§ 62. Mr. WHITEasked the Secretary of State for War whether proposals are under consideration for reducing the establishment of the chemical warfare school at Porton?
§ Mr. SHAWThe chemical warfare school, which trains officers and noncommissioned officers as regimental instructors in defensive measures against gas, has become the anti-gas wing of the small arms school. No reduction of establishment is contemplated.
§ Mr. MANDERIs it not a fact that we have undertaken not to make use of chemical warfare?
§ Mr. SHAWI believe that there is a Treaty of that kind, but from countless speeches made by peace advocates like myself it is known that gases are in existence, and I am certainly not going to be a party to anything that will prevent our people from knowing how to guard against them.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODIs there a Christian chaplain attached to this school?
§ Mr. SHAWI understand that at all the Army establishments the men have a choice of preachers from pretty well every religion.