The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
UNITED STATES TO REMAIN
 NEUTRAL, DECLARES WILSON


 the waters within the territorial Jurisdic- | ton of the United States by the armed | vessels of a belligerent, whether public | slips or privateers, for the purpose of pre- pairing for hostilities, or posts of obser- | vatuns upon the ships oF war in opera l tions or privateers or merchant vessels of belligerent lying within or being | about to enter the jurisdiction of the | United States, must be regarded as un- | friendly and offensive and in violation of | that neutrality which t is the determna- | tion of this government to observe; and ] to the end that the hazard and incon- | venience of such apprehended practices
 may be avoided. l further proclaim and declare that from and after August 3, ana during the continuance of the present hos tilities between Austro-Hungary and Ser | via, and Germany and Russia, and Ger many and France, no ship of war; or prl- | vateers of any belligerent shall be permit ted to make use of any port, harDor, roadstead or waters subject to the juris- diction of the United States from which a vessel of an opposing belligerent whether the same shall be a ship of war. a p1ivateer or merchant ship shall have previously departed, until after the ex- piration of at least "A hours from the de- parture of such last aforementioned ves- sel beyond the Jurisdiction of the United States.
 If any ship of war privateer of belligerent shall, after the time this notification takes effect, enter any port, harbor, roadstead or water of the United States such vessel shall be required to depart and put to sea within "A hours after her entrance into such port har- bor, roadstead or waters, except in case of stress of weather, or of her requiring the port or of the nearest port Gas the subsistence of her crew. or for repairs; In any of which cases the authorities of the port or of the nearest port( as the case may arise) shall required her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of "A hours without permitting her to take on sup plies beyond what may be necessary for her immediate use, and no such VeS- sel which may have been permitted to remain within the waters of the United States for the purpose of rep airs shall continue within such port, harbor, road stead or waters for longer period than States for the purpose of repairs shall have been completed, unless within such "A hours vessel whether ship of war, privateer or merchant ship of another belligerent shall have departed therefrom, in which case the time limited for the departure of such ship of war, or priva- teer shall be extended so far as may be necessary to secure an interval of not less than 24 hours between such de- parture and that of any ship of war, pri- vateer or merchant ship of an opposing belligerent which may have previously quit the same port, harbor, roadstead or waters.
 No ship of war or privateer of bel ligerent shall be detained in any port, harbor, roadstead or waters of the United States more than 24 hours, by reason of the successive departures from such port, harbor, roadstead or waters of more than one vessel of an opposing belligerent. But if there be several vessels of opposing belligerents in the same port, harbor, roadstead or waters. the order of their departure therefrom shall be so arranged as to afford the opportunity of leaving alternately to the vessels of the opposing belligerents and to cause the least con tention consistent with the objects of this proclamation.
 To Keep Out Ships
 No ship of war or privateer of bel ligerent shall be permitted while in any port, harbor roadstead, or waters With
 in the jurisdiction of the United States, to take in supplies except provisions, and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew and eX- cept so much coal only as may be suf- ficient to carry such vessel if without any sail power, to the nearest port of her own country, or in case the vessel Is
 
 propelled by steam power, then with half the quantity of coal which she would be entitled to receive if dependent upon steam alone, and no coal shall be again supplied to any such ship or war or priva- teer in the same or any other port har- bor roadstead or waters of the United States without special permission until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may nave been last supplied to her within the waters of the United States, unless such ship of war, or privateer shall since last thus supplied have entered d port of the gov ernment to which she belongs.
 II further declare and proclaim that the statutes and the treaties of the United States and the law of nations alike re- quire that no persons within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States shall take part, directly or indirectly, in the said wars, but shall remain at peace with all of the said bellgerents and shall maintain strict and impartial neutrality. And I do hereby enJoin all citizens of the United States, and all persons residing or being within the territory or Jurisdiction of the United States, to ob- serve the laws thereof, and to commit no act contrary to the provisions of the said statutes, or treaties, or in violation of the laws of nations in that behalf. And, I do hereby warn all citizens of the United States, and all persons re- siding or being within it's territory, or Jurisdiction.