International Law SituationsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 - International law |
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24 hours armament armed merchant vessel August 14 August 26 Austria-Hungary BALTASAR BRUM BATLLE Y ORDOÑEZ bellig belligerent nations belligerent powers belligerent vessels belligerent warship Canal Zone Canton cargo carry Cartagena Chile CITIZEN MINISTER coal Colombia commander commerce communication Confederation contraband convention crew Danish Danish harbors December 15 Declaration of London decree of August Department departure deserters and fugitive Dios y Federacion duties of neutral enemy European conflict falling under Rule FOREIGN RELATIONS fuel fugitive conscripts Gén Hague high seas hostile international law military MINISTRY OF FOREIGN Montevideo naval supplies NAVY necessary neutral countries neutral Government neutral port observe operations Panama peace permitted persons President privateer prize proclamation prohibited provisions radio stations radiotelegraphy Registro Nacional Republic decrees roadstead September 19 ships assimilated thereto Swiss Federal Council telegraph territorial or jurisdictional territorial waters tion treaties United unneutral upper Savoy Venezuela vessels falling vessels of belligerent
Popular passages
Page 90 - The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men's souls. We must be impartial in thought as well as in action, must put a curb upon our sentiments as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another.
Page 84 - States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States...
Page 85 - ... roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather, or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew or repairs...
Page 90 - Such divisions among us would be fatal to our peace of mind and might seriously stand in the way of the proper performance of our duty as the one great nation at peace, the one people holding itself ready to play a part of impartial mediation and speak the counsels of peace and accommodation, not as a partisan, but as a friend.
Page 90 - Those responsible for exciting it will assume a heavy responsibility, responsibility for no less a thing than that the people of the United States whose love of their country and whose loyalty to its Government should unite them as Americans all, bound in honor and affection to think first of her and her interests, may be divided in camps of hostile opinion, hot against each other, involved in the war itself in impulse and opinion if not in action.
Page 96 - Rules and Regulations for the Operation and Navigation of the Panama Canal and Approaches Thereto, including all Waters under its jurisdiction" put into force by Executive Order of July 9, 1914.
Page 84 - 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 into service as aforesaid.
Page 139 - Convention respecting the rights and duties of neutral powers and persons in case of war on land.
Page 85 - ... of which cases the authorities of the port, or of the nearest port (as the case may be), shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours...
Page 84 - ... be concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming, of any ship or vessel, with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service...