Alsop case, cited, 972

Antarctic expedition of Commander
Richard E. Byrd, 1001-1004
British policy in the Antarctic, British
statement concerning, 1002-1003
Claim to uncharted lands in behalf
of the United States, Commander
Byrd's inquiry as to U. S. atti-
tude, and U. S. reply, 1002, 1004
Extension of courtesies by New Zea-

land at U. S. suggestion: Exemp-
tion from customs duties on sup-
plies, 1001-1002; other assistance,
1002, 1003-1004

Antioquia case, cited, 970
Arbitration treaties (see also under

China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Great
Britain, Iceland, Japan): Root
treaties, cited, 492, 686, 718, 721, 804,
810, 811, 813, 815, 817, 945, 947, 947-
948, 958, 966-967, 974; U. S. policy
concerning negotiation of, 492-493
Arms and munitions. See under China

and Ethiopia.

Aviation: Canadian proposal to United
States for exchange of commercial
aviation attachés, and U. S. disin-
clination to approve, 101–102; U. S.
policy concerning importation of
American planes into China, 303,
308

Barco petroleum concession. See under
Colombia.

Belgium: Attitude

toward Egyptian
proposals regarding the capitula-
tions and Mixed Courts, 768; treaty
relations with China, 175, 432, 441-
442, 443, 445

Bigelow, Donald F. See France: Consu-
lar convention: Consular immunity.
Boundary between Philippine Islands

and British North Borneo. See
Great Britain: U. S.-British nego-
tiations.

Boundary dispute between Colombia
and Nicaragua, 639; Dominican Re-
public and Haiti, 741

Boxer indemnity remissions to China by
United States. See under China.
Brown vs. Maryland, case cited, 736
Bryan treaties for the advancement of
peace, cited, 493, 686, 718, 719, 804,
805, 811, 813, 815, 817, 819, 866, 946,
947
Byrd, Commander Richard E. See
Antarctic expedition.

Canada (see also under Great Britain:
Arbitration treaty with United
States), 1-114, 949, 950, 951
Damages to property in State of Wash-
ington by fumes from smelter at
Trail, B. C., U. S. negotiations
with Canada for reference of
problem to International Joint
Commission, 78-97

Embargoes against U. S. and Cana-
dian products, 103-114
Canadian embargo against U. S.

peaches on account of moth in-
festation, U. S. requests for
modification, and partial re-
moval by Canada, 103-108
U. S. embargo against milk and
cream from Montreal area on
account of typhoid epidemic,
Canadian requests for modi-
fication, and ultimate removal
by United States, 108-114
Exchange of commercial aviation at-
tachés, Canadian proposal and
U. S. disinclination to approve,
101-102

Fisheries, 7-44

Halibut fisheries in the northern
Pacific: Negotiations between
United States and Canada
looking to revision or replace-
ment of halibut fisheries treaty
of 1923, 28-30; report and
recommendations of Interna-
tional Fisheries Commission,
text, 7-28

Seine fishing in Missisquoi Bay, dis-
inclination of Canada to join
United States in establishing
commission to investigate prob-
lem, 37-44

Sockeye salmon fisheries of the
Fraser River, proposed conven-
tion for protection, 30-37, 43-
44; Canadian draft text, 33-37
Great Lakes (see also St. Lawrence
Waterway, infra), U. S. proposal
to construct compensating works
in Niagara and St. Clair rivers
to offset diversion of waters, 44-
54; Canadian attitude, 48-49,
50-51
International Fisheries Commission,
7-30, 42
International Joint Commission (see
also Damages to property in State
Washington, supra, and
Roseau River drainage problem,
infra), 46, 47, 49, 65, 67-68, 949,
951

of

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Canada-Continued.

Joint Board of Engineers, 44-45, 46,
47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53-54, 65, 68-69,
74, 76, 78
Representations against the firing of
bullets into Canadian territory
by U. S. preventive officers, U. S.
investigation and expression of
regret, 98-100

Roseau River drainage problem, ref-
erence to the International Joint
Commission for study and report,
55-64; terms of reference signed
July 10, text, 60-61
Shipping profits, U. S.-Canadian ar-
rangement granting relief from
double income tax, 1-7

St. Lawrence Waterway, renewed con-
sideration of project for improve-
ment by joint action of United
States and Canada, 64-78
Treaties and agreements with United
States:

Boundary waters treaty of 1909

(U. S.-Great Britain), 46, 47,
49, 56, 62, 79, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90-
91, 92, 949, 950, 951
Fisheries treaties (see also Halibut

and Sockeye salmon under
Fisheries, supra), 42, 42-43
Shipping profits, arrangement
granting relief from double in-
come tax, 1-7

China-Continued.

Arms and munitions-Continued.
U. S. legislation to suppress Ameri-
can participation in arms and
narcotic traffic, proposed, 300-
301, 304

Boxer indemnity remissions by United
States, difficulties resulting from
Nationalist assumption of au-
thority over educational matters,
538-555
Discontinuance of payments to

China Foundation for Promo-
tion of Education and Culture
pending restoration of non-
political status, discussions,
543-545, 546-547, 548, 549-551,
552-555

Payments to Tsing Hua College,
emergency procedure, 538-543,
545-546, 547, 548, 551-552
Boycotts and strikes, anti-Japanese,
135-136, 153, 176, 266

Chang Tso-lin. See under Civil war,
infra.

Chiang Kai-shek. See Civil war and
Nationalist Government, infra.
Chinese proposals for tariff au-

tonomy and revision of
tariff valuations schedule (see
also Proposals for revision of
Chinese treaties and Tariff
treaty, U. S.-China, infra), 184–
185, 370-398, 409, 410, 411-412
Joint Peking-Nanking commission

to negotiate with Washington
Conference powers on tariff re-
vision, proposal of A. H. F. Ed-
wardes of the Maritime Cus-
toms, and U. S. attitude, 376–
383, 389-390, 409, 410, 411-412
Tariff valuations schedule:
Revision by commission repre-

senting Peking regime and
foreign powers (1926–1928),
370-376, 383-384, 386-387,
390-393, 394, 397

Revision by Nationalist Govern-

ment, and promulgation of
new tariff effective Feb. 1,
1929, 385, 388-389, 393-398;
unfavorable position of
American trade, 394, 395, 396,
397

Views of foreign powers concern-
ing revisions: France, 374,
375-376; Great Britain, 374,
375, 384, 392; Japan, 374, 375,
382-384, 391, 392, 396; United
States, 370, 374, 381, 382-
383, 384, 387, 391, 392–393,
394-395, 396-398
Taxation of internal trade, question
of abolition or reduction, 378,
385, 388, 396, 397-398

China-Continued.
Civil war, hostilities between allied
Northern armies under Chang
Tso-lin and Southern Nationalist
forces under Chiang Kai-shek,
culminating in fall of Peking in
June (see also Evacuation and
Protection, infra), 119–178, 180-
181, 216-217, 219-221, 224-225,
226, 227-228, 229-230, 231-232,
234, 242, 245, 246, 247, 252, 256,
257, 258-259, 260, 263, 265-266,
283, 311-312, 331, 407-408, 412-
413, 418, 420-421, 422-423, 425-
426, 428, 484

Chang Tso-lin: Appeal for peace,

text and discussions, 140, 141,
146-147, 153; withdrawal from
Peking and death enroute to
Manchuria, 148, 153, 154–155,
162, 234

Communistic activity, 120, 127, 140,
153, 166-167, 169, 169-170, 234,
331

Manchuria:
Japanese note to Peking and Na-

tionalist regimes, May 18, de-
claring determination to pre-
vent extension of hostilities
to Manchuria: Discussions,
148, 150-151, 224-225, 227-
228, 229-230; Nationalist at-
titude, 412-413; Peking atti-
tude and reply, 231-232; text,
225; U. S. attitude, 180-181,
226, 227–228, 231
Negotiations regarding union

with Nationalist Govern-
ment, and Japanese attitude,
155, 162, 165-166, 173, 178,
418, 420-421, 422-423, 425-
426, 484

Mongol uprising, 166-167
Northern expedition of Nationalist

forces, and occupation of Pe-
king-Tientsin areas (see also
Tsinan incident, infra), 126,
130, 132-134, 143, 144, 145, 148,
151, 152, 153–157, 160, 174, 252,
256, 257, 258-259, 260, 263, 311-
312
Politico-military activity of various
factions, 119–120, 121-126, 129–
130, 134-135, 145, 146, 151–153,
154, 155, 158, 160, 164, 167-168,
170, 216-217
Tsinan incident of May 3, clash

between Nationalist and Japa-
nese forces in Shantung:
Details, 137-138, 148-150, 263
Japanese armed forces for pro

tection: Chinese attitude,
142, 407-408, 412; dispatch,
144-145, 149, 224, 229-230,
245, 266; Japanese official

China-Continued.

Civil war-Continued.
Tsinan incident-Continued.

statements concerning, 136-
137, 138-139, 158-159, 245,
246, 247, 425, 428; with-
drawal, 163, 176, 246, 247
Mediation by foreign consulates,

question of, 138, 139, 146, 150
Settlement, proposed terms, 146,
150, 158-159, 247, 425
Submission of question to League
of Nations, 149

U. S. lives and property, situa-
tion of, 138, 219-221, 263, 264,
265-266, 283

Claims (see also Nanking incident:
Damages, and under Mission-
aries, infra), 192, 193, 209, 216,

250
Customs. See Chinese proposals for
tariff autonomy, supra; Imposi-
tion of taxes, Proposals for revi-
sion of Chinese treaties, and Tar-
iff treaty, U. S.-China, infra.
Evacuation of Americans and other

foreigners from places of danger
during factional fighting and
antiforeign disturbances (see
also Protection, infra), 151, 158,
218-219, 254-281, 332, 337, 352
British evacuations, 258, 260, 277
Consulates, question of closing and

reopening. See Situation in
Changsha, Chungking, and
Shantung province, infra.
Japanese measures (see also Civil
war: Tsinan incident, supra),
258, 260, 264, 266

Missionaries, 254-257, 261-262, 263,
264, 265, 266-269, 271-274, 277,
279, 280, 281

Situation in-
Anhwei, 261
Changsha Question of reopen-
ing of U. S. consulate, 158,
218-219, 265; reopening of
British and Japanese con-
sulates, 218
Chungking: Question of reopening
of U. S. consulate, 158, 218-
219, 254, 265; reopening of
British and Japanese consu-
lates, 218, 254
Foochow, 269-270
Honan province, 271-272, 274-275
Ichang, 269

Kiangsu, 261

Nanking, 255, 272-274, 276-280
Shantung province (see also Civil

war: Tsinan incident, su
pra), 255-261, 261-265, 265-
269, 270-271, 275-276, 283;
question of closing U. S. con-
sulate at Tsinan, 263, 264

China-Continued.

Evacuation of Americans, etc.-Con.
U. S. naval vessels for evacuation,
151, 258, 259-260, 332, 337
U. S. policy concerning evacuation,
and efforts to discourage pre-
mature return of Americans to
the interior, 151, 254, 255, 269–

270, 271-276, 279, 280, 281, 352
Extraterritoriality (see also under
Proposals for revision of Chinese
treaties, infra), 215, 570, 577
Federal Telegraph Co. contract, con-
tinued negotiations, 555-569
Conference of American and Japa-

nese interests with Peking au-
thorities, proposed: British
Marconi Co. interests, question
of recognition, 555-557, 560-
561; deadlock between Japa-
nese and American interests
concerning basis for negotia-
tions, 561-569
Nonrecognition by Nationalist Gov-

ernment of radio agreements
concluded with Peking regime,
declaration of Dec. 12, 1927,
557-558; U. S. attitude, 558
U. S. disapproval of international

wireless consortium, and in-
sistence on noncreation of mo-
nopoly or interference with di-
rect radio communication be-
tween United States and
China, 556-557, 558-559, 563

Foreign powers:

Evacuation of foreigners from
places of danger. See Evacua-
tion, supra.

Extraterritoriality (see also under
Proposals for revision of Chi-
nese treaties, infra), 215, 570,
577

Legations in China. See Legations.
infra.

Loans. See Loans, infra.
Nanking incident. See Nanking
incident, infra.

Policy in China (see also Recogni-
tion of Nationalist Govern-
ment, infra):

Japanese policy (see also, supra.
Manchuria and Tsinan inci-
dent under Civil war; Evacu-
ation: Japanese measures:
and Imposition of taxes:
Japanese notification re-
garding nonpayment, infra):
Advisers to China, 209; dis-
cussions of Japanese proposal
for inviting adherence of pow-

China-Continued.

Foreign powers-Continued.
Policy in China-Continued.
Japanese policy-Continued.

ers nonsignatory to arms em-
bargo agreement of 1919, 294-
300, 301-302, 308; Oriental
Development Co., negotiations
for loan by American bank-
ers, 209-210; Sino-Japanese
treaty relations and Chinese
denunciation of commercial
treaty, 176, 183, 212, 404, 417-
421, 422, 423-424, 426–427,
428-430, 438, 439, 443, 445-
449, 479; views on U. S. recog-
nition of Nationalist Govern-
ment and conclusion of tariff
treaty, 449, 484

U. S. policy, press statement by
the Secretary of State, Jan.
27, 1927, cited, 120, 142, 181-
182, 189, 190-191, 194, 333,
379, 381, 403, 404, 413, 415,
428-429, 437, 453-454, 455,
461, 462, 464, 491

Protection of foreign lives and prop-
erty. See Protection, infra.
Radio communications, American,
British, and Japanese interests.
See Federal Telegraph Co. con-
tract, supra.
Recognition of Nationalist Govern-
ment (see also Recognition by
United States, infra), attitude
of France, 194; Great Britain,
183, 212; Japan, 183, 247, 449
Taxation. See, infra, Harbin mu-
nicipality; Imposition of taxes;
Tariff treaty: Supplementary
declaration regarding abolition
of likin; also under Chinese
proposals, supra.

Treaties. See Treaties, infra.
Harbin Municipality, arrangement
for payment by American citizens
and firms of voluntary contribu-
tions in lieu of taxes, 529–530
Hobart, Mrs. W. T., killing of, 222, 266,
268

Imposition of taxes in conflict with
treaty provisions, 377, 378, 381,
382, 494-529, 533
Japanese notification regarding non-
payment of illegal taxes in
Shantung, 503; U. S. attitude,
503-504

Levying of, and U. S. policy con-
cerning-

Building tax on mission property,

502

Coal tax, 509

Flour tax, 504-507, 507-508, 514
Inland taxes, question of recog-

nition by likin authorities of
transit certificates, 515, 516

China-Continued.

Imposition of taxes, etc.-Continued.
Levying of, etc.-Continued.
Kerosene and gasoline taxes.
See Private tax agreements,
infra.

Luxury taxes, 494-495, 496, 499-
500

Place of business of American
firm, proposed tax, 507

Stamp tax, 497-498
Surtaxes on imports and exports
(see also Washington Con-
ference surtaxes, infra), 501-
502, 503, 508-509, 510-511
Tobacco tax, 494, 496, 497, 499
Performance of customs functions

by U. S. consular officers, ques-
tion of, 495-496, 498, 500, 501,
502
Private tax agreements between
American firms and Chinese au-
thorities, violation by provincial
authorities, and U. S. attitude,
495, 509-510, 511-514, 515-516,
516-529; assistance to Amer-
ican firms by U. S. naval forces,
511-514, 516, 517, 520-521
Washington Conference surtaxes,
377, 378, 381, 382, 533
Kuomintang. See Nationalist Gov-
ernment: Political aspects, infra.
Legations in China and Chinese le-
gations in other countries, status
of:

Chinese proposal for raising lega-

tions to embassies, 199-213,
438-439, 439
Attitude of France, 201, 204, 205,

207; Germany, 205, 207;
Great Britain, 207, 212, 439;
Japan, 203, 203-204, 207, 207-
208

U. S. views and discussions with
foreign powers, 199-213, 438-
439

U. S. Legation, question of removal
from Peking to Nanking, 183,
187-188

Likin, question of abolition or reduc-

tion of (see also Tariff treaty:
Supplementary declaration, in-
fra), 378, 385, 388, 396, 397-398
Loans, 131, 209-210, 390, 407, 531-538
Foreign loans to Chinese mili-

tarists, question of, 131
Nationalist protest against pro-

posed loan by American bank-
ers to Japanese firm (Oriental
Development Co.), 209-210
Nonrecognition by Nationalist Gov-

ernment of loans contracted by
Peking regime, 407

U. S. protests against proposed
Chinese financial measures di-

China-Continued.

Loans-Continued.

verting revenues from Ameri-
can loans in default, 531-538
Manchuria. See under Civil war,
supra; also Harbin Municipality,

supra.

Maritime Customs. See Chinese pro-
posals for tariff autonomy, su-
pra.
Missionaries and mission property
(see also under Evacuation,
supra), 131, 160, 222, 248-249,
251, 252-254, 255, 261, 266-267,
268, 273, 278, 281-292, 328, 338,
340, 342, 344, 346-347, 350, 353,
361, 361-362, 502, 569-580
Building tax, 502
Chinese regulations concerning-
Lease of land and buildings,
U. S. reservation of rights,
576-580

Schools, U. S. attitude toward,
569-576

Claims for damages, attitude, 328,
338, 342, 344, 346-347, 350, 353,
361, 361-362, 571

Hobart, Mrs. W. T., killing of, 222,
266-267, 268

Occupation of mission property by
Nationalist forces, 131, 160,
248-249, 251, 252-254, 255, 261,
273, 278, 287, 347
Seymour, Dr. Walter F., U. S. ef-
forts to obtain amends from
the Chinese Government for
the killing of, 222, 281-292
Nanking incident of Mar. 24, 1927,
132, 145, 202, 251, 323-369, 409,
463 464, 465
Agreement between United States

and China in settlement of in-
cident: Negotiations, 323-329,
330, 333-336; notes of Mar. 30,
exchanged Apr. 2, 331-333, 337,
409, 463-464, 465

British settlement and reopening of
consulate at Nanking, 329-330,
334, 349

Damages, U. S.: Claims and esti-
mates, 337-338, 346-349, 350,
351, 353, 356-358, 359, 361, 361-
362, 366, 367-369; payments,
333, 340, 341, 342-343, 357, 359;
Sino-American joint commis-
sion to establish, 340-343, 344-
346, 348, 352, 353, 357, 359, 366-
367, 368

U. S. consulate at Nanking, re-
opening:

Arrangements (see also Cere-

monies, infra), 335–336, 338-
340, 343-344, 349-350, 351,
352, 354-356, 363