Germany may with equal despatch destroy 40 million Frenchmen: and other nations assily adopt the grime pastime and fumigate each other out of existence until nothing but gas is left to, breathe. Now, therefore, we have the means. We only require people with nerve to apply them. But.
to that, Messrs, Lenin, Trot sky & Ca. will attend.
When Lenin, Trotsky have completed the disorganize tion of Europe: when they have killed the last remnant of sense still left within the cranium of the Browns and Smiths; when they have thrown Europe out in the great famine: when they have filled people with so much hatred and wickedness that each man's hand is against his fellow and another, then it cannot there will he many ready to make use of the gas invented by the French scientist: and then, perhaps, we have the last act in the history o! civilization, namely, the destruction of civilization by the aid of civilization, And can we expect anything else? Does Nature not every day give us proof that everything moves in circles, and that every: thing ends where it began?
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