Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-06
FLOOD DEFENDS EXPORTS
OF MUNITIONS OF WAR
Nirgininn Says Germany Does Not
Expect This Nation to Stop
Such Shipments.
INFORMED BY FOREIGN OFFICE
barthoidt Charges That Canadian
Troops Passed Over United States
territory on Way to War Zone.
Intimation Denied In Ottawa.

WASHINGTON. January 5-Chair-
man Flood. OF the House Foreign AZ
iairs Committee. to-day told pro-
ponents OF legislation TO prohibit ex-
ports or war materials that the Ger
man government. through the Berlin
Foreign Office. had made It plain that
1t did not expect the United states to
stop such exports
chairman Flood made his statement
10 Representative Bartholdt. who was
making general argument for his
resolution to stop exports, at public
hearing to-day.
Suppose" he asked Bartholdt. that
you understood that the German gov
eminent, through the German Foreign
once, had said that it did not expect
this government TO pass this lcgisla-
tion. Would you support it?'
Representative Bartholdt asserted no
knew nothing of the German govern
ment's attitude, and that he and his
associates opposed expectation of arms
on grounds Of international immoral
ity"
Chairman Flood repeated the state
ment In his question, then added:
Il said that they realize. and so
state. that they do not expect this gov
eminent to pass this legislation"
The State Department." said Chair
man Flood to Representative Bartholdt.
has Investigated your charges that
dumdum bullets were being shipped
from this country to the allies. Th.y
,hese bullets have left the country. and
mat none Of them would fit modern
military service rifles"
NEUTRALITY VIOLATED
BY CANADIAN TROOPS
Representative Bartholdt said ne had
heard that the neutrality OF the United
States had been violated by shipments
~ Canadian troops over American ter
Htory In Maine. on their way to the
war zone.
III that Is true" Interrupted Repre-
sentative Temple. ut is unquestionably
an unneutral act. think we should
nave some evidence beyond such a
charge as that"
Representative Bartholdt said he
kne" of the incident only as a matter
OF gossip, but that he would try to
Investigate
shipment of war supplies to bcllig-
erent nations said Chairman Flood.
has been recognized for 100 years as
right OF our citizens by the law of
nations when this war began that
right was recognized. England,
through her foresight and the .xpen
diture Of her treasure, had gained con-
troll of the seas. 1t would be to her
disadvantage to change this situation
now. Would it not be an unneutral
act?"
Supporters OF the resolution. Repre-
sentative Bartholdt said. were trying
To go deeper than technical phases OF
international law. He said that only
equality toward all" could morally
JUSTIFY the exercise OF the right to
ship arms to belligerents
Without that moral background" he
said. The right should not be exer-
cised. Now We arc actually waging
war on Germany and Austria, and the
guns and bullets we ship are killing
the kinsmen Of 25,000,0lO Americans.
We contend that all of the moral sup
port has been taken from behind this
paper neutrality, and that real men
irality demands that further SHIPMENTS
OF war supplies be prohibited"