Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-04
HONOLULU INNAR time; WHAT
NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION MEANS

the european war continue lot any
length of time, of war vessels of some
of the belligerent nations coming into
Honolulu harbor, it may be interesting
| to note some of the rules which gov.
erned the United States in the war
between Japan and Russia, and one or
two of the cases arising under those
rules. -. .@ .....:..s. 81. ~
In 1870 President Grant issued a
proclamation enioining neutrality In
the wax between France and the
North German Federation and its al.
lies Anticipating from information
that armored cruisers of the bellig-
erents may be tempted TO abuse the
hospitality accorded them in the ports
harbors, roadsteads and other waters
of the United States by making such
waters subservisnt to the purposes
Of war" the President issued sup
Elemental proclamation.
In 1904, on the outbreak of the war
between Russia and Japan, President
Roosevelt issued proclamation which
followed almost literally the one is.
sued by President Grant AS in the
present European conflict the United
States will be neutral, it is quite like.
ly the proclamation will follow the
one issued by Grant and Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Proclamation.
That of Roosevelt Is as follows:
And / do hereby further declare and
proclaim that any frequenting and use
of the waters within the territorial
jurisdiction of the United States by
the armed vessels OF either belliger
ent, whether public ships or privat.
GERS, for the purpose of preparing for
hostile operations, or as posts of OBJ.
servation upon the ships of war or
private or merchant vessels OF the
other belligerent lying within or be-.
ing about to enter the Jurisdiction of
the United States, must be regarded
as unfriendly and offensive, and in
violation of that neutrality which it is
the determination OF this government
to observe; and to the end that the
hazard and inconvenience of such ap-
pretended practices may be avoided,
] further proclaim and declare that
from and after the fifteenth day of
February instant, and during the con-
tinuance Of the present hostilities be-
tween Japan and Russia, no ship of
war or privateer of either belligerent
shall be permitted to make use of any
port, harbor, roadstead, or water sub
ject to the jurisdiction of the United
States from which a vessel of the
other belligerent whether the same
shall be a ship of war, a privateer or
a merchant shipl shall have previous.
ly departed, until after the expiration
of at least twenty-four hours from tho
departure of such aforementioned yes
sci beyond the Jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States. If any ship of war or pri.
vateer of either belligerent shall, aft
er the time this notification takes eff
feet, enter any port, harbor, road.
stead, or waters of the United States,
such vessel shall be required to de-
part and to put to sea within twenty.
four hours after her entrance into
such port, harbor, roadstead, or wa
tiers, except in case OF stress OF wea-
Their or of her requiring provisions or
things necessary for the subsistencel
of her crew, or for repairs; in eitberI
of which case the authorities of thei
port or of the nearest port las the
case may bel shall require her to put
to sea as soon as possible after the |
expiration of such period of twenty
four hours, without permitting her to !
take in supplies beyond what may be,
necessary for her immediate use; and !
no such vessel which may have been
permitted TO remain within the waters |
Of the United States for the purpose
Of repair shall continue within such
port, harbor, roadstead, or waters for
a longer period than twenty-fouf |
hours after her necessary repairst
shall have been completed, unless
within such twenty.four hours |. YES.
sell whether ship Of war, privateer,
or merchant ship Of the other bellig-
erent, shall have departed therefrom.
In which case the time limited for the /
departure of such ship of war or pri. |
vateer shall be extended so far as i
may be necessary. to secure an inter; /
valsof not less than twenty-four hours
between such departure and that of !
any ship of war, privateer, or mer-
chant ship of the other belligerenti
which may have previously quit the
same port, sharbor, roadstead, or wat
ers. No ship of war 4or privateer OF
either belligerent shall be detained
IN any port, harbor, roadstead, or wa.
ters of the United States more than
Lwentyfour hours, by reason of the
departures from such port,
narbor, roadstead or waters of more
than one vessel of the other bellig.1
srent. But if these be several hellig.
Iigerents in the same port, harbor.
or waters, the order of /
heir. departure therefrom shall be so
arranged as to afford the opportunity /
Of leaving alternately to the vessels
IF the respective helligerents and to
cause the least detention consistent |.
with the object of this proclamation.
No ship of war or privateer of either
oelligerent shall be permitted, while
n any port, harbor, roadstead, or wa
ters within the jurisdiction of the
United States, to take in any, suppliesI
Except provisions and such other
o.l< AS may be requisite for thel
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