Naturally the greatest interest was taken in the early sittings of the Commission. A somewhat pompous chairman was prepared to exploit Label for his own gratification and self-glory. But the big German would have none of it. From the very first he dominated the Committee, he would give his evidence in his own way, he would speak of facts as he found them. And, after all, he was the only man there who had any practical knowledge of the subject of the inquiry.
“You would destroy the houses?” an interested member asked.
“Nothing of the kind,” Label growled. “Not so much as a single pig-sty. If you ask me what electricity is I cannot tell you. It is a force in nature that as yet we don’t understand. Originally it was employed as a destroyer of sewage, but it was abandoned as too expensive. Y
