Show f GERMANS DO NOT 1 h v vi 1 BLAME i j r UNITED STATES NOT EXPECTED TO PROHIBIT EXPORTATION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION High Authorities In Berlin Hold That I This Country Is 18 Within Its Rights In Permitting Trade In WarL War J j L J. Supplies Washington The The German government govern Dent ment according to statements before tb the I house foreign affairs committee on Tuesday does not expect legislation legisla i- i e tion In this country to prevent the exportation ex ex- ex- ex f of arms and ammunition to toI the tile European belligerents c. f Chairman Flood of the committee said eald he understood that the German I V government through Its foreign office t h had bad d taken thIs this position and Representative Metz of New York told the committee com corn he recently had talked witt 4 high authorities In Berlin who held helu if that the United States was within Its J r rights under International law zaw In permitting permitting per per- Fit trade In war supplies with the k- k belligerents Chairman Flood made nude his statement In In n tho course of on sn argument with Representative Bartholdt who was before beV be be- V tore fore oro the committee advocating his resolution resolution res res- which would empower the president pres pres- ident to prohibit such exportation 0 He lIe asked Representative Bartholdt if It this this' attitude on the part of the German German Ger Oer F 2 man maii government would alter his conviction conviction con con- 4 as to the necessity for tor the the proposed legislation The latter re- re plied that his opposition to the tm- tm it fie fib in war supplies w iv was S not controlled 9 by the German government but but- was tc based on a sense of int international morality |