, 1877-04-25

fs declared, our Government may bo speedily
called upon to define It's position With fespect to
neutrality between tho bclligerents. We are at
pcaee with Turkey, and cannot do any.
thing In contfaventton Of tho Laws
at war to show our frteudltncts to
Russia. Persons in authority here who havc
been examining The new aapeets Of the in.erna-
t|ona1 questIon In this regard and our oblfga-
lons under the treaty OF Washington say that
under that treaty and the principles Of
neutrality advocated b5 the United Btatos
IT Gcucva, and maintained there,
our Government cannot permit the Rus
sian feet to remain In the harbors
Of the United States but Z reasonable time after
the declaration Of hosttlittes. To do this would
b violation Of the doctrine OF strict and se-
we're neutrality which the United States urged
against Great Br'taln, tho fsuits OF which ap-
peared In tue Geneva award.
TIE RuLEs or NEUTRALITY
are, that In time Of war tho be llgercnts' vessels
may hasbor In the port Of neutral II under =
stsess Of weather, as long u humanity requires.
Tho neautral can receive the vessel OF belliccr-
ent in tts ports only upon the follow
lug conditions: Flfst, provided that the
armament Of ship and tta supplies
have not been increased In neutral tcrzltor y;
second. provided that the ship slall leave az
soon ~ possible, and does not carry In general
,uore than ooe-ha1t or QUE third Of complete
cargo Of coal Il steamer; and third Tint It docs
not return to the same port Of the
neutral uuell It has touched at tho port OF
belllgercnt. Under these general rules and
principles tue Russian fleet will find 1t ncc-
essarr to soon lcaya tho harbors Of the
United States, provided It retains It's armament.
ANY Of the vcasc1s Of tic feet, however, can
remstn as long NJ they please, pending war, II
thcy land their guns on the pier with tho
intent to disarm. These rnics do not apply to
commercial 7cascls. Or to war vessel which has
removed Its armament. Tic impression pre-
rails In some quarters TINT the United ssates
Will bc called upon to
PREVENT THE su1PuRxT or ARMS
BY prtvateer prtzcs to either Of belitgcrents
This Is Interpretation Of tho principles Of
International Inv as Interpreted by the United
| 8tatcs. distinction IL made between private
onmercfal ventures, such a. sending arms ard
other sont5adana , Of var, aud tue iltttnE out ot
when the Washington Treaty was pend
Ing: Ihc po!nt ~ "a r., made that tue
worded as to extend to coutraband u war. That
rule was in these wortis. *'Bccondly, not to
permit either bclltgcrcnt to mako use u IT, ports
or waters rs tue baso OF nayalopcsRtlonsa agslust
/ <A1 O%A@At " AoA LIZ pAt boeC VI kut SEhEHA Ut
augmentation Ut military supplies Of arms, ur
the recruiting Of mcn.n Tic Senate then su,.-
0ested to tic President that it should bc male
ssa, t.t TIL. 5c I'D not npp, 70 cSnc5ca
enterprises Of private capttallsts. In arcordance
with this snggefts9n from tie Bepate In the lls-
ctlssious at Gencva agreed on both aides TINT
It was perfectly right for ncutrals to allow The
expectation or eontraband OF war by pr1yate
paftiea xt their own rtaka and as commercial
ventures purely, IN Standardization fFusn
| the fitting out Of war-ve2scls. It IL believed
that The position which the United stAtcs
| will a&suuie In regnrd to these mattcrs.
Russia. thcrefors, cannot make. any legitimate
complaint that Turkey t. receiving largo sup
| plies from New Haven, but now that war 10 dt,-
clArcd the private vessels which carrr this con-
tfabaud of war to Turkey do II at the r.sk Of
capture BY Russian vessels when on the high seas.
aud without tbs right to clain, the protection Of
tho United 9tatcs. These commercial ventures
arc purely at tho risk Of the parties engaged In
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