Ellsworth of Connecticut took the ground that the convention should not meddle with slavery.

康涅狄格州的埃尔斯沃思认为大会不应干涉奴隶制。

Early in 1915 she declared even cargoes of grain and flour to be contraband, defending the action on the ground that the German government had recently taken possession of all domestic stocks of corn, wheat, and flour.

1915 年初， 她甚至宣布谷物和面粉货物为违禁品，并以德国政府最近控制了所有国内库存的玉米、小麦和面粉为由为自己的行动辩护。