ARMS FROM AMERICA.
DEFENCE OF THEIR EXPORT LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. SAME HELP MAY BE NEEDED. (Received August 16. 11.10 p.m.) Washington, August 15. The following sinking sentence appears in the reply by Mr. Lansing, Secretary ot State, to the Austrian Government's Note on the export of munitions: " 1 lie I nited States deem* it unnecessary to extend at tin.* present time further consideration of the Austrian-Hun-garian Government s statement of ho principles of intei national law, and practise fit" nations. The national safety of the I nited States and other nations without great military naval establishments, the prevention of increased armies and navies, and tin.- adoption of peaceful methods for the adjustment of international differences, and finally neutrality itself are opposed to the prohibition by a neutral nation of the exportation of arms, ammunition and other munitions of war to belligerents during a war. The United States has always desired peace. Therefore she has avoided the maintenance of menacing military and naval establishments. This policy might fatally embarrass her against a well-equipped and powerful invader if she was unable to purchase arms and ammunition from neutrals. She cannot, therefore, deny the same right to others." I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15998, 17 August 1915, Page 8
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