Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-05
ADliONISHED.
All Conspirators Are Liable for the
Act of One.
The President Issues Proclamation
Warming 4. :. Citizens and All Other,
within Their Jurisdiction Against
Violating the Neutrality Laws.

NAsIuNGToS, July 3l.-The follow
ing proclamation was issued from the
state department Thursday afternoon:
rs the President of the United States n,
America proclamation:
Whereas. rs proclamation dated the 10Th
day Of June. A. ID, 1895 attention was called
% the serious civil disturbances accompan-
led by armcl resistance % the established
government OF Spain. then prevailing in m,
island OF Cuba. and citizens of the Tinted
States and all other persons were admonlshed
TO abstain from king part IN such disturb
anceS IN contraVention OF the neutrality laws
OF q United States. and
Whereas. said civil disturbances and nrr,ed
resistance TO the authority OF Spain a po,xer
with which the CGited States are on terms OF
peace and amity. continue to prevail in said
island OF Cuba. and
whereas, Since tho date OF said proclnma-
ton said neutrality laws OF the United States
nave been the subject OF authoritative expo-
sltloh oy the Judicial tribunal OF last resort
and II has thus been declared that any COM
oination OF persons organized in the United
states Tor the purpose OF proceeding to and
making war upon n foreign country with which
the united - teS are at peace and
provided with a N to be used for such pur-
pose. constitute military expedition or en-
terprise' within the meaning of said neutraI-
ttv laws, and that the providing or nrenarir,
OF the means for such military eNredition or
enterprise which is expressly prohibited nv
said laws. includes furnishing or aiding in
trans portstion for such military expedition
or enterprise" and
whereas, by express enactment IL two mr.
more persons conspirc to commit an ofens,
against the United States any act OF one con-
spirator TO effect the object OF such conspiracv
Ienuers All the conspirators liable TO fine and
Imprisonment: and
whereas, there is reason to believe ,bn,
citzens OF the United States and others with
IN 'hetr jurisdiction fail to ap1rehend the
meaning and operation Of the neutrality laws
OF the united states authoritatiyely inter
pretcd as aforesaid and NAV be rnisIed into
participation into transactions which are vio-
Iations OF said laws and will render thor,
.laO'e 20 the severe penalties provided for
such violations
Now. therefore, that the laws oho,o 80
ferred to as iudicially construed NAV be duIv
executed. that the international obligations
OF the United states may be fully satisfied
ana That their citizens and all Others within
their jurisdiction, being seasonably apprised
OF their legal duty in the premises may .h
stalh from dlsobedience to the laws of the
United States and thereby ape the forfeit
ures ana penalties legally consequent thereon.
l. Grover Cleveland. president of the ITni,ed
states, 90 hereby solemnly warn all citizens
OF the United States and all Others within
thclr jurisdiction against violations OF the
Sa'u laws interpreted as hereinbefore ex-
pialned and give notice that all such viola
tiohs viii be vigorously prosecuted And I do
ncreby invoke the CO. operation of all good ci,
lzcns In the enforcement OF said laws and I'm the
detection and apprehension OF any offender,
"galhS. the same, and do hereby cnjo.n upon
all the executive officers OF the Unitcd St,tes
tue utmost diligence in preventing prosecu-
tlng ana Furnishing any infractions thereof
in testimony whereof. / have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed
SEAL
Done at the City OF Washington ,bis ,,or
ty-seventh day of July in the wear OF Our
LORD one thousand. eight hundred ninety-siI
ana OF the independence OF the United states.
the one hundred and twcntv-nrst
GROVER CLEVELAND
BY the President
RICHARD OLNEY.
Secretary OF State.
The presidents warning proclamo-
ton as to Cuban filibusters is undcr.
stood to be one of the results of Score
TRY Olncy's recent visits TO GRAY
Gables, and is thought to be. in some
measure at least, the answer of the ad
rnlhlStrahon to the petitions and COM
plants against Spain's treatment of
Americans in Cuba. which con-
tihuaIly pour in upon the state
department. Many of these have
contained pleas of ignorance
oil the laws under which the suspects
were arrested and imprisoned. and il
mas apparently been deemed advisa ole
to leave American citizens no longer in
doubt as to the protection they NAV
expect if they go so far in their SYM
pathicS as to violate the United States
statutes.
Senior Dupuy de LONE has persist.
emily tried to secure some such state
ment of the administration attitude
ever since the belligcrency resolutions
were adopted by congress.