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WILL PREVENT
|NFR|NCEMENTs
Of NEUTRALITY
, G,uuoO -----
Resolution Adopted in Congress
Enlarges Powers IF President
to Deal with Suspected Ships
Leaving Port.
HEAVY PENALTIES Imposed
Fine Of $4,000 and Two Years
Maximum, Imprisonment for
Masters Sailing without Clear
ance-President Authorized
10 Employ Forces in Aid.
HEAVY PENALTIES IMPOSED

Washington. March a-.3y unanimou
vote the Senate late tonight adopted,
Il substitute for the Joint resolutioE.
passed earlier in the House rnlarg.nG
the power of the President TO prevan
infringements of American neutrality BY
vessels leaving ports of the United States
with men or supplies for belligerent war
ships
The substitute. framed after a confer
ence at the White House between tho
President and members of the foreign re-
lations committee, is as follows
Resolved. BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. that
from and after the passage of this reso-
luton. and during the existence Of a war
TO which the United States is not a
party and in order to prevent the neu-
trality OF the United States from being
violated by use of its territory. its ports,
or its territorial waters as a base Of op-
eratons for the armed forces of a bellig-
erent contrary to the obligations imposed
by the law Of nations the treaties to
which the United States Is a party or
contrary to the statutes Of the United
States the President be and he is here
the collectors Of customs under the juris.
diction Of the United States to with
hold clearance from any vessel Of Ameri-
can ol forean register. or license. which
he has reasonable cause to believe u bo
about To carry fuel. arms, ammunition.
men or supplies to any warshp, or ten
der. or supply ship of belligerent ma
ton in violation of the obligations OF
10 if,1 IN frai
I'm case any such vessel Of American
register or license shall depart or at
tempt to depart from the jurisdiction OF
the United States without clearance or
any Of the purposes above set forth. the
owner or master or person persons
having charge or command Of such yes.
sci shall severally be liable to fine OF
not less than 5000 or more than $4,000.
or to Imprisonment not to exceed two
wears. or both and, in addition. such
vessel shall be forfeited to the United
States.
That the President OF the United
States be- and he is hereby authorized and
land or naval forces Of the United States
as snail be necessary to carry out the
purposes II this resolution
That the provisions of this resolution
shal! he deemed to extend to all landa
and waters. continental or nsular, with"
in tho jurisdiction Of the United States
Th, substitute eliminates a provisio
OF The House resolution that would pei
NIT suspected vessels to sail under bond
with sureties cqual to double tho value
OF ship and carso. and rendering thJ
owners and master liable tc nac and
Imprisonment FOR vio,atiocs ot :.eutreaty.
Ii also eliminates tho provision en-
rowc-ing tie -Te.'dect &C direct iede raj
authc"!tlco 20 accord the ,iestyreat %
e vessel c: Il bc!lisercnt irciut'ae t.
;errment. to nm: vesse' Of foreign ccyis.
tel n or herait.r arrIvins ic a po~.
D" anv territorial waters ot tho Cni-
Ted :. teS. -:hr!. sL,E vessel is acst,9,
y. i pH.l;.- a rc;. or attempting to
ao; ~ in;*'.d'nG upon departure ~von,
the ta-is'.ctirN o. the United Ststes tn
at ~ o.. tender TO the armed force.
Of bolhger.nL u. otherwise Ia act
IN aid ~ tho prosecution of Eostiiitiss-
Ac:io" to-righ. grew d.loctl: ou. o4
facts learned by the admin st.aticn X,
the recont grand jury Investigation u,
NJ" FORK icto the alleged shipment of
svppl!co g be!l's"ro5t nations ut sea,
Ihe Senate substitute later wA
agreed 10 In the iiouso Tho rescI..
tioE row Poes to- Preside.t V,ttacr f-.
hts aignatu-c ts 2'