The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-07
BAN NOT EXPECTED
 UPON WAR EXPORTS
Germany's Position Toward U. s. Revealed by Represen-
 tative Flood at Hearing.
Demands Legislation on Grounds of international Immortality" - Wants
 Real Neutrality.

Washin gton, Jan. 7-Chair1nan Flood of the House foreign affairs committee today told proponents of legislation to prohibit exports of war materials that the German govern ment through the Berlin foreign of flee had made it plain that it did not expect the United States to stop such exports.
 Chairman Flood made his state ment to Representative Bartholdt. who was making a general argument for his resolution to stop exports at a public hearing today.
 Suppose" he asked BarthoIdt. s'that you understood that the Ger man government through the general foreign office had said that it did not expect this government to pass this legislation. Would you support it 9"
 Grounds for Opposition
 Representative Bartholdt asserted that he knew nothing of the attitude of the German government ard that he and his associates opposed the ex- portation of arms on the grounds of 'internationa1 immortality
 Chairman Flood repeated the state- ment in his question, and added:
 T said that they realize and so state that they do not expect this government to pass this legislation 9
 U, Chairman Flood to Representative Bartholdt, ''has investigated your charge that dumdum bullets were De ing shipped from this country to the allies. They have found, that not more than TOO of these bullets have left the country, and that none of them would fit, modern military ser vice rifles
 Passage of Troops.
 
 had heard that the neutrality of the United States had been violated by the shipments of Canadian troops over American territory in Maine on their way to the war zone
 T have never heard of that said Chairman Flood.
 etH that is true,'' interrupted Rep- resentative Temple, 'it is unques- tionably an unneutraI act I think We should have some evidence beyond l such a charge as that.'' Representative BarthoIdt said that he knew of the incident only as a matter of gossip. but that he would endeavor to investigate.
 Shipments Long Recognized
 ''The shipment of war supplies to beIligerent nations,'' said Chairman Flood, "has been recognized flor 100 years as a right of our citizens by the law of nations. When this war began | IaeI was recognized. England l through her foresight and the ex- pen allure of her treasure, had gained control of the seas. It would be tc l her disadvantage to change this sit uation now. Would it not be an un- neutral act ?''
 The supporters of the resolution Representative Bartholdt said, were trying to go deeper than technical phasis of international law. He said that only 'equa1ity toward alI'' could morally Justify the exercise of the right to ship arms to beIligerents Without that moral background, ' he said, t'the right should not be esz- ercised4 Now we are actually w;1g- ing war on Germany and Austria, an6 the guns and bullets we ship are kill ing the kinsmen of 25,O0O,O00 Amer jeans. We. contend that all of the moral support has been taken from behind this paper neutrality, and thai real neutrality demands that further l shipments of war supplies be profi bited."