The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-05

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present war in Europe. the United
States is bound TO observe the rules
agreed to at the second internation'
al convention. held at The Hague,
Holland. in October, 1907. Although
the United States did not sign the
| international agreements at the time
of the Hague convention, this coun-
try subsequently adopted them, with
some reservations, by Presidential
proclamation.
The duties of neutral power to-
ward warning countries. as provided
at the convention at The Hague,
with the reservation made by the
United States. are in substance as
follows:
NAVAL RULES
Article 1-Belligerents to respect
the sovereign rights of neutral pow
ers and to abstain in neutral terri
tory or waters from any act which
would. if knowingly permitted by any
power. constitute a violation of neu
trality.
Article Amy act of hostility, in
Guiding capture and search, commit
ted by a belligerent warship in ter
rtorial waters of a neutral power
constitutes a violation Of neutrality
l.,
Article 3-Upon the capture of
ship in territorial waters of neu
trail power that power. if the prize
is still within its jurisdiction, must
employ the means within its dispos-
al to release the prize. its officers
and crew and to intern the prize
crew
If the prize is beyond the juris-
diction of the neutral power the cap
tor government. upon demand of that
power, must liberate the prize, its
officers and crew.
(The United States. not one of the
contracting powers to this conven-
ton. subsequently by proclamation
of the President declared its ad
herence to the convention, reserving
and excluding Article 90, below, and
with the understanding that the last
clause of Article 8, above, implied
the duty of a neutral power to make
the demand therein mentioned for
the return of a ship captured within
the neutral Jurisdiction and no long
er within that jurisdiction.)
Article "A prize court cannot be
set up by belligerent upon neutral
territory or upon a vessel in neutral
waters
NO WIRELESS STATIONS.
Article 5-1he use of neutral ports
and waters as base of naval opera
tons against adversaries is forbidden
belligerents, particularly the erection
of wireless stations or other appara-
tus for the purpose of communicating
with belligerent forces on land or
sea.
Article 6-The direct or indirect
supply by neutral power to a
belligerent power of warships or war
materials is forbidden.
Article THE neutral power is
not bound to prevent the export or
transit for use by either belligerent,
of anything which could be of use
to an army or fleet.
Article 8-A neutral power must
prevent the fitting out or arming
of a vessel within its jurisdiction
intended to engage in hostile opera
tons against another power with
which it is at peace; also to prevent
the departure Of such vessel,
Article 9-Tte conditions, restrc-
tions or prohibition in regard to ad-
mission into it's ports Of belligerent
warships or their prizes, must be ap-
piled by the neutral power to both
belligerents, but belligerent vessel
failing to conform to the regulations
of the neutral power or violating neu-
trality may by the neutral power be
forbidden to enter its ports.
Article 10-The passage of war
ships or prizes through waters of
neutral power does not affect the
neutrality of such power.
Article Unlicensed pilots of a
neutral power may be employed by
belligerent war vessels.
Article Pin the absence of spe
cial provision to contrary Of neil
trail power. the stay of belligerent
warships in water of such power
is limited to twenty-four hours, ex-
cept in cases covered by this con-
vention.
TO NOTIFY SHIPS
Article 13-Upon advice of out
break of hostilities a neutral power
must notify warships in it's territor-
ial waters to depart within twenty
four hours or within time prescribed
by local regulation.
Article 14-Damage or stress OF
weather alone can justify stay Of
warship in neutral waters beyond per
m ic cihlo timo and II must denart aS