The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-05
Neutrality Laws Govern United States
Some International Rules Are Explained


hused by belligerent warships for such
repairs as are absolutely necessary
TO render them seaworthy the local
authorities Of such neutral power TO
ldecide what repairs are necessary
and these must be carried out with
the least possible delay.
Article 1S-Neutral ports or waters
may not be used by belligerent war
ships for replenishing or increasing
their supplies of war material, arma-
ment or for completing their crews.
SUPPLIES ALLOWED.
Article 19-Revictualing by belli-
gerent warships in neutral ports only
to bring their supplies to peace
standard is permissible; fuel only
sufficient to enable bellgerent war
ships to reach the nearest port of
their own country; bunkers may be
filled where neutral countries have
adopted bunker capacity as deter
mining amount of fuel to be sup
piled; the twenty-four hour stay
permitted in neutral port is extend
ed twenty-four hours when coal is
not supplied within first period.
Article 2O-A belngerent warship
fueling in a neutral port may not
replenish their supply in a port of
| the same power.
Article 21-Prize may only be
brought into neutral port on ac-
count of unseaworthiness, stress of
weather or want of fuel or provi-
sions: and it must leave when cir
cumstances justifying its entry are
at an end; upon failure to so de-
part. the neutral power must order
! it to leave at once; upon failure to
obey such order, the neutral power
must release the prize. with its of
ficers and crew and intern the prize
crew
Article pa neutral power must
similarly release a prize brought in
to its port under circumstances 9th
er than those referred to in article
I21.
Article Misrepresentation of prizes
in neutral port pending the deci
sion of a prize court may be permit
ted by a neutral power; if such prize
is conveyed by a warship, the prize
crew may go on board the convoy
ing ship if prize is not under con-
voy. the prize crew are left at lib
erty.
(The United States declared its
adherence to this convention, with
the reservation and exclusion of
Article % and the understanding as
to Article 3 as above.)
MAY HOLD SHIP
Article 24-If a warship does not
leave neutral port upon notifi
cation of the neutral power, that
power is entitled to take necessary
measures to render the ship incap-
able of taking the sea during the
war and the commanding officer of
such ship must facilitate the execu-
ton of such measures: the deten-
ton by a neutral power of a war
ship detains its officers and crew,
who may be left on the ship, kept in
another vessel or on land and may
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striction deemed necessary to i'm
pose upon them; sufficient num-
Der Of men to care for the vessel
must be always left on board; the
officers may be left at liberty on
their parole not to quit the neutral
territory without permission.
bound to exercise such surveillance
as the means at its disposal allow
to prevent any violations of the
provisions Of the above articles oc-
curing in its waters.
Article 26-The exercise by a neu-
trail power Of the rights laid down
in this convention can under no
circumstances be considered as an
unfriendly act by belligerent who
has accepted the articles relating
thereto.
Article 27-The contracting pow
ers are to communicate to each 9th
err through the government of the
Netherlands. laws, etc, regulating in
their respective countries, the status
of belligerent warships in their wa
tiers.
Article 28-The provisions of this
convention do not apply except to
the contracting powers, and then
only if all the belligerents are parties
to the convention.
Article 2s-Provides for the rati-
fication of THIS convention. such ra-
tification to be deposited at The
Hague, and notice to be sent of
such to the several powers.
Article 30-Provides that non-signa-
tory powers may adhere to this
convention by notice in writing Of
such adherence to the government
of the Netherlands, which notifies