Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United
States, 1925, Volume I
Index
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Albania:
- Agreement with United States by exchange of notes
signed June 23 and 25, 1922, for recognition
of passports of U. S. citizens and for most-favored-nation
treatment: Approval by Albanian Parliament, 512–515; texts of notes, 511–512; U.
S. representations and Albanian attitude, 499, 500, 501
- Government of Ahmed Zogu: Attitude of European governments, 489, 491;
recognition by United States, 489–492; reports concerning Cabinet, 494
- Most-favored-nation treatment, agreement with United States, 511–512, 513, 514
- Oil concessions:
- Action of Albanian Assembly, 494, 495, 497, 509, 509–510
- Anglo-Persian Oil Co.: Activities and negotiations, 493, 496–497, 499, 511; attitude of Italy and Servia toward proposed
concession, 496–497; French and Italian
negotiations with Great Britain regarding, 498, 499–500, 508, 509; ratification of concession by Albania, 497
- Italian concession, 498, 499–500, 501, 503–504
- Standard Oil Co. concession: Negotiations,
494, 496, 499, 500, 501, 504, 507–508, 509;
ratification by Albania, 509–510; selection of
lands, 510
- U. S. interests. See
Standard Oil Co., supra, and
U. S. representations, infra.
- U. S. representations for equitable
treatment, 493, 495, 496–497, 499, 501–503, 504–506, 507; Albanian
attitude, 506, 507
- U. S.-Albanian relations (see also
Agreement with United States, supra), U. S. representations and Albanian
attitude, 504–507
- U. S. citizens: Murder by bandits in 1924,
question of prosecution of murderers, 489, 490–491, 492,
493, 502, 504–505, 505–506, 506–507; passports, U. S.-Albanian agreement
regarding recognition, 511, 512, 513,
514
- American states, international conferences of, U. S. opposition to
participation by League of Nations, 302–304
- Anglo-Persian Oil Co. See under
Albania: Oil
concessions.
- Arbitration:
- Arica. See
Tacna-Arica question.
- Armanent limitation. See
Disarmament conference; Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armament.
- Arms and munitions (see also under
China), conference for the supervision of
international traffic in, May 4–June 17, U. S.
participation:
- Agenda, U. S. understanding of, 29
- Announcement by League Council of date and countries to
participate, 26–27
- Convention for the control of traffic in arms, and
related acts:
- Draft of the Temporary Mixed Commission of the League, U.
S. views and suggested changes, 30–47
- Negotiations, U. S. attitude in regard to—
- Article 31, question of
modification, 54–55
- Egyptian proposal in connection with
capitulations, 51–52, 53
- French proposal regarding exportation of war
material, 50–51, 52–53, 53
- Signature: Authorization, 58–59; report of U. S.
delegation regarding, 59–60
- Soviet adherence, U. S. attitude in event of, 48–50
- Texts signed June 17: Convention,
61–89; protocol concerning gases, 89–93;
transmittal to United States, 60
- Military and Naval Committee, recommendation for separate
conference to deal with gas warfare, negotiations, 55–58
- Soviet Russia, U. S. attitude in event of participation, 48–50
- U. S. delegation (see also
Convention, supra):
Instructions, 27–50; personnel, 27n, 28
- Arms traffic convention. See
Arms and munitions: Convention.
- Asylum, U. S. policy regarding, 583–585
- Austria (see also
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status), informal agreement with United States for
continuation of reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters,
516–517
- Austro-Hungarian succession states. See
Liberation bonds.
- Belgium (see also
China; U. S. customs
attachés: Diplomatic status):
- Convention with United States for prevention of liquor smuggling:
Text signed Dec. 9, 519–522; U. S. transmittal of
draft, 518
- German reparation payments:
- Belgian priority, desire for U. S. support against British
contentions, 522–523; U. S. position, 523–524
- Belgian war debt to United States and other countries,
agreement for reimbursement from reparations:
- Amount of debt to United States, U. S. position,
531–532
- Discussion of tentative arrangement, 524–526
- Exchange of letters between Belgium and United
States: Negotiations, 526–530; text
of Belgian letter, with comments by U. S. unofficial
representative on Reparation Commission, 530–531
- War debts. See
German reparation payments, supra; and under
War debts.
- Bills of lading, international convention for the unification of certain
rules relating to: Text, with protocol of signature and annexes, 254–268; U. S.
understandings, 254n
- Bolivia: Treaty of 1904 with Chile, question of
revision, 362–363;
Washington Conference treaty relating to principles and policies with
respect to China, adherence, 762–763
- Bonds. See
Liberation bonds.
- Boundary disputes (see also
Tacna-Arica question):
- Colombia–Nicaragua, question of ownership of San
Andres Archipelago:
- Colombian proposal for settlement, U. S. representations
to Nicaragua in behalf of, 432,
433–434; Nicaraguan unwillingness to discuss, 434
- Nicaraguan proposals for—
- Good offices of United States to recommend
arbitration, U. S. decision not to accede to, 431–434; Nicaraguan attitude, 434
- Mediation by United States, 434–435;
Colombian attitude, 435
- Colombia-Peru, boundary treaty of Mar. 24, 1922:
- Brazilian objections to ratification, efforts to secure
withdrawal:
- Colombian proposal, 436, 438
- Brazilian attitude, and acceptance of
boundary line between Brazil and Colombia, 438–439, 440, 462
- U. S. efforts on behalf of, 436–438
- U. S. suggestion of procès-verbal. See
Procès-verbal, infra.
- Ecuadoran protest and U. S. attitude, 469
- Procès-verbal suggested by United States to
meet Brazilian opposition to ratification:
- Ratification of treaty in accordance with
section 2 of process-verbal: Colombian action, 467–468; U. S. representations to Peru, 468, 469–471
- Costa Rica-Panama, delimitation of boundary:
- Proposals and counterproposals of Costa Rica and Panama,
inconclusive negotiations, 477–483
- U. S. representations to—
- Boundary treaties:
- Boxer indemnity, U. S. remittance of further payments by the Chinese
Government, 935–937
- Brazil (see also
Boundary disputes: Colombia–Peru), state of Sao Paulo, disapproval by Department of
State of proposed loans from American bankers, 533–535
- Bulgaria:
- Attitude toward government of Ahmed Zogu in Albania, 491
- Capitulatory rights: Attitude of various powers,
540–541;
résumé of capitulations in Bulgaria, 538–541; U. S. position
regarding continuance, 536–538, 541
- Extradition treaty with United States (1924), possible relation to U. S. capitulatory rights, 536, 537
- Canada:
- Great Lakes, proposed increase in diversion of
waters by the Sanitary District of Chicago:
- Notice issued by Secretary of War of hearing on
application for permit, 558–559
- Permit issued by War Department:
- Protests of Canadian Government (see
also
Permit, supra), 559–561
- MacMillan expedition (U. S.) to Canadian northern territories,
proposed, 570–573
- Sovereignty in islands of the North, intimation of claim to, 570–573
- Treaties with United States:
- Boundary treaty, text signed Feb.
24, 544–550
- Extradition convention applying to offenses against laws
for the suppression of traffic in narcotics, text signed Jan. 8, 542–543
- Lake of the Woods, regulation of level of, convention,
protocol, and accompanying agreement, texts signed Feb. 24, 550–558
- Liquor-smuggling convention of June 6,
1924, U. S. Executive order approving regulations
to give effect to, 573–580
- Capitulations (see also
Bulgaria: Capitulatory
rights), Egyptian proposal at arms traffic conference in
connection with, U. S. attitude, 51–52, 53
- Chile (see also
Tacna-Arica question):
- Revolutionary crisis:
- Asylum, requests for extension by United States, 581–582, 586; U. S.
policy, 583–585, 587
- Reports concerning, 581–583, 585–586
- U. S. relations with Alessandri, upon his resumption of
office, 587
- U. S. warships, question of dispatch to Chilean ports,
583, 585
- Treaty with Bolivia, 1904, question of
revision, 362–363
- China:
- Accrediting of Ministers by the United States and
other powers to the Provisional Government:
- Negotiations among the powers regarding de jure recognition of Government, 628–635
- Presentation of letters of credence by Belgian and French
Ministers, 635; by Spanish
Minister, 629; by U. S.
Minister, 636
- U. S. Minister: Appointment of John V. A. MacMurray,
acceptability to Chinese Government, 627–628; presentation
of credentials, 636
- Antiforeign disturbances (see also
Shanghai
and under
Canton, infra):
- Attitude of Shanghai students, 732
- Bolshevik agitators, 728, 729, 730
- Political and other influences, presence of, 722, 723–724, 738–739
- Press articles, 722, 724–725
- Protection of lives and property of foreigners:
- Chang Tso-lin and his son, offers to restore
order, 660, 729, 735–736;
attitude of Heads of Legation and of United States,
729–730, 732, 736
- Chief Executive, assurances of, 731
- Naval forces, 728,
735, 737
- Representations of Heads of Legation, 731, 733; of United States, 733–734
- Reports of conditions in various cities, 722–723, 725–728, 729, 731, 731–732, 734–736, 736–737, 738
- Arms and munitions embargo, U. S.-British
consideration of means to make effective: French traffic in
commercial aircraft, efforts to stop, 644, 645; international
cooperation, proposed placing of [Page 946] China on list of prohibited areas, 642–644, 646; tripartite agreement prohibiting
export of aircraft to China, proposed, 642, 644–645; Washington Conference resolution
(revised) with interpolation on aircraft, improbability of securing
acceptance, 641–642, 645
- Boxer indemnity, U. S. Executive order remitting further payments,
935–937
- Canton:
- Antiforeign disturbances:
- Boycott and strike, 742, 745, 749–750
- Firing at Shameen, June 23, and subsequent situation:
Evacuation of refugees, 750–751, 752–753; international commission of inquiry,
proposed, 754–755, 755–756;
reports concerning, 750–754, 755, 756, 757–758; U. S. armed forces,
question of utilization, 757, 758–760; U. S. volunteers in
militia or police force, 757
- U. S. citizens, general attitude toward, 750, 755, 761
- Communist government, 612–613
- Kuomintang, hostilities between conservatives and
radicals: Alliances with opposing military groups, 740; assassination of radical
leader, 744; righting between
groups, resulting in victory of radical wing, 740–745, 746, 747, 748; protection of American lives and property,
741, 742, 743, 745, 746–747, 747
- Maritime customs at Swatow, reported desire of Canton
Government to take over, 748; U.
S. attitude on question of naval demonstration, 748–749
- Central Government. See
Provisional Government, infra.
- Chang Tso-lin (see also
Civil war in North China, infra), 600–601, 660,
665, 670, 729–730, 735–736
- Civil war in North China, hostilities between Chang
Tso-lin and Feng Yu-hsiang:
- Anti-Christian agitation, 590
- Compromise between Chang and Feng, reported, 617
- Diplomatic pressure to prevent outbreak of hostilities,
British suggestion, 601–602
- Kuomintang, activities, 591,
611, 619
- Manchurian forces, 598, 618, 618–619
- Military operations, 588, 590, 591, 595, 598, 609–611, 614, 614–617, 617–618, 618–619, 620–622, 625, 626
- Protection of lives and property of foreigners: British
view of situation, 611–613, 614; international train, 620–621, 621–622, 623–624, 625, 626; U. S.
policy, 598, 606–607, 613–614, 626
- Shanghai, righting in vicinity of:
- Asylum to Chinese military leaders, action of
consular body and diplomatic corps against, 595–596
- Foreign intervention. See
International military
force, infra.
- International military force:
Proposals for, 592–594, 597–598; U. S.
attitude, 593, 594, 607
- Shanghai Arsenal, 599,
600
- Troops in or near foreign settlement, prohibition
of, 593, 598–599
- U. S. and other naval and military forces, 592, 594, 595, 596, 597, 618
- Woosung fort, 596–597, 599–600
- Concessions, contracts, etc. See
Radio communications, infra.
- Customs tariff (see also
Special Conference, infra): Remarks of U. S. Secretary of State concerning,
823–824,
827, 828; Washington Conference treaty relating to, adherence of
certain powers, 761–762
- Extraterritoriality:
- Commission on Extraterritoriality provided for by
Washington Conference resolution (see also
under
Treaty relations, infra): Convening, 886–889, 889–890; ineligibility of Germany and
Soviet Russia to participate, 854; U. S. member, 886, 887
- Norwegian adherence to Washington Conference resolution,
889
- Remarks of U. S. Secretary of State concerning, 824–827, 827–828, 828–830
- Federal Telegraph Co. See under
Radio communications, infra.
- Feng Yu-hsiang (see also
Civil war in North China, supra), 665, 723–724
- Heads of Legation, establishment of informal organization of (see also
Soviet Ambassador, infra), 637–639, 641
- Kuomintang. See under
Canton
and
Civil war, supra.
- Open-door policy. See
Radio communications: Federal Telegraph Co.: U. S.
representations.
- Provisional Government (see
also
Accrediting of Ministers
and
Civil war in North China, supra): Demonstrations against, 619; Japanese attitude toward, 783–785;
mandates issued by Chief Executive, 599,
627, 633; participation of Chief Executive in negotiations
regarding Federal Telegraph contract, 913, 915, 916–917, 918, 921,
924, 926, 927–928; political conditions, 588–589, 591–592, 593, 600–601; reorganization conference, plans of
Chief Executive, 589, 591
- Radio communications:
- Federal Telegraph Co. contract (see also
U. S.-Japanese controversy, infra):
- Joint negotiations of Federal Telegraph Co. and
Radio Corporation of America with China, 893–894, 899, 901–902, 904
- U. S. instructions to Minister regarding
cooperation with American interests, 900
- U. S. representations to Chinese
Government on behalf of, 901–902, 904, 905, 911–915, 916–918, 919, 921, 922, 925, 926–927, 927–928; Chinese attitude, 902, 912–913, 914, 915, 916, 919, 924–925, 925–926, 927
- Marconi Co., British support, 905–906, 910, 911
- Mitsui Co. See
U. S.-Japanese controversy, infra.
- Radio Corporation of America: Inquiry as to U. S. opinion
regarding possible international arrangement, 923–924, 925; joint
negotiations of Radio Corporation and Federal Telegraph Co.
with Chinese Government, 893–894, 899, 901–902, 904; traffic arrangement,
proposed, 901, 904
- U. S.-Japanese controversy regarding Federal
Telegraph and Mitsui contracts:
- Compromise by means of U. S.-Japanese-Chinese
discussions, proposed: Chinese proposal and
discussions regarding, 927–930;
interchange of notes, 928, 930–932; negotiations, delay in
initiating, 935
- Discussion, 909–910
- Japanese pressure on Chinese Government and
possible results, reports concerning, 894, 915–916, 918
- Japanese proposal for settlement on basis
analogous with consortium arrangement, 892–893, 934
- British attitude, 905–906, 910–911
- U. S. Minister, views and alternative
proposals, 894–899
- U. S. replies and counterproposal, 900, 902–904;
Japanese attitude, 906–909
- Merger of contracts, Chinese proposal and Japanese
opinion, 919, 920–921, 932–934
- Résumé of points at issue, Japanese memorandum,
890–892
- Traffic arrangement proposed by Radio Corporation
representative, 901,
904
- Shameen. See
Canton: Antiforeign
disturbances: Firing at Shameen,
supra.
- Shanghai (see also under
Civil war in North China, supra), disturbances in International
Settlement, May 30:
- Attitude of Chinese military leaders, 660, 665, 670; Chinese
Minister to United States, 657–658; Soviet
Ambassador to China, 654, 655–656
- Chinese protests to diplomatic body, 647–648, 654–655, 659, 664, 709; attitude of diplomatic body, 653–654, 656–657, 659, 665
- Delegation appointed by Heads of Legation to study
situation in Shanghai, 657, 658–659, 665, 667–668
- International foreign mission to investigate actions of
police, proposed, 661, 662–663
- Judicial inquiry:
- British proposal, 684–686
- Acquiescence of France, Japan, and Italy,
691, 693
- Chinese objections, 692–693, 709–710
- Opinions of U. S. Minister in. China, 686–689, 692, 695
- U. S. conditional acquiescence, 686, 689, 690–691; British approval of U.
S. condition regarding Chinese participation, 690
- U. S. representations to other countries,
691
- Judges, selection of, 699, 704, 705, 708, 710n
- Municipal Council of International Settlement:
Agreement to conform to conclusions of judicial
commission, 707, 708; measures taken
subsequent to inquiry, 717, 718, 720, 721
- Proceedings, 710–712
- Publication of documents relating to, 716–721
- Reports:
- Discussion and summary of British and
Japanese judges’ reports, 716; of U. S. judge’s report, 713–715, 715–716
- Publication, question of, 716–720, 721
- Scope of inquiry (see also
Reports, supra):
- Draft terms of reference, British, 694, 697–698
- Formula based on British draft: Approval of
United States, 705;
attitude of representatives of other powers, 705; Chinese attitude, 708–710; text, 703–704;
transmittal to Chinese Government, 707–708
- Municipal Council of International Settlement. See
Recommendations, infra; also under
Judicial inquiry, supra, and
Police Commissioner McEuen, infra.
- Naval forces, U. S. and other, 649, 650, 651–652, 656, 658, 660, 662, 663, 666, 695, 700
- Negotiations of powers with Chinese Government for
settlement (see also
Judicial inquiry, supra, and
Recommendations, infra):
- Chinese demands, including treaty revision, 670–672, 672–673; attitude of Heads of
Legation, 672–674
- Committee appointed by Heads of Legation, 667–668; withdrawal of French Minister, 683–684
- Place for negotiations, question of Shanghai or
Peking, 669, 671, 672
- Plan of action suggested by U. S. Minister, 694–695
- U. S. attitude, 676
- U. S.-British discussion, 695, 697, 706
- Permanent Court of International Justice, proposed
submission to, 674, 677
- Police Commissioner McEuen, question of
suspension or resignation: Municipal Council, attitude and
acceptance of resignation, 708,
721; recommendation of Heads
of Legation concerning, 675; U.
S.-British negotiations regarding, 694–695, 696–697, 698–699, 699–700, 700–703, 704, 706, 715, 716
- Press articles, U. S. assertion regarding, 664, 667
- Recommendations of Heads of Legation to be
presented to Municipal Council: Delay in presentation, 676–677; difficulties between Heads of Legation and
Council, 678–684, 690–691; text, 674–675
- Relation to question of treaty revision, 771–772, 784, 785–786, 789, 799, 803–804
- Reports concerning incident of May
30 and subsequent riots and strikes, 647, 648–651, 652–653, 661–662, 663, 670, 672, 694, 696, 725, 727, 729, 732
- Settlement of affair, resignation of police officers and
payment of compensation to Chinese victims, 721
- Trial of Chinese in Mixed Court, 649, 660–661, 663–664
- U. S. Chargé’s opinions regarding agitation in Shanghai,
665–666, 668
- Soviet Ambassador:
- Acceptance as dean of diplomatic corps at Peking:
Decisions of Heads of Legation, 637–638, 638–639, 640–641; social relations of U. S.
Minister with Karakhan, question of, 639–640; U. S.
attitude, 636–637, 638
- Attitude in connection with disturbances in International
Settlement of Shanghai, 654,
655–656
- Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff
(see also under
Treaty relations, infra):
- Addresses by officials and delegates, résumé, 861–866
- Agenda:
- Preparation, question of, 838–839
- “Provisional Agenda” submitted by China:
- Tentative program, Chinese, 848–849, 857–858
- Arrangements for calling, 834–836
- Belgian request concerning deposits of customs funds, 856
- Chinese delegation, personnel, 847, 860
- Committees, meetings of: Program and procedure, 869–870; provisional measures, 879; tariff autonomy, 870, 871, 875–879, 881–882; technical committees, 882
- Customs tariff laws promulgated by Chinese Government, Oct. 24, 867–869
- Discussions and negotiations concerning—
- Debt claims, question of adjustment, 836–838, 846–847, 848, 882, 884–885
- Likin, abolition of, 836, 837, 843–845, 848, 853, 855, 862, 864, 865, 870, 871–874, 875, 876, 877, 878–881, 882, 883–884
- Surtax, question of levy and utilization, 836, 837, 844–847, 851, 857–858, 862, 865, 870, 871, 875, 877–878, 882
- Tariff autonomy, 838,
839–840, 842–843, 848, 849–850, 851, 852–853, 857–858, 861, 862, 864, 865, 870, 871–873, 875–882
- Trade discrimination, question of, 858–860
- Full powers to delegates, question of, 841; to U. S. delegate, 841–842
- Invitations: Chinese invitation and U. S. acceptance, 839–841; Chinese refusal to invite Germany and Soviet
Russia, 851–852, 854
- Minutes, information concerning publication, 833–834
- Opening meeting, report of, 861–866
- Policy to be assumed by conference, opinions of U. S.
Minister and Japanese Foreign Minister, 836–838
- Scope of conference, 779, 838–839
- Termination of conference, 834
- U. S. delegation: Full powers, 841–842;
instructions, 842–847, 849, 854–856, 875; personnel, 833n; reports, 860, 866–867, 870–871, 879–882, 883–884, 885; working basis, tentative,
870–871, 875
- Sun Yat-sen: Political activities, 589, 723–724; death, 600
- Swatow, maritime customs, 748–749
- Treaties relating to China. See under
Washington Conference, infra.
- Treaty relations with the Washington Conference
powers, question of readjustment:
- Analysis by U. S. Minister of situation in China, 799–802
- Cooperation between United States, Great Britain, and
Japan, Japanese proposal and attitude of other powers, 771–774, 779, 785–788, 803–804, 812
- Extraterritoriality, Commission on, obligations of the
powers with respect to, 765,
767–768, 768–769, 770, 774, 775, 779, 781–782, 783, 784, 792, 794, 796–797, 800–801, 805–806, 813, 814, 815–816, 816–817, 818, 819, 827–828, 828–830, 832–833
- Identic note of June 24 to the
powers requesting readjustment (see
also
Reply, infra), 763–765
- Reply of the powers to Chinese note of June 24:
- Arrangements for dispatch, 830
- Drafts. See
Joint public declaration
and
U. S. draft, infra.
- Joint public declaration, proposed:
British proposal, 776–777;
Italian view, 791;
Japanese amendments, suggested, 790–791; Japanese draft, 792; U. S. opinion, 782–783, 810
- Negotiations (see also
Joint public declaration,
supra, and
U. S. draft, infra): British position, 770–771, 774–776, 788–791;
Italian proposal, 791;
Japanese position, 779,
783–785; U. S. position, 767–769, 777–778, 780–783, 793–795
- Opinions of U. S. Chargé and of U. S. Ambassador
in Japan, 765–767, 778–779
- Request of the powers’ representatives in China
for instructions, 765
- Text, 831–833
- U. S. draft: Belgian concurrence,
816, 823; British opinions, 805–806, 811, 819–821, 822, 823; French views, 817, 823; Italian position, 816–817, 823;
Japanese attitude, 798,
806–807, 808, 810–811, 812, 818, 821–822, 823;
Netherlands concurrence, 816, 823;
Portuguese attitude, 823; text and modifications, 795–799, 802–803, 804–805, 807, 813, 814–816, 822; U. S. Minister’s views, 798–799, 803, 808–809, 813
- Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff,
obligations of the powers with respect to, 765, 767, 768–769, 774, 775, 776–777, 779, 781, 782, 783, 792, 794, 800, 808, 810–811, 816–817, 818, 820, 821–822, 827, 828
- Tariff autonomy, discussions regarding, 769, 798, 802, 803, 804–805, 806–807, 808, 820, 821, 828, 831–832
- U. S. Secretary of State, speech concerning U. S. policy,
823–830
- Tuan Chi-jui (Chief Executive). See
Provisional Government, supra.
- Washington Conference:
- Yangtze Valley, disorders, 612
- Coleman, Robert Lewis (U. S. citizen), murdered in Albania in 1924, 489, 490–491, 492, 493, 502, 504–505, 505–506, 500–507
- Colombia. See
Boundary disputes: Colombia-Nicaragua, Colombia-Peru.
- Commercial agreements: U. S.–Albania, 511–515; U. S.–Austria, 516–517
- Commission to revise rules of warfare, U. S. unsuccessful
efforts to secure adoption of rules drafted by:
- Communications to U. S. representative in France and other
countries, 93–95, 96–97; attitude of—
- Commissions, committees, etc.:
- Concessions, contracts, etc. See
Albania: Oil concessions;
China: Radio
communications.
- Conferences, international:
- American states, international conferences of, U. S. opposition to
participation by League of Nations, 302–304
- Arms and ammunition, conference for the supervision of the
international traffic in. See
Arms and munitions.
- Disarmament conference, proposed. See
Disarmament conference.
- Industrial property, conference for the protection
of: International convention, text signed Nov.
6, 260–287; Netherlands invitation and U. S. acceptance, 268–269
- Jurists, International Congress of, U. S. opposition to
participation by League of Nations, 302–304
- Radiotelegraph Conference, Third International. See
Radiotelegraph Conference.
- Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff. See under
China.
- Telegraph Conference, Third International:
- Subjects to be discussed, U. S. views and observations,
287–295; French attitude, 296–297
- U. S. acceptance of French invitation, 295–296
- Congress. See
U. S. Congress.
- Coolidge, Calvin (see also
Disarmament conference: Proposals): Arbitration treaty, Poland–Switzerland (Mar. 7), assent to provisions for invoking the
assistance of the President of the United States under certain
contingencies, 209–211; Executive order approving regulations to give effect to U.
S.-Canadian liquor-smuggling convention, 573–580: Executive order remitting
further payments by China on the Boxer indemnity, 935–937; message to U. S. Congress,
vii
- Costa Rica. See
Boundary disputes: Costa
Rica-Panama.
- Customs attachés. See
U. S. customs attachés.
- Customs tariff. See under
China.
- Czechoslovakia. See under
War debts.
- De Long, George B. (U. S. citizen), murdered in Albania in 1924, 489, 490–491, 492, 493, 502, 504–505, 505–506, 500–507
- Denmark (see also
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status), adherence to Washington Conference treaties
relating to China, 761–763
- Diplomatic status for U. S. customs attachés, U. S. efforts to secure. See under
U. S. customs attaché’s.
- Disarmament conference:
- European conference, probable calling of, communication from U. S.
Ambassador in Great Britain, 15; U. S.
reply, 16
- Proposals for calling of a conference in Washington
by President Coolidge:
- Attitude of certain European countries and Japan, 3–5, 9–10,
10–11, 12–14, 15;
of United States, 6–8, 9,
10
- Press reports and comments in various countries, 5, 8–9, 11,
12, 13, 14
- Ecuador, protest concerning Colombian-Peruvian boundary treaty, 469
- Egypt, proposal at arms traffic conference in regard to capitulations, U.
S. attitude, 51–52,
53
- Extradition. See under
Treaties.
- Extraterritoriality. See
Bulgaria: Capitulatory
rights; and under
China.
- Federal Telegraph Co. See under
China: Radio
communications.
- Finland. See
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status.
- France (see also
Albania; Bulgaria: Capitulatory rights; China; Liberation bonds; Spitzbergen Treaty; Telegraph
Conference; U. S. customs attachés; and under
War debts): Arms traffic convention, proposal for
insertion regarding exportation of war material, U. S, attitude, 50–51, 52–53, 53; disarmament conference, proposed, French
attitude and press comments, 4, 5, 10–11; German reparation payments, tentative
agreement regarding distribution of Dawes annuities, 524–525; rules drafted by the
international commission to revise rules of warfare, French attitude
regarding adoption of, 105–106; security pact, French attitude toward German proposals, 22
- Geneva Protocol, U. S.-British discussions, 16–20
- Germany (see also
Belgium: German reparation
payments; U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status): Commission on
Extraterritoriality in China, ineligibility to participate, 854; Conference on Chinese Customs Tariff, desire
for invitation, 851–852; disarmament conference, proposed, German attitude and press
comments, 14–15;
League of Nations, possibility of joining, 21;
security pact, European, proposals regarding, 20–23; Washington; Conference treaties
relating to China, question of German adherence, 852, 854
- Good offices of United States: Colombian-Peruvian boundary dispute, U. S.
disposition to use, 437; San Andrés Archipelago
dispute, U. S. decision regarding Nicaraguan request, 431–434; Tacna-Arica controversy, U.
S. policy, 409–411,
414–415, 422–423
- Great Britain (see also
Albania; Bulgaria: Capitulatory rights; Canada: Treaties; China; Liberation bonds; U. S. customs attachés):
- Disarmament conference, proposed, British attitude and press
comments, 3–5,
12, 13–14
- German reparation payments: Belgian priority, attitude of British
Treasury experts, 522–523; distribution of Dawes annuities,
tentative agreement, 524–525
- Rules drafted by the international commission to revise rules of
warfare, attitude regarding adoption of, 106–107
- Security pacts, European: Geneva Protocol, discussions with United
States, 16–20;
German proposal, British attitude, 22
- Treaty for the limitation of naval armament, scrapping of ships in
accordance with, 2
- Great Lakes. See under
Canada.
- Greece (see also
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status; and under
War debts), attitude toward government of Ahmed
Zogu in Albania, 489, 491
- Hongkong, Colonial Government of, withdrawal of provisional recognition
accorded to U. S. customs attaché, 248
- Hungary. See
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status.
- Industrial property, international conference for the
protection of: Convention, text signed Nov. 6, 269–287; Netherlands
invitation and U. S. acceptance, 268–269
- Italy (see also
Albania; Bulgaria: Capitulatory rights; China; Liberation bonds; U. S. customs attachés; and
under
War debts), attitude regarding adoption of rules
drafted by the international commission to revise rules, of warfare, 97–99
- Japan (see also
China): Disarmament conference, proposed, Japanese
attitude and press comment, 5, 8–10, 14;
rules drafted by the international commission to revise rules of warfare,
attitude regarding adoption of, 95–96, 97; treaty for the
limitation of naval armament, scrapping of ships in accordance with, 2
- Latvia, decision to open negotiations for settlement of war debt to United
States, 164–165
- League of Nations: Arms traffic conference, announcement of date and
countries to participate, 26–27; comments of Ambassador in Great Britain, 15; Germany, possibility of joining, 21; international conferences of American states, U. S.
opposition to League participation, 302–304
- Liberation bonds of Austro-Hungarian succession states,
proposed:
- Distribution, question of:
- Ambassadors Conference, consideration:
- British proposals, 189–190, 197, 198; U. S. position, 190–193, 197–200
- Draft resolution of British, French, and Italian
Governments, 194; U. S.
attitude, 194–195, 196
- C bonds, discussion regarding, 195, 196
- U. S. interest in. See
Ambassadors Conference, supra.
- Issuance, British and French communications to Reparation
Commission regarding, 200–201
- Liquor control under U. S. prohibition laws, conventions for prevention of
smuggling:
- U. S.–Belgium: Text signed Dec. 9, 519–522; U.
S. transmittal of draft to Belgium, 518
- U. S.–Canada, convention of June 6, 1924,
U. S. Executive order approving regulations to give effect to, 573–580
- Loans:
- Belgium. See under
War debts.
- Brazil, State of São Paulo, disapproval by Department of State of
proposed loans from American bankers, 533–535
- Locarno agreement, German proposal to other governments leading to
agreement, 21–23; U.
S. position, 20–21
- MacMillan expedition to Canadian northern territories, proposed, 570–573
- Marconi Co., 905–906, 910, 911
- Mexico, adherence to Washington Conference treaty relating to principles
and policies with respect to China, 762–763
- Mitsui Co. See
China: Radio
communications: U. S.-Japanese
controversy.
- Morgan & Co., J. P., proposed loan to Belgium. See
under
War debts: Belgium.
- Most-favored-nation treatment: Agreement between United States and
Albania, 511–512,
513, 514;
Austria, 516–517
- Munitions. See
Arms and munitions.
- Narcotics, extradition convention between United States and Canada
applying to offenses against laws regarding, 542–543
- Naval armament limitation (see also
Disarmament conference), scrapping of ships in
accordance with Washington naval treaty, 1–2
- Netherlands (see also
China; Conferences: Industrial property; U. S.
customs attachés: Diplomatic status),
attitude regarding adoption of rules drafted by the international commission
to revise rules of warfare, 99–104
- Nicaragua. See
Boundary disputes: Colombia–Nicaragua.
- Norway (see also
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status), adherence to Washington Conference treaties
relating to China, 761–763
- Oil concessions. See under
Albania.
- Panama. See
Boundary disputes: Costa
Rica–Panama.
- Permanent Court of International Justice, 46,
55, 674, 677
- Pershing, Gen. John J. See
Tacna-Arica question.
- Peru. See
Boundary disputes: Colombia–Peru; Tacna-Arica
question.
- Poland (see also
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status): Arbitration treaty with Switzerland (Mar. 7), assent by President Coolidge to provisions
for invoking the assistance of the President of the United States under
certain contingencies, 209–211; security pacts, European, memorandum in connection with,
23–26
- Portugal. See
China; U. S. customs
attachés: Diplomatic status.
- Property. See
Industrial property.
- Protocols. See Treaties, agreements, etc.
- Radio communications. See under
China.
- Radio Corporation of America. See under
China: Radio
communications.
- Radiotelegraph Conference, Third International:
- Invitations, 297–299, 300, 301
- Postponement, 290, 294, 296–297, 301,
301–302
- Subjects to be taken up: List suggested by United States, 298; proposals from other governments,
question of, 299–301
- Radiotelegraph Convention, International: Articles incorporated from
International Telegraph Convention, 293–294; provision for conferences, 288
- Reparations. See
Belgium: German reparation
payments.
- Rumania (see also
U. S. customs attachés: Diplomatic status; and under
War debts), proposed negotiations with Standard
Oil Co., U. S. attitude, 174
- Russia:
- Ambassador to China. See
China: Soviet
Ambassador.
- Arms traffic conference, U. S. attitude in event of Soviet
participation, 48–50
- Commission on Extraterritoriality in China, ineligibility to
participate, 854
- Conference on Chinese Customs Tariff, desire for invitation, 851–852
- Spitzbergen Treaty, question of adherence. See
Spitzbergen Treaty.
- Washington Conference treaties relating to China, U. S. policy
with respect to Soviet adherence, 854
- Samoa, American. See
Swain’s Island.
- São Paulo, Brazil, State of, disapproval by Department of State of
proposed loans from American bankers, 533–535
- Security pacts, European, U. S. disinclination to be
associated with:
- Geneva Protocol, U. S.-British discussions, 16–20
- Locarno agreement: German proposal to other governments leading to
agreement, 21–23; U. S. position, 20–21
- Polish memorandum regarding Poland’s rights to certain parts of
her territory: Text, 24–26; U. S. position, 23–24
- Seligman Co., J. & W., proposed loan to State of São Paulo, Brazil,
533–534
- Servia: Attitude toward British oil concession in Albania,
496–497; toward
government of Ahmed Zogu in Albania, 489
- Spain (see also
China; U. S. customs
attachés: Diplomatic status), adherence
to Washington Conference treaties relating to China, 761–762
- Speyer & Co., proposed loan to State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 534–535
- Spitzbergen Treaty of Feb. 9, 1920,
question of adherence of the Soviet Union: Draft agreement to provide for,
U. S.-French negotiations as to phraseology, 201–208; U. S. refusal to consent to
Soviet adherence, 208–209
- Standard Oil Co. (see also under
Albania: Oil concessions),
proposed negotiations with Rumania, U. S. attitude, 174
- Strawn, Silas H., appointment as U. S. member of Commission on
Extraterritoriality in China, 886, 887
- Swain’s Island, extension of U. S. sovereignty over: Joint
resolution of Congress, 487–488; status of the island, letter from Secretary
of State to President Coolidge, 483–487
- Sweden (see also
U. S. customs attachés): Disarmament conference,
proposed, attitude of Swedish Minister to Great Britain, 12–13; Washington
Conference treaties relating to China, adherence, 761–763
- Switzerland (see also
U. S. customs attachés), arbitration treaty with
Poland (Mar. 7), assent by President Coolidge to
provisions for invoking the assistance of the President of the United States
under certain contingencies, 209–211
- Tacna-Arica question, arbitration of controversy between
Chile and Peru over unfulfilled provisions of Treaty of Ancón:
- Arbitrator’s award, Mar. 4 (see also
Plebiscite, infra):
- Diplomatic settlement, question of, 404–405, 406, 407,
408, 409–411, 414–415, 422–423
- Good offices of United States, U. S. policy, 409–411, 414–415, 422–423
- Plebiscitary Commission:
- Chilean attitude: Press campaign against Commission, 417, 420–421, 423–425; refusal to recognize Commission’s authority,
371, 401–403, 415–416; statement of Chilean Commissioner, 421–422, 423–424, 425, 426
- Members: Chilean, 348;
Peruvian, 368, 369; U. S., appointment of Gen.
John J. Pershing as President, 348
- Resolutions:
- Certification to Arbitrator of Chile’s appeal from
action fixing date of plebiscite, 428–431
- Date of plebiscite, resolutions concerning, 429n
- Prerequisites for fair plebiscite. See under
Plebiscite, infra.
- Plebiscite to be held in accordance with
Arbitrator’s award:
- Americans in Chile and Peru, U. S. admonition to, 377
- Chilean administration of Tacna and Arica pending
plebiscite. See
Efforts of General Pershing and of
United States
and
Prerequisites, infra.
- Efforts of General Pershing and of United
States to bring about conditions favorable to plebiscite
(see also
Prerequisites, infra):
- Discussions regarding conditions in Tacna and
Arica, 369–374, 375–377, 377–379, 399–400, 415–416
- U. S. representations to Chile, 389, 390, 391, 392–395, 399, 411–412; Chilean attitude, discussions
regarding, 395–398, 400, 400–401, 412–414
- Election regulations and dates:
- Peruvian attitude and complaints, 351–354, 361, 362, 364–368, 403–404, 411–414
- Prerequisites for fair plebiscite,
resolution proposed by General Pershing:
- Pershing’s proposal and comments, 379–382, 390, 398, 408
- Position of Chile, and counterproposal, 391, 400–403, 406, 407–409; of
Peru, 403
- Text, adopted by Commission Nov.
2, 382–385
- U. S. opinion, 385–390, 399–400
- Troops in Tacna and Arica, 373, 396, 398, 400, 406, 407
- U. S. attitude of impartiality, 374, 376, 377, 378, 411–412
- Special Boundary Commission: American member, 348n; U. S.
representations to Chile in regard to, 394–395
- Telegraph Conference, Third International:
- Subjects to be discussed, U. S. views and observations, 287–295;
French attitude, 296–297
- U. S. acceptance of French invitation, 295–296
- Telegraph Convention, International: Articles incorporated in
International Radiotelegraph Convention, 293–294; provisions for conferences,
288
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Arbitration treaty, Poland–Switzerland (Mar.
7), assent by President Coolidge to provisions for invoking
assistance of the President of the United States under certain
contingencies, 209–211
- Arms traffic convention, international. See
Arms and munitions: Convention.
- Berlin, Treaty of (1878), relation to
capitulations in Bulgaria, 538
- Bills of lading, international convention for the unification of
certain rules relating to: Text, with protocol of signature and
annexes, 254–268; U. S. understandings, 254n
- Boundary treaties:
- Chile–Bolivia, 1904, question of revision,
362–363
- Commercial agreements: U. S.–Albania, 511–515; U. S.–Austria, 516–517
- Extradition: U. S.–Bulgaria, 1924, possible
relation to U. S. capitulatory rights, 536, 537; U. S.–Canada, text
signed Jan. 8, 542–543
- Gases, protocol for the prohibition of use in warfare, text signed
June 17, 89–93
- Geneva Protocol, U. S.–British discussions, 16–20
- Industrial property, international convention for the protection
of, text signed Nov. 6, 269–287
- Liquor smuggling into United States, conventions for prevention
of:
- U. S.–Belgium: Text signed Dec. 9,
519–522; U. S. transmittal of draft to Belgium, 518
- U. S.–Canada, convention of June 6,
1924, U. S. Executive order approving regulations
to give effect to, 573–580
- Locarno agreement, German proposal to other governments leading to
agreement, 21–23; U. S. position, 20–21
- Naval armament limitation, scrapping of ships in accordance with
Washington naval treaty, 1–2
- Neuilly, Treaty of, capitulatory rights under, 536, 537,
539, 540–541
- Nine-power treaties relating to China. See
under
China: Washington
Conference.
- Radiotelegraph Convention, International, 288, 293–294
- Security pacts, European. See
Security pacts.
- Spitzbergen Treaty. See
Spitzbergen Treaty.
- Telegraph Convention, International, 288, 293–294
- Transit Convention of Paris, Poland-Germany, 1921, 24–25
- U. S.–Albania, agreement by exchange of notes signed June 23 and 25, 1922, texts of notes and
approval by Albanian Parliament, 511–515
- U. S.–Austria, informal agreement for continuation of reciprocal
most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters pending conclusion
of commercial treaty, 516–517
- U. S.–Belgium, liquor-smuggling convention: Text signed Dec. 9, 519–522; U. S. transmittal of draft to
Belgium, 518
- U. S.–Bulgaria, extradition treaty, 1924,
possible relation to U. S. capitulatory rights, 536, 537
- U. S.–Canada. See under
Canada.
- Versailles Treaty, provisions regarding Poland, 24, 25
- Washington Conference treaties relating to China. See under
China: Washington
Conference.
- Washington naval treaty, scrapping of ships in accordance with,
1–2
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Russia.
- U. S. bankers, proposed loans to State of São Paulo, Brazil, disapproval
by Department of State, 533–535
- U. S. citizens. See
China; and under
Albania.
- U. S. Congress:
- Act of Jan. 13, regarding customs attachés.
See under
U. S. customs attaches: Diplomatic status.
- Joint resolution, Mar. 4. extending U. S.
sovereignty over Swain’s Island, 487–488
- Tariff Act of 1922, provisions regarding
duties of customs representatives abroad, 213–223, 224, 228,
230, 252, 253
- U. S. customs attachés (see also
U. S. Tariff Commission):
- Activities abroad (see also
Diplomatic status, infra):
- Nature and purpose, U. S. explanation, 212–220
- Objections of Great Britain, France, Sweden, and
Switzerland, 211–212, 224–226, 232, 233n, 240–241; U. S.
efforts to meet views of these governments, 230–231, 233–234, 237
- Position of Italy regarding, 240, 246
- Diplomatic status for, U. S. efforts to secure:
- Act of Congress, Jan. 13, providing
for diplomatic status: British objections and U. S. reply,
211–212, 233–234; transmittal to missions
abroad, 227–229; U. S. intention to modify,
253
- Representations to foreign governments:
- Acquiescence of Hungary, 241; Rumania, 235
- Attitude of Belgium, 235–236;
Hongkong, Colonial Government of, 248; Spain, 234–235; Yugoslavia, 238–239
- Refusal of Austria, 243–245, 245n; Denmark, 246–247;
Finland, 254; France,
241; Germany, 248; Great Britain, 240; Greece, 249; Italy, 236, 240, 246;
Netherlands, 238;
Norway, 247; Poland,
249; Portugal, 249–250; Sweden, 241–243;
Switzerland, 250–251
- Texts, 227–231, 233
- U. S. discontinuance of efforts, 252–253
- Personnel, notification to foreign governments, 227, 227n
- U. S. Tariff Act of 1922, provisions regarding
duties of customs representatives abroad, 213–223, 224, 228, 230, 252, 253
- U. S. Tariff Commission, duties of representatives abroad,
220–223;
attitude of France, 223–226, 232
- U. S. Treasury Department, customs representatives. See
U. S. customs attachés.
- U. S. War Department. See
Canada: Great
Lakes.
- U. S. warships (see also
China), question of dispatch to Chilean ports,
583, 585
- War debts, U. S. negotiations on behalf of World War Foreign
Debt Commission for settlement of debts owed the United States by foreign
governments:
- Belgium:
- Commission to be sent to United States to negotiate
refunding of indebtedness: Negotiations concerning, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120–121; press
announcement, 121–122
- Loan to Belgium by J. P. Morgan & Co., proposed,
conditions requisite to U. S. approval, 114–115, 118–119, 120–121; Belgian
acceptance, 116–118, 119–120, 121
- U. S. representations for payments proportionate to those
made to other creditor governments, 107–114
- Czechoslovakia:
- Commission to be sent to United States: Composition, 132; U. S. proposal, 127–128, 128, 131–132
- Relation of indebtedness to that of other governments,
question of, 128
- U. S. representations and suggestions, 122–124, 125, 127–128, 130–132; Czechoslovak attitude, 125, 126–127, 128, 120–130
- France:
- Balance sheet issued by Finance Minister Clémentel:
Comments and discussions in United States, 134–137; explanation by Clémentel, 137–139; extracts from, 134–135, 138
- Commission to be sent to United States, 146, 147, 155, 156, 157–158
- Opinion of French Premier, 132–133
- Proposals:
- Memorandum by Finance Minister containing
unofficial suggestions:
- Publication, question of, 139, 143
- Reports concerning, 133–134
- Suggestions and opinions of U. S.
Ambassador, 142–143, 144–145, 147, 149–150;
Clémentel’s attitude, modification of his
memorandum, 147–149; U. S. attitude, 143, 145–146, 150–151
- Text and modifications, 140–142, 147–149
- U. S.-French negotiations leading to official
French proposal, 150–154, 156–157
- Statement for press correspondents by U. S. Secretary of
State, 155–156
- Greece:
- Mission to United States, change in designation of
personnel, 160–162
- U. S. representations, 158–160; Greek reply,
160
- Italy: Intention to delay negotiations pending French settlement,
discussion, 162–164; mission to United States, personnel, 164
- Latvia, decision to open negotiations, 164–165
- Rumania:
- Yugoslavia:
- Inquiry as to U. S. attitude in connection with British
refunding plan, 184–185
- Missions sent to United States, 181, 182, 188
- U. S. representations, 177–178, 180, 182–183; Yugoslav
attitude, 178–179, 183–184, 186–188
- Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armament:
- World War Foreign Debt Commission. See
War debts.
- Yugoslavia. See
Servia; U. S. customs
attachés: Diplomatic status; and under
War debts.