Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 8, 1914

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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 8, 1914

Editor:

Joseph V. Fuller

General Editor:

Tyler Dennett

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1922

Address of the President, annual
List of papers, in chronological order, with subjects of correspondence
The World War: Editorial note (Document 1)
Correspondence
Circulars: (Documents 2–22)
- Admission into the United States of adopted children of Chinese of American birth (Document 2)
- Third International Peace Conference (Document 3)
- Status of Chinese wives or widows of American citizens (Document 4)
- Opium laws and regulations (Document 5)
- Nineteenth International Congress of Americanists (Document 6)
- Admission and return of Chinese participating in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama-California Exposition (Document 7)
- Admission and return of aliens, other than Chinese, participating in the Panama-Pacific and the Panama-California Expositions (Document 8)
- Immigration laws (Document 9)
- Third International Peace Conference (Document 10)
- Second Pan American Scientific Congress (Document 11)
- Opium laws and regulations (Document 12)
- Foreign naval rendezvous at Hampton Roads for participation in the celebration of the completion of the Panama Canal and the opening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (Document 13)
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (Document 14)
- Regulations for the operation and navigation of the Panama Canal (Document 15)
- Citizenship of persons whose American fathers have never resided in the United States (Document 16)
- Opening of the Panama Canal (Document 17)
- International Dry-farming Congress (Document 18)
- Liability for military service in foreign countries of persons residing in the United States (Document 19)
- Invitation to all Governments to cooperate with the United States in regard to immigration in war time (Documents 20–21)
- Nineteenth International Congress of Americanists (Document 22)
Argentina: (Documents 23–27)
- Death of the President, Roque Saenz Peña, and succession of the Vice President, Victorino de la Plaza, to the Presidency (Documents 23–27)
Austria-Hungary: (Documents 28–34)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Austria-Hungary, extending the duration of the Convention of January 15, 1909 (Document 28)
- Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg (Documents 29–34)
Bolivia: (Documents 35–39)
- Boundary agreement between Bolivia and Paraguay; good offices of the United States (Documents 35–39)
Brazil: (Document 40)
- Message of the President, Marshal Hermes R. da Fonseca, to the Congress (Document 40)
- Assistance to American refugees in Mexico by Brazilian diplomatic and consular officers.
Bulgaria: (Documents 41–50)
- Reception of the first Minister of Bulgaria to the United States (Documents 41–50)
Chile: (Document 51)
- Message of the President, Ramón Barros Luco, to the Congress (Document 51)
China: (Documents 52–145)
- Political affairs: Texts of the Provisional Constitution, the Presidential Election Law, and the Goodnow draft of a constitution; suspension of the National Assembly; conversion of the Political Council (Administrative Conference) into a Constitutional Convention; promulgation of the Revised Provisional Constitution (Constitutional compact); synopsis and text thereof; project for reorganization of the National Assembly (Documents 52–58)
- Loan negotiations: Failure of the supplementary-reorganization-loan negotiations with the five-power banking group; currency-loan negotiations with the United States proposed by China (Documents 59–61)
- Currency reform: Promulgation of a currency law (Documents 62–63)
- Declaration of a moratorium (Documents 64–66)
- Boxer indemnity payments: Status of the account for 1913; return to China of the remitted portion of the indemnity and of the unused portion of the claims fund; application thereof by China to educational purposes (Documents 67–82)
- Claims of American citizens against China growing out of the Revolution of 1911–12 and the Revolt of 1913; undertakings of the Chinese Government and formation of the Chinese Claims Commission; £2,000,000 claims fund set aside from the Reorganization Loan; settlement of Revolution claims (Documents 83–92)
- Huai River conservancy and prevention of famine; surveys initiated by the American National Red Cross; good offices of the United States; appointment of a United States Army engineer to superintend surveys. Loan proposals and contract (Documents 93–126)
- Taxation of foreigners. New stamp tax. Interpretation of the Treaty of 1903 in relation to Chinese internal taxes and to the status of treaty ports (Documents 127–139)
- Mining regulations affecting treaty rights; objections of the United States thereto (Documents 140–145)
- Protection by the United States of Chinese—in Costa Rica. (See Costa Rica: Representation of Chinese interests, etc.) in Mexico. (See Mexico: Protection of Chinese subjects, etc.)
- Third International Opium Conference; report of the American delegates.
Colombia: (Documents 146–176)
- Message of the President, Carlos E. Restrepo, to the Congress (Document 146)
- Report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Congress (Document 147)
- Conclusion of a treaty between the United States and Colombia for the settlement of their differences arising out of the events which took place on the Isthmus of Panama in November, 1903 (Documents 148–176)
Costa Rica: (Documents 177–200)
- Message of the President, Ricardo Jiménez, to the Congress (Document 177)
- Boundary dispute between Costa Rica and Panama.
- Protest of Costa Rica in relation to a proposed Nicaraguan canal treaty.
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Costa Rica (Document 178)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Costa Rica, extending the duration of the Convention of January 13, 1909 (Document 179)
- Representation of Chinese interests by American diplomatic and consular officers (Documents 180–189)
- Protest of the United States against the presence in Costa Rica of certain Nicaraguan revolutionists (Documents 190–200)
Cuba: (Documents 201–214)
- Naval station at Guantánamo (Documents 201–203)
- Cuban amnesty bill; attitude of the United States (Documents 204–210)
- Pardon of Enrique Maza (Documents 211–214)
Dominican Republic: (Documents 215–378)
- Political and financial affairs—revolution; resignation of Provisional President José Bordas Valdés; American commission sent to establish order and observe election. Appointment of Provisional President Ramón Báez; election and inauguration of President Juan Isidro Jiménez. Financial difficulties of the Dominican Government; attitude and measures taken by the United States; appointment of an American as Controller of Finances (Documents 215–369)
- Protection of British interests (Documents 370–376)
- Protection of Porto Rican citizens of the United States drafted into the Dominican army (Documents 377–378)
Ecuador: (Documents 379–439)
- Message of the President, General Leónidas Plaza G., to the Congress (Document 379)
- Political affairs—revolution at Esmeraldas; refuge at the American Legation granted to the family of President Plaza (Documents 380–404)
- Claims of the Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. against Ecuador; arbitration proceedings; protest of the Railway Co. in relation to the J. G. White contract (Documents 405–414)
- Financial affairs (Documents 415–416)
- Imprisonment of Robert B. Jones, an American citizen (Documents 417–430)
- Exclusion of Goo Kwai, an American citizen of Chinese birth (Documents 431–439)
France: (Documents 440–458)
- Protection by the United States of French interests in Mexico.
- Assistance to American refugees in Mexico by French diplomatic and consular officers and naval vessels.
- French Protectorate in Morocco.
- Liability to French military service of naturalized American citizens of French origin and of American-born persons of French parentage. Dual citizenship (Documents 440–458)
Germany:
- Protection by the United States of German interests in Mexico.
- Assistance to American refugees in Mexico by German diplomatic and consular officers and naval vessels.
Great Britain: (Documents 459–476)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Great Britain, extending the duration of the Convention of April 4, 1908 (Document 459)
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Great Britain (Document 460)
- Jurisdiction of the United States over foreign ships and persons on board them in United States waters; jurisdiction in foreign waters of the master or other person authorized by the United States over members of the crew of a private ship sailing under the United States flag (Documents 461–462)
- Panama Canal tolls: repeal of the provision of the Panama Canal Act exempting vessels in the coastwise trade of the United States from the payment of tolls (Documents 463–464)
- Presentation of a statue of Washington to Great Britain by the State of Virginia (Documents 465–469)
- Colonization of the Gold Coast, West Africa, by American Negroes (Documents 470–476)
- Protection by the United States of British interests—in the Dominican Republic and in Mexico.
- Assistance to American refugees in Mexico by British diplomatic and consular officers.
- Agreement between the United States and Great Britain in relation to oil interests in Mexico.
Greece: (Documents 477–484)
- Inviolability of correspondence of consular officers; interpretation of the Consular Convention between the United States and Greece (Documents 477–484)
Guatemala: (Documents 485–486)
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Guatemala (Document 485)
- Message of the President, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, to the Congress (Document 486)
Haiti: (Documents 487–599)
- Political and financial affairs:—revolution, with Dominican aid; measures taken by the United States to restore order; resignation of President Oreste; election of President Zamor; recognition of his Government by the United States; resignation of President Zamor; election of President Theodore; proposal by the United States of a customs convention and other conditions precedent to recognition of his Government. Protest of Haiti against shipment abroad on the U. S. S. Machias of Government funds on deposit in the Banque Nationale (Documents 487–586)
- Ineffective blockade of Cape Haitien (Documents 587–592)
- Haitian aid to revolutionists in the Dominican Republic; attitude of the United States.
- Protection of Haitian officials and their families by American diplomatic and consular officers (Documents 593–599)
Honduras: (Document 600)
- Message of the President, Francisco Bertrand, to the Congress (Document 600)
Italy: (Documents 601–632)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Italy, extending the duration of the Convention of March 28, 1908 (Document 601)
- Liability to military service, upon return to Italy, of (1) naturalized American citizens of Italian birth; (2) persons born in the United States of Italian parents before the naturalization of the parents; (3) persons so born after such naturalization. Dual citizenship. Correspondence relating to negotiation of a naturalization convention (Documents 602–632)
Japan: (Documents 633–641)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Japan, extending the duration of the Convention of May 5, 1908 (Document 633)
- Protest of Japan against certain land laws of the State of California (Documents 634–636)
- Abolition of foreign settlements in Chosen (Korea) (Documents 637–641)
Liberia: (Documents 642–650)
- Financial affairs (Documents 642–650)
Mexico: (Documents 651–1627)
- Political affairs: Constitutionalist revolution against Gen. Huerta’s dictatorship, led by Carranza and Villa. Arrest by Huertista officer at Tampico of an officer and men of the U. S. S. Dolphin. Occupation of Vera Cruz by United States forces. Severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico; representation of the United States by the Minister of Brazil. Mediation between the United States and Mexico by plenipotentiaries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Flight of Huerta; provisional presidency of Carbajal, nominee of the Mediators; transfer of the Government by President Carbajal to the Constitutionalist Army through the Governor of the Federal District. Assumption of executive power by Carranza; military convention of all factions at Aguascalientes; provisional presidency of Gutierrez, nominee of the convention; Carranza bolts convention and Villa and Zapata adhere thereto. Withdrawal of the United States forces from Vera Cruz. Carranza’s retreat from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. Gutiérrez, Villa, and Zapata establish Conventionist Government in Mexico City (Documents 651–984)
- Severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico; representation of American interests by the Brazilian Legation; withdrawal of consular officers; good offices of British Minister to Mexico and of British and French consular officers (Documents 985–1011)
- Exportation of arms and munitions of war to Mexico, and exceptions thereto
- Firing across the boundary line by Mexican troops; preventive measures taken by the United States (Documents 1012–1020)
- Claims of American citizens against Mexico for damages arising from revolutionary disturbances (Documents 1021–1023)
- Arrest and imprisonment of American Consular officers: (Documents 1024–1052)
  - Consular Agent Edward A. Powers, at Parral (Documents 1024–1027)
  - Consul General Philip C. Hanna, at Monterey (Documents 1028–1029)
  - Vice Consul John R. Silliman, at Saltillo (Documents 1030–1052)
- Protection of American citizens and interests. Withdrawal of Americans from Mexico. Assistance to American refugees by Brazilian, British, French and German diplomatic and consular officers and French and German naval vessels (Documents 1053–1115)
- Protection of American oil interests in Mexico. Agreements by exchange of notes with Great Britain and the Netherlands to preserve the status quo (Documents 1116–1170)
- Protection of American mining interests. Agreement by exchange of notes with Great Britain and Spain to preserve the status quo (Documents 1171–1190)
- Confiscatory taxation of American citizens (Documents 1191–1262)
- Forced loans imposed on American citizens (Documents 1263–1335)
- Protection by the United States of Spanish, British, French, German, and Chinese subjects and interests in Mexico; attitude of Gen. Carranza toward unofficial representations in behalf of non-American foreign persons and interests by American officials— (Documents 1336–1615)
  - Protection of Spanish subjects and interests (Documents 1336–1464)
  - Protection of British subjects and interests. Execution of William S. Benton, a British subject; good offices of the United States (Documents 1465–1527)
  - Protection of French citizens and interests; treatment of religious orders (Documents 1528–1568)
  - Protection of German subjects and interests (Documents 1569–1602)
  - Protection of Chinese; admission of refugees to the United States (Documents 1603–1615)
- Kidnapping of Samuel Cantú, a Mexican citizen, on American territory by Mexican officers (Documents 1616–1627)
Morocco: (Documents 1628–1639)
- French Protectorate in Morocco. Relinquishment of extraterritorial jurisdiction by certain foreign powers. Attitude of the United States (Documents 1628–1639)
Netherlands: (Documents 1640–1654)
- Second International Opium Conference: final protocol. Third International Opium Conference: report of the American delegates; final protocol; protocol for putting into effect the International Opium Convention (Documents 1640–1654)
- Agreement between the United States and the Netherlands in relation to oil interests in Mexico.
Nicaragua: (Documents 1655–1704)
- Political affairs: Attack on the barracks at Bluefields and other insurrections implicating American citizens; asylum sought at American Consulate; attitude of the United States (Documents 1655–1664)
- Financial affairs: Good offices of the United States in securing a loan for current expenses (Documents 1665–1686)
- Proposed interoceanic canal treaty between the United States and Nicaragua, and protests of Salvador and Costa Rica in relation thereto (Documents 1687–1704)
- Protest of the United States against the presence in Costa Rica of certain Nicaraguan revolutionists.
Norway: (Documents 1705–1718)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Norway, extending the duration of the Convention of April 4, 1908 (Document 1705)
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Norway (Document 1706)
- International Conference on Spitzbergen (Documents 1707–1718)
Panama: (Documents 1719–1788)
- Message of the President, Belisario Porras, to the National Assembly (Document 1719)
- Neutrality in the waters of the Isthmus of Panama: Protocol of an agreement between the United States and Panama, signed at Washington October 10, 1914 (Document 1720)
- Assault on American citizens in Panama (Documents 1721–1735)
- Boundary dispute between Costa Rica and Panama; award made by the Chief Justice of the United States; refusal of Panama to accept the award; acceptance by Costa Rica of the good offices of the United States tendered to both parties (Documents 1736–1754)
- Railroad construction in Panama; attitude of the United States (Documents 1755–1766)
- Control by the United States of wireless telegraph stations in Panama (Documents 1767–1788)
- Panama Canal tolls.
Paraguay: (Document 1789)
- Boundary agreement between Bolivia and Paraguay
- Extradition treaty between the United States and Paraguay (Document 1789)
Persia: (Documents 1790–1794)
- Coronation of Sultan Ahmad Kadjar, Shah of Persia (Documents 1790–1794)
Peru: (Documents 1795–1813)
- Political affairs: Revolution; resignation of President Billinghurst; recognition by the United States of the Government Junta and of the Provisional President, Oscar Benavides (Documents 1795–1813)
Portugal: (Documents 1814–1815)
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Portugal (Document 1814)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Portugal, extending the duration of the Convention of April 6, 1908 (Document 1815)
Roumania: (Documents 1816–1822)
- Death of King Carol I and accession to the throne of King Ferdinand I (Documents 1816–1822)
Salvador: (Documents 1823–1831)
- Message of the President, Carlos Meléndez, to the National Assembly (Document 1823)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Salvador, extending the duration of the Convention of December 21, 1908 (Document 1824)
- Transfer of the presidency by President Meléndez to the First Designado, Alfonso Quiñónez (Documents 1825–1831)
- Protest of Salvador in relation to a proposed Nicaraguan canal.
Spain: (Documents 1832–1833)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Spain, extending the duration of the Convention of April 20, 1908 (Document 1832)
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Spain (Document 1833)
- Protection by the United States of Spanish interests in Mexico.
Sweden: (Document 1834)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Sweden, extending the duration of the Convention of May 2, 1908 (Document 1834)
Switzerland: (Document 1835)
- Arbitration agreement between the United States and Switzerland, extending the duration of the Convention of February 29, 1908 (Document 1835)
Turkey: (Documents 1836–1842)
- Treaty of peace between Turkey and Serbia (Document 1836)
- Abrogation by Turkey of the Capitulations. Refusal of the United States to recognize executory force therein (Documents 1837–1842)
- Protection of American educational institutions.
- Agreement of the Powers to the increase of the Turkish customs tariff.
Venezuela: (Documents 1843–1862)
- Constitution of Venezuela (Document 1843)
- Authorization of American consular officers to visit vessels bound for the United States, Porto Rico, and Colon (Documents 1844–1845)
- Certificate of good conduct required of immigrants to Venezuela; protest of the United States (Documents 1846–1849)
- Application of the law of ecclesiastical patronage to foreign missionary societies (Documents 1850–1855)
- Death of Dr. Pedro Ezequiel Rojas, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Venezuela to the United States (Documents 1856–1862)
International conventions; texts: (Documents 1863–1865)
- Convention between the United States and other powers on literary and artistic copyright; signed at Buenos Aires, August 11, 1910 (Document 1863)
- Convention between the United States and other powers for the arbitration of pecuniary claims; signed at Buenos Aires, August 11, 1910 (Document 1864)
- Convention between the United States and other powers for the protection of inventions, patents, designs, and industrial models; signed at Buenos Aires, August 20, 1910 (Document 1865)
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