The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-19
NEUTRALITY Of
PANAMA CANAL
wilson Issues Proclamation to Sup.
plement Existing Regulation
for lts Preservation

washington, Nov. IA. president
Wilson today issued a proclamation
to supplement the existing regula.
lions for preservation of neutrality
In the Panama canal and the Pana-
ma canal zone during the European
war.
The proclamation extends its pro.
hibitions to aircraft, public or pi;y.
ate, of belligerent powers, which are
forbidden to rise from or descend
upon canal zone territory or to pass
through the air spaces above the
land or water of the zone. IL also
forbids any use of wireless telegraph
by belligerent vessels within zene
Jurisdiction except on business in
connection with the canal.
Accompanying the proclamation is
an agreement between the state de
partment and the minister from Pan.
ANA, E. A. Morales, concluded on
October 10. It provides that hospit-
atty extended in the waters of the
Panama republic to vessel In tue
service of a belligerent power shall
serve to deprive such vessel Of like
hospitality in the Panama canal zone
for a period Of three months and
vice versa.
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by the proclamation to embark or
disembark troops, war munitions to
warlike materials in the zone, ex.
cept in case Of necessity, due to &C
cident.
Belligerent vessels are not to re-
main in the canal zone territorial
waters longer than "a hours at a
time, except when in distress anil
the old requirement of "a hours be
tween departures of opposing bellig-
erent ships is retained.
Only in case of actual distress and
to make a vessel seaworthy may the
United States repair facilities and
docks be used by belligerent yes
sells under supervision of canal au.
thorities.
Except by special arrangement
there shall not be at any one time
more than three war vessels of any
one nation, including those of allies
in either terminal port or its ada.
cent territorial waters or more than
| three such vessels in transit through
the canal, or more than six at one
time in all the territorial waters OF
the zone. When opposing belliger.
ent ships are simultaneously present
the "a hour rule must be observed
between them, order of departure to
be determined by order of arrival
except where circumstances make
extensions OF stay permissible. A
belligerent vessel must not leave
within "a hours after departure Of
an adversary's private vessel.
The proclamation defines a wa
ship as n public armed vessel com
manded by duly commissioned gov
eminent officer, with crew undel
regular naval discipline, the vessc
being qualified by armament anC
personnel to take offensive action
against the enemy's public or pri
vate ships. Except as to hospita
ships, the same treatment Is to b'
given every vessel, belliserent o.
neutral, armed or not, that does no
fall under this definition when 1t Il
employed by belligerent power a
transport. feet auxiliary or other
wise to aid hostilities.
Passage through the canal Is to b
accorded only upon written assul
ance by commanders Of obserVanc
of regulations. Belligerent ships ar
not to revictual or take on coal eS
cept as may be strictly necessary
Prizes OF war are to be governed b
the same rules.