The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-14
NEUTRALITY MUST
Be OBSERVED
Proclamation Of President IN Re-
gard to TurOOltaIlan
War.

That all citizens Of che United States
are urged and ordered to preserve strict
neutrality during tho Italian. Turkish
war, IL the force Of n proclamation IT,
sued by President Taft on October 2S,
and copy of which has Just been re.
eeivcd In Honolulu.
In addition TO those az home prosorv-
ing strict neutrality In tho present
struggle, those abroad who owe allegi-
ance to the United States also are
warned that II they break the neutral
ity laws they can hope for no assistance
from the home government in such an
instance.
The full text Of the proclamation,
which is signed by tho President and
countersigned by Secretary Of State
Knox, follows:
Neutrality Proclamation.
Whereas a state of war unhappily ex-
lists between the Kingdom Of Italy on
the one side and the Ottoman Empire
on the other side; and
Whereas the United States arg on
terms Of friendship and amity with
both the contending powers and with
the people inhabiting their several
dominions, and
Whereas, in the state Of war thus
unhappily existing, the United States,
looking to both parties for the appro.
pirate reciprocal treatment towards the
United States and towards all persons
owing allegiance to them, are resolved
to maintain and enforce in accordance
with the rules and principles governing
the rights and duties of neutrals in
international warfare, n strict and inn
partial neutrality between the aforesaid
contending powers as well as between
themselves and the subjects of each
whether resident within the jurisdic-
ton of the United States or elsewhere,
Now, therefore, 1, William Howard
Taft, President of the United States,
do, in order that strict and impartial
neutrality may be observed in the
premises, enjoin all persons owing
allegiance to the United States as we'll
as all other persons within the juris-
diction of the United States, to obey in
letter and spirit the laws, rules, and
principles governing the conduct of
neutrals in time of international con-
fiict as such laws, rules, and principles
are prescribed by the statutes of the
Oulbeu Sunless ny tne ITedLleh ana lH-
ternational conventions which have
been signed, ratified, and proclaimed by
the Government of the United States,
and by the recognized custom of ma
,tiSns;
And / do hereby give notice and
warning that all persons within the
jurisdiction of the United States who
may misconduct themselves in the
premises will do SO at their peril and
will be subject to the strict and inn
partial enforcement Of the penalties
imposed by the laws, rules, and
! principles involved; and that all per-
sons owing allegiance to the United
States and so miscondYeting Themselves
outside the Jurisdiction of the United
States can in no wise obtain any pro-
lection from the Government of the
United States against the appropriate
legal consequences of their misconduct.
In Witness Whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this twenty fourth day of Oc-
tober, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
eleven and of the independence
of the United States of Amer
lea, the one hundred and thirty
sixth.
(Signed) VIM. H. TAFT.
By the President:
p. G. Knox,
Secretary of State.