"Well, guns and ammunition are perfectly legitimate articles of merchandise."
"That all depends upon where and for what purpose they are shipped."
"What do you mean?"
"If two nations are at war and a nation supposed to be friendly to each should send arms and ammunition to one or the other, it would be a violation of international law, and would be looked upon as an act of war on the part of the friendly nation."
"But suppose the nation had nothing to do with it and that the cargo was shipped by individuals who were in sympathy with the cause of one or the other?"
"The friendly nation is supposed to see to it that no such cargo is shipped from its shores, and the vessel undertaking such a task ranks as a pirate and is called a filibuster."
"But there are no two nations now at war, so that theory cannot hold good."
"There are no two nations at war, but there is a nation that has had on its hands for many years a warfare within its own borders as Captain Dynamite told us very entertainingly to-day."
"O, Cuba?"
"Yes, Cuba."