Evening star., 1914-11-15
President Wilson Announces
Supplementary ProcIama-
tion Covering Zone.
ORDER OF PROHIBITION
EXTENDS TO AIRCRAFT
Also Forbids Use of Wireless Tele-
graph by Belligerent Vessels
Within the Neutral Territory.

President Wilson has announced a
supplementary neutrality proclamation
covering the Panama canal and the
Canal Zone during the European war
AS announced last night. 1T forbids the
use of airships and of wireless within
the canal jurisdiction by any belliger-
ent power. 1t provides strict regula-
tions to prevent any aid or hospitality
to any belligerent within the zone.
The proclamation extends its prohi-
bitions to aircraft, public or private. OF
beligerent powers, which are forbidden
to rise from or descend upon Canal
Zone territory, or ito pass through the
air spaces above the land or water or
the zone. 1t also forbids any use or
wireless telegraph by belligerent ves-
sells within zone jurisdiction except on
business in connection with the canal
Agreement Made Public.
Accompanying the proclamation Is an
agreement between the State Depart
ment and the minister from Panama, 4.
A. Morales, concluded October 10. II
provides that hospitality extended In
the waters of the Panama republic to
vessel in the service of a bell1gerent
power shall serve to deprive such yes
Sci of like hospitality In the fanama aaraa
Canal Zone for period OF three
months, and vice versa.
Belligerent powers are forbidden by
the proclamation to embark or dlseIn-
bark troops, war munitions or warike
materials in the Zone except IN case OF
necessity due to accident. Belllgeren!
vessels are not to remain In the Canal
Zone territorial waters longer than
tWenty-four hours at a time, except
when in distress. and the old require
haf
partures of opposing belligerent ships
is retained.
Only in case of actual distress and to
make vessel seaworthy may the
United States repair facllltles anu
docks be used by belligerent vessels.
and the work must be done speedliy
under supervision of canal authorities
Number of Ships Limited.
Except by special arrangement, there
shall not be at any one time more tnan
three war vessels of any one natlon,
including those of allies. in either ter
minal port or it's adjacent territorial
waters, or more than three such YES
sells in transit through the canal, or
more than six at one time In all the
territorial waters of the zone w heh
opposing belligerent ships are slmui-
taneously present, the order of de.
parture to be determined by order OF
arrival, except where circumstances
make extensions of stay permisslole: "A
belligerent vessel must not leave WITH
in twenty-four hours after departure
of an adversary's private vessel.
The proclamation defines warsnlp
as a public armed vessel commanded
bv a duly commissioned governmeht
officer. with a crew under regular naval
discipline, the vessel being. qualiheo
bv armament and personnel to take
offensive action against the enemy s
public or private ships.
Applies to All Vessels.
Except as to hospital ships. the same
treatment is to be given every vessel,
belligerent or neutral. armed or not,
that does not fall under this definftlon
when it is employed by belligerent
power as a transport, fleet auxiliary or
otherwise to aid hostilities.
Passage through the canal is to pe
accorded only upon written assurance
by commanders OF the observance of
regulations. Belliserent ships are not
to revictual or take on coal except as
NAV be strictly necessary. Prizes or
war are to be governed by the same
rules.