The Archive · 1935

Twenty Years Ago

Commerce and Militarism To the Editor of the "Nommu-Cuiwa Dany News"

Sm—In looking over the back numbers of The Journal of Textile Science, searching for ideas and inspiration for the department of [Textile Industries we are developing Jin connection with this university, 1 came across the enclosed report Which, written twenty years of, 0 fully expresses what so many of us feel to-day that T forward it to you that you may use it if you At to do so, It is lamentable that twenty years after the Great War we should be merely in the position.of wishing to reiterate what is here expresstd—not having apparently made the least progress towards our true objective.

Ht may be, however, that the realization of this failure to advance is one of the condi ions of progress and, if so, it may be desirable that the re-publication of this article may serve a useful Purpose. For this reason I am forwarding it to you for your consideration,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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