V
THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1914.
WILSON DETAILS
NEUTRALITY PACT
President Proclaims United
States "on Terms of Friend
ship and Amity" With All.
ILLEGAL ACTS ARE LISTED
Large Part of Document Devoted to
Prohibition of Americans From
Enlisting or Helping Warring
Forces Vessels' Status Told.
Neutrality
the Great
WASHINGTON". Aug. 4.
of the Fnited States in
Kuropean war formally was proclaimed
today by President Wilson. Reciting
the fact that "a state of war unhappily
exists between Austria-Hungary and
Fervia and between Germany and Rus
la and between Germany and France."
with which powers the United States are
on terms of friendship and amity, tne
President warned all American citizens
and foreigners resident in the United
States against violating the neutrality
la ws
Citizens of the United States abroad
mere given notice that any misconduct
on their part would be at their own
peril.
It has been a foregone conclusion
that the United States would be neutral
and in this connection virtually only
on'e problem has presented itself to
the Washington Government. This has
been furnished by the activities of the
diplomatic and consular agents of the
contending powers in rounding up their
reservists in America.
Large bodies of men have been
gathered at various points by German,
French, Servian, Russian and British
representatives, and preparations are
being made to transport them abroad
as soon as opportunity offers. In some
quarters it has been contended that
this is in violation of the neutrality
law. Officials here, however, are in
clined to hold that such activities do
not come within the inhibited setting
on foot of a "military expedition." In
construing the law, the Supreme Court
has held that it does not prohibit the
"transportation from this country in
the same ship of few or many men
whose known intention before leaving
our shores is to ensape in
asalnst the forces of a foreign power
provided that such men do not con
stitute a military expedition or a mili
tary enterprise."
The proclamation of neutrality, ir
full, is
"By the President of the United
States of America A proclamation:
"Whereas, a state of war unhap
pily exists between Austria-Hungary
and Servia and between Germany and
Russia and between Germany and
France; and, whereas, the United
States is on terms of friendship and
amity with the contending powers and
with the persons inhabiting their sev
eral dominions;
"And wftereas, there are citizens of
the United States residing within , the
territories or dominions of each of the
said belligerents and carrying on com
merce, trade or other business or pur
suits therein;
"And whereas, the laws and treaties
of the United States, without interfer
ing with the free expression of opin
ion or sympathy, or with the commer
cial manufacture or sale of arms or
munitions of war, nevertheless impose
upon all rersons who may be within
their territory and jurisdiction the duty
of an impartial neutrality during the
existence of the contest, and,
Nation Is Warned.
"Whereas, it is the duty of a neutral
government not to permit or suffer
the mailing of its waters subservient
to the purposes of war:
"Now. therefore, I. Woodrow Wilson.
President of the United States of
America, in order to preserve the neu
trality of the United States and of its
citizens and of persons within its ter
ritory and Jurisdiction and to enforce
Its law and treaties, and in order that
all persons, being warned of the gener
al tenor of the laws and treaties of
the United States in this behalf and
a law of nations, may thus be pre
vented from any violation of the same,
do hereby declare and proclaim that
by certain provisions of the act ap
proved on the fourth day of March,
A. D. 1909, commonly known as the
penal code of the United States, the
following acts, forbidden to be done,
under severe penalties, within the ter
ritory and Jurisdiction of the United
States, to wit:
Enlistinir Is Prohibited.
" '1 Accepting and exercising a
commission to serve either of the said
belligerents by land or by sea against
the other belligerent;
"2 Enlisting or entering into the
service of either of the said belliger
ents as a soldier, or as a marine or
seaman on board of any vessel of war,
letter of marque, or privateer;
"J Hiring or retaining another
person to enlist or enter himself in the
service of either of the said bellig
erents as a soldier, or as a marine, or
seaman on board of any vessel of war,
letter of marque, or privateer.
' '4 Hiring another person to go be
yond the limits or jurisdiction of the
United States with intent to be en
listed as aforesaid.
" "5 Hiring another person to go be
yond the limits of the United States
with intent to be entered into service
as aforesaid.
'6 Retaining another person to go
beyond the limits of the United States
with intent to be enlisted as aforesaid.
'7 Retaining another person to go
beyond the limits of the United States
with intent to be entered in service as
aforesaid.
Arming of Craft Forbidden.
" 'But the said act Is not to be con
strued to extend to a citizen or subject
of either belligerent who, being tran
siently within the United States, shall,
on board of any vessel of war. which,
at the time of its arrival within the
United States, was fitted and equipped
as such vessel of war, enlist or enter
himself or hire or retain another sub
ject or citizen of the same belligerent
who Is transiently within the United
States, to enlist or enter himself to
serve such belligerent on board such
vessel of war. If the United States shall
then be at peace with such belligerent.
-g Fitting out and arming, or at
tempting to fit out and arm. or procur
ing to be fitted out and armed, or know
ingly being concerned in the furnish
ing, fitting out or arming of any ship
or vessel with intent that such ship or
vessel shall be employed in the service
of either of the said belligerents.
" -9 Issuing or delivering a commis
sion within the territory or jurisdiction
of the United States for any ship or
vessel to the intent that she may be
employed as aforesavJ.
"'10 Increasing or augmenting, or j f
procuring to be increased or augmented j
or knowingly being concerned in in
creasing or augmenting the force of
any ship of war. cruiser or other armed
vessel, which at the time of her ar
rival within the United States was a
hip of war. cruiser or armed vessel
In the service of said belligerents, or
belonging to their subjects, by adding
to the number of guns of such vessels,
or by changing those on board of her
for guns of a larger caliber, or by the
addition thereto of any equipment
solely applicable to war.
Expeditions Also Prohibited.
"'11 Beginning or setting on foot
or providing or preparing the means
for any military expeditions or enter
prise to be carried on from territory
or Jurisdiction of the United States
against the territories or domains of
either of the said belligerents.'
"And I do hereby further declare and
proclaim that any frequenting and use
of the waters within the territorial
jurisdiction of the United States by
the armed vessel of a belligerent,
whether public ships or privateers, for
the purpose of preparation for hostile
operations, or as posts of observation
upon the ships of war or privateers
or merchant" vessels of a belligerent
lying within or being about to enter
the Jurisdiction of the United States,
must be regarded as unfriendly and
offensive, and in violation of that neu
trality which it is the determination
of this Government to observe; and to
the end that the hazard and inconven
ience of such apprehended practices
may be avoided, I further proclaim and
declare that from and after the fifth
day of August, instant, and during the
continuance of the present hostilities
between Austria-Hungary and Servia,
and Germany and Russia, and Germany
and France, no ship of war or priva
teer of any belligerent shall be per
mitted to make use of any port, har
bor, roadstead or waters subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, from
which a vessel of an oposing bellig
erent, (whether the same shall be a
ship of war, a privateer, or a mer
chant ship), shall have previously de
parted, until after the expiration of
at least 24 hours from the departure of
such last-mentioned vessel beyond the
jurisdiction of the United States.
".ill- for I'rovlNlona Permitted.
"If any ship of war or privateer of
a belligerent shall, after the time this
notification takes effect, enter any port,
harbor, roadstead or waters of the Unit
ed States, such vessel shall be required
to depart and to put to sea within 24
hours after her entrance into such
port, harbor, roadstead, or waters, ex
cept In case of stress of weather or
of her requiring provisions or things
necessary for the subsistance of her
crew, or for repairs; in any of which
cases the authorities of the port or of
the nearest port (as tne case may be).
shall require her to put to sea as soon
as possible after the expiration of such
period of 24 hours, without permlttin
her to take in supplies beyond what
may be necessary for her immediate
use, and no such vessel which may
have been permitted to remain within
tlu waters of the United States for
the purpose-' of repair shall continue
within such port, harbor, roadstead,
or waters for a longer period than 24
hours after her necessary repairs shall
have been completed, unless within
such 24 hours a vessel, whether ship
of war, privateer, or merchant ship of
an opposing belligerent, shall have de
parted therefrom, in which case the
time limit for the departure of such
i ,iii,i ship of war or privateer shall be ex
secure an interval of not lers than 24
hours between such departure and that
of any ship of war. privateer or mer
chant ship an opposing 1-elligerent
which may have previously quit the
same port, h-rbor, roadstead or
waters."
"No ship of war or privateer of a
belligerent shall be detained in any
port, harbor, roadstead or waters of
the United States more than 24 hours,
by reason of the successive departures
from such port, harbor, roadstead or
waters of more than one vessel of an
opposing belligerent. But if there be
several vessels of opposing belligerents
in the same port, harbor, roadstead
or waters, the order of their departure
therefrom' shall be so arranged as to
afford the opportunity of leaving alter
nating to the vessels of the opposing
belligerents and to cause the least de
tention consistent with the objects of
the proclamation.
Coal Supplies Governed.
"No ship of war or privateer of a
belligerent shall be permitted, while
in any port, . harbor, roadstead, or
waters within the jurisdiction of the
United States to take in any supplies.
except'provisions and such other things
as may be requisite for the subsistence
of her crew and except so much coal
as may be sufficient to carry such ves
sel if without any sail power, to the
nearest port of her own country, or,
in case the vessel is rigged to go under
sail, and may also be propelled by
steam power, then with half the quan
tity of coal which she would be en
titled to receive, II dependent upon
steam alone, and no coal shall be again
supplied to any such ship of war or
privateer In the same or any other
port, harbor, roadstead or waters or
the United States, without special per
mission, until after the expiration of
three months from the time when such
coal may have been last supplied to
her witliin the waters of the United
States, unless such ship of war or
privateer shall, since last thus sup-
Plied, have entered a port of the gov
ernment to which she belongs.
'And I do further declare and pro
claim that the statutes and the trea
ties of the United States and the law
of nations aHke require that no per
son, within the territory and jurisdic
tion of the United States, shall take
part, directly or indirectly, in said wars,
but shall remain at peace with all the
said belligerents and shall maintain
strict and Impartial neutrality.
"And I do hereby enjoin all citizens
of the United States and all persons
residing or being within the territory
or the jurisdiction of the United States
to observe the laws thereof and to
commit no act contrary to the provi
sions of the said statutes or treaties
or in violation of the laws of the na
tions. "And I do hereby warn all citizens
of the United States and all persons
residing or being within the territory
or jurisdiction, that, while the free
and public expression of sympathies
in public and private is not restricted
by the laws of the United States, mili
tary forces in aid of a belligerent can
not lawfully be originated or organ
ized within the jurisdiction, and that
while all persons may lawfully and
without restriction, by reason of the
aforesaid state of war. manufacture
and sell within the United States arms,
and munitions of war, and other ar
ticles ordinarily known as contraband
of war, yet they cannot carry such
articles on the high seas for the use
and services of a belligerent, or at
tempt to break any blockade which
may be lawfully established and main
tained during the said war without
incurring the risk of hostile capture
and the penalties pronounced by the
law of nations in that behalf.
Culprit Denied Protection.
"And I do hereby give notice that
all citizens of the United States and
others who may claim the protection
of this Government, who may mis
conduct themselves in the premises,
will do so at their peril, and that they
can in no wise obtain any protection
from the Government of the United
States against the consequences of
their misconduct.
"In witness whereof, I have here
unto 3et my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington,
this fourth day of August, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and fourteen, and of the Inde
pendence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and thirty-eighth."
DECISIVE MOVES
MADE BY ENGLAND
Premier Asquith Sends Ulti
matum to Germany Early,
Demanding Answer.
DIPLOMATIC NOTES READ
House of Commons Cheers Uproar
ously as England Brings Situa
tion to Issue and Paves
the Way for War.
OR, JORDAN MAROONED
NOTED STANFORD PEACE ADVO
CATE NOW IN EUROPE.
President of National Education Asso
ciation, TourlnK Continent, Is Not
Definitely Located.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. (Special.)
Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of
the National Kducation Association,
chancellor, former president of Stan
ford University and a world peace ad
vocate, is reported to be among the
thousands of American refugees ma
rooned in Kurope by the present inter
national struggle. The last word re
ceived on the university campus from
Dr. Jordan advised that he was in
London. As his itinerary at that time
was considerably upset. definite
knowledge of his future route is lack
ing.
Dr. Jordan left for the Balkans last
year on ins retirement irom trie ex
ecutive position at Stanford to tour
Europe in the interests of world-wide
peace and make a study of the devasta
tion wrought at tiie seat of the pres
ent strife by the struggles of the I manding the mobilization of the British
LONDON. Aug. 4. Premier Asquith In
the House of Commons early today con
firmed the sending to Germany of a re
quest that she should give the same as
surance of the neutrality of Belgium as
France had done, and that her reply
should be sent to England before mid
night Mr. Asquith said that a telegram had
been sent early this morning to Sir
Edward Goschen, British Ambassador
In Berlin, to the following effect:
"The King of the Belgians has ap
pealed to His Britannic Majesty's gov
ernment for diplomatic Intervention
on behalf of Belgium. The British
government is also informed that the
German government has deliverecLto
the Belgian government a note pro
posing friendly neutrality pending a
free passage of German troops through
Belgium and promising to maintain
the independence and integrity of the
kingdom and its possessions on the
conclusion of peace, threatening, in
case of refusal, to treat Belgium as
an enemy."
Quick Answer Demanded.
Sir Edward Grey, the British For
eign Secretary, requested an answer
within 12 hours.
The Premier continued:
"We understand that Belgium cate
gorically refused to assent to a fla
grant violation of the law of nations.
"His Majesty's government was
bound to protest against this violation
of a treaty to which Germany was a
party in common with England, and i
must request an assurance that the de
mand made on Belgium by Germany be
not proceeded with, and that Belgium's
neutrality be respected by Germany,
and we have asked for an immediate
reply.
"We received this morning from our
Minister in Brussels, the following tel
egram: "'The German Minister has this
morning addressed a note to the Bel
gian Minister for Foreign Affairs stat
ing that, as the Belgian government
has declined a well-intentioned pro
posal submitted to it by the imperial
German government, the latter, deeply
to its regret, will be compelled to car
ry out, if necessary by force of arms.
the measures considered indispensable
in view of the French menace.'"
King's Message Itead.
a proclamation oy fving (ieorge corn-
Balkan allies. He traveled as a repre
sentative of the Carnegie i-eace en
dowment.
Dr. Jordan is one of the foremost
peace advocates of this country, having
decided to devote his lite exclusively
to this movement when he became
chancellor of Stanford university.
That further vacancies will be cre
ated in the ranks of the Stanford
faculty from the present crisis in Eu
rope Is tne current peiiei on tne
campus. i'rotessor ueorge Bingnam,
of the law department, is in London,
unable to secure a means of passage to
this country in time to take up his
classes in September.
SCHUMANN HEINK ASKS AID
Grand Opera Singer Cables for Help
to Leave Germany.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4. Madame Ernes
tine Schumann - Heink. grand opera
singer, today cabled her attorneys in
Chicago for assistance to get out of
Germany. The German singes, who is
a naturalized American, Went to Bey
reutli to sing at the Wagnerian festi
val. Her counsel advised her to communi
cate with the nearest American Consul.
army was read today from the steps
of the Royal Exchange. A huge crowd
cheered and sang the British national
anthem.
Mr. Asquith continued:
"Immediately after we received from
the Belgian legation here the follow
ing telegram from the Belgian Min
ister of Foreign Affairs:
" 'The Belgian general staff an
nounces that Belgian territory has
been violated at Verviers, near Aix-La-Chappelle.'
"Subsequent information tends to
show that a German force has pene
trated still further into Belgian ter
ritory. "We also received this note this
morning from the German Ambassador,
here:
" 'Please dispel any distrust that may
subsist on the part of the British gov
ernment with regard to our intentions
by repeating- most positively the for
mal assurance that even in case of
armed conflict with Belgium, Germany
will under no pretensions whatever
annex Belgian territory. The sinceri
ty of this declaration is borne out
by the fact that we have solemnly
pledged our word to Holland strictly
to respect her neutrality. It is obvious
that we could not profitably annex
Belgian territory without making ter
ritorial acquisition at the expense of
Holland.
"'Please impress on Sir Edward Grey
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that the German army could not re
main exposed to a French attack across
Belgium, which was planned, according
to absolutely unimpeachable Informa
tion. Germany has, as a consequence,
disregarded Belgian neutrality to pre
vent what means to her a question of
life and death a French advance
through Belgium.' "
Premier Asquith then said:
"I have this to add on behalf of His
Majesty's government. We cannot re
gard this as in any sense a satisfactory
communication. We have in reply re
peated the request made last week to
the German government that it should
give us the same assurance regarding
Belgian neutrality as was given by
France last week.
"We have asked that the German
reply to that request and a satisfactory
answer of our telegrams of this morning
should be given before midnight to
night." The Premier concluded his grave
statement amid a great outbrust of
cheering from all parts of the house.
The British government was official
ly notified by Belgium today that Ger
man troops had invaded Belgium, and
that the violation of that country s neu
trality, which the British Foreign Sec
retary yesterday said must be followed
by action on the part of the British, had
become an accomplished fact.
In the meantime,-John Burns has re
signed from the British Cabinet and
Viscount Morley's absence from Its
meeting today indicated that this other
strong peace advocato had also deter
mined to leave his colleagues.
Diplomatic relations had already been
severed last night between German)
and France, and the German Amhassa
dor in leaving Paris informed the
French Premier that Germany regard
ed
tic seaboard to their Inland OUtN1
Hons and agent not to Issue My
through bills of lading on shipments of
freight consigned to foreign points.
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PAK1S. Aug. 4 President Potmare
today received Prince Roland Hon-
herself as in a state of war with parte, who placed his services at t h"
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Krencli Airmen Active.
The open breach between France and
Germany was rapidly followed by the
appearance of German troops on French
territory and by an Incursion of bomb
hurling German aeroplanes which at
tacked the fortified town of Uunevllle
without doing anything more than dam
age to a roadway.
French airmen and outposts also were
reported to have made raids on Ger
man territory.
A more tangible occurrence was the
bombardment of the French na- al sta
tion at Bona, Algeria, by a German
cruiser, which, however, retired before
doing much damage, and is cruising
around the Mediterranean Sea, where a
considerable number of F: inch war
vessels are looking for such marauders
What the British Admiralty intended
to do was not ascertainable and no
news was made public as to the move
ments of British war vessels. British
ships bound for continental ports nortli
of Calais were advised by the Admiral
ty to divert their course to ports in
the United Kingdom in the interest of
thu national welfare.
Austrian.-. Reported Beaten.
As to the fighting between Austria
and Servia. the original ombatants in
the war which has spread over the
greater part of the European mainland,
reports come from Nlsh, Servia, that
the Austrians had suffered a sharp re
pulse and he. i losses at the hands of
the troops of the Balkan nation.
In diplomatic quarters in Lo don it
was reported without confirmation that
the Turkish army, which Is being mo
bilized, will, if it participates In the
general conflagration, remain under I
the command of Genera! Liman Von
Sanders, the Prussian officer who acts
as Instructor.
disposal of the French government, nf
fering to Join the nrmy as a soldier
and to place his residence in the humlx
of the authorities for hospitnl purpose
The President thanked the I'rlm c for
his offer, but said he was confronted
by the terms of the law which did not
permit a member of a for WW Pfweh
ruling house to serve in the Kreneli
army and this could not now be
changed in order to mIIow the I rm
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R.VISKll BLAMED BY CSAH
Telegrams Between King George nnd
KMIfOroi Revealed.
LONDON. Aug. i. King George's tel
egram to the Kusslap Kmperor In a
final effort to avoid war. and the Em
peror's reply, have been made public.
The King, expressing the opinion that
there had been some misunderstanding
to lead to the breaking off of negotia
tions, said:
"I make a personal appeal to you to
remove the misapprehension and leave
open the grounds for negotiations for
possible peace."
The Russian Emperor replied that he
would have accepted the proposals had
not Germany declared war.
"Germany," says the Emperor,
"showed no disposition to mediate, and
her preparations and those of Austria
made it Imperative that Russia should
mobilize, but I gave most categorical
assurances to the German Kmperor
that the Russian troops would not
move so long as the negotiations con
tinued." The reply concludes:
"I trust that your country will not
fail to support Russia and France. God
bless and protect you."
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Vice-Admiral in Comniund of Entire
British Home Fleet.
LONDON, Aug. t. Vice-Admiral Sir
John Jelllcoe today assumed supreme
command of the British home fleets
with the acting rank of Admiral.
His chief of staff will be Rear-Admiral
Charles E. Madden.
Through Bills Abroad Stopped.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4. Eastern rail
road traffic managers in conference
decided today that notice should be
sent by roads terminating al the AUan-
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