[For alphabetical index, see end of volume.]

Address of the President, annual..

List of papers, in chronological order, with subjects of correspondence. -
War of 1914-1919, note--

Circulars:

Abrogation of provisions of certain treaties conflicting with the Sea-
men's Act of March 4, 1915. Acceptance of the abrogation by

Bolivia and Great Britain.......

Postponement of the opening of the Panama Canal..

Pan American Medical Conference. -

International Congress on Education_

International Engineering Congress_

International Dry Farming Congress_

Second Pan American Scientific Congress-

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Conditions of enlistment of Americans in foreign armies involving

their expatriation_--

First Pan American Financial Conference and High Commission....

(See also International expositions, conferences, and congresses.)

Radio communication in the American Hemisphere...---

Attitude of the United States towards Latin America...

Application of section 13 of the seamen's act of March 4, 1915 to

foreign vessels.__.

Argentina:

First Pan American Financial Conference and High Commission.

(See Circulars.)

Message of the President, Victorino de la Plaza, to the Congress----

Bolivia:

Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the

United States and Bolivia.___

Abrogation by the United States of article 34 of the Treaty of May

13, 1858, between the United States and Bolivia. Acceptance

thereof by Bolivia. (See Circular.)

Boundary agreement between Bolivia and Paraguay.

Brazil:

Message of the President, Wenceslau Braz P. Gomes, to the Congress__

Chile:

34

Message of the President, Ramón Barros Luco, to the Congress-----

Rules and regulations for cable and wireless messages---

35

36

China:

Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the

United States and China......-

42

Message of the President, Yuan Shih K'ai, to the Council of State

acting in the capacity of Li Fa Yuan (national legislative body).

(See Political affairs.)

Political affairs: Constitutional reform; movement to restore mo-

narchical government in China; attitude of the United States---

Relations between China and Japan; "Twenty-one demands" on
China made by Japan; attitude of the United States---

Claims of American citizens against China growing out of the Revolu-

tion of 1911-1912 and the Revolt of 1913; assent of interested

governments to return to the Chinese Government of unused

balance of claims fund; negotiations regarding allocation of revenues

for claims

purposes...

Huai River Conservancy project; extension of Red Cross option-----

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China-Continued.

Taxation of foreigners; new stamp tax; interpretation of the Treaty

of 1903 in relation to Chinese internal taxes and to the status of

treaty ports---

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Infringement of American trade-marks in China. Vaseline trade-

mark case: The Chesebrough Manufacturing Co. vs. Yung Ch'i

Hsiang et al.

Third International Opium Conference. (See Netherlands.)

International Opium Convention and Final Protocol. (See Inter-

national Conventions.)

231

Restriction of immigration of Chinese to Cuba. (See Cuba.)

Protection of Chinese interests in Mexico. (See Mexico.)

Protection of Chinese interests in Panama. (See Panama.)

Discrimination in railroad rates. (See Japan.)

Colombia:

Assumption of the Presidency by José Vicente Concha...

258

Correspondence relating to the Treaty of April 6, 1914, between the

United States and Colombia___

259

Costa Rica:

Boundary dispute with Panama. (See Panama.)

Protest of Costa Rica against proposed Nicaragua canal treaty.

(See Nicaragua.)

Protest of the United States against the presence in Costa Rica of

certain Nicaraguan revolutionists...

264

Cuba:

Restriction of immigration of Chinese to Cuba; good offices of the

United States__.

267

Denmark:

Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the

United States and Denmark..

276

Dominican Republic:

Political affairs; revolutionary movements; attitude of the United

States--

279

Financial affairs; Dominican objection to the financial adviser; atti-

tude of the United States; Commission sent by the Dominican

Government to the United States; appointment of employees of

the customs service.__.

297

Ecuador:

Claims of the Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. against Ecuador;

declaration by Ecuador of lapse of arbitration agreement; resolu-

tion to prosecute the company. Protest of the United States;

denial by Ecuador of propriety of diplomatic action. Cessation

of bond service. Loan solicited by Ecuador; loan stipulations

made by the United States rejected---

Imprisonment of M. D. Strong, an American citizen...

France:

Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between

the United States and France..

Agreement between the United States and France extending time for

appointment of the commission under article 2 of the above treaty-

Liability to French military service of naturalized American citizens

of French origin and of American-born children of French parentage_

Taxation of the Compagnie Française des Câbles Télégraphiques,

a French company, in the United States--

Protection of French interests in Mexico. (See Mexico.)

French Protectorate in Morocco. (See Morocco.)

French interests in Haiti. (See Haiti: Financial affairs, under date of

February 20.)

340

373

380

383

384

390

Germany:

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Arrest of W. Müller, German Consul at Seattle, Wash., and search

of the consulate by police officers---

404

Great Britain:

Agreement between the United States and Great Britain extending

time for appointment of the commission under article 2 of the

Treaty of September 15, 1914_____

Abrogation by the United States of the Treaty of June 3, 1892, be-

tween the United States and Great Britain, conflicting with the

Seamen's Act of March 4, 1915. Acceptance thereof by Great

Britain. (See Circulars: Abrogation of provisions of certain trea-

ties, etc.)

(See Circu-

Abrogation by the United States of article 10 of the Treaty of Octo-

ber 2, 1886, between the United States and Tonga.

lars: Abrogation of provisions of certain treaties, etc.)

Killing of Walter Smith and wounding of Charles Dorsch, American

citizens, by soldiers of the Canadian militia__

413

414

Copyright on unpublished musical works for reproduction by me-

chanical musical contrivances granted by the United States and

Great Britain reciprocally----

423

Guatemala:

Agreement between the United States and Guatemala extending

time for appointment of the commission under article 2 of the

Treaty of September 20, 1913. Effected by exchange of notes

signed November 3, 1915.

429

Message of the President, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, to the Na-

tional Legislative Assembly..

430

Haiti:

Conclusion of a treaty between the United States and Haiti for the

financial and economic development and tranquillity of Haiti;

conclusion of a modus vivendi____.

431

Political affairs; revolutionary movements; escape of President

Theodore; election of President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam. Com-

mission sent to Haiti by the United States to compose difficulties.

Murder of President Guillaume. Landing of American marines

and pacification of Haiti by American forces. Election of Presi-

dent Dartiguenave; recognition of his Government by the United

States.

Financial affairs; difficulties between the National Bank of the Re-

public of Haiti and the Haitian Government; customhouses taken

in charge by American naval forces....

Controversy between the National Railroad Company of Haiti and

the Government of Haiti...

Honduras:

461

496

538

Message of the President, Francisco Bertrand, to the Congress... -- -

550

Italy:

Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the

United States and Italy..

551

Agreement between the United States and Italy extending time for

appointment of the commission under article 2 of the above

treaty..

Liability to military service, upon return to Italy, of: (1) Natural-

ized American citizens of Italian birth; (2) persons born in the

United States of Italian parents before the naturalization of the

parents; (3) persons so born after such naturalization. Dual citizen-

ship. Correspondence relating to negotiation of a naturalization

convention...

553

554

Japan:

Coronation of Emperor Yoshihito_-

on

Relations between China and Japan; "Twenty-one demands"

China by Japan; attitude of the United States. (See China.)

Extradition of John Eills for perjury refused by Japan...

Discrimination in freight rates affecting equality of commercial op-

portunity in China; protest of the United States...

Liberia:

Message of the President, Daniel E. Howard, to the Legislature_____

Political affairs; uprisings of native tribes; assistance rendered by the

United States.

Financial affairs.

Mexico:

Political affairs: Provincial presidencies of Gutierrez, Garza, and

Cházaro; successive occupations of the capital by various Conven-

tionist factions and Carranza. Conditions resulting from dis-

orders; representations made by the United States to the various

chiefs, and efforts to neutralize the capital and railways. Removal

of Conventionist Government to Chihuahua. Villa's manifesto.

Appeal and statement of policy made by the President to the

various chiefs. Carranza's manifesto. International conference

on Mexican affairs of plenipotentiaries of the United States, Argen-

tina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Guatemala; conference

attempt to induce factions to agree on provisional government.

Recognition of Carranza's de facto government by the conferring

powers. Surrender of Villistas; escape of Villa. Operations of

Pelaez in Tuxpam oil fields_-_.

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587

594

626

627

635

643

Embargo on the Exportation of arms and munitions of war to Mexico,

and exceptions thereto_-_-

780

Firing and raids across the boundary line by Mexican troops and

bandits; preventive measures taken by the United States.

Closure of the port of Progreso.

786

821

Transportation of wounded Mexican soldiers through United States

territory; attitude of the United States.

825

Application for the extradition of General Huerta...

827

Claims of American citizens against Mexico for damages arising from

revolutionary disturbances...

836

Protection of American citizens and interests; withdrawal of Ameri-

cans from Mexico____

837

Murder of John B. McManus, an American citizen, and payment of

an indemnity therefor...

Treatment of religious orders in Mexico; attitude of the United

States.

1004

Protection by the United States of British, Spanish, French, German,

Turkish, and Chinese interests in Mexico-

British interests: estate of W. S. Benton..

1030

Spanish interests.__

1032

Expulsion of the Spanish Minister from Mexico; good offices

of the United States..