Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-13
TEXT Of MESSAGE
OF PRESIDENT ON
i. 5. NEUTRALITY

WASHINGTON August 4. - The
proclamation of neutrality of the Unit
ed States in the European war, Issued
today by President Wilson, said:
By the President of the United
States.
A proclamation: ..,..
Whereas a state of war unhappily
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 ccntending powers,
and with the persons inhabiting their
several dominions:
New, therefore, !, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of Am.
erica, in order TO preserve the neu-
trality Of the United States and Of
its citizens and Of persons within its.
territory and jurisdiction, and to en-
force its 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 laws of nations,
may thus be prevented from any VIC.
lation of the same, do hereby declare
and proclaim that by certain provis-
ions of 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 jdris-
diction of the United States, to wit:
Acts Prohibited.
The prohibited acts then enumer,l
ated by the proclamation include:
Accepting and exercising a commits
sion to serve any of the belligerents;
Enlisting or entering the service of
any of the belligerents or hiring 9TH
er persons to take such action; fit
ting out ships or increasing the force
of any ship Of war of the belliger-I
ents;
Aiding any military expedition from
the territory of the United States
against the territories of either of the
belligeFents.
The proclamation states that after
tomorrow, and during the continuance
of hostilities, no ship of war, or pri-|
vateer, of any belligerent, shall be
permitted to make use of any port, OF
waters subject to the jurisdiction OF
the United States, within "a hours
after ship belonging to another bell
ligerent has departed from such wa.
tiers. Frequenting of American waters
by an armed ship of any Of the bel
iiuaronfc would ho nopofdorod mn
friendly and offensive.
Stay Limited to % Hours. -@
The proclamation continues that IL
any ship Of war, or privateer, of a
belligerent shall enter any waters of
the United States, it shall be required
to depart within "a hours, without
taking supplies beyond what may be
necessary for its immediate use.
As the treaties of the United States
provide that a neutral nation shall
maintain a strict and impartial neu-
trality the President, in his proclama-
ton. warns all persons who claim the
protection Of the United States to
obey such neutrality. !
Persons violating such neutrality
can, in no wise. obtain the protection
of the United States against the con.
sequence of their misconduct.
Persons in a neutral country may
manufacture and sell arms and NUM-
tons of war. but cannot carry such
articles on the high seas for the use
of a belligerent, according to the proc
lamation. r. 4
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