Evening star., 1939-09-06
President Issues Orders
To Various Departments
Regulating Neutrality

These are the regulations carry.
ing out the neutrality order:
Whereas, under the treaties of
the United States and the law of
nations it is the duty of the
United States, in any war in
which the United States is neu-
tral, not to permit the commits
sion of unneutral acts within the
Jurisdiction of the United States;
And whereas, a proclamation
was issued by me on the 5th day
of September declaring the neu-
trality of the United States of
America in the war now existing
between Germany and France,
Poland, and the United Kingdom,
India, Australia and New Zea-
land;
Now, therefore, in order to
make more effective the enforce
ment of the provisions of said
treaties, law of nations, and proc
lamation, I hereby prescribe that,
during said war, the departments
and independent offices and
establishments of the United
States Government shall have
the following duties to perform
in enforcing the neutrality of the
United States, which duties shall
be in addition to the duties now
prescribed, or hereafter pre-
scribed, by law, or by other exec
utive order or regulation not in
conflict herewith, for the depart
ments and independent Offices
and establishments of the United
States Government:
l. War Department: Enforce
ment of the neutrality of the
United States as prescribed in
the aforementioned proclama-
ton so far as concerns the mill
tary land forces of neutral and
belligerent powers; except as pro-
vided in paragraphs numbered
% and 4 hereof.
2. Navy Department: Enforce
ment of the neutrality of the
United States as prescribed in
the aforementioned proclama-
ton, (a) so far as concerns YES
sells of the naval establishments
OF neutral and belligerent powers
and other vessels operating for
hostile or military purposes, ex-
cept as provided in paragraph
numbered 4 hereof: CD enforce
ment of the neutrality of the
United States as prescribed in
said proclamation In outlying
possessions subject to the exclu-
sive jurisdiction of the Navy
Department; (c) in the Philip
pine Islands, enforcement of the
neutrality Of the United States
as respects all vessels as pre-
scribed in said proclamation
with the special cooperation of
the Department of State and the
Department of the Interior.
3. Treasury Department and
Commerce Department (under
such further division of respon-
sibility as the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Secretary of
Commerce may mutually agree
upon): Enforcement of the neu-
trality of the United States as
prescribed in the above-men-
toned proclamation so far as
concerns all vessels except those
referred to in paragraph num-
bered 2 hereof, with the special
cooperation Of the Department
fthe Interior in the Territories
and outlying possessions where
the Treasury Department and
the Commerce Department are
required by law to carry out their
respective functions, and except
in the Philippine Islands, the
Canal Zone, and the outlying
possessions subject to the exclu-
sive jurisdiction Of the Navy De-
. partment.
4. Governor of the Panama
Canal: Enforcement within the
Canal Zone of the neutrality of
the United States as prescribed
In the abovs mentioned procla-