Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-08-04
PRESIDENTMAKES
NEUTRALITY
Statement
PROCLAMATION INsUREs AGAINST
AMERICANS ENTERING
- THE CONFLICT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE
AckNowLepoEs STATE OF WAR
EXISTS BETWEEN EURO
PEAN COUNTRIES.
CITIZENS NOT TOPARTlCIPATE
SUMS UP WHAT SHALL NOT BE
DONE BY ANYONE HERE
FOR coMRATANTs.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE
CITIZENS NOT TOPARTICIPATE

Washington, Aug. 4.-President
Wilson today issued a proclamation Of
neutrality. 1t reads:
By the president OF the United
States of America, a proclamation:
Whereas, AS state of war unhap-
PLY exists between Austria-Hungary
and Servia, and between Germany
and Russia, and between Germany
and France; and, whereas, the United
States is on terms of friendship and
amity with the contending powers and
with the persons inhabiting their sev-
eral dominions:
Now, therefore, l, woodrow vii
son, president of the United States OF
America, in order to preserve the
neutrality of the United States and
of it's citizens, and of persons within
it's territory and Jurisdiction and to
enforce it's laws and treaties, and in
order that all persons, being warned
of the general tenor of the laws and
treaties of the United States in this
behalf, and of the law of nations, may
thus be prevented from any violation
of the same, do hereby declare and
proclaim that by certain provisions or
the act approved on the fourth day
of March, A. D. 1909, commonly
known as the penal code of the Unit
ed States, the following acts are for
hidden to be done, under severe pen
alties within the territory and juris-
diction of the United States, towit:
Accepting and exercising a COM
mission to serve any of the belliger-
ents, enlisting or entering the service
of any of the belligerents, or hiring
other persons to take such action;
fitting out ships or increasing the
force of any ship of war of the bel
ligerents; aiding any military expe-
fition from the territory of the Unit
ed States against the territories OF
either of the belligerents."
The proclamation states that after
tomorrow and during the continuance
of hostilities no ship Of war or pri-.
vateer of any belligerent shall be per-
mitted to make use, Of any port or
waters subject to the jurisdiction OF
the United States, within "a hours
after ship belonging to another bel
ligerent has departed from such
waters. Frequenting Of government
waters by an armed ship of the bel
ligerents would be considered un-
friendly and offensive,
z The proclamation continues that If
any ship OF war or privateer Of bel
ligerent shall enter any waters OF the
United States 1t shall be required to
depart within "a hours without taking
supplies beyond what may be neces-
sary for it's immediate use.
AS the treaties of the United States
provide that neutral nation shall
maintain strict neutrality, the presi-
dent in his proclamation warns all
persons who claim the protection Of
the United States to obey such nell
trality. Persons violating such neu-
trality can in no wise claim the pro
lection of the United States against
the consequences of their misconduct.
Persons in neutral country may
manufacture and sell arms and munii-
tons of war but they cannot carry
, such articles on the high seas for the
E use of belligerent according to tn
: proclamation.