Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United
States, The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Volume III
Index1
- Aerial navigation clauses of German peace treaty, summary, 371–372
- Aeronautical Commission, 78–81, 113–115
- Africa (see also
Germany: Colonies: African), international conventions concerning:
Commissions to revise, personnel, 142–144; signature of revised conventions at St.
Germain, Sept. 10, 433
- Albania: Commission on Greek and Albanian Affairs, 83–84, 124, 875, 876; Greek claims in North Epirus, 859–861
- Alsace-Lorraine:
- German peace treaty provisions, summary: Economic, 342, 364–365; political, 340–342
- Repatriation of Alsace-Lorrainers incorporated in German Army,
German violation of armistice conditions regarding, 980–981, 986–987
- Arab nations (see also
Hedjaz; Syria):
- Confederation of, proposed: Emir Feisal’s statement before Council
of Ten, 889–894; opposition of Syrian Commission, 1028–1033
- Franco-British declaration respecting emancipation of peoples
oppressed by Turks, 1016–1017
- International inquiry to determine nature of assistance desired
from League of Nations, proposal by Emir Feisal, 891
- Mandatory system, discussions concerning application, 891, 892,
1017–1018, 1020, 1034–1036
- Military action in the war, 889–890, 891–892, 892–893
- Arbitration, 306–309
- Armenia, 873, 1018
- Armies, Allied:
- Demobilization program, 713–714
- Occupation of—
- Banat and Dobrudja, proposed, 829, 851
- Danzig and Danzig-Thorn railway, 471, 478–479, 670–675, 684–685
- Rhine:
- Commissions concerning. See
Commissions: Rhine.
- Convention regarding military occupation,
signature at Versailles, June
28, 423
- German peace treaty provisions: Guarantees, 376–378; political clauses, 337; protest by Marshal
Foch, 384–388
- Passage of troops and supplies through Dutch
territory, 1040–1041
- Russian territory, 582, 584, 590, 592, 625–626, 631, 641, 650–651, 666, 667, 1042, 1043–1044
- Syria, 1019–1020
- Teschen, 819–821
- Turkish territory and Trans-Caucasia, 805, 806–807, 816–817, 837–838, 955–956
- Strength on Western Front during armistice period:
- British proposal for reduction of German forces to permit
reduction of Allied forces, 694–697, 702, 705–713
- Commission to study (Committee on Control of Production of
Materials of War in Germany and Disarmament of German Army):
Personnel, 85, 92–93,
713, 910; report and discussions thereof, 897–900, 910–925; resolution establishing,
696–697, 702, 713
- Marshal Foch’s reports and recommendations, 705–706, 896–897
- Statistics, 705–706, 896–897, 909
- Armistice, German:
- Enforcement:
- Committee for the Study of the Means of Imposing the
Armistice Conditions on Germany: Personnel, 85–86,
93, 952, 980; report and
recommendations, 971, 980–999
- Discussions concerning, 897–908, 910–924, 947–953, 984–986
- Renewal:
- Commissions and committees concerning. See under
Germany: Disarmament; also under
Enforcement, supra.
- Discussions, 469–481, 490, 495–500, 508–530, 594, 611, 612, 694–697, 705–714, 896–925, 929–934, 937–954, 971–999, 1001–1006, 1007–1012
- Technical advisers to assist in negotiations, 473–474, 477, 490, 498, 499, 509, 526, 528
- Terms, discussions and draft texts:
- Agricultural, industrial, and railway material, Polish,
return of, 1007–1008, 1010–1011
- Cattle, French, return of, 978, 1007, 1008, 1011–1012
- Economic clauses. See
Food relief, infra.
- Financial clauses, 469–470, 474, 495, 508–510, 517–519, 521, 523–524, 525–526, 529–530, 946–953, 978, 983–984, 1007–1008, 1010–1012
- Food relief: Agreement regarding use of
German merchant fleet, 512–515, 521–522, 527–528, 594, 611, 612, 947, 983, 996; financial aspects, 515–517, 522–623, 528–529
- Machinery removed from occupied territory, restitution,
517–519, 523–524, 529–530
- Military clauses, 469–470, 495, 694–697, 702, 707, 707–708, 708, 896–908, 910–924, 929–933, 937–938, 1040–1041; proposed inclusion of
disarmament provisions, 694–697, 707–713, 910–914, 916–924
- Naval clauses, 474–476, 498–499, 510–512, 519–520, 521, 524, 526, 530, 934–935, 938–943, 947–948, 949, 982–983, 992–999
- Poland, provisions regarding, 471–472, 477–479, 496, 953, 976, 981–982, 985–986, 987–992, 1007–1008, 1010–1011
- Prisoners of war, treatment and repatriation of, 470–471, 472–473, 479–481, 495–496, 490–497, 980–981, 982, 986–987, 992
- Railway material, return of, 469–470, 495
- Responsibility for the war, 953–954
- Violations, 517, 519–520, 980–984, 986–988, 992–999
- Arms convention, signature at St. Germain, Sept.
10, 433
- Asia Minor, Greek territorial claims, 868–875
- Australia:
- Claims to New Guinea, 720, 720–722, 745–747
- Mandatory system, views, 720–722, 745–747, 786,
793–794
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 7, 13, 60; number of plenipotentiaries, 172–173, 484, 531–533, 539–540, 546,
548
- Austria:
- Food relief, 429
- German peace treaty clauses concerning, summary: Boundary, 335; political, 343
- League of Nations, views, 430
- Prisoners of War in Siberia (German, Austrian, and Hungarian),
Commission on Repatriation of, 142
- Tientsin Concession, commission to study Italian demand for
cession of, 131–132
- Treaty of peace with Allied and Associated Powers (see also
Germany: Preliminary
peace):
- Austrian delegates to receive and sign, names, 426, 432
- Commission to Study Austrian Observations on Conditions of
Peace, 135–139; to Coordinate Replies to Austrian
Counter-propositions, 139
- Plenary sessions of Peace Conference concerning: May 29, postponement of consideration
upon request of certain governments for actual text, 392–393; May 31, consideration
of incomplete treaty, and declarations, suggestions, etc.,
395–410
- Receipt of terms from Allies at St. Germain, June 2, 424–430; statement by
Austrian delegate, 427–430
- Roumanian declarations concerning, 395–401, 408–409
- Signature at St. Germain, Sept. 10,
431–434
- Terms, discussions concerning:
- Boundaries, 395, 398–399, 402, 403, 404–405, 407
- Economic clauses, 397,
403
- Financial clauses, 398, 399, 401
- Italian Political Clauses, Commission on, 131
- Military, naval, and air clauses, proposed, 944; Italian desire for
immediate imposition of, 1014–1015
- Political clauses relating to Europe, especially
minorities: Commission on, 130; discussions, 395–397, 399, 399–401, 401, 402–403, 403–404, 405–410; President Wilson’s
justification of, 405–408
- Reparation clauses, 395, 399, 401
- Austria-Hungary. See
Austria; Hungary.
- Baltic Affairs, Commission on, 125–126
- Banat, statement of Roumanian and Serbian claims before Council of Ten,
814–815, 822–834, 851; question of occupation by Allied troops,
829, 851
- Belgium:
- Germany, relations with:
- Declarations contained in German statement to Peace
Congress, 417, 418, 419
- Provisions of German peace treaty, summary: Boundary
clauses, 335; political clauses,
336
- Restitution by Germany of machinery taken from occupied
territory, 517–518, 523–524, 529–530
- Labor legislation, views, 249–253, 318
- League of Nations, views, 187, 292; disappointment over nonselection of
Brussels as seat of League, 292
- Mandatory system, views, 812
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 188–190, 199, 200, 202, 320, 452, 453, 454, 454–455, 682–683, 690, 699, 703, 729, 730, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 28–31, 60, 603; number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 483, 486, 500, 501, 502, 531, 532, 534, 540, 546, 547–548, 567, 568, 601–604, 616–617
- Territorial claims: Commission on Belgian and Danish Affairs, 84, 124–125, 1006–1007, 1014; German colonies in Africa, 808, 809–813; Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, 961–963;
Limburg, 963–966; Luxemburg, 966–968; Malmédy, 336, 968; Moresnet, 336, 969;
Scheldt, 959–961; statement before Council of Ten, 808, 809–813, 957–969
- Treaties of 1839: Commission on Revision
of, 145–146;
discussions, 958–959, 969; German peace treaty
provisions, 336
- Belligerents, representation at Peace Conference. See
under
Representation.
- Bessarabia: Participation in Prince’s Island conference, question of, 733; Roumanian claims to, 733, 847–848, 848–851
- Blockade of Germany, 418, 900, 901, 904, 905, 933–934, 951, 954, 984–985, 986
- Bolivia:
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 31, 60; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 600
- Participation in Economic Commission, question of, 461, 465
- Reservations to draft labor convention, 258
- Bolshevism. See under
Germany, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and
Wilson, Woodrow.
- Brazil, representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 190,
320, 449–451, 452, 453,
461, 465, 466, 857
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 32–33, 60; number
of plenipotentiaries, 172, 199–200, 483, 486,
502, 533–534, 540, 546,
547, 548, 567
- British Dominions and India (see also
specific countries):
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 6–7, 12–13, 59–60; number
of plenipotentiaries, 172, 172–173, 483–485, 486–487, 500–501, 501, 502–503, 531–533, 539–540, 546,
548
- Territorial interests: Claims to German colonies, 718–728, 763; participation in hearing of Japanese
case, 735–736
- Bukovina, Roumanian claims, 395, 847, 848–851
- Bulgaria:
- Commercial relations, resumption by Allies, 1008
- Convention with Greece regarding reciprocal emigration, signature
at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Nov. 27, 443
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 351
- League of Nations, views, 440
- Territorial claims in Thrace contested by Greece, 861–866
- Treaty of peace with Allied and Associated Powers:
- Bulgarian delegates to receive and sign, names, 436, 443
- Receipt of terms from Allies at Paris, Sept. 19, 435–441; statement by Bulgarian
delegate, 436–441
- Signature at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Nov.
27, 442–444
- Bureau of Peace Conference. See under
Organization.
- Cables, submarine: Commission on, 87, 126; German peace treaty
provisions, summary, 361–362, 941–942; Portuguese claims, 380
- Canada:
- Censorship, 544, 562–563, 566–567, 575–576, 578–579, 585–586, 599
- Central Territorial Committee, 81, 117–118
- China:
- Chinese in the Red Army in Russia, 635, 656
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 348–349, 351; Chinese protest, 383–384
- Japan, relations with. See
Shantung and Kiaochow, infra.
- League of Nations, support of, 186,
228–229
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 195, 320, 452, 453, 454, 461, 464, 466, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 33–35, 60; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 486, 502, 546, 547, 548, 567, 567–568
- Shantung and Kiaochow:
- Chinese claim, 740, 755–757
- Japanese claim, presentation before Council of Ten:
Presence of Chinese delegates, 736–737; statement
and discussions, 738–740, 754–755, 756–757
- Protest and reservations by China regarding settlement
provided in German treaty, 383–384; summary of
treaty provisions, 348–349, 351
- Tientsin, commission to study Italian demand for Austrian
Concession, 131–132
- Clemenceau, Georges (Premier):
- Addresses to plenary sessions of Peace Congress in communicating
terms of peace to enemy delegations, 415–416, 422–423, 426–427, 432, 436
- Justification of preeminent position of the Great Powers at Peace
Conference, 196–199, 505–506
- Nomination to presidency of Peace Conference, 164–167;
speech of acceptance, 167–169
- Coal, European Commission on, 150
- Colonies (see also under
Germany): Colonial Compensation Demanded by Italy
from France and Great Britain, Commission on, 128; Colonial Mandates, Commission on, 129
- Commissions and committees of the Peace Conference (see also
Councils):
- Aeronautical Commission, 78–81, 113–115
- Africa, Commission for the Revision of the Convention on the
Control of Spirituous Liquors in, 143
- Albanian Affairs, Commission on Greek and, 83–84, 124, 875, 876
- Arms and Ammunition, Commission for the Revision of the Convention
Relative to the Commerce of, 144
- Austrian Counterpropositions, Committee for the Coordination of
the Replies to, 139
- Baltic Affairs, Commission on, 125
- Belgian and Danish Affairs, Commission on, 84, 124–125, 1006–1007, 1014
- Berlin and Brussels, Commission for the Revision of the General
Acts of, 142–143
- Central Territorial Committee, 81, 117–118
- Coal, European Commission on, 150
- Colonial Mandates, Commission on, 129
- Colonies, Commission on (Colonial Compensation Demanded by Italy
from France and Great Britain), 128
- Colonies, German, Commission on, 128–129
- Conditions of Peace, Committees for the Study of the Observations
of the Austrian Delegation on, 135–139
- Conditions of Peace, Committees for the Study of the Observations
of the German Delegation on, 132–135
- Credentials, Committee on, 59, 92, 167, 171, 173,
549
- Czechoslovak Affairs, Commission on, 81–82, 118–119
- Danish Affairs, Commission on Belgian and, 84, 124–125, 1006–1007, 1014
- Drafting Committee, 59, 92, 167, 171, 175
- Economic Commission. See
Economic questions: Commission.
- Execution of the Clauses of the Treaty of Peace with Germany,
Committee on, 140–142
- Financial Commission. See
Financial questions: Commission.
- Fiume Incidents, Commission on, 153
- Geography, Committee on, 115–116
- German Counterpropositions, Committee for the Coordination of the
Replies to, 139
- Germany, Commission on the Eastern Frontiers of, 122
- Germany, Committee for the Determination of the Conditions of the
Disarmament of (Interallied Military and Naval Committee), 85, 93–94, 855, 933–934, 938–943, 979, 986,
1009, 1015
- Germany, Committee for the Study of the Means of Imposing the
Armistice Conditions on. See under
Armistice: Enforcement.
- Greek and Albanian Affairs, Commission on, 83–84, 124, 875, 876
- Italian Political Clauses, Commission on, 131
- Jugoslav Affairs, Commission on Roumanian and, 83, 122–124, 851–855, 857
- Kiel Canal, Subcommission on, 103–104
- Labor, Committee on the Organization of the International
Conference of, 151–152, 257, 282
- Labor Legislation, Commission on International. See under
Labor: Legislation.
- Laibach, Commission on Issues of, 153
- League of Nations, Commission on. See under
League of Nations.
- League of Nations, Committee on the Organization of, 151, 289,
330
- Materials of War, Committee on the Control of the Production of,
in Germany, and Disarmament of the German Army: Personnel, 85, 92–93, 713, 910; report and discussions, 897–900, 910–924;
resolution establishing, 702, 713
- Materials of War Which May Be Demanded from Germany, Committee on
the Specification of, 85, 93, 908, 929–933, 937–938
- Military, Naval, and Aerial Clauses in the Treaty with Germany,
Committee for the Drafting of, 86–87, 126
- Morocco, Commission on, 87, 126–127, 130
- New States, Commission on, 130
- Poland, Interallied Mission to. See under
Poland: Commissions.
- Polish Affairs, Commission on, 82–83, 119–121, 1007,
1014
- Political Clauses for Europe, Commission on (Treaty with Austria),
130
- Ports, Waterways, and Railways, Commission on the International
Regime of. See under
Ports, etc.
- Prisoners of war. See
Prisoners of war: Commissions concerning.
- Reparation. See
Reparation: Commissions concerning.
- Responsibility of the Authors of the War and the Enforcement of
Penalties, Commission on. See
Responsibility: Commission.
- Rhine questions: Committee on the Rhine Territory,
141; Interallied Commission on the
Left Bank of the Rhine, 127; Interallied
Commission on the Rhine Territory, 129
- Roumanian and Jugoslav Affairs, Commission on, 83, 122–124, 851–855, 857
- Scapa Flow, Committee on the Destruction of the German Fleet at,
141
- Smyrna, Commission on Issues of, 153
- Spitzbergen, Commission on, 144–145
- Submarine Cables, Enemy, Commission on, 87, 126
- Teschen Commission, Permanent Interallied. See
under
Poland: Teschen
conflict.
- Tientsin, Commission on, 131–132
- Treaties of 1839, Commission for the
Revision of, 145–146
- Constantinople, 864–865
- Costa Rica, nonrepresentation at Peace Conference, 534–535, 540
- Councils:
- Food: Interallied Food Council, 512,
522–523;
Supreme Council of Supply and Relief, 779, 839–840
- Supreme Council (“The Ten”):
- Minutes of meetings Jan. 12–Feb.
14, 508–1044
- Personnel: Lists, 62, 91; participation of Japanese
plenipotentiaries, discussion, 494
- Supreme Economic Council: Personnel, lists, 87–90, 146–150; questions for study,
946–948,
949–950,
954–955,
979, 1008, 1012; resolution
establishing, 934–935
- Supreme War Council, meetings:
-
Jan. 12, 469–507
-
Jan. 13, 508–542
-
Jan. 22, 670–692
-
Jan. 24, 704–714; arrangements
for, 696–697
-
Feb. 7, 895–925
-
Feb. 8, 926–944
-
Feb. 10, 945–956
-
Feb. 12, 970–1012
-
Feb. 14, 1039–1044
- Credentials, Committee on, 59, 92, 167, 171, 173, 549
- Cuba:
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 452, 453, 466
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 36, 60; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548, 600
- Reservations to draft labor convention, 257
- Cyprus, Greek claim to, 861
- Czechoslovakia:
- Austrian peace treaty, observations on, 401–403
- German peace treaty clauses concerning, summary: Boundary, 335, 375;
political, 343; ports, waterways, and
railways, 375
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 193–194, 320–321, 448–449, 452, 453, 454, 461, 465, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 54–56, 61; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 487, 503, 546, 548
- Territorial claims (see also
Poland: Teschen
conflict):
- Commission on Czechoslovak Affairs: Personnel, 81–82,
118–119; resolution establishing, 887
- Presentation of claims of Ruthenes in Hungary and Serbs in
Lusatia, 886
- Statement before Council of Ten, 782–784, 877–887
- Treaty relating to, signature at St. Germain, Sept. 10, 433
- Troops in Russia, 582, 590, 636
- Danzig: German peace treaty political clauses concerning, summary, 344–345; Polish
troops in France, question of return to Poland via Danzig, 471–472, 477–479, 496, 669, 670–675, 685–686
- Denmark: Commission on Belgian and Danish Affairs, 84, 124–125; German peace treaty boundary clauses concerning, summary,
336
- Directories of Peace Conference: Apr. 1, 1–90; Oct. 1, 91–153
- Disarmament. See under
Germany.
- Dobrudja, Roumanian claims, 851
- Drafting Committee, 59, 92, 167, 171, 175, 562
- Economic questions:
- Austrian peace treaty provisions, Roumanian declaration
concerning, 397
- Commission: Personnel, lists, 74–78, 108–113; powers with special
interests, desire for increased representation, 457–466;
terms of reference, preparation by Economic Drafting Committee, 718, 730–732
- German armistice, economic clauses, 512–515
- German peace treaty, economic clauses, 364–371
- Ecuador:
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, question of participation in, 453, 461, 466
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 36, 60; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 600
- Reservations to draft labor convention, 258
- Egypt, German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 350–351
- Enemy powers, question of representation at Peace Conference, 505, 535, 541, 597
- Financial questions:
- Agreements, signature at St. Germain, Sept
10: Cost of liberating territories of former
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, 433;
reparation as regards Italy, 433
- Austrian peace treaty, Roumanian declarations concerning financial
clauses, 398
- Commission on: Personnel, lists, 71–74, 104–108; powers with special
interests, desire for increased representation, 457–466;
terms of reference, preparation by Financial Drafting Committee,
701–702,
718, 730
- German armistice, financial clauses, 474, 508–510, 517–519, 521,
525–526,
946–953,
983–984
- German peace treaty, summary of financial clauses, 362–364
- Finland, question of recognition, 638, 734–735
- Fiume Incidents, Commission on, 153
- Foch, Marshal:
- Protest against German peace treaty provisions respecting
occupation of Left Bank of the Rhine and bridgeheads, 384–388
- Reports on—
- Execution of armistice by Germany, 469–471, 495–496
- Strength of Allied forces on Western Front during
armistice period, 705–706, 896–897
- Food relief (see also under
Germany
and
Poland): Austria, 429;
Interallied Food Council, 512, 522–523; Russia,
question of, 652–653, 658–659,
667–668; Supreme
Council of Supply and Relief, 779, 830–840
- Fourteen Points, cited, 418, 484, 677, 678, 762, 812, 865, 868–869, 889, 954, 959, 1016, 1020
- France:
- Censorship in, 544, 562–563, 578–579, 585, 599
- Claims to German colonies in Africa, 758–763; Franco-British
convention relating to Togoland, cited, 750, 758–759
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary:
Alsace-Lorraine, 340–342; boundary clauses, 335; Morocco, 349–350; Saar Basin, 337–340
- Joint declaration with Great Britain respecting emancipation of
peoples oppressed by Turks, 1016–1017
- Labor legislation, international, views on, 247–249
- League of Nations, declarations and views concerning, 183–186, 219–224, 294–302, 313–314
- Mandatory system: Desire of Syrian Commission for France to be
mandatory for Syria, 1035–1036; French views, 760–763, 768–769, 803–805
- Prisoners of war in Germany, German treatment of, 470–471, 495–496
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 15–20, 60; number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 546,
548
- Restitution by Germany of property taken from occupied territory:
Cattle, 978, 1007, 1008, 1011–1012;
machinery, 517–519, 523–524, 529–530; railway material, 469–470, 495
- Treaties with United States and Great Britain regarding aggression
unprovoked of Germany, 379
- Galicia. See under
Poland.
- Geography, Committee on, 115–116
- Germany (see also
Poland: Germany, relations
with; Prisoners of war):
- Armistice. See
Armistice.
- Blockade of, 418, 900, 901,
904, 905, 933–934, 951, 954, 984–985, 986
- Bolshevism, 516, 528, 639–640, 660,
992
- Boundaries: Commission on Eastern Frontiers of Germany, 122; peace treaty provisions, summary,
335–336
- Cables, submarine. See
Cables.
- Colonies, possessions, and rights outside Germany:
- African colonies:
- Belgian claims, 808–813
- French claims, 758–763;
Franco-British convention relating to Togoland,
cited, 750, 758–759
- Portuguese claims, 812, 813
- Treaty of London, cited, 759, 767
- Union of South Africa, claims, 719–720, 722–723, 743–745
- China, rights in. See
China: Shantung and Kiaochow.
- Commission on, 128–129
- Disposal of: Discussions concerning methods, 719–728, 736–737, 740–754, 760–771, 785–786, 787–809; peace treaty
provisions, summary, 347–348, 941
- Pacific islands: Australian claims, 720, 720–722, 745–747; Japanese
claims, 738–740; New Zealand claims, 720, 724–727, 751–753
- Disarmament:
- British proposal for reduction of German forces to permit
reduction of Allied forces on Western Front, 654, 669, 694–697, 702, 705–713
- Commissions concerning:
- Control of Production of War Material in Germany
and Disarmament of German Army: Personnel, 85, 92–93, 713, 910; report and discussions, 897–900, 910–924; resolution
establishing, 702, 713
- Determination of Conditions of Disarmament of
Germany (Interallied Military and Naval Committee),
85, 93–94, 855, 933–934, 938–943, 979, 986, 1015
- Specification of Materials of War Which May Be
Demanded from Germany, 85, 93, 908, 929–933, 937–938
- Methods of accomplishing, discussions: Armistice terms,
proposed, 694–697, 707–713, 910–914, 916–924; military, naval, and aerial
terms of peace, proposal for immediate imposition of, 933–934, 938–943, 971–979, 985–986, 1001–1006, 1009, 1014–1015
- Military, naval, and aerial clauses of treaty of peace,
and guarantees, summary, 352–355, 376–378, 939–943
- Food relief: Agreement regarding use of German merchant fleet,
discussions, 512–515, 521–522, 527–528, 594,
611, 612, 947, 983, 996; financial aspects,
515–517,
522–523,
528–529
- League of Nations, views, 419
- Postal and telegraph facilities in occupied regions, German
request for, 927, 935–936
- Preliminary peace of Germany and Austria-Hungary
with Allied and Associated Powers, proposed, 933–934, 938–943, 971–979, 985–986, 1001–1006,
1009, 1014–1015
- Reparation. See
Reparation.
- Responsibility for the war. See
Responsibility.
- Submarines, 474–476, 498–499, 510–512, 521,
526, 643, 888–889, 939–940, 982–983, 992–999
- Treaty of peace with Allied and Associated Powers (see also
Preliminary peace, supra):
- Commissions concerning:
- Execution of the Clauses, 140–142
- Study of German Observations on the Conditions of
Peace, 132–135; Coordination of
Replies to German Counter-propositions, 139
- German delegates to receive and sign, names, 415, 422
- Receipt of terms from Allies at Versailles, May 7: Address by President
Clemenceau, 415–416; statement by German
delegate, 417–420
- Signature at Versailles, June 28,
421–423
- Summary communicated to plenary session of Peace
Conference, May 6, 334–379; protests, reservations, declarations, etc.,
379–390
- Terms, summary and declarations concerning:
- Aerial navigation, 371–372
- Boundaries of Germany, 335–336
- Economic clauses, 364–371
- Financial clauses, 362–364
- German rights and interests outside Germany, 347–351; Chinese protest against settlement of
Shantung question, 383–384
- Guarantees, 376–378; Marshal Foch’s protest
against provisions regarding occupation of the
Rhine, 384–388
- Labor clauses, 268–269, 283–284, 315–318, 331–332, 376
- League of Nations Covenant, 287, 334, 335, 789
- Military, naval, and air clauses, 352–355, 938–943
- Miscellaneous, 378–379
- Penalties, 356–357
- Political clauses for Europe, 336–347
- Ports, waterways, and railways, 372–376
- Prisoners of war and graves, 356
- Reparation: Clauses, 357–362;
Portuguese declaration, 379–383
- Responsibilities for the war and penalties, 356–357; Honduran declaration concerning, 334, 388–390
- Wilhelm II, former Emperor, proposed trial of: Honduran
declaration concerning, 334, 388–390;
peace treaty provisions, summary, 356–357
- Great Britain (see also
British Dominions and India):
- Cyprus, Greek claim to, 861
- Joint declaration with France respecting emancipation of peoples
oppressed by the Turks, 1016–1017
- League of Nations, British views, 181–182, 215–217;
views of British working classes, 225–226
- Mandatory system, views, 719–720, 747–748, 749–750, 763–765, 769–770, 785–786, 789–790, 795–796, 806–807
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 5–14, 59–60; number
of plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548
- Submarines, German, disposal of, 643
- Syria, troops in, 1019–1021
- Treaties with France: Convention relating to Togoland, cited, 750, 758–759; British and U. S. treaties regarding
unprovoked aggression by Germany, 379
- Greece:
- Austrian peace treaty, suggestions concerning, 409–410
- Convention with Bulgaria on reciprocal emigration, signature at
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Nov. 27, 443
- League of Nations, speech by Greek delegate, 227–228
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 191–192, 200, 202, 320–321, 452, 453, 454, 461, 465, 466, 682–683, 688, 690, 699, 703, 730, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 37–38, 61, 876; number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 483, 485, 486, 501, 502, 534, 546, 547, 548, 567, 568
- Territorial claims:
- Asia Minor, Western, 868–875
- Commission on Greek and Albanian Affairs: Personnel, 83–84,
124, 876; resolution establishing, 875
- Dodecanese and other islands, 861
- North Epirus, 859–861
- Presentation before Council of Ten, 859–866, 868–875
- Thrace, 861–866
- War, military action in, 874–875
- Guarantees in German peace treaty, summary, 376–378
- Guatemala, representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 39, 61; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548, 600
- Haiti, representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 39, 61; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548, 600
- Hedjaz:
- League of Nations, speech of Hedjaz delegate, 229
- Mandatory system, views, 229, 891, 892
- Military action in the war, 889–890, 891–892, 892–893
- Recognition of, 599
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 461, 464, 465
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 40, 61; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 599, 616
- Statement by Emir Feisal before Council of Ten regarding
independence of Arabic-speaking Asia, 889–894
- Heligoland, 346, 941
- Honduras:
- League of Nations Covenant, proposal for amendment to determine
sense of Monroe Doctrine, 310–313
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 40, 61; number
of plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548,
600
- Trial of ex-Emperor of Germany, declaration disapproving, 334, 388–390
- Hungary:
- Prisoners of War in Siberia (German, Austrian, and Hungarian),
Commission on Repatriation of, 142
- Ruthenes in, 886
- Treaty of peace with Allied and Associated Powers: Military and
naval terms, proposed, 1015; Prekmurje,
discussion of provision regarding, 405
- India:
- Labor legislation, international, views of British India, 255–256; of
native states, 256–257
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 7, 13, 60; number of plenipotentiaries, 172–173, 483, 485,
531–533,
539, 540, 546, 547, 548, 568
- Inquiry, Commissions of: Fiume Incidents, 153;
Issues of Laibach, 153; Issues of Smyrna, 153
- Italy:
- Austrian peace treaty, Italian interest in: Commission on Italian
Political Clauses, 131; Italian desire
for immediate imposition of military, naval, and air terms, 1014–1015
- German peace treaty, general reservations, 384
- Labor legislation, international, views, 253–255
- League of Nations, speeches concerning, 182–183, 217–219
- Mandatory system, views, 767–768, 791–792, 805–806
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548
- Personnel: Appointment, 537;
lists of, 20–25, 60
- Territorial claims: Austrian Concession in Tientsin, Commission
on, 131–132;
Epirus and the Isles, 859
- Treaty concerning Italian reparation payments, signature at St.
Germain, Sept. 10, 433
- Japan (see also
China: Shantung and
Kiaochow):
- League of Nations, views on, 224–225, 678–679, 687;
proposal to amend Covenant to include racial equality provisions,
289–291
- Mandatory system, views, 792–793
- Pacific islands formerly belonging to Germany, claim to, 738–740
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Council of Ten, participation in, 494
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 25–28, 60; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 493, 506, 546, 548
- Jugoslavia (see also
Serbia):
- Austrian peace treaty, observations on, 403–405
- Commissions concerning: Issues of Laibach, 153; Roumanian and Jugoslav affairs, 83, 122–124, 851–855, 857
- Recognition, question of, 603, 617
- Treaty concerning, signature at St. Germain, Sept. 10, 433
- Kiaochow. See
China: Shantung and
Kiaochow.
- Kiel Canal, 103–104, 376, 941
- Labor:
- Conferences, international:
- Committee on the Organization of, 151–152, 257, 282
- Discussions concerning, 244–246, 249, 250, 251, 252, 257, 262–263, 282
- First conference at Washington, Oct.
1919: Agenda, 282;
arrangements, 246, 247, 257, 282; invitation
from President Wilson, 247
- German peace treaty provisions, summary, 268–269, 283–284, 315–318, 331–332, 376
- Legislation, international:
- Clauses for insertion in treaty of peace, 268–269, 283–284, 315–318, 331–332, 376
- Commission on:
- Discussions concerning, 177, 188, 188–189, 189, 192, 193, 195, 200, 451, 452, 452–453, 607, 653, 669, 682, 697–698
- Personnel, lists, 68–69, 100–101, 206–207
- Report: Presentation to plenary session of Peace
Conference, 241–247; text, 261–284; views of the delegations, 247–260
- Resolution to establish, 202–203, 682, 697, 702
- Convention: Draft text, with annexed protocols, schedules,
and resolutions, 270–283; resolution approving, 257, 260
- League of Nations Covenant, labor provisions, 213, 243, 244, 246, 247, 252, 258, 261–262
- Suggestion for, at opening session of Peace Conference,
169
- Laibach, Commission on Issues of, 153
- Language of Peace Conference, official, 553–561, 570–575
- Law, private and maritime, proposed commission on, 732–733
- League of Nations:
- Commission on the League of Nations:
- Discussions concerning, 177,
187–188, 190, 191, 193, 194, 194–195, 201, 448–449, 451, 452, 453, 653–654, 668–669, 677–682, 686–690, 692, 790, 857–858
- Meetings of, 321
- Personnel, lists, 63, 94–95,
203–204, 320–321, 694
- Reports: Discussions concerning, 286–319, 1023–1024; texts, 209–215, 319–330
- Resolution establishing: Adoption, 187, 679, 686; texts, 201, 319, 677–678, 692
- Committee on Organization of, 151,
289, 330
- Council, members, 287, 288–289, 314–315
- Covenant:
- Adoption, 315
- Alterations, 286–289
- Discussions regarding—
- Members of Council, 314–315
- Monaco, adherence of, 313–314
- Monroe Doctrine, 310–313
- Publicity of armaments and other military and
naval measures, 294–302, 313
- Racial equality, 289–291
- Seat of the League, 292
- Inclusion in German peace treaty, 335
- Texts, draft, 230–239, 321–330
- Views of the powers, 215–230, 289–315
- Wilson, President: Report to plenary session, 209–215; work on, 653–654, 668–669
- Enemy powers, views: Austria, 430;
Bulgaria, 440; Germany, 419
- Financial section, 199, 302, 730
- Geneva as seat of, 287, 292
- Labor provisions in Covenant, 213,
243, 244, 246, 247, 252, 258, 261–262
- Law, study of private and maritime, 733
- Mandates. See
Mandates.
- Members, 330; states to be invited to
adhere, 313–314, 330
- Plenary sessions of Peace Conference concerning:
-
Jan. 25: Proposal by President
Wilson, 178–181; views and declarations of
the delegations, 181–187, 190
-
Feb. 14: Submission of Covenant by
President Wilson, 209–215; text of draft Covenant, 230–239; views and declarations of the delegations,
215–230
-
Apr. 28: Submission by President
Wilson of report of League Commission, and motion to adopt
amended Covenant, 286–289, 319–330; text of
Covenant, 321–329; views and declarations of
the delegations, 289–315
- Publicity of treaties, 213
- Secretary General, appointment, 287,
288
- Wilson, President, and the League (see also
Plenary sessions, supra), 653–654, 668–669
- Lebanon, 890
- Liberia:
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 349
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 40–41, 61; number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 546,
548, 600
- Limburg, Belgian claims, 963–966
- Lloyd George, David (Prime Minister), addresses: Jam.
18, seconding nomination of Clemenceau as president of Peace
Conference, 165–166;
Jan. 25, seconding resolution on League of
Nations, 181–182
- Luxemburg:
- Belgian claims, 966–968
- German peace treaty clauses concerning, summary: Boundary, 335; economic, 365; political, 336–337
- Malmédy, 336, 968
- Mandates: Commission on Colonial Mandates, 129; discussions concerning mandatory system,
213–214, 225, 229, 701, 719–728, 736–737, 740–754, 760–771, 785–786, 787–809, 812, 891, 892, 1016–1021, 1034–1036;
financial questions, 701, 741, 747–748, 764; United States as a
mandatory, question of, 788, 807
- Medals, Allied war, 714
- Memel, German peace treaty clauses concerning, summary, 344
- Minorities, Austrian peace treaty provisions concerning treatment of,
declarations by Czechoslovakia, 402–403; Jugoslavia, 403;
Poland, 401; Roumania, 395–397, 399, 400–401, 408–409; Serbia, 404–405; Wilson, President, 405–408
- Monaco: French proposal for adherence to League Covenant, 313–314; German peace
treaty provisions concerning, summary, 378
- Monroe Doctrine, cited, 310–313, 753
- Montenegro: Conditions in, proposed investigation, 489, 504; Nicholas I, message asking
Montenegrins to cease armed resistance, 642,
662; representation at Peace Conference,
question of, 173, 485, 487–489, 501, 503–504, 546, 548
- Moresnet, 336, 969
- Morocco: Commission on, 87, 126–127, 130; German peace treaty provisions concerning,
summary, 349–350
- Netherlands: Belgian territorial claims, 959–966; passage across Dutch
territory of Allied troops and supplies for occupation of Rhine, 1040–1041
- Neutrals, question of representation at Peace Conference, 172, 535, 541, 545–546, 600
- Newfoundland, representation at Peace Conference, 7, 60, 173, 483, 486, 533, 539, 540, 546, 548
- New Guinea, Australian claim, 720, 720–722, 745–747
- New states: Commission on, 130; question of
representation at Peace Conference, 172, 487
- New Zealand:
- Claims to Samoa, 720, 724–727, 751–753
- Mandatory system, views, 724–727, 751–753, 797–799, 802
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 7, 13, 60; number of plenipotentiaries, 172–173, 531–533, 539–540, 546, 548
- Nicaragua, representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 41, 61; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548, 600
- Occupation of territories by Allied Armies. See
under
Armies, Allied.
- Organization and composition of Peace Conference:
- Bureau: Committees on Credentials and Drafting, 59, 92, 167, 171,
173, 175, 549; president and vice
presidents, 57, 164–167, 170, 173,
549; Secretariat, 57–59, 91–92, 167, 170–171, 173–174, 549–550, 562,
609, 618
- Commissions. See
Commissions; also
under
Special interests.
- Directories: Apr. 1, 1–90; Oct.
1, 91–153
- Plenary session, the Conference in, 59–62
- Representation of countries. See
Representation.
- Rules of Peace Conference, 169, 172–175, 545–565, 567–577
- Supreme Council, personnel, 62, 91
- Orlando, V. E. (Prime Minister), address, Jan. 25,
declaring adherence to League of Nations resolution, 182–183
- Pacific islands, formerly German-owned. See under
Germany: Colonies.
- Palestine, 891, 1037
- Panama:
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, question of participation in, 465
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 41, 61; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 546, 548, 600
- Reservations to draft labor convention, 259
- Statement concerning League Covenant, 302–310
- Peace, treaties of. See Treaty of peace under
Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, and
Hungary.
- Personnel of Peace Conference, directories: Apr. 1,
1–90; Oct 1, 91–153
- Peru, representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, question of participation in, 461, 465
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 42,
61; number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 600
- Plebiscite, Bulgarian views concerning, 441
- Plenary sessions:
- Peace Conference, Preliminary:
-
Jan. 18,
157–175; preparations for, 537–538, 542, 564, 576, 598, 599, 600, 604–609, 615, 616, 618–619
-
Jan. 25, 176–207; preparations
for, 608, 653, 668, 679, 681–682, 690, 697, 699
-
Feb. 14, 208–239; preparations
for, 1023–1024
-
Apr. 11, 240–284
-
Apr. 28, 285–332
-
May 6, 333–390
-
May 29, 391–393
-
May 31, 394–410
- Peace Congress: May 7 (Versailles),
presentation of peace terms to German delegates, 413–420; June 2 (St. Germain), presentation of peace
terms to Austrian delegates, 424–430; June 28
(Versailles), signature of German peace treaty and other
instruments, 421–423; Sept. 10 (St. Germain),
signature of Austrian peace treaty and other instruments, 431–434; Sept. 19 (Paris), presentation of peace terms
to Bulgarian delegates, 435–441; Nov. 27
(Neuilly-sur-Seine), signature of Bulgarian treaty and other
instruments, 442–444
- Poincaré, Raymond (President), address of welcome at opening session of
Peace Conference, 159–164
- Poland:
- Allied arms, munitions, and troops, question of supply to Poland,
478, 638, 642, 654, 662, 669, 673,
674, 685, 707, 784
- Austrian peace treaty, observations, 401
- Bolshevism, question of return of Polish troops in France for
purpose of combating, 471–472, 477–479, 496,
669, 670–675, 684–686
- Commissions concerning:
- Interallied Mission to Poland: Discussions concerning,
642, 671–672, 674–675, 685, 686, 693, 695, 716–717, 735, 772–773, 779, 784, 813, 814, 838–840, 924–925, 981–982, 987–988; instructions for, 772, 779, 808, 838–840; personnel,
82, 119; press delegates to accompany, 717; report and recommendation
for Interallied Teschen Commission, 818–822
- Negotiation of an Armistice Between Poland and the
Ukraine, Commission on, 121–122
- Permanent Interallied Teschen Commission. See under
Teschen conflict, infra.
- Polish Affairs, Commission on: Personnel, 82–83,
119–121, 1014;
resolution establishing, 1007
- Food relief, 779, 839–840;
German refusal to guarantee safety of food shipments, 982, 989–992
- Galicia, Eastern:
- Conflict with Ukraine: Aggression by German
troops returning from Ukraine and German-Ukrainian military
convention concerning, 981–982, 988; Commission to Negotiate Armistice, 121–122; hostilities, 776; request by Paderewski for Allied assistance,
642
- Territorial aspirations of Poland, 782
- Germany, relations with:
- Agricultural, industrial, and railway material taken by
Germany, demand for return of, 1007–1008, 1010–1011
- Food shipments to Poland, German refusal to guarantee
safety of, 982, 989–992
- German peace treaty provisions regarding Poland, summary:
Boundary, 335–336; economic, 365; political, 343–344
- Hostilities in debatable territory, 672, 674, 685, 695, 774–775, 776, 903–904, 906, 924–925, 932–933, 949, 981–982, 987–988, 1005, 1008–1009
- League of Nations, statement concerning, 186–187
- Minorities, protection of, 401
- Recognition, 734
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 195–196, 200, 202, 320–321, 452, 453, 454, 461, 465, 466, 683, 690, 698, 699, 730, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 42–45, 61; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 487, 503, 546, 548
- Statement of Polish case before Council of Ten, 773–779, 780–782
- Teschen conflict with Czechoslovakia:
- Treaty, Polish, signature at Versailles, June
28, 423
- Troops under French command, question of return to Poland via
Danzig for purpose of combating Bolshevism, 471–472, 477–479, 496, 669,
670–675,
684–686
- Ports, waterways, and railways:
- Belgian claims to the Scheldt, Ghent–Terneuzen Canal, and other
canals and railways, 961–966; reference to Ports and Waterways
Commission, 1006–1007
- Commission on International Regime of: Discussions concerning,
177, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195,
200, 451, 452, 453, 454, 607, 701,
858; Kiel Canal, Subcommission on,
103–104;
personnel, 69–71, 101–104, 207; resolution
establishing, 203, 701, 703; study of Belgian
claims, 1006–1007
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 372–376
- Kiel Canal, 103–104, 376, 941
- Portugal:
- Claims to German colonies in Africa, 812, 813
- League of Nations, views, 192;
attitude toward membership of neutrals on League Council, 314–315
- Reparation clauses of German treaty, protest, 379–383
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 192–193, 320, 452, 453, 454, 461, 465, 688, 729, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 46–47, 61; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 486, 502, 546–547, 548, 567, 568
- Powers with special interests. See
Special interests.
- Precedence of countries at Peace Conference, 173, 548–549, 568
- Preliminary peace with Germany and Austria-Hungary, proposed, 933–934, 938–943, 971–979, 985–986, 1001–1006, 1009, 1014–1015
- Presidency of Peace Conference, 57, 164–167, 173, 549
- Press (see also
Publicity):
- Attendance at, or exclusion from, plenary sessions, 333n
, 391n
, 394n
, 550–553, 569–570, 576, 587,
598–599,
611, 612–615, 619–622
- Communiqués to, 493, 507, 538,
562–564,
565, 575–576, 609–611, 619–622;
rules concerning, 174, 550
- Interallied Mission to Poland, press delegates to accompany, 717
- Leakages and unauthorized stories, 543–545, 566–567, 578–580, 585–588, 599, 614,
615, 786–787, 800, 815–816
- Message of the Council of Ten to the press: Draft prepared by
Lloyd George, 599, 620–621; text amended by
President Wilson, 609–611, 619,
621–622
- Prince’s Island (Prinkipo) conference, proposed. See
under
Russia.
- Prisoners of war:
- Allied, in Germany, 470–471, 495–496
- Commissions concerning: Commission on, 116; interallied commission under
Armistice Commission, 472, 473, 497;
Repatriation of German, Austrian, and Hungarian Prisoners of War in
Siberia, 142; Repatriation of, 141–142
- German peace treaty clauses concerning, summary, 356
- German, question of repatriation, 419,
927–929,
936–937
- Russian, in Germany, 472–473, 470–481, 496–497, 982,
992
- Procedure of Peace Conference: Committees, decision to use, 604–606, 618, 668, 669; discussions, 169–170, 172–175, 476–477, 482–489, 492–494, 500–507, 531–593, 594–611, 612–622, 653–654, 668–669, 677–683, 686–690, 697–702, 729–733, 735–737, 813–816, 840, 857–859, 867–868, 956, 1022–1024; formal conferences vs.
informal conversations, 492–494, 505–506, 535–538, 551–552, 560–570, 587–588, 594–595, 596–597, 604, 609, 619; precedence
of subjects for consideration, 608, 699–700
- Prussia, East, German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary:
Boundary, 336; political, 344
- Publicity of Peace Conference proceedings: Discussions
concerning, 450, 492–493, 543–545, 550–553, 564, 566–567, 569–570, 578–580, 585–588, 594–599, 609–611, 612–615, 718, 867–868; rules, 174, 550
- Reparation:
- Claims for, question of precedence over national debts of enemy
countries, 702
- Commissions concerning:
- Reparation Clauses in the Treaties with Austria, Hungary,
and Bulgaria, 131
- Reparation Commission, Committee on Organization of, 152–153; German peace treaty provisions, 358–359
- Reparation of Damage: Discussions concerning, 177, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 193–194, 200, 606, 653, 669, 682–683, 690, 698–699, 733, 858; personnel, lists, 66–68,
97–100, 205–206; resolution establishing,
text containing terms of reference, 202, 698–699, 703, 720–730
- German peace treaty clauses relating to, summary, 357–362, 385; Portuguese protest, 379–383
- German views, 419
- Treaty concerning Italian reparation payments, signature at St.
Germain, Sept. 10, 433
- Representation at Peace Conference (see
also under specific countries):
- Belligerents: Powers with special interests, 157, 172, 482–483, 485, 486,
487, 501, 533–534, 545–548, 567–568, 580–581, 588,
599, 601–604, 616; Principal Allied and Associated
Powers, 157, 172, 482, 545, 546,
548
- Enemy powers, 505, 535, 541,
597
- Neutral states and small states which severed diplomatic relations
with the enemy, 157, 172, 485,
487, 501, 535, 540–541, 545–546, 564, 576,
600, 616
- New states and states in process of formation, 172, 487,
545–546,
599, 616, 734
- Number of plenipotentiaries, 172–173, 482–487, 500–503, 546–548, 601–604, 616–618
- Technical advisers, 173, 175, 493–494, 500,
501, 507, 535, 541, 546, 564
- Responsibility of the authors of the war and enforcement of
penalties:
- Armistice terms, proposed inclusion in, 953–954
- Commission: Discussions concerning, 177, 189,
191–192,
193, 193–194, 199, 451–452, 453,
607, 699; personnel, lists, 63–65, 95–97, 204–205, 858–859; resolution, text, 202, 699,
703; work of, 953–954
- German peace treaty provisions, summary, 356–357
- German refusal to admit sole guilt and demand for neutral
commission to inquire into guilt of all parties, 417–418
- Honduran declaration disapproving proposed trial of ex-Emperor of
Germany, 334, 388–390
- Presentation of problem at opening plenary session of Peace
Conference, 169–170
- Rhine. See under
Armies: Occupation
and under
Commissions.
- Roumania:
- Austrian peace treaty, Roumanian declarations concerning
provisions for protection of minorities by League of Nations, 395–397, 399, 400–401, 408–409
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 194–195, 200, 202, 320–321, 452, 453, 454, 461, 466, 683, 688, 690, 699, 703, 730, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 47–49, 61; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 485, 486, 501, 502, 532, 546, 547, 548
- Question of, 486, 853
- Territorial questions:
- Claims to Banat, 822–834, 851; Bessarabia, 733,
847–848, 848–851; Bukovina, 395, 847, 848–851; Dobrudja, 851; Transylvania, 845–847, 848–851
- Commission on Roumanian and Jugoslav Affairs: Discussions
concerning, 851–855; lists of personnel, 83, 122–124, 857; resolution establishing,
852, 855
- Statement before Council of Ten, 814–815, 840–851
- Treaties, cited: Allies-Roumania, Aug. 17,
1916, 822, 823, 826,
842, 845, 852–853; Bucharest, 844, 853
- War, participation in, 841–845
- Rules of Peace Conference, 169, 172–175, 545–565, 567–577
- Russia:
- Allied troops in Russia, 582, 584, 590,
625–626,
631, 652, 666, 667, 1042, 1043–1044;
question of intervention to crush Bolshevism, 582, 590, 592, 637–638, 641–642, 645,
648, 650–651, 658–659, 661–662, 663–664, 666
- Bolshevism and general conditions, 472, 479–480, 491, 497, 504–505, 564,
577, 581–584, 589–593, 623–642, 643–646, 648–653, 655–662, 663–668, 992, 1043–1044
- Czechoslovak troops in Russia, 582,
590, 636
- Food relief, question of, 652–653, 658–659, 667–668
- German peace treaty, political clauses relating to Russia,
summary, 347
- Peace overtures to Allies by Bolsheviks, Buckler report on
conversations with Litvinoff, 643–646, 648,
662–663,
664
- Polish troops in Russia, 637, 638
- Prince’s Island (Prinkipo) conference between representatives of
Allies and organized Russian groups, proposed: Allied
representatives, nomination, 693;
participation of groups formerly included in Czarist Russia, 733–734, 735; preliminary discussions concerning,
581–584,
589–593,
647–653,
662–668,
1041–1044; proclamation to Russian groups, 676–677, 686, 691–692; Soviet attitude, 835–836
- Prisoners of war in Germany, 472–473, 479–481, 496–497, 982,
992
- Representation at Peace Conference, question of, 173, 490–491, 504–505, 533,
540, 546, 564, 577, 581–584, 589–593
- Saar Basin, summary of political clauses of German peace treaty
concerning, 337–340
- Samoa: Claims of New Zealand, 720, 724–727, 751–753; U. S.
interest in, 753–754
- Scapa Flow, Commission on Destruction of German Fleet at, 141
- Scheldt, Belgian claims, 959–961
- Schleswig, summary of political clauses of German peace treaty concerning,
345–346
- Secretariat General of Peace Conference, 57–59, 91–92, 167, 170–171,
173–174, 549–550, 562, 569, 575, 609, 619
- Self-determination, 429, 487, 488, 644, 891
- Serb-Croat-Slovene State. See
Jugoslavia.
- Serbia:
- Banat, claims to, 822–834, 851;
presence during hearing of Roumanian claim, 815
- Montenegro, relations with, 487–489, 503–504
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 191, 200, 202, 320, 452, 453, 454, 461, 464, 465, 466, 682–683, 690, 699, 703, 730, 857, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 49–53, 61; number of plenipotentiaries,
172, 485, 486, 500, 501, 502, 531, 532, 534, 546, 547, 548, 568, 601–604, 616–617
- Shantung and Kiaochow. See under
China.
- Siam:
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 349
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 195, 461, 466
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 53, 61; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 483, 485, 486, 500, 502, 546, 548, 567, 580–581, 588–589
- Siberia, Commission on Repatriation of German, Austrian, and Hungarian
Prisoners of War in Siberia, 142
- Small powers. See
Special interests, powers having.
- Smyrna, Commission on Issues of, 153
- Sonnino, Baron (Foreign Minister), address, Jan.
18, seconding nomination of Clemenceau as president of Peace
Conference, 166–167
- South Africa, Union of:
- Claims to German Southwest Africa, and views on mandatory system,
719–720,
722–723,
743–745,
800–802
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 7, 13, 60; number of plenipotentiaries, 172–173, 500–501, 531–533, 539, 540,
546, 548
- Spain, German submarines in, 994, 998–999
- Special interests, powers having:
- Austrian peace treaty: Request for text, 392–393; views, declarations,
etc., 395–410
- Commissions, representation on:
- Requests for, and discussions, 187–201, 319–321, 448–466, 679–683, 687–690, 697, 729, 735, 857–858
- Statement by President Clemenceau: Cited, 448; text, 196–199
- Meetings: Jan. 27, 447–455; Mar. 3, 456–461; Mar. 6, 462–466
- Position at Peace Conference (see also
Commissions, supra), 169, 172, 196–199, 735
- Spitzbergen, Commission on, 144–145
- Submarines, German, 474–476, 498–499, 510–512, 521, 526, 643, 888–889, 939–940, 982–983, 992–999
- Supreme Councils. See under
Councils.
- Switzerland, German peace treaty boundary clauses concerning, summary,
335
- Syria:
- Censorship and military restrictions in, 1017, 1019–1021
- Franco-British declaration regarding emancipation of peoples
oppressed by the Turks, cited, 1016–1017
- Mandatory, question of, 1016, 1017–1018,
1020, 1032, 1034–1036
- Statement before Council of Ten by—
- Technical delegates, participation in—
- Negotiations for renewal of German armistice, 473–474, 477, 490,
498, 499, 509, 526, 528
- Peace Conference, 173, 175, 493–494, 507,
535, 541, 546, 564
- Ten, Council of. See
Councils: Supreme
Council.
- Territory in dispute, warning against use of force to gain possession of,
715
- Teschen conflict. See under
Poland.
- Thrace, Bulgarian, Greek claims to, 861–866
- Tientsin, Commission on, 131–132
- Transylvania, Roumanian claims, 845–847, 848–851
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Africa, international conventions concerning. See
Africa.
- Aggression unprovoked of Germany, Franco-American and
Franco-British guarantees, proposed, 379
- Brest-Litovsk, cited, 347, 362, 843,
981, 988
- Bucharest, cited, 362, 844, 853
- Military convention regarding occupation of Rhine, signature at
Versailles, June 28, 423
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Nov. 27, signature, 443
- Peace treaties. See Treaty of peace under
Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, and
Hungary.
- Secret treaties: Allies-Roumania, Aug. 17,
1916, cited, 822, 823, 826,
842, 845, 852–853; Germany-Ukraine, military convention relating to
Poland, 981–982, 988; London, Treaty of,
759, 767
- St. Germain, Sept. 10, signature, 432–433
- Treaties of 1839. See under
Belgium.
- Versailles, June 28, signature, 423
- Turkey (see also
Turkish and Trans-Caucasian questions):
- British and French joint declaration regarding emancipation of
oppressed peoples, 1016–1017
- Commercial relations, resumption by Allies, 1008
- German peace treaty provisions concerning, summary, 351
- Territorial questions: Claims of Greece in Thrace and Asia Minor,
863–865,
868–875;
mandatory system, application, 795–796, 805–808
- Turkish and Trans-Caucasian questions, 805, 806–807, 816–817, 837–838, 955–956
- Ukraine (see also
Poland: Galicia: Conflict with Ukraine), Bolshevism and general
conditions, 581–582,
589, 640, 660–661
- United States (see also
Wilson, Woodrow):
- Labor legislation, international, views, 260
- Mandatory, question of United States as, 788, 807
- Representation at Peace Conference: Lists of personnel, 1–5, 59; number of plenipotentiaries, 172, 546,
548
- Treaties with France, U. S. and British, concerning aggression
unprovoked of Germany, 379
- Uruguay:
- Labor legislation, international, views, 259–260
- League of Nations, views, 292–293
- Representation at Peace Conference:
- Commissions, participation in, 452, 454, 858
- Delegation: Lists of personnel, 56, 62; number of
plenipotentiaries, 172, 600
- Wilson, Woodrow (President):
- Absence from Peace Conference, arrangements, 1003, 1004,
1024, 1040
- Addresses (see also under
League of Nations, infra): May 22, 1917, to the
Senate, cited, 300–301; June 7, 1918, to Mexican
journalists, regarding Monroe Doctrine, cited, 311–312; Jan. 18, 1919, nominating Clemenceau as president of Peace
Conference, 164–165
- Armistice, views on renewals of, 475,
476, 499, 509, 510, 511, 514, 519,
526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 897–898, 900–901, 902, 905,
908, 929–930, 931, 932,
934, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 972–974, 1001–1002, 1003–1004,
1004–1005
- Austrian peace treaty, justification of territorial settlements
and provisions for protection of minorities, 405–408
- Bolshevism, views, 471, 516, 528–529, 583–584, 591–593, 648–649, 663–664, 709,
712, 1042, 1043
- Demobilization, 608, 905
- Food relief, 516, 528, 529,
902
- Fourteen Points, cited, 418, 484, 677,
678, 762, 812, 865, 868–869, 889,
954, 959, 1016, 1020
- Labor conference at Washington, Oct. 1919,
invitation, 247
- League of Nations:
- Addresses concerning: Jan. 25,
opening discussion on League of Nations, 178–181; Feb. 14, submitting
League Covenant, 209–215; Apr.
28, submitting report of League Commission and
explaining alterations in draft Covenant, 286–289
- Work on Covenant, 653–654, 668–669
- Mandates, views, 214–215, 740–743, 748,
753–754,
765–766,
787–789,
791, 807
- Minorities, 405–408
- Prince’s Island conference, proclamation, 676–677, 686, 691–692
- Publicity of Peace Conference and relations with the press, views.
550–551,
552, 563, 565, 569, 576, 579, 580,
586, 587, 588, 595–597, 598, 599,
609–611,
612, 613–615, 619, 621–622, 717,
786–787
- Representation of powers at Peace Conference, views, 483, 484,
485, 486–487, 487, 488,
489, 492, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504,
505, 532, 533, 534–535, 539, 540,
567, 600, 616
- Responsibility of authors of the war, 954
- Warning issued to belligerents against use of force to gain
possession of disputable territory 715
- Woman suffrage, 1022–1023
- Woman suffrage, 321, 1022–1023