Evening star., 1924-05-02
Acts on Request of President
Zayas, Who Cites Violent
Conditions in Island.
ClENFUEGOS REBELS
SOUGHT BY TROOPS
Warships Patrol Coast in Vicinity
OF Uprising-War Secretary
Gets Leave.

PRESIDENT Coolidge issued today a
proclamation declaring an embargo
on arms shipments to Cuba, effective
Immediately.
The action was taken at the re-
quest of the Cuban government.
which formally called the attention
OF the Washington government to the
condition of violence existing in
Cuba"
The proclamation follows: Where
as. section l of Joint resolution
OF congress, entitled Joint resolu-
ton to prohibit the expectation of
arms and munitions of war from the
United States to certain countries,
and for other purposes, approved
January 81, 1922. provides as follows:
That whenever the President finds
tnat in any American country, or in
any country in which the United
states exercises extraterritorial juris-
diction, conditions of domestic vio-
renee exists, which are or may be
promoted by the use of arms or muni-
tIons of war procured from the
United States, and makes proclama-
tlon thereof, it shall be unlawful to
export, except under such limitations
and exceptions as the President pre-
scribeS, any arms or munitions of war
from any place in the United States
to such countries until otherwise or
dered by the President or by Con-
gTesS.'"
And whereas it Is provided by
section of the said joint resolution
that whoever exports any arms or
munitions of war in violation of sec
tion L shall on conviction be pun
ished by fine not exceeding $4,000
or by Imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or both;
Finds Domestic Violence.
Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge,
President Of the United States of
America, acting under and by virtue
o. the authority conferred in me by
the said Joint resolution of Congress
90 hereby declare and proclaim that
have found, as has been formally
represented to this government by
the government of Cuba, that there
exist in Cuba such conditions Of do
meStlc violence which are or may be
promoted by the use of arms or mu.
ritions of war procured from the
United States as contemplated by the
said Joint resolution; and / do hereby
admonish All citizens of the United
States and every person to abstain
| from every violation OF the provisions
of the joint resolution above set
forth. hereby made applicable to Cuba
and | do hereby warn them that all
violations of such provisions will be
vigorously prosecuted.
And l do hereby enjoin upon al
officers of the United States, charged
| with the execution of the laws there
of. the utmost diligence in prevent
| ing violations of said Joint resolu-
tion and this, my proclamation isSu ed
Hereunder, and in bringing to trial
and punishment any offenders agains,
| the same.
Exceptions Prescribed.
"And I do hereby prescribe as ar
| exception and Limitation to the fore
| going restrictions such expectations
| OF arms or munitions of war as are
| United States for shipment to the
government of Cuba, which has been
recognized by the government of the
| United States, and such arms and
| munitions for industrial or COM
mercial uses as may from time tC
| time be exported with the consent oi
| the Secretary of State.
IN witness whereof / have here
| unto set my hand and caused the sea
| of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
! this second day of May, in the year
| of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-four, and of the in.
dependence of the United States o1
| America the one hundred and forty.
| eighth.
(Signed) CALVIN COOLIDGE"
The State Department announce
ment also said information had beer
received that certain arms and mu-
nitions were being accumulated ir
various parts of Florida for possible
export to Cuba, to be used in ar
| insurrection."