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uOAID FOR THE CUBANS,
THE Presidents Proclamation Gives
! Warning to American Filibusters.
iNEUTRALITYMUST Be PRESERVED

People Within Our Borders Must Not
Help the Patriots-Gficers of the United
States Enjolned to Execute the Laws
and Bring Offenders to Trial and Pun
misunderstanding Florlda's Coast.
President Cleveland issued a proclamation
to the citizens of the country, admoaishing
them to observe the neutrality laws between
the United States and Spain. This action Is
based upon the urgent request OF the Span
ish Minister that some official steps be taken
to prevent American citizens from assisting
the belligerents in Cuba. The Spanish
Minister had a long conference with
Secretary Of State Olney on this subject.
The object of the proclamation is to place
the United States Government In friendly
attitude toward Spain. and guard against
any claim for damages that may hereafter be
instituted against the United States Govern
;ment for violation OF the friendly relations
clause of the treaty existing between the two
Nations. 1t has been charged recently that
q fllibustering expedition started for Cuba
with arms and munitions for the in
surgents. The Spanish Minister noi-
fed the Secretary OF State, and urged i'm
mediate action to prevent aid and COM
fort being furnished to the belligerents. AS
q precautionary measure, the Secretary OF
the Navy ordered the Raleigh to proceed to
Key West, Fla, with instruct ons to patrol
the coast and see that no filibusterinS expe-
ditions leave this country. The action ofthe
President Is generally regarded as timely and
proper, and It Is formal notice to the world
that the United States Is not In sympathy
with any flibustering movement that maybe
contemplated by the friends OF the beliger-
ents who reside along the South Atlantic
coast. 1t is evident from what has occurred
In the past that there are many ysympathizers
with the belligerents In this country.
The Presidents proclamation follows:
Whereas, The island Of Cuba is now the
seat of serious civil disturbances, accom-
panied by armed resistance to the authority
of the established Government Of Spain, a
Power with which the United States are and
desire to remain on terms Of peace and
amity; and
"Whereas, The laws Of the United States
prohibit their citizens as we'll as all others
being within and subject to their jurisdiction.
from taking part in such disturbances adverse
ly such established Government, by accept
ing or exercising commissions for warlike
service against 1t, by enlistment or procuring
others to enlist for such service, by fitting
out or arming, or procuring to be fitted out
and arming ships Of war for such service, by
sugmenting the force Of any ship OF war en-
gagged in such service and arriving In port
Of the United States. and by setting on foot
or providing or preparing the means for
military enterprises to be carried on from
the United States against the territory Of
such Government.
sNow, therefore. in recognition of the
laws aforesaid, and In discharge Of the OBJ
legations Of the United States toward
friendly Power, and as measure OF precau-
ton, and to the end that citizens OF the
United States and all others within its juris-
diction may be deferred from subjecting
themselves to legal forfeitures and penalties.
II, Grover Cleveland, President OF the
United States Of America, do hereby admon-
ish all citizens and other persons to abstain
from every violation ofthe laws hereinbefore
referred to, and do hereby warn them that
all violations Of such laws will be vigorously
prosecuted and I do hereby enjoin upon all
officers OF the United States charged with
The execution Of said laws the utmost dill
gence in preventing violations thereof and
In bringing to trial and punishment any Of
tenders against the same.
sin testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington this 18th
day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-fve. and
Of the Independence Of the United States OF
America the one hundred and nineteenth.
"By the President: GROVER CLEVELAND.
RICHARD OLNEY, Secretary OF State"