“…And the Non-Intervention Committee, which stops no Italian and German arms going to the Fascists, denies him the right to buy legally the means to defend these children. …”

“…They only ask to be allowed to exercise their legal right to buy arms from private firms in democratic countries to defend themselves against the arms (and armies) which Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini have been pouring in. When you see the German "Junkers" carrying out their daily bombing raids, and when you remember the vast armament which the fascist dictators have sent to Spain, it is easy to understand the sense of grave injustice which the Spaniards feel. …”