The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-30
OUR A TRADE.
Information for Those who Want
Exports Of Munitions stopped.

VI ssobO $3.50
Exports Of Munitions stopped.
To u EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: /
have just received a hysterical appeal by
Drs. Charles l.. Aked and Walter
Rauschenbusch which states that 1t is
made on behalf of the citizens of the
United States "who are morally in
volved in the trade of arms and ann
munition . TO prevent the enor-
nous shipments by which this country
Is becoming the workshop of death" In
this appeal while its authors concede
that mo one denies the legality of the
war trade" they assert hat at has been
pushed so far as TO become a moral
wrong
This circular liz plainly prepared to
anect those people OF delicate senti-
ments whose judgment as to what IL
just for a neutral nation to do toward
belligerents Is shake by the nausea
and horror which they experience in
consequence of the expectation OF what
Drs. Aked and Rauschenbusch speak of
as the manufacture of death"
As a matter of fact, munitions OF war
as meaning guns and shells is n false
issue. a mere stalking horse" The
actual exports which it Is desired to
stop are those termed "contraband of
war; These include copper, zinc. steel
and other metals and articles made
from them. electrical appliances. chem
icals. woollen and cotton goods. cotton
itself, hides, shoes and the hundreds Of
other articles which are required to equip
and maintain armies and without which
the latter cannot be operated.
1t Is noticeable that tho william p.
Frye the American ship which the
sank) was loaded not with
guns or shells hut with a cargo of
grain. As a DEPRESSION II may be asked
how. In view OF the complaints that
Germany has made that Great Britain
was trying to starve her people Ger
many could Justify herself in destroying
this cargo of grain, which was intended
to feed the people of England, and rs an
incident TO this sinking the American
vessel which was carrying II.
II Is sclf-evident that II the United
States, In order to prevent bloodshed.
should take the position that 1t will not
permit the export of anything which
will help to create the bloodsh,d Il" which
is involved In the prosecution of this
war. such action must he consistent
and thorough. and that to be thorough
means that all exports which are con-
traband of war because tending TO sup
port an army must he cmhargocd.
II II plain that an army cannot fight
until il Is equipped and fed. also that
To supply a warning nation with any of
those things which are necessary to
IL 20 w,rruv-a DO ~ 1ucaro., 80,
furnishing !, with tho ,r,,orI,i. ,-hich
- bl.s A., ., ayL, ub,r 4, on,ourt,,s
an enemy.
II is well known that the amount OF
arms and ammunition which has been
so far exported by the United states
does not constitute | per cent. of the
Allies Franco has rcrnIy.d ,ono pvs-
sia worry li,tlc md Lr,l,,J ,bo zoe,
I'm, that r..t il , mo-. dr,n 4, tho
bucket rcd win what L,ngl,nd
herself bas nrod,,.sd ,r1 roods
All the ammunition exncrted IN mo
last fiscal year is only , fr,,,ion or mo
total e<ports from Tho Tinted states
Of vha, are used for tho ,n.r,,Io, n,
the dineren, armies and arc therefore,
termed cortrobard Of war Therefore ~
orr abhnrranc, NJ va I,ads ~ 70 do
ANYTHING W.. mus, nobiit, ~ .,,cL az
norris Rut ~ ls urenostorous Cor ,boso
gentlemen IN ask ms IN do MS a,b.n
they ADM, ,h,t tho cxnnr,,tion Of which
they complain is both legal ana neutral
Sentiment is all worry well in ia Mace
and is a lovely and noble thing nar'
ticularlv from tho mini, Ru, tbts 10
a world OF hard facts and we have IN
mee, n condii,on and no, a ,boory rrbis
war has he,n brought ON NJ ,borougblv
prcpared nations against otbe- nations
which. as the results show vcre No,
prepared. II came upon tho world lIks
"A clap OF thunder ON, OF "A clear skv
In consequence of This tho commerce NJ
the United states has been thrown into
chaos. It's general business has heen al
most annihilated. its manufacturers and
workshops closed and lis workmen
thrown on the streets. Other neutral
nations have suffered i'm the same way
Now. through the demand Of those ma
tions unon which war was thus prpripi-