Index

• Airplanes, commercial, exclusion from classification as arms and munitions by Great Britain, 204, 738–739, 753; United States, 746–747, 743–749
• Åland Islands Commission of the League of Nations Council, appointment of U. S. representative, 32–36
• Alien Property Custodian, rejection of proposed use of German funds for relief, 280, 282
• All America Cables, concession in Colombia, 827–832
• American Relief Administration. See under Relief in Central Europe.
• Anglo-Japanese Alliance, discussion, 437, 532
• Arbitration:
  • Dominican Republic-Haitian boundary dispute. See Boundary disputes: Dominican Republic-Haiti: Papal arbitration.
  • Tacna-Arica question, discussion of arbitration, 348–350
  • Teschen dispute, suggestion of Conference of Ambassadors for arbitration, 40–42
• Argentina: Consultation with United States on recognition of Bolivia, 380–381, 382, 384–385, 385–386; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 265–266, 272–273; visit of Secretary of State Colby, 228–235
• Arms and munitions, control of trade in (see also China: Arms and munitions embargo):
  • Convention (Sept 10, 1919):
    • Adherence of nonsignatory purchasing states: British plan for requiring, 199–201, 202–203; U. S. attitude, 197, 201–202
    • Text, 180–195
    • Unarmed aircraft, British exclusion from scope, 204
  • Protocol (Sept. 10, 1919): British nonadherence, 206; text, 196; U. S. nonadherence, 198, 205; U. S. violation, alleged, 196–197
  • U. S. policy, 179, 198, 201–202, 205–206, 207, 743–745; British attitude, 203–205
• Asylum for political refugees. See under China: Revolutionary activities in North China.
• Austria:
  • Peace treaty with China, 437
  • Relief. See under Relief in Central Europe.
• Belgium: Arms and munitions embargo in China, reported violations, 437, 742–743; consortium for China, arrangements for participation, 582, 592, 593, 594–595, 596, 598, 600; denunciation of treaty of commerce of 1891 between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo, 207–209; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 255
• Bolivia (see also Tacna-Arica question):
  • Coup d’état by Republican Party, 372–373, 373–374
  • Elections, victory of new government, 383, 384
  • New government, recognition: Foreign governments, extension of recognition, 344, 374, 376, 378, 383, 385; request by new government, 373, 379; U. S. consultation with South American governments, 376, 377–378, 380–382, 384–385, 385–386; U. S. decision to recognize, 373, 375, 377, 379–380, 385–386; U. S. Minister, recommendations, 374–375, 378, 383, 384
  • Oil exploitation, regulations, 362
  • Private property, Bolivian, U. S. refusal to protect, 376, 377
• Boundary disputes (see also Tacna-Arica question and Teschen dispute):
  • Dominican Republic-Haiti:
    • Commission for delimitation, proposal, 295–296, 297–298, 290–300
    • Demarcation by U. S. experts, arrangements for, 307, 311
    • Papal arbitration:
      • Discussion, 297–303
      • Protocol of agreement: Draft, 303–304; modifications, 304–307; second draft, 308–311
  • Guatemala-Honduras: Inconclusive negotiations at Washington, 311–314; mediator’s offer to propose boundary, 314–316; military occupation of disputed territory, 316, 318; negotiations directly between disputants, 312, 317
• Boxer indemnity: Postponement of payment to Russia, 764, 767; Soviet attitude, 434
• Brazil: Cooperation with United States on recognition of Bolivia, 377–378, 381–382, 385–386; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 265–266, 282–283; visit of Secretary of State Colby, 228–234
• Brussels International Financial Conference. See Financial Conference, International.
• Cables:
  • Colombian concession to Central and South American Telegraph Co. (All America Cables), 827–832
  • German, former. See under Electrical communications: Preliminary conference: Agenda and Proceedings.
• Canada:
  • Fisheries conventions with United States:
    • Port privileges of fishing vessels, halibut fishery, lobster fishery, and tariff on fresh fish: Amendment, proposed, 404–405; signature, delay of, 390, 395, 405; U. S. discussion, 390–394, 396–404
    • Protection, preservation, and propagation of salmon: Amendment, 387–388; signature of amended convention, 388–389; U. S. ratification, discussion of, 389–390
  • Fishery Experts, Conference of: Convocation, 406–407; resolution, 407–408; U. S. and Canadian approval, 408–409
  • International Fisheries Commission, publication of report, 395, 404
  • Oil exploitation, regulations, 358 Royal Bank of Canada, holdings of Costa Rican currency notes, 835, 837–838, 839
  • St. Lawrence Waterway, improvement of river between Montreal and Lake Ontario: Reference to International Joint Commission, 409–413; U. S. and Canadian engineers, appointment, 413–414
• Central American Conference:
  • Invitation and acceptances, 169–173, 175–176
  • Proceedings:
    • Bryan-Chamorro Treaty, question of recognition of, 177–179
    • Central American Union: Attitude of Costa Rica. 172, 173; Guatemala, 175–176, 176–177; Honduras, 323; Nicaragua, 323; Salvador, 171–172; United States, 177
    • Pact of Union, plan for signature, 179
• Central and South American Telegraph Co. (All America Cables), cable concession in Colombia, 827–832
• Chile (see also Tacna-Arica question): Consultation with United States on recognition of Bolivia, 376; disputed election, 343–344; relief in Central Europe, U. S. request for assistance, 265–266
• China (see also Chinese Eastern Railway; Consortium; Mongolia):
  • Anfu Party (see also Revolutionary activities in North China, infra): Dissolution, 459; Japan, relations with, 423, 427–428, 437, 439–440, 444; leaders, 432; peace negotiations, attitude, 428; Southern leaders, relations with, 428; troops, disbandment, 452, 456, 457, 459
  • Anglo-Japanese Alliance, attitude, 437
  • Arms and munitions embargo:
    • Airplanes, commercial, exclusion from scope of embargo by Great Britain, 738–739, 753; United States, 746–747, 748–749
    • Exceptions: Japanese request, 738. 753; opposition by United States and Great Britain, 739–740, 741–742
    • New declaration, proposal, 749–750
    • Reported violations by—
      • Belgium, 437, 742–743
      • Great Britain, 436–437, 438, 743
      • Italy, 437, 438, 738, 742, 745–746, 747, 749–750, 753; Italian denial, 440–441, 743; protests to Italy, 738, 739, 740–742, 751, 752, 754
      • Japan, 437, 743, 746, 748
      • United States, 437, 748, 753
      • Woudrichem, 751–752, 753
    • U. S. export restrictions, extension, 743–745
    • Viekers-Armstrong airplane contract, nature of, 738–739, 753
  • Asylum for political refugees. See under Revolutionary activities in North China, infra.
  • Austria, peace treaty with, 437
  • Banditry, 419, 487
  • Boxer indemnity: Postponement of payment to Russia, 764, 767; Soviet attitude, 434
  • British citizens:
    • Arrest by Japanese, 473
    • Protection by U. S. sailors from riot at Kiukiang, 794–796; British appreciation, 796, 804; Chinese acceptance of explanation of incident, 804–805
  • Canton, efforts to protect from fighting, 477, 478, 479
  • Central (Peking) Government (see also Revolutionary activities in North China, infra): Cabinet changes, 435, 455, 459, 468; disbandment of troops, policy, 485–486; influence of Northern militarists, 486; local self-government, mandate regarding, 489–490; parliamentary elections, arrangements for, 488–489; President Hsu Shih-ch’ang, Southern plan for recognition, 421
  • Chang Tso-lin, assistance to Chihli Party against Anfu Party, 437, 441–442, 444–445, 446–447, 447–448, 454–455, 462–463, 464, 465
  • Chihli Party. See Revolutionary activities in North China, infra.
  • Civil war (see also Peace negotiations, infra), military activities, 460–462
  • Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, delayed payment of interest on loan, 669, 671, 673
  • Currency loan option, extension, 584
  • Customs. See Tariff duties, infra.
  • Disbandment of troops:
    • Anfu adherents, 452, 456, 457, 459
    • Central (Peking) Government, policy, 485–486
    • Frontier Defense Army, 457, 466
    • Loans to defray expenses: Four-power advance, possibility, 605–606, 621–622; need, 486–487; Pacific Development Corp., advance, 607
  • Embargo on imports of arms and munitions. See Arms and munitions embargo, supra.
  • Extraterritoriality, suspension of Russian rights. See Russia, relations with: Russian concessions: Chinese assumption of control, infra.
  • Famine relief:
    • International Relief Committees, formation, 475
    • Loan: Procurement on security of customs surtax, 727–731; refusal of consortium to provide, 663–664, 665
  • Financial situation (see also Loans, infra), 416–417, 486–487
  • Foochow incident, 435
  • Foreigners, protection of. See British citizens, supra. and U. S. citizens, infra.
  • Frontier Defense Army, disbandment, 457, 466
  • Germany: Cables, former, Chinese views on disposition of, 126–127; unofficial exchange of representatives with, 434
  • Hukuang Railway loan. See under Loans, infra.
  • Inward transit passes, objection of United States and other governments to proposed time limit, 735–737
  • Kiaochow. See Shantung question, infra.
  • Kuomingtang, loss and recovery of power in South China, 416–418, 423–425, 428, 429–430, 460, 480–485
  • Lamont, Thomas W., visit to Japan and China, 433–434, 474, 497, 499, 505–507, 508–511, 513, 514, 515, 519–520, 525–526, 565–566, 623, 627, 628, 643–644
  • Land tax, possible security for loans, 585, 590, 664, 666, 699
  • Li-Lobanov agreement, 689–690, 694
  • Likin, proposed abolition and replacement by increased customs duties, 731–735
  • Loans (see also under Consortium):
    • Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, Chinese delay in payment of interest on loan, 669, 671, 673
    • Currency loan option, extension, 584
    • Customs surplus, security for loans, 475, 673
    • Famine relief loan on security of customs surtax: Nonacceptance by consortium, 663–664, 665; procurement, 727–731
    • French-Russian gold loan of 1895, payment, 764, 767
    • Hukuang Railway loan:
      • German bond issue, Chinese position regarding redemption, 433, 520, 564, 643–646, 653, 659, 660, 665, 673–674
        • Attitude of American group, 619–620, 640–644, 661, 662; consortium, 433, 586–587, 667; United States, 618–619
        • Joint protest: U. S. recommendation, 647–648, 653, 655; attitude of American group, 670–671; France, 561, 652, 653, 657; Great Britain, 561, 656–657, 657–658; Japan, 561, 648–649, 656
      • New construction, possibility of advance for, 587–588, 644, 662, 667, 668
    • Japanese loan, 626, 629–630, 634–637, 638–640
    • Ninth-year short-term domestic loan, 475
    • Okura firm, reported loan negotiations, 624, 625, 627, 634
    • Pacific Development Corp. contract:
      • Advances, Chinese demands for, 624, 628–629, 646, 659–660, 663, 664; American group, attitude, 660–661, 662; U. S. attitude, 624–625, 627
      • Interest on first advance, Chinese delay in payment, 672, 673
      • Japanese attitude, 632–633, 651
      • Revision, necessity for, 666, 667
      • Text, 606–615
      • Transfer to consortium, 646–647; attitude of China, 659, 663, 664; consortium, 586, 627, 649–650, 660–661, 666, 667; France, 617; Japan, 657; United States, 627, 628, 650, 652, 654–655
      • U. S. attitude, 617–618, 624–625, 631, 637–638, 646–647, 653–654, 659, 662–663
    • Salt revenue: Desire of Southern Military Government to secure, 425; use of surplus as security for loans, 620, 636, 637, 663, 673; value, 440
    • Wine and tobacco revenue: Statistics, 661, 662–663, 664; use as security for loans, 609–610, 612–613, 616–617, 638, 667–668
  • Military agreement with Japan, 420, 425, 429, 436
  • Military governor, abolition of office of, discussion, 471–472, 486, 489, 490
  • Northern militarists (see also Revolutionary activities in North China, infra), influence on Central (Peking) Government, 486
  • “Open door”, Japanese and British attitude, 473, 705, 709
  • Pacific Development Corp. contract. See under Loans, supra.
  • Parliamentary elections, arrangements for, 488–489
  • Party leaders, list, 432
  • Peace negotiations between North and South China:
    • Delegates, changes of, 425, 428, 429, 431, 467, 469–470, 471
    • Peace proposal, Southern, 419–423
    • Resumption: Attempts, 435, 471; attitude of factions, 425, 428–429, 471, 486; British good offices, request for, 480
    • Settlement, postponement of, 459–460
  • Peking, efforts to protect from fighting, 438, 453, 455, 456–457, 463–464; U. S. attitude, 443, 454
  • Peking-Suiyuan Railway, reported mortgage to Japan, 438
  • Provincial autonomy, growth, 471–472, 485, 487, 489–490
  • Railways (see also Chinese Eastern Railway):
    • Hukuang Railway loan. See under Loans, supra.
    • Peking-Suiyuan Railway, reported mortgage to Japan, 438
    • Service, disruption by revolutionary activities. See Revolutionary activities in North China: Railways, infra.
    • Siems-Carey contract, Chinese threat to cancel, 674–675, 676, 677–679; U. S. objection, 675, 677
  • Reimert, W. A., U. S. citizen, murdered, 435, 462, 806, 810–814
  • Revolutionary activities in—
    • North China:
      • Asylum for political refugees: Japanese attitude, 459, 466, 472, 484; U. S. attitude, 457–458, 466; other governments, attitude, 457, 458, 466
      • Chang Tso-lin, aid to Chihli Party, 437, 441–442, 444–445, 446–447, 447–448, 454–455, 462–463, 464, 465
      • Dissension between Chihli and Anfu Parties, 437, 439–440, 460–464
      • Government efforts to prevent conflict, 443, 452–453, 464
      • Military operations, 438, 440, 441–442, 444–445, 440–447, 451–453, 454–455, 464–467
      • Party leaders, 432
      • Peking, efforts to protect from fighting, 438, 453, 455, 456–457, 463–464; U. S. attitude, 443, 454
      • Railways: Disruption of service, 440, 441, 442, 444, 445, 446, 447, 451, 455, 465; diplomatic protests, 444, 446; Japanese alleged refusal of passage to Chinese troops, 452, 454; safeguarding of funds, U. S. request, 448
      • Settlement of controversy, 468–470
      • Southern Military Government, attitude, 439
      • Tientsin, efforts to protect from fighting, 444, 448–451; U. S. attitude, 445–446, 447
      • Troops, disbandment of. See Disbandment of troops, supra.
      • U. S. citizens, protection of, 437–438
    • South China (see also Southern Military Government, infra):
      • Canton, efforts to protect from fighting, 477, 478, 479
      • Dissension over Yunnan troops, 416, 418, 429
      • Factions and party leaders, 432, 479–480
      • Military Government, attacks on, 460, 470–471, 476–477, 480, 481, 482, 490–491; Anfu attitude, 423, 428, 435; mediation, consular, 477, 478–479
      • Return to power of Kuomingtang, 480–485
  • Russia, relations with:
    • Boxer indemnity, postponement of payment to Russia, 764, 767; Soviet attitude, 434
    • Chinese Eastern Railway, Russian interests in. See under Chinese Eastern Railway.
    • Diplomatic and consular representatives, Chinese withdrawal of recognition, 473–474, 761–762, 764–765, 770, 774–775; Russian protests, 495, 756; U. S. attitude, 763, 766, 771
    • French-Russian gold loan of 1895, payment, 764, 767
    • Mongolia, Chinese abrogation of agreement regarding, 755, 756–758, 759–760
    • Russian concessions: Chinese assumption of control, 493, 762, 765–766, 767–768, 770–771, 776, 778–779, 779–783; joint commission to administer, proposal, 763–764, 766, 768, 769–770; modus vivendi on administration, efforts of diplomatic corps to secure, 493–494, 767, 772–774, 776–777, 778–779, 784–786; protection of Russian interests, Chinese assurances, 762, 763, 765, 776, 783, 786–787
    • Siberia, Russian protests against Chinese gunboats in rivers of, 758
    • Soviet Government: Commercial mission of Far Eastern Republic, 473, 494, 762, 766, 768, 769, 770, 775, 778, 779, 786, 787; Russian agreements with China, possible annulment, 434, 755, 760–761, 763, 769, 773, 775, 786
    • Turkestan, trade convention, 495
  • Salt revenue. See under Loans, supra.
  • Secret treaties with Japan, 420, 425, 428–429
  • Shantung Party, formation of, 487–488
  • Shantung question:
    • Direct negotiation: Japanese desire for, 814–815, 816, 818–822; Chinese insistence on withdrawal of Japanese troops prior to, 435–436, 816–818, 820
    • Settlement by League of Nations, Chinese attitude, 814
  • Shelton, A. L., U. S. citizen, kidnapped and rescued, 793–794, 796–803
  • Siems-Carey contract, Chinese threat to cancel, 674–675, 676, 677–679; U. S. objection, 675, 677
  • Southern Military Government (see also Revolutionary activities in South China, supra):
    • Administrative council:
      • Kuomingtang members: Departure, 416, 417, 426–427, 429–430, 435, 460; manifesto, 423–425; relations with Anfu Party, 428; resumption of office, 484
      • Successors: Appointment, 426, 460; counter-manifesto, 427–431; resignation, 480
    • Financial situation, 416–417
    • Independence, cancelation and withdrawal of cancelation, 480, 481, 482, 488
    • Memorandum on internal peace, 419–423
  • Soviet Government, relations with. See under Russia, relations with, supra.
  • Tariff duties:
    • Customs surplus: Security for loans, 475, 673; Southern desire to obtain, 417–418, 425; value, 440, 673
    • Revision, discussion of, 731–732, 733–734
    • Surtax: Chinese imposition for famine relief with consent of foreign powers, 727–731; use as compensation for abolition of likin, suggestion, 732–733, 735
  • Tientsin, efforts to protect from fighting, 444, 448–451; U. S. attitude, 445–446, 447
  • Trade, internal: Inward transit passes, objections of United States and other governments to proposed time limit, 735–737; likin, proposed abolition and replacement by increased customs duties, 731–735
  • Treaties, conventions, etc.: Anglo-Japanese Alliance, attitude, 437; Li-Lobanov agreement, 689–690, [Page 854] 694; military agreement with Japan, 420, 425, 429, 436; peace treaty with Austria, promulgation, 437; secret treaties with Japan, 420, 425, 428–429; trade convention with Turkestan, 495
  • Turkestan, trade convention with, 495
  • U. S. citizens:
    • Interference in local affairs, U. S. objection, 808–810
    • Kidnapped and rescued, 793–794, 796–803
    • Murdered, 435, 462, 806; Chinese expression of regret, 806; payment of solatium, 462, 806, 811, 812; U. S. efforts to have Chinese commander punished, 435, 462, 806, 810–814
    • Protection of, 437–438, 806–808
  • U. S. Minister, presentation of letters of credence, 434–435
  • Wine and Tobacco Administration:
    • Associate Inspector General, appointment, 646–647, 658–659
    • Reorganization, provision for, 612, 614–615, 616–617, 624
    • Revenue: Statistics on, 661, 662–663, 664; use as security for loans, 609–610, 612–613, 615, 616–617, 638, 667–668
• Chinese Eastern Railway:
  • Allied troops:
    • Movement of, 682, 683, 690, 695, 726–727
    • Payment for transportation, U. S. efforts to obtain, 689, 692, 696, 701, 702–703, 724–725; British attitude, 697; French attitude, 704, 709, 711
  • Control of railway:
    • Chinese Government:
      • Efforts to take over, 679, 681, 682, 688; U. S. attitude, 680, 685–686
      • Joint control with Russo-Asiatic Bank, agreement for, 495–497, 712–722
    • Inter-Allied supervision:
      • Continuance:
        • British proposals, 681–682, 685, 688, 690–691, 693, 700, 704–705, 708, 726; Japanese attitude, 693, 696, 697–698; U. S. attitude, 683, 693–694, 701, 705
        • Chinese approval, 497, 723–724, 725
        • Russian proposal, 690
        • U. S. proposals, 691, 695–696, 698, 699, 701, 704–705; British attitude, 700, 708; Japanese attitude, 693
      • Inter-Allied Technical Board, continuance of U. S. representation, 434, 701–702, 711–712, 723, 724, 726
    • Japanese efforts to secure, 680–681, 692–693, 695, 727; British attitude, 685, 686, 695; U. S. attitude, 685, 695
    • Russian interests. See Railway zone and Russian interests, infra.
    • Russo-Asiatic Bank, agreement with Chinese Government for joint operation, 495–497, 712–722; non-conflict with inter-Allied supervision, Chinese assurances, 497, 723–724, 725
  • Financial aid by—
    • Consortium: Attitude of China, 434, 529, 699; consortium, 534, 588, 722–723; France, 704, 706–707, 709; Great Britain, 681, 687–688, 691, 692, 697, 705, 707, 708–709, 726; Japan, 588, 693, 695, 696, 698, 706, 723; United States, 532, 694, 695–696, 703, 705, 709, 722
    • Japan, loan offer, 680–681
    • United States, 679–680, 703, 707–708
  • Financial status, 688–689, 692, 695, 700–701, 705–706, 708, 710, 727
  • Inter-Allied Technical Board, continuance of U. S. representation, 434, 701–702, 711–712, 723, 724, 726
  • Japanese troops in railway zone:
    • Clashes with Chinese troops, 684, 685
    • Efforts to effect withdrawal, 704, 710–711
    • Partial withdrawal, 711, 727
    • Transportation. See under Allied troops, supra.
  • Protection by Chinese and Japanese troops, proposals, 691–692, 694, 696, 697–698, 708; Chinese troops, 705, 708
  • Railway zone, administration: Anglo-Russian agreement, efforts to effect U. S. adherence, 787–791; civil administration, changes in, 680, 682, 683–684, 686–687, 701, 702; courts, Russian, taking over by China, 493, 494, 687, 776, 777–778, 779, 780–781, 781–782; police power, Chinese assumption of, 687, 768, 791–792
  • Russian interests (see also Railway zone, supra): Legal basis, 689–690, 694; transfer to Chinese Government, extent, 682, 683–684, [Page 855] 685, 686–687, 688, 689; U. S. insistence on safeguarding, 755–756, 763, 792; waiver by Soviet Government, possibility, 434, 760–761
  • Russo-Asiatic Bank, agreement with Chinese Government for joint operation. See under Control of railway, supra.
  • Strike, 682, 683
• Colby, Bainbridge, visit to Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, 228–235
• Colombia:
  • Cable concession to Central and South American Telegraph Co. (All America Cables): Disputes over interpretation, settlement, 827–829; text, 829–832
  • League of Nations, adherence, 825
  • Oil exploitation, regulations, 362, 366, 826–827
  • President, address to Congress, 824–827
  • Railway loan in United States, 826
  • Treaty of 1914 with the United States: Colombian desire for approval, 825; U. S. denial of delaying action to force concessions for citizens, 823–824; U. S. Senate committee, favorable action, 824
• Commissions, committees, etc., international:
  • Åland Islands Commission of the League of Nations Council, appointment of U. S. representative, 32–36
  • Dominican Republic-Haitian commission for boundary delimitation, proposed, 295–296, 297–298, 299–300
  • International committee of jurists, drafting of statute of Permanent Court of International Justice, 12–15
  • International Fisheries Commission, publication of report, 395, 404
  • International Joint Commission, referral to of St. Lawrence Waterway improvement, 409–413
  • Teschen dispute commissions. See Teschen dispute: Allied plebiscite commission and Direct settlement by Conference of Ambassadors: Boundary delimitation commission.
• Communications, Electrical, International Conference on. See Electrical Communications, International Conference on.
• Conference of Ambassadors (see also Teschen dispute): German relations with, 4; U. S. relations with, 3–4, 72
• Conferences, international:
  • Ambassadors, Conference of. See Conference of Ambassadors.
  • Central American Conference. See Central American Conference.
  • Electrical Communications, International Conference on. See Electrical Communications, International Conference on.
  • Financial Conference, International. See Financial Conference, International.
  • Fishery Experts, United States and Canada, 406–409
• Congo, Belgian denunciation of treaty of commerce of 1891 between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo, 207–209
• Consortium, organization of a new four-power consortium for China:
  • Banking groups, conferences of, 498, 520, 574–575, 581–589, 592, 595
  • Belgian participation, arrangements for, 582, 592, 593, 594–595, 596, 598, 600
  • Chinese attitude, 422–423, 474–475
  • Chinese participation, question of, 583
  • Diplomatic support of national groups, extent of, 551, 554, 557, 559, 573, 576–577, 581–582
  • Documents, communication to Chinese Government:
    • Attitude of France, 549; Great Britain, 547, 549, 568–569; Japan, 545–547, 549, 568, 651: United States, 548, 549, 550–551, 552–553, 559–560, 565–566, 566–567, 599, 601
    • Publication, 593, 601, 605
    • Transmittal, 548–550, 570–574, 603–605
  • Formation:
    • Announcement to China: Joint note, transmittal, 561, 562–564, 565–567, 568–569, 570; U. S. draft, discussion, 554, 558, 560, 561, 562, 564–565, 568–570
    • Announcement to public, 589–590, 591, 594, 595–598, 600, 601–602, 603
    • Approval of governments concerned, notice to China, 596–597, 598, 600, 601–602, 603
  • Italian participation, question of, 542, 544, 582, 593
  • Lamont, Thomas W.:
    • Exchange of notes with Nakaji Kajiwara. See under Manchuria and Mongolia, Japanese interests in, infra.
    • Visit to Japan and China, 433–434, 474, 497, 499, 505–507, 508–511, 513, 514, 515, 519–520, 525–526, 565–566, 623, 627, 628, 643–644
  • Loans:
    • Application for, method, 549, 560
    • Chinese Eastern Railway, proposal for. See Chinese Eastern Railway: Financial aid by consortium.
    • Currency loan option, extension, 584
    • Famine relief, refusal to finance loan, 663–664, 665
    • Four-power advance of 5 million pounds, discussion:
      • Chinese requests, 564, 622
      • Conditions to be imposed, 605–606, 620, 621–622, 629, 643–644; Chinese acceptance, 629
      • Joint action, U. S. insistence on, 629, 631
      • Participation, proposed, of British group through funds provided by U. S. group, 615–616, 622, 626; French and British groups through funds of U. S. and Japanese groups, 622–623; Japanese and U. S. groups, 520, 622–623
      • Temporary advance: Chinese request, 628–629; Japanese compliance, 626, 629–630, 634–637, 638–640; U. S. participation, question of, 624, 625, 627–628, 629–630, 633–634, 637, 639–640
    • Hukuang Railway, possibility of advance for new construction, 587–588, 644, 662, 667, 668
    • Land tax, possible security for loans, 585, 590, 664, 666, 669
    • Pacific Development Corp. contract, assumption. See China: Loans: Pacific Development Corp. contract.
    • Program, proposed, 666–669; conditions to be imposed, 433, 590, 665, 667, 670; criticism and rejection by China, 529, 665, 669, 670, 671–672
    • Silver loan, suggested, 585, 668
  • Manchuria and Mongolia, Japanese interests in:
    • Japanese formula of reservation, 498–499, 500–504, 515–517; British attitude, 499, 506–508, 517–518; French attitude, 499, 519; U. S. attitude, 499, 503–507, 512–515; withdrawal of formula by Japan, 523–526, 536, 546, 555–557
    • Japanese request for official assurances, 523–526, 528–529, 538–539; British attitude, 527, 528, 529, 531–532, 535–536, 542–544; French attitude, 532–533, 534–535; U. S. attitude, 526, 527–528, 530–531, 534, 536–539; withdrawal of Japanese request, 539–541
    • Lamont-Kajiwara exchange of letters: Drafts, submission for approval, 508–511, 519–520; negotiations, 514, 519, 521–523, 526, 529, 531, 532–535, 536–538, 539–541, 542–544; official approval of governments, 545–546, 548, 551–552, 553–554, 555, 557–558, 558–559, 574; texts, 555–557
  • Old consortium: Chinese appeal for advance from, 620, 663; attitude of new consortium powers, 620, 625–626
  • Texts of agreement and resolutions of banking groups, 576–589; approval of governments, 592, 593, 595; publication, 593–594
  • Three-power consortium, disapproval of American group, 533–534
• Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, loan to China, 669, 671, 673
• Conventions. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Costa Rica (see also Central American Conference):
  • Currency notes, British representations regarding cancelation, 835, 837–838, 839
  • Government: British recognition, 835; recommendations for U. S. recognition, 837, 840; U. S. recognition, 834–836
  • Oil concessions:
    • Amory, cancelation, 836, 837, 838, 839; British representations, 835, 836–837, 837–838, 839; plan to revive, alleged, 844–845
    • Pinto-Greulich:
      • Conflict with rights of other U. S. enterprises, alleged, 841–842, 844–845; U. S. attitude, 842, 845–846
      • Costa Rican efforts to cancel, 839, 841, 842, 843–844; U. S. attitude, 840, 844, 846
    • Restrictions on exploitation, 362, 841–842, 843
  • President Acosta, inauguration, 833–834
  • Tinoco, Federico, annulment of acts of, 836, 837, 838, 839
• Czechoslovakia:
  • Relief in Central Europe, assistance, 248–249, 260
  • Teschen dispute. See Teschen dispute.
  • Troops. See Chinese Eastern Railway: Allied troops.
• Denmark, relief in Central Europe, assistance, 256, 264–265, 280, 281
• Deutsch-Atlantische Telegraphengesellschaft, cancelation of cable permit issued to, 141–142
• Dominican Republic:
  • Boundary dispute with Haiti. See under Boundary disputes.
  • Oil exploitation, regulations, 362–363
• Ecuador, regulations for exploitation of oil, 363
• Electrical Communications, International Conference on:
  • General conference: Agenda, question of, 111–112, 114; arrangements for, 107–108, 111, 116, 119, 121–122; postponement, 127–128, 129–130
  • Preliminary conference:
    • Agenda, discussion of:
      • Ex-German cables, question of including, 108–109, 110, 112–113, 114, 117, 119, 124–125
      • Scope, 111–112, 113, 120–121, 123, 125–126, 131
    • Convocation, 107–109, 111–112, 120, 121–122, 124–125, 127, 128, 130, 132
    • Delegations, 122–123, 127, 130–131, 138, 140
    • Draft convention and regulations of the Universal Electrical Communications Union, 148–158
    • Postponements, 108, 109–110, 114–115, 116–117, 125, 128–129
    • Proceedings:
      • Ex-German cables:
        • Disposition of, views of China, 126–127; France, 138, 140; Great Britain, 142–143; Netherlands, 115–116, 117, 118–119, 132–134; United States, 135–138, 143–144
        • Landing permit, U. S. cancelation, 141–142
        • Operation, status of and modus vivendi for, 110, 121, 122, 134, 135, 147–148
      • Legal status of cables in war, discussion, 134–135, 138–139, 140, 145–147, 160, 161
    • Subcommittee reports, 148–168
• Elkus, Abram I., appointment as U. S. representative on Åland Island Commission of the League of Nations Council, 35–36
• El Salvador. See Salvador.
• Embargo on imports of arms and munitions. See China: Arms and munitions embargo.
• European Children’s Fund: Activities, 288–290; evacuation of personnel from occupied Poland, 287, 288
• Executive order canceling cable permit issued to the Deutsch-Atlantische Telegraphengesellschaft (Nov. 29, 1920), 141–142
• Extraterritoriality in China. See China: Russia, relations with: Russian concessions, Chinese assumption of control.
• Financial Conference, International (Brussels):
  • Convocation of, discussion, 88–91
  • Invitation by Council of League of Nations, 91–93; acceptance by United States, 93–94; notices of postponement, 94
  • Meetings, reports on, 97–103, 106–107
  • Reports of committees, 103–106
  • U. S. unofficial delegate, appointment and instructions, 95–96
• Finland, Åland Islands Commission of the League of Nations Council, appointment of U. S. representative on, 32–36
• Fisheries. See under Canada.
• France (see also Consortium and Electrical Communications, International Conference on): Allied troops, attitude toward payment for transportation on Chinese Eastern Railway, 704, 709, 711; French-Russian gold loan of 1895 to China, payment, 764, 767; Hukuang Railway bonds, attitude toward payment by China, 561, 652, 653, 657; oil exploitation, restrictions, 353–354; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 249–250, 255, 260; Wine and Tobacco Administration in China, attitude toward U. S. supervision, 616–617
• Germany:
  • Cables, former. See under Electrical Communications: Preliminary conference: Agenda and Proceedings.
  • China, unofficial exchange of representatives with, 434
  • Relief. See Relief in Central Europe.
• Great Britain (see also Arms and munitions; Canada; Chinese Eastern Railway; Consortium; Electrical Communications, International Conference on; and under China: Arms and munitions embargo; British citizens; Tariff duties; and Trade, internal): Amory oil concession in Costa Rica, representations regarding cancelation, 835, 836–837, 837–838, 839; Anglo-Japanese Alliance, discussion, 437, 532; Costa Rican currency notes, representations regarding cancelation, 835, 837–838, 839; Hukuang Railway bonds, attitude toward payment [Page 858] by China, 561, 656–657, 657–658; oil exploitation, restrictions, 354–361, 366–367; “Open door” in China, attitude, 705, 709; peace negotiations in China, request for British good offices, 480; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 249–250, 250–251, 255
• Guatemala (see also Central American Conference):
  • Boundary dispute with Honduras. See under Boundary disputes.
  • Oil exploitation, restrictions, 363
  • Trade-mark convention of 1910. denunciation, 218–219, 221–222
• Haiti, boundary dispute with Dominican Republic. See under Boundary disputes.
• Honduras (see also Central American Conference):
  • Boundary dispute with Guatemala. See under Boundary disputes.
  • President López Gutiérrez, conference with President of Nicaragua: Arrangements, 318–319, 320; report on conference, 321–323; text of agreement on political exiles, boundary questions, etc., 323–324; U. S. attitude, 319–320, 321
• Hungary, provision of relief for, 253–254, 258–259, 264, 278
• Inter-Allied Technical Board of the Chinese Eastern Railway, continuance of U. S. representation, 434, 701–702, 711–712, 723, 724, 726
• International Conference on Electrical Communications. See Electrical Communications, International Conference on.
• International Financial Conference. See Financial Conference, International.
• International Fisheries Commission, publication of report, 395, 404
• International Joint Commission, reference to of St. Lawrence Waterway improvement, 409–413
• Ishii, Kikujiro, notes exchanged with Lansing, references to, 499, 512, 524, 599
• Italy (see also Electrical Communications, International Conference on):
  • Arms and munitions embargo in China: Reported violations, 437, 438, 738, 742, 745–746, 747, 749–750, 753; denial, 440–441, 743; protests to Italy, 738, 739, 740–742, 751, 752, 754
  • Consortium, question of participation, 542, 544, 582, 593
  • Relief in Central Europe, assistance, 249–250, 255
• Japan (see also Electrical Communications, International Conference on):
  • Anglo-Japanese Alliance, discussion, 437, 532
  • Lansing-Ishii notes, references to, 499, 512, 524, 599
  • Oil exploitation, restrictions, 361–362
  • Policy in China. See China; Chinese Eastern Railway; and Consortium.
• Kajiwara, Nakaji, exchange of letters with Thomas W. Lamont. See under Consortium: Manchuria and Mongolia.
• Lamont, Thomas W.:
  • Exchange of notes with Nakaji Kajiwara. See under Consortium: Manchuria and Mongolia.
  • Visit to Japan and China, 433–434, 474, 497, 499, 505–507, 508–511, 513, 514, 515, 519–520, 525–526, 565–566, 623, 627, 628, 643–644
• Lansing-Ishii notes, references to, 499, 512, 524, 599
• League of Nations:
  • Assembly, summons for first meeting, 10–12
  • Colombia, adherence of, 825
  • Council:
    • Åland Islands Commission, appointment of U. S. representative, 32–36
    • Financial conference, convocation of. See Financial Conference, International.
    • First meeting, convocation: Discussion of time, 4–9; notice, 9–10
    • U. S. representation, question of, 1–2, 10
  • Permanent Court of International Justice. See Permanent Court of International Justice.
  • Shantung question, Chinese attitude toward settlement by, 814
  • Tacna-Arica question, proposed submission to, 326, 341, 342, 349–350
• Loans (see also under China and Consortium), procuring of Colombian railway loan in United States, 826
• Manchuria, Japanese interests in. See under Consortium.
• McLaughlin, Mr., U. S. citizen, rescued from Urga, Mongolia, 492
• Mediation:
  • Consular, in revolutionary disturbances in South China, 477, 478–479
  • United States. See Boundary disputes: Guatemala and Honduras.
• Mexico, restrictions on exploitation of oil, 351, 363–365, 366, 368–369
• Mills, Edwin W., U. S. citizen, rescued from Urga, Mongolia, 492
• Mongolia:
  • Chinese abrogation of agreement with Russia regarding, 755, 756–758, 759–760
  • Foreign residents, protection of, 492–493
  • Japanese interests. See Consortium: Manchuria and Mongolia.
  • Loans, foreign, Chinese warning against, 491
  • Military situation, 491–493
  • Pacification Commissioner, organization of office of, 491
  • U. S. citizens at Urga, rescue, 492
• Monroe Doctrine, U. S. interpretation of, 223–227
• Munitions. See Arms and munitions.
• Netherlands: German cables, former, attitude toward disposal of, 115–116, 117, 118–119, 130, 132–134; oil exploitation, restrictions, 361; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 256, 264–265, 272
• Nicaragua (see also Central American Conference):
  • President Chamorro, conference with President of Honduras: Arrangements, 318–319, 320; report on conference, 321–323; text of agreement on political exiles, boundary questions, etc., 323–324; U. S. attitude, 319–320, 321
  • Trade-mark convention of 1910, denunciation, 220–221, 222–223
• Norway:
  • Relief in Central Europe, assistance, 256, 264–265, 281
  • Spitzbergen, treaty regarding. See Spitzbergen.
• Oil exploitation: American companies, U. S. efforts to aid, 350–353, 365–367, 367–368, 368–370, 840, 842, 844, 845–846; foreign restrictions, 353–365, 368, 826–827, 841–842, 843; U. S. restrictive legislation, 367–368
• “Open door” in China, Japanese and British attitude, 473, 705, 709
• Pacific Development Corp. See under China: Loans.
• Palestine, restrictions on exploitation of oil, 365
• Papal arbitration of boundary dispute between Dominican Republic and Haiti. See under Boundary disputes: Dominican Republic-Haiti.
• Permanent Court of International Justice, statute for: Drafting by international committee of jurists, 12–15; submission to the United States by the League of Nations, 15–17, 31; text, 17–30; U. S. ratification, question of, 31–32
• Persia, restrictions on exploitation of oil, 365
• Peru (see also Tacna-Arica question), approval of U. S. naval mission, 327
• Petroleum. See Oil.
• Poland. See Teschen dispute and under Relief in Central Europe.
• President of the United States. See Wilson, Woodrow.
• Railways (see also Chinese Eastern Railway), Colombian loan for development, 826
• Reimert, W. A., U. S. citizen, murdered in China, 435, 462, 806, 810–814
• Relief in Central Europe:
  • American Relief Administration:
    • European Children’s Fund: Activities, 288–290; evacuation of personnel from occupied Poland, 287, 288
    • Warehouses, establishment of, 246–247
  • Austria:
    • Economic situation, 243–244, 290–292, 294–295
    • Financial arrangements through Reparation Commission, 255–257, 263–264, 271, 273–274, 276–278, 280–281
    • U. S. assistance:
      • Efforts to secure cooperation of—
        • Allied and associated nations, 248–250, 253, 255; response, 250–251, 255, 257–258, 261, 278–279
        • European neutrals, 256, 264–265; response, 270–271, 272, 280, 281
        • South American nations, 265–266; response, 272–273, 282–283
      • Foodstuffs, provision of, 245–246, 247–248, 254–255, 261–262, 264–267, 275; Allied attitude, 240–243, 245, 260–261
      • Recommendations for, 292–293
  • Director General of Relief, report, 235–238
  • Germany:
    • Foodstuffs: Necessity for, 258, 279–280; U. S. inability to furnish, 282
    • Funds, German: Utilization for relief, 253, 259, 276; U. S. Alien Property Custodian, refusal of use of, 280, 282
    • Political stability, U. S. and Allied insistence on, 267–270
    • Relief organizations, 252–253
  • Hungary, assistance to, 253–254, 258–259, 264, 278
  • Poland: Anti-typhus campaign, U. S. aid, 238–239, 283–284, 286; foodstuffs, U. S. provision of, 239, 247, 248, 264–266; Polish children from Siberia, admission to the United States, 285–286, 287–288
• Reparation Commission: Austrian section, formation of, 271; financial arrangements for Austrian relief, 255–257, 263–264, 271, 273–274, 276–278, 280–281
• Rumania, relief in Central Europe, assistance, 253–254, 258–259
• Russia:
  • China, relations with. See under China.
  • Chinese Eastern Railway, interests in. See under Chinese Eastern Railway.
• Russo-Asiatic Bank. See under Chinese Eastern Railway: Control of railway.
• St. Lawrence Waterway, improvement of river between Montreal and Lake Ontario: Reference to International Joint Commission, 409–413; U. S. and Canadian engineers, appointment, 413–414
• Salvador (see also Central American Conference), request for U. S. interpretation of Monroe Doctrine, 223–225; U. S. reply, 226–227
• San Remo conference, question of U. S. representation, 1–3
• Seamen’s Act of 1915 (U. S.), abrogation of treaties and parts of treaties in conflict with: Belgium, treaty of commerce of 1891 between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo, 207–209; Sweden, arts. XI and XII of consular convention of 1910, 210–218
• Shantung question. See under China.
• Shelton, A. L., U. S. citizen, kidnapped and rescued in China, 793–794, 796–803
• Soviet Government. See under China: Russia, relations with.
• Spain, relief in Central Europe, U. S. request for assistance, 256, 264–265, 270–271
• Spitzbergen, treaty recognizing Norwegian sovereignty: Desire of Norway for territory, 74; negotiations, 75–77; signature, 76, 77–78; text, 78–87; U. S. attitude, 73, 74, 75, 76
• Supreme Council (see also Teschen dispute), question of U. S. representation, 1–3
• Sweden: Åland Islands Commission of the League of Nations Council, appointment of U. S. representative on, 32–36; consular convention of 1910 with United States, abrogation of arts. XI and XII, 210–218; relief in Central Europe, assistance, 256, 264–265, 281
• Tacna-Arica question:
  • Annexation, alleged Chilean plan, 343, 378–379
  • Anti-Bolivian disorders in Peru, 335
  • Anti-Peruvian disorders in Bolivia, 328, 329–330, 334–335, 336; Chilean attitude, 330, 333, 338–339; U. S. attitude, 330–331, 332, 336, 339–340
  • Arbitration, discussion of, 348, 349–350
  • Bolivian claims to territory, 327, 334–335; Chilean attitude, 335; Peruvian denial of claim, 326–327, 328, 333; U. S. attitude, 327–328, 329
  • Chilean efforts for settlement: Rumors, 344, 346–347; Puga Borne mission, 346, 347–348
  • Diplomatic relations between Bolivia and Peru, possible severance, 328, 329, 332
  • Expulsion of Peruvians from provinces, 342–343
  • League of Nations, proposed submission of dispute to, 326, 341, 342, 349–350
  • Military movements, 324–325, 330, 334, 344, 345–346, 348, 373, 374, 376, 377, 378
  • Mobilization, U. S. efforts to prevent, 331–332, 338, 377; assurances by Bolivia, 334; Chile, 333
  • Plebiscite, Chilean attitude toward, 342
  • Purchase, Bolivian willingness, 334, 335
• Telegrams, British denial of delay in transmitting, 142
• Teschen dispute:
  • Allied plebiscite commission, question of U. S. representation, 36–39
  • Arbitration, suggestion of Conference of Ambassadors, 40–42
  • Czech delay of Polish munitions, 42–44, 48
  • Direct settlement by Conference of Ambassadors:
    • Appeal by Poles and Czechs, 44, 45, 47–50, 55, 56–57
    • Authorization by Supreme Council, 44–47, 55–59
    • Boundary delimitation commission: Advocacy by United States, 51–52, 53, 54–55, 60, 61; Allied approval, 55, 56, 58–59; establishment, 61, 62–66; sessions, [Page 861] 67, 69, 70–71; U. S. representative, appointment and withdrawal, 67, 68, 69–73
    • Teschen agreement of July 28, 1920: Conclusion, 61; text, 62–66; U. S. signature, question of, 66–67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
    • U. S. attitude, 50–52, 53–55, 59, 60–61
• Trade-mark convention of 1910, denunciation by Guatemala, 218–219, 221–222; Nicaragua, 220–221, 222–223
• Treaties, conventions, etc.:
  • Anglo-Japanese Alliance, discussion, 437, 532
  • Anglo-Russian agreement regarding Chinese Eastern Railway, efforts to obtain U. S. adherence, 787–791
  • Arms and ammunition, convention and protocol for control of trade in. See under Arms and munitions.
  • Bryan-Chamorro treaty, question of recognition at Central American Conference, 177–179
  • China, treaties. See China: Treaties.
  • Conventions of 1907, status in Central America, 168–169, 172–176
  • Dominican Republic-Haiti boundary protocol: Draft, 303–304; modifications, 304–307; second draft, 308–311
  • Spitzbergen, treaty regarding. See Spitzbergen.
  • Teschen agreement of July 28, 1920: Conclusion, 61; text, 62–66; U. S. signature, question of, 66–67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
  • Trade-mark convention of 1910, denunciation by Guatemala, 218–219, 221–222; Nicaragua, 220–221, 222–223
  • U. S.-Belgium, denunciation of treaty of commerce of 1891 between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo, 207–209
  • U. S.-Canada, fisheries conventions. See under Canada.
  • U. S.-Colombia, treaty of 1914: Colombian desire for approval, 825; U. S. denial of delaying action to force concessions for citizens, 823–824; U. S. Senate committee, favorable action, 824
  • U. S.-Sweden, abrogation of arts. XI and Nil of consular convention of 1910, 210–218
  • Universal Electrical Communications Union, draft convention and regulations, 148–158
• Typhus, U. S. aid to Poland in campaign against, 238–239, 283–284, 286
• U. S. citizens. See under China and Mongolia.
• Uruguay: Relief in Central Europe, U. S. request for assistance, 265–266; visit of Secretary of State Colby, 228, 229, 230–231, 234
• Vickers-Armstrong airplane contract with China, 738–739, 753
• Wilson, Woodrow: Address on Monroe Doctrine, 220–227; Executive order (Nov. 29, 1920), canceling cable permit issued to the Deutsch-Atlantische Telegraphengesellschaft, 141–142; message to Congress, vii-xii
• World Court. See Permanent Court of International Justice.
• Woudrichem, reported violation of arms and munitions embargo in China, 751–752, 753
• Yugoslavia, relief in Central Europe, assistance, 248–249, 253, 256, 257–258, 260, 261, 264, 278–279