Executive Order No. 2017
[Giving the Treasury Department full authority all customs officers in the
enforcement of the neutrality laws during emergency.]
THE WHITE HOUSE, August 8, 1914.
In order to secure a more prompt and effective enforcement of the neutrality laws to meet the emergent conditions now existing, it is hereby ordered that all instructions to customs officers concerning the enforcement of the neutrality laws of the United States, shall, until otherwise directed, be issued by the Treasury Department.
WOODROW WILSON
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