Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-31
4 CUBAN PROCLAMATION Not What the Country Has Been
 Looking For BUT IT WILL TICKLE.DE LONE Pith of the Neutrality Laws of the United
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: Washington, July 30.-The following proclamation was issued from the state department this afternoons:
 By the president of the United States of America-a proclamation:
 Whereas, By a proclamation dated the 18th day of June, 1895, attention was called to the serious civil disturbances, accompanied by armed resistance to the esta blished government of Spain, then prevailing in the island of Cuba, and cit- izens of the United States and all other persons were admonished to. abstain from taking part in such disturbances in contravention of the neutrality laws of the United States; and,
 Whereas, Said civil disturbances and armed resistance to the authority of Spain, a power with which the United States are on terms of peace and amity, continue to prevail in said island of Cuba; and,
 Whereas Since the date of said procla- nation said neutrality laws of the United States have been the subject of authori- tative exposition by the judicial tribunal of last resort, and 1t has thus been declar- ed that any combination of persons or ganized in the United States for the pur- pose of proceeding to and making war upon a foreign country with which the United States are at peace and provided with arms to be used for such purpose constitute military expedition or en- terprise," within the meaning of said neutrality laws, and that the providing or preparing of the means for such mil itary expedition or enterprise" which Is expressly prohibited by said laws, in- cludss the furnishing or aiding in trans portation for such military expedition or enterprise" and,
 Whereas, By express enactment, if two or more persons conspire to cimmit an offense against the United States, any act of one conspirator to effect the object of such conspiracy renders all the con- spirators liable to fine and imprisonmentj and,
 Whereas, There is reason to believe that citizens of the United States and others within their jurisdftion fail to apprehend the meaning and operation of the neutrality laws of the United States as authoritatively interpreted as afore- said, and may be misled into participa- tion in transactions which are viola tions of such laws and will render them liable to the severe penalties provided for such violations.
 New, therefore, that the laws above referred to as judicially construed may be duly executed, that the international obligations of the United States may bs fully satisfied, and that their citizens and all others within their jurisdiction, being seasonably apprised of their legal duty in the premises, may abstain from disobedience to the laws of the United States and thereby escape the forfeit ures and penalties legally consequent thereon.
 I, Grover Cleveland, president of the United States, do hereby solemnly warn all citizens of the United States and all others within their jurisdiction against violations of the said laws interpreted as hereinbefore explained, and give notice that all such violations will be vigorously prosecuted. And I do hereby invoke the cooperation of all good citizens in the enforcement of said laws and in the de- tectioa and apprehension of any offend- CTS against the same, and do hereby enjoin upon all the executive officers of the United States the utmost diligence in preventing, prosecuting and punish ing any infractions thereof.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of tho United States to be affixed.
 Done at the city of Washington, this 27th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine ty-six, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twen- ty-first. GROVER CLEVELAND.
 By the president.
 RICHARD OLNEY,
 Secretary of State.