"Not yet, I'm afraid. General Joffre won't send his men out until he has sufficient backing for them either."
"Well if we haven't got enough guns and ammunition," persisted Dubois, "why don't we hurry up and get them?"
"It takes time," smiled Leon. "You can't build factories and teach people how to manufacture powder and shells over night, you know."
"Germany seems to have enough," said Dubois.
"Yes," agreed Leon, "but they have been preparing for this war for a long time. Russia, France and England were caught napping."
"What would they have done if it had not been for the United States?" demanded Earl breaking into the conversation. "We've sent millions of dollars' worth of stuff to the Allies."
"Tell me about that," exclaimed Dubois. "Is America sending supplies to Germany too?"
"Practically none, I guess," said Earl.
"But why not? Is it neutral for a country to sell to one side and not to the other?"
"America would sell to Germany just the same as to Russia, France, and England," said Earl. "The trouble is that Germany can't get the stuff into her country."