It has long been settled international law that a neutral Government, while, on the one hand, it is precluded from itself supplying munitions to a belligerent, is, on the other hand, not bound to prevent private individuals from so acting.
Holland asserts that international law allows individuals to supply munitions to belligerents, despite a neutral government's restrictions.
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