1772 PROCLAMATIONS, 1916. twenty-four hours after her entrance into such port, harbor, road— stead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or for repairs; in an of which cases the authorities of the port or of the nearest port gs the case may be) shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such lperiod 0 twenty-four hours, without permitting her to take in supp 1es beyond what may be necessary for her immediate use; and no such vessel which may have been permitted to remain within the waters of the United States for the purpose of repair shall continue within such port, harbor, roadstead, or waters for galpnlger pelpiod than tprzpgy-four hours tzgnter help necess re aus s ave een com e , s wit suc twentyilfiiur giours a vessel, whether shipl of war, privateer, or merchant ship of an opposing belligerent, s all have departed therefrkom, in which case E18.?-_ll3_g)11;19 for éthe departulrg of such ship 0 war or rivateer s exten so ar as ma necess to secure an ihterval of not less than twenty-four hohrs betweeriughch departure and that of any shiyilof war, privateer, or merchant ship of an opppsing belhgerent whic mayqhave previously quit the same ort, har or, roadstead, or waters. o ship of war or privateer of a Eelligerent shall be detained in any port, harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States more than twentx-flour hours, by reason of the successive departures from such port, bor, roadstead, or waters of more than one vessel of an 0 ing belligerent. But if there be several vessels of opposing bsligzrents in the same port, harbor roadstead, or waters, the order of their departure therefrom shall be so arranged as to afford the opportimity of leaving alternately to the vessels of the opposing belligerents, and to cause the least detention consistentfwitlhi $11; obj ectshogl tlgis proclama$ioniulNo ship of war or rivateer o a e erent s a e ermitte , w e in an port, harbor, roadstead, or waters within tlie jurisdiction of the {Tnited 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 only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel, if without any sail power, to the nearest port of her own country; or in case the vessel is rigged to go under sa , and may also be propelled by steam power, then with half the quantity of coal which she would be entitled to receive, if 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 of the United States, without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last su}pl_plied to her within the waters of the United States, unless such s p of war or privateer shall, silricehlaplt grips supplied, have entered a port of the overnment to w ic s e eongs. bjg¤a¢;¤¤t;¤;£¤'i¢Y *¤ g And I do further declare and proclaim that the statut_es and the tiéeaties of the Unitigl Sltlates and the lpw of nations plitlie iigquigg t at no erson, wit the territory an ] iction 0 e nit States, shall take part, directlly or indirectly, in the said wars, but shall remain at peage with all of thehsaid belligerents, and shall maintain a strict an im arti neutra `ty.
°' L““ And I do hereby eipjoiii) all lpgizéelns of the United States, an;} ill
ersons resi or ein wit e territory or j iction o the Ilnited Statigigto obsenge the laws thereof, and to commit no act contrary to the provisions of the said statutes or treaties or in vio- _ _ _ lation of the law of nations in that behalf. _ m§‘g°§!{§h§§,;Q,P°“’¥‘ And I do hereby warn citizens of the United States, and all persons residing or being within its territory or jurisdiction that, while the free and full expression of sympathies in public and private is not restricted by the laws of the nited States, military forces in aid of a belligerent cannot lawfully be originated or organized within
