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They didn't need to, Frodo barely knew anything, most of the story was kept secret by the White Council. If you came across others fleeing to a friend's house, surely it is logical to help them. Friends help eachother, period.
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I think you hit the point with this, though not for your own argument's good. The Elves weren't Frodo&Co's friends. They were on the same side and helped them, but that doesn't make them their friends.
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So? He was the leader of the Company, he could easilly have ordered them to follow.
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*khrm* I don't believe he was a guy of that type.
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If they disobeyed, he could have abandoned the WC to accompany Frodo.
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WC? Water closet?
Care to elaborate?
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I'm sure they were afraid, but so were Frodo, Sam and Pippin. Did that stop them from trying to jouirney to Rivendell? No, they just travelled on.
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I think you miss the point. Frodo, Sam and Pippin knew what they were endangering themselves for. The Elves wouldn't have. A few people are willing to put their lives at stake without asking why.
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So did Hobbits, but did that stop them from trading with outsiders?
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Trading is a different thing from mixing up in their businesses. The Elves showed the hobbits hospitality and respect that could be equal with hobbits' trading. Anyway, I hope I don't need to quote all the Elves in LotR who say that Elves take no interest in mortals...