The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-09
TEXT Of EMBARGO
PROCLAMATION

Washington. July s-The fuI text
81 the en- barge proclamation follows:
BY the president OF the United States
OF America:
A Proclamation.
Whereas congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th DAY Of
June. 1917, approved a law which con-
fains the following provisions
Whenever during the present war
the president shall ind that the pVbuc
safety shall SO require and shall make
proclamation thereof II shall be uulaw-
full to export from. or ship from, or
take out of the United States to any
country named in such proclamation,
any article or articles mentioned in
] such proclamation, except at such time,
Or times. and under such regulations
and orders and subject to such iinnita-
tions and exceptions ~ tho president
shall prescribe, until otherwise ordered
by president or by congress,
provided, however that no prefer
@nee shall be given 10 the pots Of one
state over those Of another.
ANY person who shall export. ship
or take out. or deliver or attempt TO
deliver for export. shipment. or TAXI c
out, any srticIc In violation of ms
title. or 81 Any gAauiaiina ar ORDER
made hereunder, shall be fined NOT more
than $40 900, or. If natural person,
imprisoned for not more than two years
or both. and any article SO deliv sred
or exported. shipped or taken out or
80 attempted to he delivered or ex-
rorte6 sAlpped- or taken out shall be
Eetxed ana forfeited 70 the United
States ana any officer. director. or
Agen, OF a corporation who partici-
pates in any such violation shall Re
liable 70 like fine or imprisonment or
both.
u whenever there is a reasonable
cause TO believe that any vessel. do
mestic or foreign, is about to carry out
OF the United States any article or
articles in violation Il the provisions
ri Of this title. the collector OF customs
Il for the district In which such vessel is
located is hereby authorized and EN-
L powered subject to review by the
Z aecretary Of commerce. to refuse clear
Ance 10 any such vessel domestic or
Z foreign, for which clearance is not re-
Il Quired by law. To forbid the departure
0f such vessel from the port and It
shall thereupon be unlawful for such
Evosee1 to depart Whoever. in viola
Hon OF any If the provisions Of this
neetion shall take. or attempt 10 take.
SnR authorize The taking OF any such
vessel Out Of port or from the juris-
l1ction OF the United States shall he
Aned not more than $4,000 or impris-
0nAd not more than two years or both:
and IN addition, such vessel, her tackle,
5FhnaratUs furniture equipment and her
4 Forbidden cargo shall be forfeited to
the United States"
And e,hereas the public safety re-
Quiree that succor shall be prevented
ss1rom reaching the enemy
SNA Now, therefore, /. Woodrow Wilson.
.st ~y,{t g.
S1cA. do hereby proclaim to all whom
I'M may concern that. except AZ such
#SIM% or times and under such reguln-
xlons Ard orders and suhtecr - such
Limitations ard exceptions as The rresf-
zsAent shall prescribe. unit! otherp'lse
4 afdered by the president or by cor
seress the following articles namelv.
8 eoai. coke. fuel oils. kerosene and
aRaeolfne. including bgnkers food
grains, nour and meal tnerefron1 tod-
sSAer and feeds. meat and fats, pig iron.
#rkees ki'iets. ship plates sud structural
NNhApea. scrap iron and scrap steel
zskerrc-mAnEsnese fertilizers. arms am
nnnfffnn and explosives. snail net. on
%&nd After the 15th day nf july. isIT.
~ carried out Of or exported from
E4he United States or its territorial pt<-
so1Dsiona 10 Ahyssiu!s Afghanistal. Al
Mania. Argentina. Austria. Hungary
s&&t11g1um. her colonies sessions or
Bolivia, Brazil Bulgaria
&4hina. Chile Colombia. Costa RIea
%x1UbA. Denmark her colonies. posses-
K&1ons or protectorates, Dominican Re-
$U0biie, Ecuador. Feypt, France. her roll
Sg61S1eA possessions, or protect CRATES: Ger
#4SaJAy, her colonies possessions or pro-
ES4se4orates; Great Britain. her colonies
S9oooeaeions or protectorates Greece
En@A&enaala. Haiti Honduras Italy her
H&43oAies, possessions or rrotectorates
*41aan. Liberia. Iiechtenstefn. Luxen1-
*&0He. Mexico. Monaco. Montenegro
&I&6eNcee. Nepai Nicsra qua the Meth
&1S1&Ade her colonies. possessions or
E0&4ctorate-: Norway. Oman. Panama
e1FA9uAy. Persia. Peru. Portugal her
4@apj&G possessions or protectorates;
nnn&s. Russia. Salvador. San Marino.
Mr. Siam. Spain. her eolories pos
ees or protectorayes; Sweden