The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-25
uOl The United states has not suppressed
the sale OF dnmdum bullets 10 Great
Britain.

ON December ) last the German Am
hassador addressed note TO the De-
partment stating that the British Gov
crument had ordered from the w chester
Repeating Arms Company 10000 riot
guns" model 1897 and 100000 buck
shot cartridges" for use IN such guns
Tho Department replied that il saw a
published statement of the Winchester
company the correctness OF which the
company has confirmed to the Depart
ment by telegraph.
In this statement the company cate
goricaily denies that ii has received an
order for such guns and cartridges from.
or made any sales OF such material TO
the British Government or to any other
Government engaged in the present war
The Ambassador further called atten-
ton to "tntormatiCn. the accuracy Of
which Is not TO be doubted" that 5000
900 cartridges fitted with mushroom
bullets had been delivered ace October
~ this year by the Union Metallic Car
fridge Company for the armament Of the
English army.
In reply the Department. referred 10 the
letter OF December 10. 1914 Of the REM
ington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge
Company OF New York to the Anba dor.
"ailsd forth nv certain newspaper reports
OF statements alleged to have been made
by the Ambassador in regard to the sales
by tina; company OF soft uosed bullets.
From this letter copy Of which was
sent to the Depa rtnent by the compa ny.
IL appears that instead Of 100000 car
tridees having been sold only a little over
lI1.OOO were manufactured and 100, 900
were sold.
The letter further asserts that ;hese
cartridges were made to supply demand
for better sporting cartridge with q
soft nosed bullet than had been manu-
'artured Heretofore. and that such car
ridges cannot he used in the military
lincs Of any iureien Powers. Tho COM
uauy adds that it's statements can he sub
.tantiated and that 1t is ready TO give
the Ambassador any evldenc. that he may
require ON these points
The Department further stated that Il
was also in receipt from the company ~
a complete detailed list OF the persons
TO whom these cartridges were sold ana
that from this list 1t appeared that the
cartridges We're sold to firms in lots OF
/ twenty to 1000 ana one lot each Of 1900,
1000, 5000. or these only $50 cartridges
went to British North America and 90 10
4 British East Africa.
The department added that II tho AM
hassador could furnish cvidenc, that this
or any other company Is MANUFACTURING
! and selling for the use of the contend
ing armies In Europe cartridges whose
Use would contravenc the Hague cOHveu-
tons the Department would he clad ~ he
furnished with this evidence ana that the
President would, in case any American
company is shown TO he engaged IN this
traffic, use his influence to prevent so
far az possible sales of such ammunition
: To- The Powers engaged in the European
war, without regard to whether Il Is the
duty OF this Government upon legal or
conventional grounds to take such action.
The substance of both the Amhass doris
note ami the Departments reply have APP
pedrcd in the press
The Department has received no other
complaints OF alleged sales of dumdun
bullets by American citizens 70 belligerent
Governments