On the recordFebruary 10, 1904
It is the duty of a neutral government not to permit or suffer the making of its waters subservient to the purposes of war
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is the duty of a neutral government not to permit or suffer the making of its waters subservient to the purposes of war
Proclamation 516—Declaration of Neutrality in the War Between Japan and Russia
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