Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-04
EXTRA POWERS
FERRED ON
THE PRESIDENT.
Chief Executive Is Empowered
to Prevent Infri0gementS Of
American Neutrality by Yes
sells Leaving Port

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Washington, March 3,-By unan- |
mous vote the senate late tonight
adopted a substitute for the Joint res |
outIon passed earlier in the house I
charging the power Of the president !
to prevent mfringements Of American |
neutrality by vessels leaving ports of
the United States with men or sup /
plies for bclligerent warships. It was
promptly passed by the house and
now goes Go the president
The substitute. framed after "A COM
ference at the White House between
the president and members of the for
eign relations committee is as fol-
lows.
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 resolution and during the exist
enoe of a war to which the United
States Is not a party, and IN order TO
prevent the neutrality of the United
states from being violated by the use
of its territory, its ports or It's terri
! torial waters az the base of operations
for the armed forces of u belligerenL
contrary TO the obligations imposed
| By the laws 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
! hereby authorized and empowered TO
direct the collectors Of customs UNI
der the jurisdiction of the United
States TO withhold clearance from amy
vessel of American or foreign regis
ter or license which he has reasona-
BILE cause TO believe 10 be about TO
carry fuel, arms, ammunition, men
or supplies 90 any Warship, or tender
or supply ship of bellgerent nation
IN violation OF the obligations of the
United States as "a neutral nation,
In case any such vessel OF Amcrl-
can register or license shalt depart ol
attempt 60 depart from the jurisdic-
ton of the United States without
clearance or any of the purposes
above set forth, the owner or mas
ter or person or persons haVinl
ing charge or command of such vesse
shall scvcraly be liable to fine OF
not less than $4,000 nor more thar
100000 or to Imprisonment not t.
exceed two years, or both, and in ad
ldtion such vessels shall be forfeited
to the United states.
THAT the president OF the United
states bo and he Is hereby author
lied and empowered to employ sucl
part OF the land or naval forces q
the United States as shall be neces
sary to carry out the purposes of tn
resolution
THAT the provisions Of this reso
luton shall be deemed TO extend &
all lands and water, continental o
insuar, within the jurisdiction of tn
United states
The substitute eliminates the pro
vision Of the house resolution tina
would permit suspected vessels T.
sail under bond with snrcties cuuu
to double the value of the ship an'
cargo and rendering the owners an'
master liable 10 fine and inprlson
ment for violation of neutrality J
also eliminates the provision empow
ermg the president to direct fedora
authorities ITO accord the treatmen
of vessel OF belligerent, includlnl
intermcnt, to any vessel Of foreign
register in or hereafter arriving in
port or any territorial waters of tn,
United states when such vessel rs act
ing or preparing to act, or intending
upon departure from the jurisdiction
of the United States to act as ten
der to the armed forces of bellig-
erent or otherwise to act IN ala OF
the prosecution Of hostilties.