Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-12
NEUTRALITY. DECLARED
2
Proclamation Issued by tie
President.
ATTITUDE IN1THE WAR
OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITIZENS
OF THIS COUNTRY.
Acts Forbidden to Vessels of Belliger-
ents in Waters of the United
States-Rule as to Visits.

ISSUED the following pf0clamdtlon, ueciai
ing the neutrality of this government dur
| ing the Russo-Japanese war:
| Whereas a state of war unhappily exists
between Japan on the one side, and Rus
STA, on the other side;
And whereas the United States are on
| terms of friendship and amity with both
| the contending powers, and with the per-
| sons inhabiting their several dominions;
| And whereas there are citizens of the
United States residing within the terri
| tories dominions of each of the said
| belligerents and carrying on commerce,
] trade or other business or pursuits therein
| pl detected by the faith of treaties;
| And whereas there are subjects of each
! of the said belligerents residing within the
| territory or jurisdiction of the United
States, and carrying on commerce, trade or
other business or pursuits therein;
And whereas the laws of the United
States, without interfering with the free ex-
| preston Of opinion and sympathy, or with
| the open manufacture or sale of arms or
| munitions of war, nevertheless impose upon
all persons who may be within their terri
| tory and jurisdiction the duty of impair
| tial neutrality during the existence of the
| contest;
| And whereas it is the duty of a neutral
government not to permit or suffer the
| making of It's waters subservient to the
| purposes of war:
Now, therefore. l. Theodore Roosevelt
| President of the United States of America,
| in order to preserve the neutrality of the
| United States and of their citizens and of
| persons within their territory and jurisdic-
| ton, and to enforce their laws, and in
| der that all persons, being warned of the
| generals tenor of the laws and treaties of
| the United States in this behalf, and of the
| law of nations, may thus be prevented
| from an unintentional violation of the
| same, do hereby declare and proclaim that
| by the act passed on the Goth day of April,
A. D. 1918, commonly known as the 'neu-
| trality law, the following acts are forbid
den to be done, under severe penalties
within the territory and jurisdiction of the
| United States, to wit:
Acts Forbidden.
| 1. Accepting and exercising a commits
sion to serve either of the said belligerents
| by land or by sea against the other bellig-
| erent 4z .a-
| 2. Enlisting or entering into the service
of either of the said belligerents as a SOL
| der or as marine or seaman on board of
any vessel of war, letter of marque or pri-
| vateer ~
8. Hiring or retaining another person to
enlist or enter himself in the service of
| either of the said belligerents a soldier,
| or marine or seaman On board of any
| vessel of war, letter of marque or priva-
teer.
| 4. Hiring another person to go beyond
| the limits or jurisdiction of the United
States with intent to be enlisted as afore-
| said.
s. Hiring another person to go beyond
! the limits of the United States with in
| tent to be entered into service as afore-
| said.
g. Retaining another person to go be-
| yond the limits of the United States with
| intent to be enlisted as aforesaid
/ Z. Retaining another person to go be-
| yond the limits of the United States to be
entered into service aforesaid. (But the
| said act is not to be construed to extend to
| citizen or subject of either belligerent
| who, being transiently within the United
| States shall, on board of any vessel of
| war which at the time of its arrival within
| the United States was fitted and equipped
as such vessel of war, enlist or enter him
| self or hire or retain another subject or
| citizen of the same belligerent, who is
! transiently within the United States, to en-
list or enter himself to serve such bellig-
erent on board such vessel of war, If the
| United States shall then be at peace with
| such beiligerent)
8 Fitting out and arm1ng, or attempting
| TO fit out and arm, or procuring to be fitted
cerned in the furnishing, fitting out or
| arming of any ship or vessel with intent
| that such ship or vessel shall be employed
| in the service of either Of the belligerents.
| 9. Issuing or delivering a commission
| within the territory or jurisdiction Of the
| United States for any ship or vessel to the
intent that she may be employed as afore-
| said
| TO- Increasing or augmenting, or procur-
| ing to be Increased or augmented or know
| ingly being concerned in increasing or aug
menting. the force OF any snip mp; or war ar
! time of her arrival within the United
States was ship of war, cruiser or armed
vessel in the service or either OF the saio
/ of either, by adding to the number of guns
| of such vessels, or by changing those on
| board Of her for guns of larger caliber,
| or by the addition thereto or any equip
| want colaJv aDp1icable to
| II BEGINNING or setting on foot, or pro-
viding or preparing the means Tor, any
| military expedition or enterprise TO pc car
| of the United States against the territory
or fominions of either Of the said belliger-
| ents. -1.
And do hereby further declare and pro-
| claim that any frequenting and use OF the
| waters within the territorial jurisdiction OF
| the United States by the armed vessels OF
either belligerents, whether public ships
! or nrivateers. for the purpose of preparing
| for hostile operations, or as posts of OBJ
| servations upon the ships of war or priva-
! teers or merchant vessels OF the other pei
| Iiperent living within or being about to en-
ter the iur;sd elton of the United States.
must be regarded as unfrtendly ana onen-
| sive and in violation of that neutrality
which it is the determination OF ti,s GOV tsa
eminent to observe; and 10 the end that the
! hazard and inconvenience of such appre-
hended practices may be avoided. further
| proclaim and declare that from and after
the 18th day of February Instant and during
the Of the present sn hos ST
| or nrivateer of either beHigerent shall be
to make USE ct any port harbor
| tioY, of the United states from which veg
Of the other belgsrsnt whether the
| q Merchant ship shall have previously de-
parted until after the expiration Of at least 8,
such last mentioned vessel beyond the juris-
| diction of the United states.
If any ship Of war or privateer OF either
cation takes effect enter any port, harbor.
| roadstead or waters, OF the United States.
| such vessel shall be required to depart and
to put to sea within twenty four hours after
her entrance into such port, harbor, road
| stead or waters, except in case of stress OF
weather or of her requiring provisions or
| things necessary for the subsistence Of her
! crew. or for repairs; in either of which
cases the authorities of the port or of the
nearest port Gas the case may be- shall re-
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