Word: weaponization
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Controversy. The U. S. suggestion to ban gas as a war weapon aroused a storm, reminiscent of the recent Opium Conference (TIME, Dec. 1, 8, Feb. 2, Mar. 2). The friendly enemies of the U. S. were not slow to say: "At it again," thereby meaning that the U. S. was trying to "clean up" the whole arms trading situation instead of approaching the problem step by step. The pros and cons of gas in warfare were debated. The argument against gas can be put in one word: "Inhumane." The argument for gas, although not so well known, has been...
Enraged at their ignominious defeat, the besotted horde of dirt hounds sought revenge by storming the Crimson Building with their natural weapon, mud. A near riot ensued in which the three CRIMSON news editors who happened to be in the building put 43 lampoon amateurs to shame. Peace was not restored, however, before the blood of the misguided humorists had been spattered indecently over the facade of the building and on the sidewalk. The cringing pseudo-comic mudslingers then retired to their funny little bungalow on Mount Auburn Street, carrying most of their wounded with them...
...Chile, President Coolidge's decision was expected to strengthen the hand of the returning President, Arturo Allessandri- granted an obligatory vacation by a Military Junto last summer (TIME, Sept. 22)- by snapping a weapon in the hands of his enemies, who had freely criticized him for submitting the Tacna-Arica award to Washington...
...true that the padlock method of enforcement, by which property is literally locked up under court injunction for a six-month period, gives the enforcement officers the most effective local weapon against liquor sellers. As Mr. Buckner points out, the normal trial-by-jury method would require ten years to clear the present calendars of the courts in New York city, but judges listening to injunctions could do it in less than half a year. The use of the injunction, however, is open to grave abuses. It is judge-made law, to be used when there is clearly no redress...
...Supposing France, instead of decreasing, was increasing her Air Fleet. Have we no other weapons for meeting such a menace without expanding our Air Fleet and placing an additional burden on the taxpayers? If France is building more airplanes, at whose expense will she be building them? The Chancellor of the Exchequer has a great weapon in his hand in the indebtedness of France by demanding from France some lessening of her expenditure on armaments...