The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30
TEXT Of SABOTAGE
ACT RECEIVED HERE
Extremely Heavy Penalties Pro
vided For Attempts To Destroy
War Material Or Utilities

. pflhOnWenI, SlU,OUU line, or both, Dis
trict Attorney s, c. Huber has given
j ont the text of the statute for publica-
ton, The law, which went into effect
Immediately after receipt here, was
eabled to the district attorneys Office
yesterday morning. ..,
The law is one directed expressly
against the destruction or injury Of
i,wnr material, which is fully defined in
the statute. The making of defective
war material is just as severely pun
ishable under the law as is the destfue
4 tion of such material. ..
\ Passape of the law by congress re
suited from 4 general public demand
for severe penalties for all enemies
within the Nation who attempt to i'm.
jpede America s preparations against
the Germans As Oahu is one Of the
Important military posts of the. United
States government, il was thought ne
cessary, in Washington to send IL here
by cable, while other new statutes are
usually received through the mail.
Text Of Act .,
4. lit is entitled an Act TO punish the
wilful injury or destruction of war, ma
I terial or of war premises or utilities
! used in connection with war material
and for other purposes, commonly
known as Sabotage Act, approved April
20, 1918. The act reads as follows: Z
,e@ttBe it enacted by the senate and
I house of representatives 6f the United
states Of America in congress Assem-
bled that the words war material
used as, herein shall include arms,
armament, ammunition, livestock,
stores of clothing, food, foOdstuffs or
fuel; and shall also include supplies,
munitions and all other articles of what
ever description, and any part or in.
gredient thereof, intended for, adapted
TO, Nor' suitable for the use Of the Unit
ed States, or any associate nation, in
, connection with the conduct of the war.
% " The words war premises, as usel
hereiny shall include all buildings,
grounds, mines, or other places wherein
sHeh war material is being produced
manufactured. repaired, stored, mined,
| extracted, distributed, loaded, unload
ed, or transported, together with all
machinery and appliances therein con
tainedy and all forts, arse nails, navy
yards, camps, prisons, or other military
or naval stations of the United States
or any associate nation.
1.-THE. words twar utilities rs used
hefein, = shall include all railroads, rail
ways, electric lines, roads of whatever
description, railroad ora railways fix
ture. so, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier
dock, bridge, building, structure, mine.
machine. mechanical continuance, ear,
vehicle, boat, or aircraft, or any. other
Of I'm rknt A.
whereon or whereby such war ma
renal or any troops of the United
! States, Or of any associate nation, are
being or may be transported either
within the limits Of the United States
or upon the high seas; and all dams
reservoirs, aqueducts,' water and gas
mains and pipes, structures and bula
ings, whereby or in connection with
/ which water or gas is being furnished
or may be furnished. to another wa
premises or to. the military or naval
| forces Of the United States, or any as
sOciatr nation. and all electric light
and power, steam or pneumatic pow en-.
Telephone aud telegraph plants, poles
wires, and fixtures. and wireless stu
tions, Rnd the buildings connected with
the maintenance and operation thereof
used to- supply water, light, heat, pow
err, or facilities of eOmmunina ton to
ANY war, premises or to. the military or
naval forces Of the United States, or
any associate nation.
! 1.-THE words United States shall in
"!ude the Canal Zone aud all TERRITORY
and waters, continental and inSular
SubIeat to the jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States., G.,
"The words associate nation a.
used in thisr act, shall be deemed to
mean any nation at war with any ma
ton with which the United States IL
| at war.
! Section Two. That when the Unit
ed States is at war, whosoever, with in
tent to injure, interfere with, or oh
struct the United States or any asso
riatc nation in prepa ring for or carry
ing on the war. or whoever, with rra
son 10 believe that his act may iniue
interfere with, OF obstruct the United
States or any associate nation in pre-
pairing for or carrying on the war
| shall wilfuily injure or destroy, or
shall attempt to so iniure or destroy
any war material, war premises. or war
, utilities, as herein deRRedN shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not more
than 10000 or imprisoned not more
than thirty years, or both.
"Section Three. That when the
United States is at war. whoever, with
intent to injure, interfere with, or oh
struct the United States or any asso
ciate nation in preparing for or carry
i'm on the war, or whoever, with reason
to believe that his act may injure in
terfere with or obstruct the United
States or any associate nation in pre-
pairing for or carrying on the war, shall
wilfully make or cause to be made IN
defective manner, any material, as
herein defined or any tool, implement
machine. utensil, or receptacle used or
employed in making, producing, manu-
featuring, or repairing any such war
material, as herein defined, shall upon
FeOn vietion, thereof. be fined not more
than $4,000 or imprisoned not more
! than thirty wears or both -