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THE LAWS OF NEUTRALITY AS

EXISTING ON AUGUST 1, 1914

MAY, 1918

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1918

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Movement of troops or convoy across neutral territory-prohibited to

Establishment or use on neutral territory of apparatus for communication

with belligerent forces-prohibited to belligerent.

Forming corps and opening recruiting stations on neutral territory-

prohibited to belligerent

Movement of troops or convoy across neutral territory-neutral pro-

hibited from allowing---

Establishment or use on neutral territory of apparatus for communica-

tion with belligerent forces-neutral prohibited from allowing.

Forming corps and opening recruiting agencies on neutral territory-

neutral prohibited from allowing

Responsibility of neutral limited to its own territory.

Persons leaving neutral country separately to enlist with belligerent-

neutral not responsible___

Export or transport of war supplies to belligerent-neutral not called

upon to prevent

a. Loans of money

Use by belligerent of communicating apparatus belonging to neutral, or to

companies or individuals-neutral not called upon to prohibit.

Restrictions or prohibitions enforced by neutral as to export or transport

of war supplies to belligerents as well as to use of apparatus of com-

munication must be impartially applied.

Neutral's resistance to violation of its neutrality not hostile act.

Rights and duties of neutral with respect to belligerent troops on its

territory‒‒

Rights and duties of neutral with respect to prisoners of war on its

Rights and duties of neutral with respect to belligerent's sick and

wounded on its territory.

Geneva convention___.

Who are neutral persons.

How neutral character may be lost-treatment of offending person_

Neutral acts not constituting partiality to one belligerent---.

Reciprocal treatment, by neutral and belligerent, of railway material

from the territory of the other country--.

Laying of automatic contact mines by neutrals__

Care of belligerents' sick and wounded on neutral vessels-rights and

liabilities of such vessels___

Demand of belligerent war vessel for delivery of sick and wounded cared

for on hospital yachts or private vessels__.

Internment of sick, wounded, and shipwrecked belligerents taken on

board neutral warship---

Internment of sick, wounded, and shipwrecked belligerents at neutral

Inviolability of neutral waters

Treatment of neutral captain, officers, and crew of captured enemy

merchant ship---

Hostile acts in neutral waters forbidden

Obligations of neutral power and captor government with respect to prize

captured in waters of the neutral.

Prize court, in neutral territory or waters, forbidden__

Use of neutral waters as base of naval operations forbidden-especially

as to apparatus of communication.

Supply by neutral power to belligerent power of war material forbidden__

a. Loans of money-.

Obligation of neutral to prevent fitting out or arming of hostile vessels

as well as departure of vessels so fitted out or armed..........

Obligation of neutral to be impartial regarding admission of belligerent

vessel or prizes to its ports exception in case of offending vessel__

Passage of belligerent vessels or prizes through neutral waters..

Employment by beligerent vessels of neutral pilots----

Length of stay of belligerent vessels in neutral ports, roadsteads, or

Damages or stress of weather as affecting length of stay of belligerent

vessels in neutral port-exception as to vessel devoted to religious,

scientific, or philanthropic purposes.

Limitation as to number of belligerent war vessels simultaneously in

Regulations as to departure from neutral port of opposing belligerent

Repairs and additions to belligerent war ships in neutral ports and

Obtaining war supplies, armament, or members of crew, forbidden to

belligerent war ships in neutral ports, roadsteads, or waters_.

Amount of food or fuel allowed to belligerent war ship in neutral port

or roadstead-time allowed for coaling---

Fuel not allowed to belligerent war ship in neutral port if ship has re-

ceived fuel in port of same country within three months_

Bringing and temporary stay of prizes in neutral port--

Bringing of prizes into neutral port or roadstead, to await decision of

prize court-disposition of prize crews__

Internment in neutral port, of belligerent war ship, its officers and crew-

Obligation of neutral power to prevent violation, in its ports, roadsteads,

or waters, of provisions of Hague Convention, XIII. 1907-exercise

of neutral rights under Convention not to be regarded as unfriendly

List of articles absolutely contraband-additions thereto, how made___.

List of articles conditionally contraband-additions thereto, how made___

Waiver of right to treat as contraband article comprised in class listed in

Article 22 or 24, Declaration of London..........

Contraband not to include articles useless in war.

List of articles not to be declared contraband_.

Contraband not to include articles for exclusive use of sick or wounded

or for use of vessel in which found, her crew and passengers during

Voyage-requisitioning of first-named class..

Circumstances under which absolute contraband liable to capture-proof

Proof as to voyage of vessel carrying contraband.

Circumstances under which conditional contraband liable to capture-

presumption as to destination

Circumstances under which conditional contraband not liable to cap-

ture-proof as to destination-exception in case of country having no

Where and when vessel carrying goods liable to capture as contraband

may be captured.

Capture for carrying contraband on previous voyage prohibited.

Contraband goods liable to condemnation.

Circumstances under which vessel carrying contraband may be con-

Payment of costs and expenses in event of release of vessel carrying

Liability to condemnation of goods belonging to owner of contraband

and on board same vessel.

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