The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
Presidents Embargo Proclamation


Whereas Congress has enacted the President
e day of June 1917 approved law which contains the following
provisions:
public safety shall require and shall make proclamation thereof
shall be unlawful ship from take out Of the United
States named such proclamation article or ar
t mentioned proclamation such time or times or
regulations subject such limitations and
exceptions the President shall prescribe until otherwise ordered by
by provided that preference
shall given ports State those Of another
ANY who shall ship take out or deliver or at
tempt deliver for export shipment or taking out any article
aon this title regulation order made hereunder shall
be fined not than $4,000 naturaed person imprisoned
two years. BOTH and article 30 delivered
exported shipped taken attempted to be delivered or
exported shipped taken out shall be seized and forfeited to the
United Ses and officer director or agent Of corporation who
participates violation shall be liable like fine or iprSon
ment, or both.
whenever there believe vessel
foreign carry the United States
articles violation Of the provisions Of this title the col
which such vessel is located il
subject review by the Secretary
Commerce. vessel domestic for
for which clearance is required by law and by formal notice
the in command or
charge domestic vessel for which clearance not required BY
departure vessel from the port and shall
any provisions shall attempt take
the taking such vessel Of from the us
dOn of the United States shall be fined not than $4,000 or
imprisoned not than two years. or both and IN addition such
vessel tackle apparel furniture equipment and her forbidden
cargo, be forfeited to the United States"
And whereas the public safety requires that shall be
vented from reaching the enemy;
therefore Woodrow Wilson, President Of the United
America hereby proclaim whom concern that
time times and under such regulations and
limitations and exceptions the President
prescribe until ordered by the President or BY Congress-
following articles namely: Coal coke fuel oils kerosene and
gasolen including bunkers; grains -four and meal therecm,
fodder and and fs pig steel bets ship plates and
shapes iron STEEL feomangsnese fer
ammunition and explosives shall not on and afer the
fifteenth Of July 1877 be carried out Of exported from the
bysSina Aghanistan,
Albania Argentina Belgium her colonies,
protectoraes Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria China Chilli Colombia
Denmark colonies possessions proteetorates
Republic Ecuador Egypt France her colonies Great
colonies proeoeates Greece Guate
aa Italy, colonies possessions prceetOrates
Japan Liberia echenstein, Luxembourg Mexico Monaco Monte
negro Morocco Nepa Netherlands her colonies
sessions protectOrae Norway Oman Panama Paraguay Persia
Peru Portugal colonies prCeetorses ROumana
Russia Salvador Serbia SIAM SPAIN her colonies
sessions proeoates Sweden Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela
Turkey.
The orders regulations from time time prescribed will be
administered by authority the Secretary Of Commerce
from whom licenses conformity said orders and regulations
will issue.
In witness whereof hand and caused the
seal of the United States be affixed.
[Seall
Washington this ninth day Of july in the
wear of our Lord Hundred Seventeen and of
the independence America the One Hundred
Forty-frst-
WOODROW WILSON,
By the President,
FRANK L. POLK
Acting Secretary Of State.