Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-04

SO MUCH -COdl Only dS MAY De SulIl
cient to carry such vessel, if without
any sail power, to the nearest port of
Il her own country; or in case the YES
j sci is rugged to go under sail, and may
also be 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
ship of war or privateer in the same
or any other port narbor, roadstead,
or waters of the United States, with
tout special permission, until after the
Expiration OF three months from the
time when such coal may have been
1 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 a port Of
the government to which she belongs.
Russo-Japanese Incidents.
Occasion arose during the Russian
Japanese war to construe the procla-
| nation of President Roosevelt. On
June 8, 1905, three Russian men-of-
| war, after an engagement with the
Japanese, sought asylum at Manila.
The commander of the squadron stat
ed that the vessels were seriously
damaged, and requested permission to
make repairs, and to fill up with pro-
visions and coal. There were on board
the ship 100 wounded men. PERMITS
sion was at once granted by the local
authorities for the landing of a num-
Der of these. The United States naval
| board made an examination of the
condition of the ships. 1t was found
that two of them wouldzrequire 80. to
SO days to repair, and one. of them
seven days, and. that none Of them
had coal enough to steam. After con-
siderable correspondence Admiral
Train, commanding the united States
Asiatic fleet then at Cavite, was in
structed that the Russian vessels
could not be allowed to repair war
damages unless interned, it being the
policy of the United States to restrict
all belIigerent operations in its ports.
! IN the meantime the ships had only
been allowed to take $50 tons of coal
for use in the harbor, and enough
food supplies to last from day to day.
The negotiations finally resulted in
the vessels being interned after June
9Th at noon Later negotiations per-
mitted some of the sick to be taken
back to Russia, and some of the Off
GERS paroled, most of which was done
with the consent of the Japanese gov
eminent. :,
Other Pertinent. Cases. ...s- -. ..
Several other cases under the proc
lamation arose during the war, the
most interesting being that of the
Lena She was an auxiliary cruiser
and arrived at San Francisco on Sep
TENDER 13, 1904, with an armament
of 81 quick-firing guns. ThesRussian
ambassador stated that the vessel was
in an unseaworthy condition, and ask
ed that she might receive all aid com
patible with neutrality. On Septem-
Der 14th the Russian ambassador was
advised that if the vessel was repair
ed, only such bare repairs could be al !
lowed as might be necessary to rem.
der the vessel seaworthy and enable
her to reach the nearest home port, |
and that even such repairs could bel
permitted only On condition that they
should not prove to be too extensive. |
On September 18th the President is. |
sued an order directing that the Lena
be taken into custody by the naval
authorities of the United States, upon
certain conditions requiring the ves-l
sci to be taken to Mare Island navy
yard, disarmed by removal of small |
guns, breechblocks, small arms, ammu-I
milton and ordnance stores, and such
other dfsmantlement as might be pre-
scribed by the commandant of the
navy yard; that the captain of the
Lena should give written guaranteed
that she should not leave San Franz
cisco till peace had been concluded
and that the officers and crew. should |
be paroled not to leave San Francisco
till some other understanding as to
their disposal might be reached be-
tween the United States and both bel ;
that, after disarmament, the
vessel might be removed to a private
dock for such reasonable repairs as
would make her seaworthy and pre-
serve her in good condition during del
tention, or be so repaired at the navy
yard, should the Russian commander
so elect, and that while at the privatei
dock the eommandant of the navy
yard should have the custody of the
ship, and that the repairs should be
overseen by an engineer officer to be
detailed by him; that the cost of re-
pairs, of private docking, and of main
tenance of the ship. officers and crew
while in custody should be borne by
the. Russian government, but the
berthing at Mare Island and the Gus
today and surveillance of the vessel !
by the United States; that the vessel,
when repaired, If peace had not then
been concluded, should be taken to
Mare Island, and there held in custo-f
dy till the end of the war. r. ..s.. ..
Consistent Neutrality. ..-.
The Russian ambassador expressed
the adherence of his government to
these conditions, hut asked that the
officers and crew of the vessel, except !
five officers and 100 seamen. who
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