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Show UNITED STATES ANSWffi KAISER; Reply to Recent Note Dealing With Exportation of Arms to Allies Delivered. Washington, April 21. The reply of I the r nlted States to the recent memo-randum memo-randum from Count Bernstorff. the German ambassador, dealing with exportation ex-portation of arms to the allies, will be flellverod today to tho German em bassy. Secretary Bryan made this announcement today but would not discuss the details of the reply Secretary Bryan declined to say whether the reply accepted the ambassador's am-bassador's memorandum as from the German government or an expression of Count Bernstorff s personal views Regarding the ambassadors protest against the sale of arms and ammunition ammuni-tion to the allies it is understood that i the reply declares that any attempt at this stage of the war to prohibit the sale of arms to any applicant would constitute a real breach of neutrality neu-trality The note Is said to hold that it is Germany's misfortune, if she Is unable un-able to convey arms to her home ports 1 while the market is open to her, and finally that there Is no possible appli-cation appli-cation in the present conditions of the peculiar legislation and rules madl in the case of Mexico. |