Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United
States, 1920, Volume II
Index
- Abyssinia. See
Ethiopia.
- Abyssinian Corp., Ltd., mineral concession in Ethiopia, 249–250, 251–252
- Accorsi Mission to Ecuador, 174, 180–181, 183–185
- Alien Property Custodian funds, U. S. retention, 271, 340, 388, 390, 391, 392, 417, 430–431, 434
- All America Cables, Inc., concession in Cuba, 59–60, 61–68
- Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. See under
Ethiopia.
- Anglo-Japanese Alliance, proposed renewal, 679–680, 682–684, 685–686; Chinese protest, 684–685; U. S.
suggestions, 680–682
- Arbitration: Bryan Treaty, cited, 681; Hague
conventions, cited, 104–105; Knox Treaty, cited, 681;
McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co. claim, discussion, 92–99, 100–105
- Asociacion de Agricultores del Ecuador. See
Ecuador: Cacao
Association.
- Austria: Reparations, 407, 411–412, 413; ships, U. S. sale of, 530
- Baghdassarian, Hagob, mineral concession in Ethiopia, 245–247, 248–252
- Belgium: Army, participation in occupation of Frankfort and other cities,
320–321, 322; conditions in, 402
- Bonds. See
Loans.
- Boulogne protocol on distribution of reparation coal, 417–419, 429–430
- Boundary disputes: Dominican Republic-Haiti, submission to papal
arbitration, 113, 131; Honduras–Nicaragua, 856, 857–858
- Brazil, claim to former German ships, 507–508, 509, 510, 511–512, 514–515, 520, 524, 527, 528, 529
- Brown Bros., proposal for refunding Ecuadoran national debt, 182, 185–191, 193, 204, 205, 206
- Brussels conference of technical experts on reparations, 441, 442–445
- Bryan Treaty, cited, 681
- Bulgaria, reparations, 407, 413
- Cable concessions. See under
Cuba.
- Cablegrams, British denials of alleged interference, 699–704
- Cables, former German, 699, 700
- Cables of Western Union Telegraph Co., U. S. measures to prevent landing
in United States, 686–689, 691–693, 694–698; British cooperation, 690–691, 692, 693, 697–698
- Cacao Association. See under
Ecuador.
- Capitulations: British proposal to terminate in Egypt, 218–226, 227, 228; status in
Palestine, 675–678
- Censorship (see also under
Dominican Republic), alleged British censorship of
U. S. cable messages, 700–701, 702
- China: Allied exception from disposal of German interests in, 379, 380, 381, 384;
Anglo-Japanese Alliance, protest against renewal, 684–685
- Claims (see also under
Cuba; Dominican Republic;
Great Britain: U. S.
goods; and
Haiti), U. S. claims against Germany, 388, 389–390, 391–392, 392–393
- Commercial Cable Co. of Cuba, concession, 58,
66–67, 696
- Commissions, committees, etc., international:
- Commissions, U. S. See under
Germany
and
Hungary.
- Conferences, international (see also under
Reparations): Electrical Communications,
International Conference on, 345, 687, 688, 690, 699–701; San Remo conference, 326, 437
- Constantine, recall to Greek throne, 705–710
- Costa Rica, oil concessions, 665
- Crowder, Gen. Enoch H., mission to Cuba, 1–2, 21–22, 41–43
- Cuba:
- Arbitration of McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co. claim,
discussion, 92–99, 100–105
- Bank moratorium, 44–46, 47, 49, 50, 55, 81–82
- Cable concessions: All America Cables, Inc., 59–60, 61–68; Commercial Cable Co. of
Cuba, 58, 66–67; Western Union Telegraph
Co., 60–61,
67–68,
69
- Claim, McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co. See
under
McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co.
contract, infra.
- Claims, pecuniary, convention for arbitration of, Cuban
nonadherence, 93–94, 97–98
- Crowder, Gen. Enoch H.: Observer at elections, disapproval of
President Menocal, 1–2, 21–22; personal representative of President Wilson,
appointment, 41–43
- Economic law, proposal and discussion, 49–50, 51
- Elections, 1920 presidential:
- Disorders, 21, 26, 30,
31, 36;
- Fairness, arrangements and guaranties for: Cuban
statements, 12, 15–16,
19–20, 34–37; U. S. attitude and statement,
12, 13–14, 15, 16–19, 20, 30–32
- Frauds, pre-election, efforts to prevent, 29–30,
33
- Military Supervisors, influence on elections, 25–26,
29–30, 30–31, 34,
36
- Nominations, 12–13, 15,
19, 24
- Non-participation of Liberal Party, U. S. disapproval,
9–10, 12, 19, 20
- Protests, possible, to United States, U. S. objection,
39–41
- Returns, publication of, 28,
32, 37, 38–39, 41–43
- Supervision by United States, U. S. refusal, 2–3, 12, 13–14, 18, 19,
20–21, 39
- U. S. marines: Augmentation for protective purposes, U. S.
refusal, 23–24, 24–25, 27,
29; observers, U. S. refusal
to permit assignment as, 22–23
- Electoral law, amendment: Adoption, 1–3, 6–7; explanatory memoranda,
7–9, 10–12; Liberal
Party opposition, 1, 3; text, 3; U. S. opposition,
2, 4–6, 9
- Embargo on exportation of U. S. currency, recommendation of
Special Adviser for removal, 56
- Emergency currency certificates, proposed issuance, 47–48, 53–54
- German ships, former, claim to, 525–528, 536, 537–539
- Habana:
- Hague conventions on arbitration, Cuban attitude toward, 104–105
- Loan, Speyer, arrangements for payment, 84, 88, 90
- Loan negotiations:
- Authorization: Cuban bill for, 49; Special Adviser, attitude, 54–55,
56
- Election results, ill effects of delayed announcement,
42–43
- Rice importations, efforts to have loan cover, 82
- Special Adviser, appointment and recommendations, 49, 50–51, 52–57
- McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co. contract:
- Military Supervisors, influence on elections, 25–26, 29–30, 30–31, 34, 36
- Moratorium, bank, 44–46, 47, 49, 50, 55, 81–82
- Piatt Amendment, basis for sanitation work, 84, 86, 87, 93, 95, 96, 100–101
- Political leaders, proposed mission to Washington, U. S.
disapproval, 6, 19, 20–21, 41
- Rathbone, Albert, Special Adviser on loan negotiations, 49, 50–51, 52–57
- Rice importations: Cuban refusal to accept U. S. shipments, 70–71;
Government decrees, 72–83
- Sanitation see also
McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co.
contract, supra), need for reform,
43
- Special Adviser on loan negotiations, 49, 50–51, 52–57
- Speyer loan, arrangements for payment, 84, 88, 90
- Sugar prices, decline, 45, 47, 48–49, 50–51, 55–56, 56–57
- Treaties, conventions, etc.: Claims, pecuniary, nonadherence to
convention for arbitration of, 93–94, 97–98; Hague conventions on arbitration,
attitude, 104–105; treaty with United States (1903), basis for sanitation work, 84, 86, 87, 93, 95, 96, 100–101
- Zayas, Alfredo, coalition candidacy with Conservative Party, 1, 13, 19, 20, 24
- Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Co., cable landing permit, 696, 697, 698
- Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft tankers. See
Germany: Ships,
tank.
- Dominican Republic:
- Advisory Council of Dominicans, 116,
117–119
- Banditry, suppression of, 120–121, 157
- Bond issue of 1918, provision
of funds for interest and amortization:
- Collections, 114, 124, 128
- Executive orders 193 and 272, refusal of State Dept. to
consider as binding on General Receiver of Dominican
Customs, 132–135, 151–154; Navy Dept.,
attitude, 138–144
- Treaty of 1907 with United States,
Dominican funds received under, possible diversion for
interest and amortization, 133,
152, 153
- Boundary dispute with Haiti, submission to papal arbitration, 113, 131.
- Censorship:
- Abolition, request of Advisory Council of Dominicans, 117
- Extent, 160–161
- Propaganda, spread of, 121–122
- Relaxing of, Executive order 385 regarding:
- Issuance, 162–164
- Prosecutions under, 122, 164–165, 165–166, 167, 168, 169; Latin
American attitude, 165,
166, 167; suspension and
remission of sentences, 147, 165, 166–168
- Cancelation, State Dept. request, 147
- Sedition and defamation, Executive orders 572 and 573
regarding: Promulgation, 169–172; annulment,
156, 172–173
- Claims Commission of 1917:
- Commission of Dominicans. See under
U. S. control, infra.
- Communications, improvement of, 130–131
- Customs Receivership:
- Collections, 113, 122, 157–158, 159
- Customs Administration loan, payments on, 128
- Segregation of funds for payment of bond issue of 1918, attitude of Navy Dept., 138–144; State Dept., 132–135, 151–154.
- Education, advancement of, 111, 125–126, 129–130
- Embargo on rice and cotton, 155
- Guardia Nacional, improvement of, 121
- Henríquez y Carvajal, Francisco, views on Commission of
Dominicans, 145n
- Internal revenue collections, 123,
127, 159
- Land law, general, insurance of validity of titles, 112–113, 131, 159
- Loans (see also
Bond issue of 1918,
supra): Customs Administration loan,
payments on, 128; public works, need of
loan for, 113, 124, 155, 157–160
- Military Governor, reports, 111–115, 116–131, 132,
155–160
- Provost Courts: Abolition, requests for, 117, 147; activities,
investigation of, 160–161
- Public works, need of loan for, 113,
124, 155, 157–160
- Sanitary measures, 124–125, 160
- Tariff rates, new, effect, 113, 122, 127
- Treaty of 1907 with United States, cited,
133, 134–135, 136, 139,
140, 143, 145, 152, 153, 154
- U. S. control, arrangements for withdrawal:
- Accomplishments of Military Government, 126–131; publication, 132
- Commission of Dominicans to aid in drafting basic laws:
Dominican attitude, 115–116, 119, 146, 150, 156; formation, 110–111, 115, 156–157; Military
Governor, attitude, 115, 116–120; personnel, 111,
137–138, 146, 147–149, 150–151, 156–157; public
announcement, 137–138, 145, 155–156
- Military Governor, attitude, 111, 115, 116–120
- U. S. policy: Desirability of statement, 119–120; proclamation of, 137, 145, 155–156; reception in Dominican Republic, 146, 150, 156
- Drugs. See under
Reparations.
- Dyestuffs. See under
Germany
and
Reparations.
- Ecuador:
- Asociacion de Agricultores del Ecuador. See
Cacao Association, infra.
- Cacao Association:
- Indebtedness, 208–210
- Liquidation, possibility of, 212
- Proposals for maintenance of credit, 206–207, 210–211, 212; Ecuadoran
attitude, 205, 207, 211, 212–213; U. S. attitude, 205, 211, 212
- Debt, national, proposal of U. S. banks for refunding, 182, 185–191; Ecuadoran attitude, 206; U. S. attitude, 182, 185,
193, 204, 205
- Exchange restrictions, recommendations for lifting, 210, 212
- Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co.:
- Bonds, payment of interest on:
- Daily deposits from customs receipts: Information,
difficulty in securing, 196, 197, 199–200, 200–201; remittances, U. S.
concern over delay, 202,
203, 205; resumption, 191–192, 194–195, 202–203, 204; sufficiency, question
of, 195–199, 200, 201;
withdrawal for remittances only, assurances, 203, 205
- Default, 179, 181
- Misunderstanding over coupons, 193
- Payments, 192
- Foreclosure by foreign bondholders: President’s desire
for, 203, 205–206; U. S.
representations, 203–204
- Reimbursement for advances for bond service, delay, 192–193
- Sale, Ecuadoran desire for, 181
- Loans:
- Brown Bros., proposal for refunding national debt, 182, 185–191; Ecuadoran
attitude, 206; U. S. attitude,
182, 185, 193, 204, 205
- Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. See
Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co.:
Bonds, supra.
- Italian Government, project:
- Accorsi Mission, offer: Proposals, 174, 180–181;
reported Italian approval, 180, 183–184; status, 184–185
- Ecuadoran authorization for ad
referendum contract, 175–178
- U. S. attitude, 179,
181
- Mercantile Bank of the Americas:
- Financing of Cacao Administration. See Cacao Administration, supra.
- Proposed loan, 181,
182
- Real estate, use as security, Ecuadoran proposal, 205
- Salt bonds, deposits and payments on, 191–192, 194, 202, 203, 204
- U. S. bankers, bill authorizing negotiations with, 175, 179
- Natural resources: Italian company, formation to develop, 184–185;
Italian preferential position in development, proposed, 178, 183–184
- Oil exploitation, restrictive measures, 179, 213–215
- Railways:
- Construction, proposed advance of funds by Italians, 174, 170–178, 180–181, 184
- Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. See
supra.
- Salt bonds, deposits and payments on, 191–192, 194, 202,
203, 204
- Tobacco monopoly, proposed cession to Italian company, 174, 176–178, 180,
184
- Egypt:
- Capitulations, British proposal to end, 218–226, 227, 228; U.
S. attitude, 218, 228
- Consular courts, British proposal for transfer of functions to
Mixed Courts, 216, 217–218, 218–227; U.
S. attitude, 218, 228
- Mixed Court of Appeals, appointment of U. S. judge to vacancy:
British attitude, 216–217, 226–227; U. S. attitude, 216, 218,
227–228
- Mixed Courts, British proposal for reconstitution and assignment
of functions of consular courts, 216,
217–218,
218–227;
U. S. attitude, 218, 228
- El Salvador. See
Salvador.
- Electrical Communications, International Conference on, 345, 687, 688, 690, 699–701
- Embargoes: Cuban, on exportation of U. S. currency, 56; Dominican, on rice and cotton, 155
- Enemy property:
- Alien Property Custodian funds, U. S. retention, 271, 340,
388, 390, 391, 392, 417, 430–431, 434
- Treatment in Guatemala, 755–758; Haiti, 776, 782, 790, 799,
800, 824; Honduras, 878–879
- Ethiopia:
- Abyssinian Corp., Ltd., mineral concession, 249–250, 251–252
- Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., oil rights: Assignment
from Baghdassarian concession, 245–247, 248–250; reassignment in new Baghdassarian
concession, 250–252; U. S. consular officer, assistance in protecting,
245, 247, 248, 250–252
- Baghdassarian, Hagob, mineral concession, assignment
of oil rights. See
Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., supra.
- Concessions. See
Abyssinian Corp., Ltd., and
Baghdassarian, Hagob, supra.
- Consular courts, maintenance, 230–231, 235,
244
- Oil rights. See
Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., supra.
- Treaty of commerce with United States (June 27,
1914): Negotiation and signature, 229–230, 231–241;
notification of U. S. ratification and Ethiopian acknowledgment,
241–242;
proclamation by United States, 242–243; text, 243–244
- Finland, relations with Russia: Hostilities, 253–254, 256; Norwegian interest in Finnish-Russian
boundary, 254, 255;
peace treaty, signature and execution of terms, 256–257; U. S. refusal to offer
advice, 253, 254,
255
- France (see also
Germany: Rhineland, occupation
by Allied and Associated Powers
and
Reparations):
- Geneva conference of Allied ministers, proposal and postponement, 436–440, 441
- Germany (see also
Reparations):
- Armistice with United States: Basis for German liability for U. S.
army of occupation costs, 333–334, 338–340, 343–345, 392,
405, 416–417, 419, 427,
428, 430–431, 434; continuance, 258, 334, 338, 343–344
- Cabinet members, provocative speeches in Rhineland:
Representations by Allied Powers, 335–336, 336–337, 340–341, 346; German attitude, 337–338; U.
S. attitude, 335, 336, 337, 342–343, 346
- Cables, former German, 699, 700
- Darmstadt, occupation of. See
Rhineland: Frankfort
and other cities, infra.
- Dyestuffs (see also under
Reparations), U. S. purchases from cartel:
Preliminary negotiations, 459, 460–461, 464, 467;
Textile Alliance, representation of U. S. interests, 465, 469–470, 472,
476–477,
482; shipment, 478–479, 482
- Export regulations. See
Import and export regulations, infra.
- Frankfort, occupation of. See
Rhineland: Frankfort
and other cities, infra.
- Hanau, occupation of. See
Rhineland: Frankfort
and other cities, infra.
- Import and export regulations:
- Charges of violation of Versailles Treaty, 273–274, 277, 279–280, 281, 284–286; U. S. attitude, 275, 276, 278, 283
- Discussion with Allied Powers, bases proposed for, 273–274, 277; U. S.
attitude, 275–276, 278
- Measures recommended to Conference of Ambassadors, 279–282; U. S. attitude, 282–283
- Protests of Allied Powers, 284–286, 287; German reply, 287–289; U. S. attitude, 286–287
- Reference to Spa Conference, question of, 287–288, 289
- U. S. insistence on being consulted regarding Allied
representations, 288, 289
- Property:
- Retention by U. S. Alien Property Custodian, 271, 340, 388, 390, 391, 392, 417, 430–431, 434
- Treatment in Guatemala, 755–758; Haiti, 776, 782, 790, 799, 800, 824; Honduras,
878–879
- “Red” troops, internment in occupied territory, 317, 320
- Reparations. See
Reparations.
- Representation, unofficial, at Washington, desire for, 258–259, 260–261, 267
- Rhineland, occupation by Allied and Associated
Powers:
- Belgian army of occupation, participation in occupation of
Frankfort and other cities, 320–321, 322
- Food situation, 295
- Frankfort and other cities, occupation by
French troops, 307–308, 311, 313–314, 320–321, 322; Belgian attitude and
participation, 318, 320–321, 322; British
attitude, 317–318, 321–322, 323; German protests, 314, 315–316; Italian
attitude, 318, 319–320, 322, 323; U. S. attitude, 318, 319, 324–325; withdrawal, French statement
of position regarding, 323, 325–326
- French army of occupation:
- German troops:
- Agreement for use in neutral zone, question of
extension, 314, 322, 324–325, 326
- Dispatch to Ruhr Basin. See
Ruhr Basin, infra.
- Internment in occupied territory, 298–299, 300–301, 302, 312
- Organization, 293–294
- Internment of German and “Red” troops in occupied
territory, 298–299, 300–301, 302, 312, 317, 320
- Neutral zone, troop movements in. See
Frankfort and other cities, supra, and
Ruhr Basin, infra.
- Provocative speeches by German cabinet members:
Representations by Allied Powers, 335–336, 336–337, 340–341, 346; German attitude, 337–338; U. S.
attitude, 335, 336, 337, 342–343, 346
- “Red” troops, internment in occupied territory, 317, 320
- Rhineland High Commission:
- French attitude toward, 289–291, 296–297
- Internment of German and “Red” troops in occupied
territory, policy, 298,
317; French attitude,
300; U. S. attitude,
298–299, 300–301, 302, 312, 320
- U. S. observer: Expenses, arrangements for
payment, 330, 331; report, 289–296; status, 327–329;
appointment of Gen. Allen, 296–297, 325, 327–329
- Ruhr Basin, dispatch of additional German
troops to maintain order:
- Application by Germany, 297, 303–305, 305–306, 308–311, 313
- Approval by Great Britain, 297, 298, 299; United States, 297–298, 299–300, 302, 308, 318
- Disapproval of France, 304, 305, 306–307, 313, 325
- Disorders, 301–302, 303, 304, 307, 309
- Dispatch of troops, 303, 305, 306, 307, 313, 326
- Evacuation, question of: German assurances, 306, 309, 310, 311, 314, 315, 316, 324; guaranties for, discussion, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 318; withdrawal of French troops from
neutral zone, French offer, 323, 326
- Retaliatory occupation of German territory:
- French intimation, 291–292, 297, 298, 299–300, 301, 302, 304, 306–307, 308, 318, 324
- French occupation of Frankfort and other
cities. See
Frankfort and other
cities, supra.
- Separation from Germany, alleged French desire, 291–292, 295–296, 297
- U. S. army of occupation. See under
Reparations, German: U. S. participation.
- Rhineland High Commission. See under
Rhineland, supra.
- River shipping, appointment of U. S. arbitrator:
- Nomination, 263, 264
- Protests of Germany, 262, 265, 267–269, 271, 423; Conference of Ambassadors, attitude, 271–272; U. S. attitude, 262, 265–267, 268, 270–271
- Waiver of protests and appointment of German delegates,
269–270, 271, 272–273
- Ruhr Basin. See under
Rhineland, supra.
- Ships (see also under
Reparations) taken over by—
- Brazil: Brazilian claim, 507–508, 527, 529; Reparation Commission resolution, 509, 510, 514; U. S.
support of claim, 508, 510, 511–512, 514–515, 520, 524, 528
- Cuba: Cuban claim, 538–539; U. S. support, 525–528, 536, 537–538, 539
- Peru, transfer to United States, 539–542
- United States:
- Bases for U. S. claim, discussion: Congressional
resolution, 511, 517, 518–519, 519–520, 520–521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 530;
Versailles Treaty, 509,
510, 516, 519, 520, 523, 524; Wilson-Lloyd George agreement, 391, 511, 516, 518, 519, 520, 523, 524, 525
- Retention, U. S. attitude, 388, 391, 392, 417, 430–431, 434, 529, 531
- Sales by United States, 516–517, 519, 529, 530
- U. S. wartime shipping losses, 529–530, 531, 534–535, 544
- Uruguay, U. S. support of claim, 535–536, 536–537
- Ships, tank, of Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum
Gesellschaft:
- Allocation, provisional, to—
- Allied Powers: Exemption, 543, 545, 546, 555–556;
cancelation of exemption, 545, 546, 547; U. S. protests, 545–546, 547–549, 551–552, 556–558, 567–568
- France, reported desire for, 544, 561–562, 563, 568, 588, 589
- Great Britain, proposal, 579–583
- United States: U. S. efforts, 546, 549, 551–552, 557–558, 561, 567–571, 573–574, 575–576, 577, 582, 584–585, 586–588, 589, 590–597; agreement with
Reparation Commission for, 598–600
- Beneficial ownership, Standard Oil Co. claim: Allegation,
542–544, 548, 554–557, 559–560, 561, 565, 566, 573, 575, 588, 591; decision, discussion of method and agency
for, 558, 560–561, 562, 563–565, 574, 575, 576–578, 580, 581, 585, 586–587, 589, 590, 591–592, 593, 594–595, 596–597;
determination, agreement between United States; and
Reparation Commission for, 599–600
- Imperator and other ships,
retaliatory detention by United States, 549–550, 553; British
protests, 550–551, 569, 571–573, 578; negotiations for release, 550–554, 558, 560, 561–563, 566, 568, 569, 570, 571, 573; release,
575, 578–579; British
claims, 647, 648–649
- Wilson–Lloyd George agreement, citation, 548, 549, 552, 555, 557, 565, 577–578
- Soviet representative, demand for privileges accorded U. S.
commission, 259–260, 262
- Treaty of peace with Honduras, 878–879
- Troops. See under
Rhineland, supra.
- U. S. Commission: Curtailment of privileges, 259–260, 262; elevation to High Commission,
question of, 261–262; German attitude toward, 260–261
- U. S. consular functions, retention by Spanish consuls, 259n
- Great Britain (see also
Egypt; Reparations; and under
Germany: Rhineland, occupation
by Allied and Associated Powers
and
Ships, tank):
- Anglo-Japanese Alliance, proposed renewal, 679–680, 682–684, 685–686;
Chinese protest, 684–685; U. S. suggestions, 680–682
- Cablegrams, denials of alleged interference, 699–704
- Cableships employed by Western Union Telegraph Co., U. S. measures
to prevent landing of cables in United States, 686–689, 691–693, 694–698;
British cooperation, 690–691, 692,
693, 697–698
- Claims against Haiti, 828–829, 841
- Courts, U. S. consular, jurisdiction in Palestine, 675–678
- Electrical Communications, International Conference on, 687, 688,
690, 699–701
- Imperator, U. S. detention of. See under
Germany: Ships,
tank.
- Oil concessions in Mesopotamia and Palestine:
- Concessions, 660–662
- Equality of treatment for U. S. citizens in mandates, U.
S. views, 649–655, 658–659, 668–674; British position, 663–667
- San Remo agreement: Text, 655–658; U. S.
representations, 658–659, 667–668, 672–674; British defense, 666–667
- U. S. concessions, protection of, 650–651, 654, 666
- U. S. goods detained under order in council (Mar. 11, 1915):
- Claims: Protection from third-party claims, 619–620, 625, 626, 645; reciprocal adjustment, discussion, 647, 648–649; waiver,
British insistence, 602–606, 609–610, 612–619, 622–623, 627–628, 632
- Negotiations for release: Expediting, U. S. endeavors,
630, 633–638; Stigstad case, precedent, 623, 624–627, 631, 637; treatment similar to Allied Powers, U. S.
desire, 607, 608–609, 610; U. S.
proposals, 602, 608, 611–612, 616–617, 629–630, 631–632
- Postal packets, release, 628–629
- Release: Conditional, 617–623, 632–634, 637, 639; municipal law, application, 639–645; Prize Court decision, 641–645
- Status, 601–602, 606–608, 609, 631–632, 646–648
- Validity of order, 615, 616–617, 645–646
- Greece:
- King Constantine: Recall to throne, 705–710; regency, 705–707;
plebiscite, 705, 708–709; U. S. policy, 707, 709–710
- Loan from United States, 710
- Treaty of commerce and navigation with United States (1837): Denunciation and re-denunciation, 710–715;
modification, proposed treaty, 715–717
- Guatemala:
- Base for revolutionary activities against Honduras, report, 866–867, 872
- Cabrera Government, overthrow:
- Cabrera: Agitation against, 718–720, 723–725; impeachment, 724, 730, 735, 737, 738, 740, 741–742; insanity
charge, 736, 740, 741–742, 745; resignation, 737, 745, 747–749; safety, assurances of, 746, 747–748, 749–750, 752–753
- Diplomatic corps, good offices and mediation, 724, 725–726, 726–727, 729–730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 737–738, 744, 745–746, 747–748, 750
- Hostilities, 743–744, 745
- Unionist Party, program, 718,
722, 738, 739, 745–746
- U. S. policy: Conciliation program, 722–723, 726, 727–731, 732–739; good offices, 744, 745, 746, 750–751; protection
of life and property, 719–721, 732, 733, 740, 743, 744; warnings
against violence, 720–721, 723
- Enemy property, treatment, 755–758
- Herrera Government: Formation and legality, 741–742, 745–746, 749, 750–752; popular election, 752, 755;
recognition, 742, 745, 746, 749, 750,
751, 753–755
- Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. See under
Ecuador.
- Haiti:
- Bank: Charter modification and transfer, 763, 764–765, 769–770, 776–777, 782,
795, 796, 797, 799, 803–804, 816–826; contract of retrait, 763, 764–765, 766–767, 768, 769,
770, 776, 777, 781, 782, 783, 786–788, 794,
799, 819, 824, 825, 826–827
- Boundary dispute with Dominican Republic, submission to papal
arbitration, 113, 131
- Budget, suspension of consideration, 765–766, 767–768, 769, 777,
822, 825, 847
- Claims Commission under protocol of Oct 3, 1919:
- Agreement on personnel and powers for consideration of
British claims, 828–829, 841; French claims, 827–828, 829–836, 841
- Appointment, discussion, 838
- Exclusion of items from review, 827–828, 833–834, 835, 836, 845, 846, 847, 849
- Loan to pay awards. See
Loan flotation, infra.
- Debts, external and internal (see also
Loan flotation, infra), service of: French representations regarding
payment, 834–835, 837, 842–843; U.
S. replies, 836, 837–838, 843–844; U.
S. arrangements for payment, 785, 838–842, 843–844, 845
- Enemy property, legislation affecting, 776, 782, 790, 799,
800, 824
- Financial Adviser: Call to Washington, 846–847; report, 762–767
- Gold importation and legal tender. See
Bank: Contract of retrait, supra.
- Land laws, 763, 770, 772–773, 776,
778–779,
782, 783, 789–790, 799, 800, 811,
824, 825–826
- Loan flotation, negotiations, 786, 838, 839, 841,
844, 845–853
- Legislation, agreement of Aug. 24,
1918, for submittal to United States:
- Haitian nonobservance, controversy over, 760–762, 770, 772–773, 774, 775, 776–777, 778–779, 781–782, 782–783, 784–786, 789–796, 797–799, 801, 802–803, 804–805, 808, 810–813, 824–825, 825–826
- Haitian officials: Dismissal, alleged threat, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772; salaries, U. S. suspension and restoration,
770–771, 771–772, 773–774, 774–777, 780–781, 784, 788, 789, 798–799, 800, 801–802, 803, 804, 805, 808, 810–812
- Modus operandi for observance, 762, 803, 806–808, 813–815
- Oil concessions, 665
- Provost Court trials, 815–816
- Receivership, customs, supervision by Bureau of Insular Affairs,
808–809
- Treaty of 1915 with United States:
- Agreement of Aug. 24, 1918,
regarding legislation. See
Legislation, supra.
- Protocol of Oct. 3, 1919, regarding
claims. See
Claims Commission, supra.
- Treaty with France regarding claims (1913),
cited, 827–828, 829–836
- U. S. military representative: Appointment, 796–799; report, 800–806
- U. S. occupation: Haitian complaints, 767–768, 771, 778–779, 780–781, 783–796; U. S. replies, 769–770, 774–776, 782–783
- Hay Declaration, 684
- Honduras:
- Boundary dispute with Nicaragua, 856,
857–858
- Enemy property, treatment, 878–879
- Financial Adviser: Appointment, decision, 872; choice of Arthur N. Young, 873–874; reform of budget,
negotiations, 869, 870, 875–877
- López Gutiérrez, Rafael, inauguration as President, 854, 859
- Revolution of September 24–25, 871, 876
- Revolutionary activities directed from—
- Guatemala, report, 866–867, 872
- Nicaragua:
- Political exiles, Nicaraguan proposal for amnesty,
864, 866
- Sympathy of Nicaraguan Government: Allegations and
reports, 854–855, 857, 858, 859–860, 861, 862, 865, 866;
denials, 855–856, 857, 858, 862, 866; U. S. representations, 854–855, 856, 857, 858, 863, 865, 866, 867–868
- Troops on border: Honduran, suggested movement,
856, 857, 860, 861, 862, 877; joint contingent, proposal, 868–869
- U. S. marines, proposed investigation, 856, 858, 860–861, 861–862
- Salvador, report, 859, 863–864, 867–868, 869–870, 871–872, 877
- United States, 863, 866–867
- Treaty of peace with Germany, 878–879
- Hungary: Reparations, 407, 411, 413; U. S.
Commission, question of elevation to High Commission, 261–262
- Imperator, retaliatory detention by United States.
See under
Germany: Ships,
tank.
- Ishii, Kikujiro, notes exchanged with Lansing, references to, 680–681, 684
- Italy. See
Ecuador: Loans: Italian Government project
and
Reparations.
- Japan, proposed renewal of Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 679–680, 682–684, 685–686; Chinese protest, 684–685; U. S.
suggestions, 680–682
- Jurists, international committee of, U. S. unofficial representation, 348, 353–360
- Knox Treaty, cited, 681
- Lansing-Ishii notes, references to, 680–681, 684
- Latvia, U. S. refusal to offer advice on peace with Russia, 254
- Lloyd George - Clemenceau - Wilson agreement on apportionment of
reparations, 396, 397–398
- Loans (see also under
Cuba; Dominican Republic;
and
Ecuador): Haitian loan negotiations, 786, 838, 839, 841, 844, 845–853; U. S. loan to Greece, 710
- Mandates, U. S. views on rights and duties of mandatory powers, 649–655, 658–659, 667–674; British
position, 663–667
- McGivney and Rokeby Construction Co. contract. See
under
Cuba.
- Mercantile Bank of the Americas. See under
Ecuador: Loans.
- Mesopotamia, oil concessions. See under
Great Britain.
- Moratorium, bank, in Cuba, 44–46, 47, 49, 50, 55, 81–82
- Netherlands, question of delivery of ships under construction in Germany,
360–364
- Nicaragua, relations with Honduras:
- Base for revolutionary activities against Honduras. See under
Honduras.
- Boundary dispute, 856, 857–858
- Norway, interest in Finnish-Russian boundary, 254, 255
- Oil exploitation:
- Oil tankers. See
Germany: Ships,
tank.
- Palestine:
- Peru, purchase of former German ships by United States, 539–542
- Petroleum. See
Oil.
- Piatt Amendment, basis for sanitation work in Cuba, 84, 86, 87,
93, 95, 96, 100–101
- Poland, peace with Russia: Conclusion, 256; U.
S. refusal to offer advice, 254
- Railways. See under
Ecuador.
- Rathbone, Albert, Special Adviser on Cuban loan negotiations, 49, 50–51, 52–57
- Reparation Commission (see also
Reparations):
- Conference of Ambassadors, relations with, 376–377, 379–380
- U. S. unofficial representation: Attendance at sessions, 346–348;
change in personnel, 348–349; expenses, arrangements for payment
of, 349–353;
status, 384–385, 386
- Reparations, German:
- Amount, determination and reduction of (see
also
Brussels Conference
and
Geneva Conference, infra):
- Discussion, 386–387, 390
- French attitude, 387, 390–391, 415
- German proposals, 398–399, 401–402, 433, 440–441
- Reparation Commission, attitude, 387
- Spa Conference, discussion and agreement, 387, 391, 407, 415
- U. S. attitude, 387–388, 390–391, 428, 438, 440
- U. S. participation in reparations, importance in
calculations. See
U. S. participation, infra.
- War debts, possible connection with, 391
- Apportionment among Allied and Associated Powers:
- Brussels conference of technical experts:
Arrangements, 441, 442–443, 443–444; U.
S. nonrepresentation, 443, 444–445
- Coal deliveries:
- Crediting against reparations, arrangements, 359, 370, 371, 374, 382–383, 385, 410, 426, 429, 430, 434
- French ultimatum, 291, 295
- Spa agreement. See under
Spa conference, infra.
- Concessions, German, in certain countries:
- Disposal, views of Reparation Commission, 378, 381, 384; United
States, 380, 381–382, 384
- Reparation Commission demand for list from Germany, 377–378, 381, 384; effective date of list, 379, 380–381; exception of
interests in China, discussion, 379, 380, 381, 384; U. S. attitude, 379, 380, 384
- Reparation Commission request for lists of interests
desired by Allies, 378; U. S.
attitude, 377, 379, 380, 381–382
- Conferences (see also
Brussels Conference, supra, and
Geneva Conference
and
Spa Conference, infra): Future conferences, proposals, 441; German cooperation, 437, 438–439
- Drugs: Crediting against reparations, arrangements, 370, 373,
374, 382–383, 385, 434; U.
S. participation in distribution, 485–486, 487–488, 489, 491–492, 499,
500
- Dyestuffs, German:
- Allied dye experts: Meetings, 445–446, 450, 452–453; U. S.
representation, 446, 448, 451, 453, 471, 488, 489, 506
- Deliveries under Versailles Treaty:
- Allied allotment, 466,
494
- Allied options, proposed anticipation, 446, 447–448, 449–450, 452, 455, 457, 467, 472, 474, 475, 477, 478
- Crediting against reparations, arrangements, 359, 370, 371, 373, 374, 382–383, 385, 410, 415, 434, 453, 456, 457, 4, 58, 459, 460, 464–465, 467, 471, 481, 483, 484, 486–487, 488, 489–490, 491, 492, 496, 500, 501
- Distribution: Allied agreement of Sept. 15, 1919, 452–453, 454–455, 456–457, 462–463, 466, 468; bases, discussion,
469, 471, 472–476, 477, 478, 481, 482, 483, 487, 491
- Reexportation, proposal for agreement against,
479–480, 481–482, 483, 484–485, 487–489, 493
- U. S. allotment, negotiations for, 345, 415, 447–448, 452, 455, 456, 457, 45&-460,
461–462, 465, 466, 467, 469, 470–471, 476, 477, 478, 482, 486, 491, 493–498, 499–500, 501–506
- Importation into United States: German
agencies, U. S. desire not to utilize, 447, 448–449, 451–452, 455, 456, 457, 464, 467; Reparation Commission, proposed purchases
through, 447, 449, 455, 457, 462, 464, 467; Textile
Alliance, representation of United States in negotiations,
455, 457, 461–462, 465, 466, 467, 469, 470–471, 476, 486, 493–498, 499–500, 501–506; U. S.
licensing policy, 447, 452, 455, 456, 457, 458, 460, 462, 463–464
- Manufacturing establishments, Allied control of, 454, 458, 464, 468
- Needs of Allied Powers, 445–446, 449, 450, 468–469; United States, 447, 449, 450, 451, 452, 455, 456, 463, 484, 507
- Geneva conference of Allied ministers, proposal and
postponement, 436–440, 441
- Inter-Allied percentages agreement. See
under
Spa Conference, infra.
- Payment of 20 milliard marks:
- Crediting against of: Armies of occupation costs, 359, 370–371, 382–383; deliveries under annexes to part VIII of
Versailles Treaty, 359–360, 370, 371, 373, 374, 382–383, 385, 429, 434; food and raw material for
Germany, 359, 367, 370–371, 373, 375–376, 382–383, 384–386
- German ability to pay, question of, 573, 431
- German payments, reports on, 434
- Reparation Commission. See
Reparation Commission.
- Securities, neutral, Reparation Commission demand for use by
Germany to pay for food and raw materials, 366–368, 372, 373,
374; British attitude, 353–354;
discussion with Germany, proposed, 372–373; German reply, 372, 374; U.
S. objection, 353–360, 365–366, 368–369, 383,
386; U. S. representative on
Reparation Commission, views, 373–374, 375–376, 385–386
- Ships, German (see also under
Germany):
- Beneficial ownership (see also
under
Germany: Ships, tank), U. S. attitude toward claims of,
517–518, 520–522, 523, 524–525, 530
- Crediting against reparations, 359, 370, 371, 373, 374, 377, 382–383, 385, 411–413, 423, 434
- Delivery of uncompleted ships under construction for the
Netherlands, demand, 360–364
- Sale, proposed, by Great Britain, 419, 420–421, 422–423, 431
- Valuation for reparation purposes: Agreement of Spa
Conference regarding, 400–401, 411–413, 431; Reparation Commission
attitude, 401, 420–421, 431; U. S.
attitude, 401, 415–416, 419, 422, 423, 425, 428–429, 430
- Wilson-Lloyd George agreement on allotments: British
attitude, 531; French
acceptance, 527, 530; Italian attitude, 527; text, 512–514; U. S.
attitude, 391, 401, 424, 429, 509, 510, 511, 516, 518, 519–520, 521, 523, 524, 525, 532–534; U. S. citation in proposed
allotment of German tankers, 548, 549, 552, 555, 557, 565, 577–578; U. S.
recommendations for acceptance by Brazil, Cuba, and Uruguay,
508, 510, 511–512, 514–515, 520, 524, 525–528, 535–538, 539
- Spa Conference:
- Coal agreement: Boulogne protocol, 417–419, 429–430; proposed discussion at Geneva Conference,
436–437, 439; Reparation
Commission approval, 398;
Silesian coal committee, U. S. objection to appointment of
American chairman, 420, 423–424; summary and negotiations, 401, 403–406; U. S.
attitude, 426–427, 429
- German import and export regulations, proposed reference
to, 287–288, 289
- Inter-Allied percentages agreement: British attitude, 432, 440; Reparation Commission resolution, 432–433, 435, 439; text, 406–414; U. S.
comments and proposed protest, 332, 339, 345, 421–422, 424–425, 428–429, 431–432, 436, 438, 439
- Postponement, question of, 393
- Preliminary conferences, 387,
394, 401, 402
- Reparation Commission attendance, 395
- Reparation payments:
- Apportionment among Allied and Associated Powers,
agreement, 400–401, 406–411
- Determination and reduction of amount: Discussion
and agreement, 387, 391, 407, 415;
German proposal, discussion, 398–399, 401–402
- Ships, agreement on valuation, 400–401, 411–413, 431
- U. S. unofficial representation, 393, 395, 397–402
- U. S. participation, question of:
- Alien Property Custodian funds, retention, 340, 388, 390, 391, 392, 417, 430–431, 434
- Army of occupation costs: Alien Property Custodian funds,
U. S. refusal to use for, 340,
392, 417, 430–431, 434; collection from Germany by Reparation
Commission, proposal, 331–333, 339, 340, 344, 345, 406, 417, 428, 435; ex-German
ships, U. S. refusal to use for, 417, 430–431, 434; German liability, U. S. views, 333–334, 338–340, 343–345, 392, 405, 416–417, 419, 427, 428, 430–431, 434; reduction, consideration of,
311–312, 319, 340, 341–342, 389, 392, 406, 414, 416, 417, 427, 434
- Claims, U. S.: Alien Property Custodian funds and
ex-German ships, U. S. attitude on application toward, 390, 391; request for submittal, 388, 389–390; U. S. response, 391–392, 392–393
- Ex-German ships, retention, 388, 391, 392, 417, 430–431, 434, 529, 531
- Rhineland High Commission. See under
Germany: Rhineland.
- Root-Takahira agreement, 684
- Russia:
- Finland, relations with. See
Finland.
- Latvia, relations with, 254
- Poland, conclusion of peace with, 254,
256
- Soviet representative in Germany, privileges, 259–260, 262
- Salvador: Base for revolutionary activities against
Honduras, report, 859, 863–864, 867–868, 869–870, 871–872, 877; financial situation, 786–787
- San Remo Conference, 326, 437
- San Remo oil agreement: Text, 655–658; U. S. representations, 658–659, 667–668, 672–674; British defense, 666–667
- Securities, neutral, consideration in connection with German reparations.
See under
Reparations.
- Sèvres (tripartite) agreement, 674–675
- Ships, former German. See under
Germany
and
Reparations.
- Spa Conference. See under
Reparations.
- Speyer loan to Cuba, 84, 88, 90
- Standard Oil Co., interest in German tankers. See
Germany: Ships,
tank.
- Stigstad case, 623,
624–627, 631, 637
- Telegrams, British denials of alleged interference, 699–704
- Textile Alliance, Inc. See under
Germany: Dyestuffs
and
Reparations: Dyestuffs:
Importation into United States.
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Anglo-Japanese Alliance, proposed renewal, 679–680, 682–684, 685–686;
Chinese protest, 684–685; U. S. suggestions, 680–682
- Arbitration: Bryan Treaty, cited, 681;
Hague conventions, cited, 104–105; Knox Treaty, cited, 681
- Boulogne protocol on distribution of reparation coal, 417–419, 429–430
- Bryan Treaty, cited, 681
- Claims, pecuniary, Cuban nonadherence to convention for
arbitration of, 93–94, 97–98
- Claims protocol between France and Haiti (1913), cited, 827–828, 829–836
- Coal agreement. See under
Reparations: Spa
Conference.
- Hague conventions on arbitration, 104–105
- Inter-Allied percentages agreement. See
under
Reparations: Spa
Conference.
- Knox Treaty, cited, 681
- Peace treaty between Finland and Russia, 256–257
- San Remo oil agreement: Text, 655–658; U. S. representations, 658–659, 667–668, 672–674;
British defense, 666–667
- Sèvres (tripartite) agreement, 674–675
- U. S.-Cuba (1903), basis for sanitation
work, 84, 86,
87, 93,
95, 96,
100–101
- U. S.–Dominican Republic (1907), cited,
133, 134–135, 136, 139,
140, 143, 145, 152, 153, 154
- U. S.–Ethiopia, treaty of commerce and navigation (1914), negotiation and conclusion, 229–244
- U. S.–Greece, treaty of commerce and navigation (1837): Denunciation and re-denunciation, 710–715;
modification, proposed treaty, 715–717
- U. S.–Haiti (1915). See
under
Haiti.
- Versailles Treaty (see also
Germany
and
Reparations), consideration by Honduras,
878–879
- Wilson–Lloyd George agreement on reparation allotments of ships.
See under
Reparations: Ships.
- Uruguay, claim to former German ships, 535–536, 536–537
- Versailles Treaty (see also
Germany
and
Reparations), consideration by Honduras, 878–879
- War debts due United States: Negotiations with Great Britain, 393; possible connection with reparations, 391
- Western Telegraph Co., 686–687
- Western Union Telegraph Co.:
- Concession in Cuba, 60–61, 67–68, 69
- U. S. measures to prevent landing of cables in United States, 686–689, 691–693, 694–698;
British cooperation, 690–691, 692,
693, 697–698
- Wilson–Lloyd George agreement on reparation allotments of ships. See under
Reparations: Ships.