The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

with the proposed sale of
 Quiet search of the State De- partment's files shows that the United States has been violating the Treaty of Berlin by shipping arms. ammunition and war sup- plies to Germany.
 Furthermore, lt has been violat- ing the Neutrality Act Of August 3i, 1885.
 If 1t is shown that this was a wi!ful violation, the guilty of- ficials are subject to removal from office and prosecution.
 Basis for this Is the fact that Article ITO of the 1921 Treaty with Germany provides that Importation into Germany of arms, munitions and war ma terlals of every kind shall be strictly prohibited"
 That this provision Is fully recognized by the Roosevelt Ad- mjnistration ,Wa8 announced by Secretary Hull on September l8. 1884, when he called attention to previous letter to an airplanc manufacturer stating that in view of Article ITO, This government would view the export of military planes from this country to Ger many with grave disapproval." One Year Later
 However, 1ugt a year later, MT. HUll's diplomats apparently for got ali about this, for on october 10, 1O35, they began authorizing the shipment of water materials to Germany,
 Since that date, and up until March 3l, 1888, q total of $1,- 860, ,OO5.lI worth of munitions have been licensed by the State Department for shipment D Germany.
 In taking this action, Mr. Hull's Career Boys deliberately flouted the Neutrality Act of August 3i, I936, which established a National Munitions Control Board. spccifi- calIy providing that export IT, censcs should not be Issued in any case where cxportatIon of arms, ammunition. or implements of war would be in violation of treaty 10 which the United Stalcs b n party"
 
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 The Stale Department went fur thcr than this in proposing vlo- lati0n Of treaty relations with Germany by the sale of hclium. Apparently Inc Career Boys for got that Article i08 of the 1921 Treaty between the United States and Germany provided: No d. rigIbles shall be kept
 Since then Congress has passed An net permitting the sale Of hcllum subject to the discretion of the Secretary of Inc Interior. But Secretary Hull has been most ln- sistcpt ip Cabinet meetings that hellUm bc delivered tO Germany. He has maintained that Germany c0nl racied for iL and therefore must have lt.
 Secretary Ickes. however. has stood pal. He has pointed 0It that tbe beIIDm act specifically provides that "ibe Secretary Of tbe Interior may refuse Co ap- prove any application for tbr purchase 0f market beIiDD" when be considers bis approval t0 be "IBi imicai N tbs best h. tefTsis Uf ibe government"
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