The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-01
ENGLISH NEUTRALITY
Text OF the Queens Proclamation to
Her Subjects Who Are Forbidden =
to Enlist

her SUBJECTS VINO Are Forbidden
to Enlist.
A newspaper man writing from Ottawa
under The date OF April "A gives the text
OF the neutrality proclamation of Eng
land lie preiaces the matter with the
statement that particularly is it the
wish of the British statesmen responsible
for the welfare OF the Empire that
Canadians shall preserve cordial rela-
tions with the United States'
He adds further that the visit of Senior
Polo Bernabe, the Spanish Minister, to
Toronto is being viewed with some anx-
iety.f The text of the proclamation as
given by the correspondent follows:
In view of the TACT that the United
States and Spain are now at war with
each other, a proclamation of neutrality
will Immediately be issued to all British
subjects by the Queen-in-Council.
The correspondent has obtained from
an official source forecast of the pro-
clamation, as well as an outline of the
laws against foreign enlistment, which
! will be invoked to preserve the good re-
lations between the British Empire and
the belligerent States.
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friendship with each of these Powers,
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plS, ano Wi ere we peiil9 ueslfons OF
preserving t'!e dressings :,l Oh peace Ws'th
.'lel now h'Ppl'y ENJOY are hilllly p"T-
poseu a'io oc'eli!''ieu 10 MAINTAIN u
slilg' ailo ih'patlla, neutrality III the
sa'u ssa,e VI war uiinilpplly existing De
tween t'le 'lo'es:lo Io"ers' we, lherr-
loie' nave seen III, ny ana WIN the al
vice VI our nv! Nouici',' 10 Issue our
ioIal p''c'a'lla'iol,, ana we 90 hereby
sulc'lf c"arse ana c"ii1'''ailo All our 10Y
ny s"pJec's To govern themselves accord
lLs'!, a,'d 10 obserye strict neutrality
III all:' curing me aforesaid war ana 10
ABSTAIN IRON N'oia.'ns OF co.tflVehihs
e"il = the iaWS ana statutes OF ING realm
III ll's DENIAL, Or 'he laws OF nations III
reHNi"l' thereto, a. lhey VIII answer to
'hv ,oii''a'l a' t1lel' peru,
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olr 'oVll's sno!ec's anu All persons What-
s'eNe' e'lll''eu ~ our prNec'loli 10 90,
serve toWariS each Oh the aforesaid
loMe's' t',elr Snplrc.S anu terrlVorles'
ana towards al pelllSefehts whatsoever
WIN W!loI' we are at peace, tiie dntles OF
lieu.lal'y J, ana 10 respec, III al anq each
oi tlleh !iie exercise OF ti'ose pei'lgerent
,isl's Wlilcil we anu our predecessors
nave Always claih'ea TO exercise
Anu We ''efepy i''rIller warn an our
loving supJects' ana all persons Whatso.
ever eii'lileo 10 our pro'ectioh' tl'at II
any OF thehl snail presume IN contempt
u u our royal proclamation ana OF our hlgh
o,sP'eaS"'e W 10 any ac's III oef'gatlph
Vi thclf o't'v III suojec's ora hcntra' soy
eie'gh' CT IN Vl"iatloh or contIaVentlon
OF the law OF nations IN that behalf, or
more especlal'I OF breaking or e'ldeavor.
ing TO preak any Dlocade lawfully ana
actually established by or on behalf OF
ellher OF the sa!d Powers, or by carrying
oi''cia's, so'o'vts' uespa'cheS' arms
a,lli''uil'''oll' iiiiiltarv stoies, or lnaterl-
AIS or any aftlcle IF articles considered
ana deemed 10 be cpntraoahd OF war, ac-
coad'hg to lhe law or modern uSagcs OF
nations inF we use or service OF elther
"i tl'e saId soVerelgns. that an pcrsods 50
ohendlhg, together with their ,hlps and
Soous' VIII flShti'l'ly incur ana be justly
liao'e I" h"stlie capture, ana to tile pen
a''lts pronounced by the laws OF nations
IN That behail.
AND we do hereby give notice that all
our subjects ana persons entitled to our
protection who may misconduct them
selves IN tle premises VIII do" a! their
peril ana OF thelrown wrong and that
they VIII IN no wise obtain any protec-
tloh from Us against such capture or such
penalties aforesaid, but VIII, on the con-
trary, incur our high displeasurc by such
misconduct, q vi save the Queen
such Is the language IN which Brit
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