The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-19
PRESIDENT ORDER
FORB|DDING SALES
OF AMERICAN SHIPS

Collector OF Customs Bruce S. |
Weeks is in receipt Of a copy of the
presidents recently issued order, for
bidding the sale of any American yes
SCI to foreign interests. The "emer-
gency in water transportation of the
United States" is the way the order
IS referred to in its circularized form. |
tits interesting to local ship own
ers, as well as many along the gulf
coast. The summarized presidential
order follows:
The Presidents Order.
Emergency In Water Transportation |
Of the u. s. 1917 Shipping Board
Circular No. /. United States Ship |
ping Board, Washington, February
6, 1917.
The ship owners and others com
cerned in vessels registered or en-
rolled or licensed under the laws Of
the United States, and all officers of
the United States, charged with ex-
ecution of the laws thereof.
The following proclamation of en-
Urgency in water transportation of
the United States is published for
the information and guidance of all
concerned.
Emergency in Water Transporta-
ton of the United States.)
BY the President of the United States
of America-A Proclamation.
Whereas, Congress did by can Act
to Establish United States Shipping
Board for the purpose of encourag-
ing, developing, and creating naval
auxiliary and naval reserve and a
merchant marine to meet the require
ments of the commerce of the United
States with its trritories and posses
sions and with foreign countries; to
regulate carriers by water engaged
in the foreign and interstate COM
MERGE of the United States; and for
other purposes" approved September
z, 1916, provide that during any ma
tional emergency the existence OF
which is declared by proclamation of
the president, no vessel registered, or
enrolled and licensed under the laws
of the United States shall, without
the approval of the board, be sold
leased or chartered to any person not
a citizen of the United States, OF
transferred to a foreign registry OIL
flag"
And, Whereas, many ship owner!
of the United States are permitting
their ships to pass to alien register!
and to foreign trades in which we d,
not participate, and from which the!
cannot be bought back to serve tn
needs of our water-borne commerc
without the permission Of the gov
ernments of foreign NATIONS.
Now therefore I, WOODROW Will
SON, president of the United State
of America, acting under and by vir
tue of authority conferred in me b,
said act of congress, do hereby de
clare and proclaim that have foun
that there exists a national emer
gency arising from the insufficienc,
Of maritime tonnage to carry tn
products Of the farms, forests, mines
and manufs cturing industries of tn
United States to their consumer
abroad and in the United States. an
do hereby admonish all citizens o
tbs United States and every perso
TO abstain from every violation Q
the provisions of said act of congress
and / do hereby warn them that a
violations of such provisions will b
vigorously prosecuted, and do here
by enjoin upon all officers of th
United States charged with the exc
cution of the laws thereof, the ri
most diligence in preventing viola
tions of said act, and this my pro
clamation issued Hereunder, and
bringing to trial and punishment an
offenders against the same.
In Witness Whereof, l have her,
unto set my hand and caused the SCI
Of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washingto
this 9Th day Of February in the yes
Of Our Lord one thousand nine hur
dred and seventeen and of the Indt
pendence Of the United States of An
erica the one hundred and forty-firs
(Seal) WOODROW WILSON.
BY the President;
Robert Lansing, Secretary of Sta
The text of the law referred to
the proclamation is contained in Sc,
ton Q, paragraphs and 4, Of Il
shipping act, approved September
1916, and Is as follows: during al
national emergency the existence
which is declared by proclamation
the president, no vessel registered
enrolled and licensed under the Law
of the United States shall, witho
the approval of the board, be sol
leased or chartered to any person n
citizen Of the United States
transferred to a foreign flag"
"Any vessel sold, chartered, leas
or transferred or operated in VOL
ton Of this section shall be forfeit
10 the United States, and whoev
violated any provision of this secti'
ahau he guilty of a rnisdemeanor al