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OF the United States Coast Guard, di-
rected all officers and services units
to aid customs collectors in enforce
ment of neutrality laws at all ports.
The instructions were sent to all
Coast Guard stations including those
in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands.
Hull Denies Collaboration.
AS this message was being dis
patched, newspaper men asked Secre-
tary of State Hull about various in
terpretations of the presidential
proclamations. He declared they had
been issued solely in the interests of
the American people and without no
tice to or collaboration with anybody,
anywhere.
Besides proclaiming the embargo
and the warning to travelers-two
steps provided for in the recent neu-
trality legislation adopted by Con-
gress-President Roosevelt went be-
yond the text of that legislation in
another move. He declared in a state
ment that Americans who engage in
transactions of any character" with
either of the belligerents will "do SO
at their own risk
This marked a distinct reversal of
policy. In the past the United States
has argued for the right of neutral
citizens and commerce to freedom
of the seas" Passionate controversy
about deaths and injuries suffered by
Americans and about restrictions on
American trade preceded this coun-
try's entry into the World War.
The warning to travellers was issued
last night after the President had
made his other two moves late Sat-
urday night. Since Ethiopia has no
merchant marine, the latest procla-
nation affects only the ships of Italy.
After quoting the authority confer
red on him by the neutrality law, the
President proclaimed:
Whereas, find that the protection
of the lives of citizens of the United
States requires that American citi-
zens should refrain from travelling as
passengers on the vessels of either of
the belligerent nations.
Nov, therefore, I, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President of the United
States, acting under and by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the
said joint resolution of Congress, do
hereby admonish all citizens of the
United States to abstain from travel
ing on any vessel of either of the
belligerent nations contrary to the
provisions of the said joint resolution,
and
Il do hereby give notice that any
citizen of the United States who may
travel on such vessel, contrary to
the provisions of the said joint resolu-
ton, will do so at his own risk
Passenger Lists Shrink.
The effect of this proclamation on
the ships of Italy has yet to be cal
culated. Dispatches from New York
quoted shipping men as saying the
effect of the Italo-Ethiopian quarrel
already had been felt on previous
trips Of the Italian lines two big
express liners, the Rex and Conte de
Savoia. First-class cabin lists on
those trips were described as smaller
than usual.
While all officials here remained
silent, observers here and elsewhere
pondered several questions, among
them:
l. To what extent will American
exporters of raw materials and other
goods to Italy refrain from shipments
because of the Presidents action?
.(Shipments to Ethiopia are negligible
2. What bearing, if any, will the en-
barge on munitions shipments and
the warning about other transactions
have on any sanctions Financial and
economic pressure) which the League
OF Nations may decide to apply
against Italy?