The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-13
OLNEY Is IN EARNEST.
Causes the President to Pub
lish a Proclamation to
Sympathizers.
ALL THE LAWS TO BE UPHELD
Armed Expeditions Not to Be
Allowed to Depart to Fight
the Spanish.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.-Sec-
rotary Olney is thoroughly determined
that the United States Government shall
do all in its power and all that interna-
uonal law requires to prevent the viola
ton OF the United States treaty by persons
who undertake to make this country a
base of hostile operations against Spain,
with which power it is at peace. Com
plants have reached the Department of
State through the Spanish Minister that
men are being recruited on American soil
and that armed expeditions are leaving
our shores for the purpose of attacking the
Spanish forces in Cuba. Whenever the
necessary evidence can be produced these
infractions of the law are to be severely
punished, for the Secretary of State will
leave no just ground for complaint that
the United States has failed in it's obliga-
tions to other nations.
Meanwhile, however, it has been deemed
proper to give formal warning to mis-
guided people of what they may expect, so
this afternoon the following proclaim alton
was issued from the State Department:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The island of Cuba is now the seat
OF serious civil disturbances, accompanied by
armed resistance to the authority of the
established Government of Spain, 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 well as
all others being within and subject
to their jurisdiction from taking part in such
disturbances adversely to such established
government, by accepting or exercising COM
missions for warlike service against it by en-
hstment or procuring others to enlist for such
service by fitting out or procuring to be fitted
out any armed ships of war for such service by
augmenting 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 pro-
vldlng or preparing the means for military en-
terprises to be carried on from the United
States against the territory of such government.
Now, therefore, in recognition of the laws
aforesaid and in discharge of the obligations
OF the United States toward a friendly power,
and as measure OF precaution and to the end
that citizens of the United States and all
others within its jurisdiction may be deferred
from subiecting themselves to legal forfeitures
and penalties,
l, Grover Cleveland, Presid ent of the United
States of America, do hereby admonish all such
citizens and other persons to abstain from
every violation of laws hereinbefore referred
to and do hereby warn them that all violations
of such laws will be vigorously prosecuted; and
do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the
United States, charged with the execution of
said laws, the utmost diligence in preventing
violations thereof and in bringing to trial and
punishment any offenders against the same.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set nv
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-five, and
of the independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and nineteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President: RICHARD OLNEY, Secretary
of State.