The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-05
IN TIED STATES
COULD END WAR
BY Cutting or the Export Of War Sun.
plies to Europe, Declares Rep.
VoIImer Of Iowa

United States could end THE Euro
pean war In 30 days by cutting of the
export of war supplies and how some
day the Issue" between this c~intry
and Japan must be tried out in the
Pacific" were described today by Rep.
Vollmer of Iowa, to the house foreign
relations committee. With Rep. Bar.
tholdt he indorsed a Joint resolution
to empower the president to prohibit
exports Of war supplies.
There is only one nation whose
lines of national interest are hope
lessly opposed to ours. do not hest
tate to predict that Japan proposes to
hold not only Kiau,Chau, but the is
lands of the Pacific which she has
seized. Some day this issue must be
tried out In the Pacific and it may be
to the interest of this country to have
a powerful friend at her side"
Rep. Vollmer emphatically declared
Germany cannot be beaten in this
war. Her people are united and de-
termined to fight to the last drop of
blood. II this war continues 1t will go
on and on until all the world is dragg-
ed down to bankruptcy.
DO you think the German Govern.
ment expects us seriously to pass
such q resolution as this?" asked
Chairman Flood.
Il believe and persons who have
been in Germany say" replied Vol
liner, that the Germans look with
grave displeasure on shipments OF
arms to the allies"
dollar Neutrality
Rep. Bartholdt told the committee
that by dollar neutrality" the United
States was alternating the friendship
of Germany and Austria.
"The alliance OF Great Britain with
Japan is note good omen for our fu-
ture in the Pacific. We are now selling
our neutrality for British gold" he
said.
els II your contention that while
technically neutral, We are really one
of the allies, supplying the bullets
for the others?' asked Rep. Cooper
81 believe we are particepes Grim
inals, said Rep. Bartholdt, in the
manning and killing of men, the max
ing Of widows and orphans and the
prolongation of the war"
Rep. Bartholdt declared shipments
OF war munitions since the war be-
gan aggregated s15o,OO0,OOO.
Il am convinced" he said in con
clusion, that by cutting off the ex-
portation OF the war supplies We can
bring the war to q close very soon.
And the cutting of just one month of
war would mean more to us than all
the profits that the manufacturers OF
war supplies could make"
American Embargoes
American embargoes from 1894
down to the Mexican arms embargo
OF 1912 were cited by Vollmer in
legal argument to support the con
stitutional right OF Congress to act
on the question OF prohibiting ex
ports of war supplies.
President Wilson," Rep. Vollmer
said, suspended the embargo OF ex-
port OF arms and ammunitions to
Mexico in the interests OF true neu-
trality as against neutrality on pa
per.
IL maintain that the pending reso-
luton is In line with the historic rep
utation OF this nation as the greatest
advocate OF peace 1t Is not in line
with that reputation to supply the in
struments of murder to European ma
tons. Are We to take the position
of the arch hypocrite among the ma
tons? Are We TO go upon our knees
and pray for peace and at the same
time supply the death dealing instru-
ments OF Europe? Are we to plead to
God for peace with the blood money
in our pockets?
I'VE are now in the position Of
sending dollars for Belgium and dun
dunn bullets for Germany
bulletin telling how farmers may
use wood ashes for this purpose.