Index

• Agreements. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Alien Property Custodian, proposed disposition of property held by, xxi, 301–308
  • Austrian representations for release, 301–303
  • Estimates of probable awards of Tripartite Claims Commission against Austria and Hungary, 304, 308
  • Statement of Secretary of State to House Ways and Means Committee regarding return of Austrian and Hungarian property, 303–308
• Aliens (see also Canada: Border-crossing privileges), status of, 384
• American Institute of International Law. See under International Commission of Jurists.
• Arbitration:
  • Bolivia–Paraguay. See Arbitration under Boundary disputes: Bolivia–Paraguay.
  • Dominican Republic–Haiti, possibility of arbitration of boundary question, 345–346, 350, 351, 352–353, 353–354
  • Ecuador–Peru, boundary litigation, 1924 agreement for U. S. arbitration, 340
  • Proposals and discussions of International Commission of Jurists, 367–368, 387–388, 388, 389–390, 408–409
  • San Andrés Archipelago:
    • Colombian unwillingness to arbitrate question with Nicaragua, 323–324
    • Keys claimed by United States, suggestions for arbitration of ownership, 324–325, 328–329; U. S. attitude, 325–326
• Argentina (see also Boundary disputes: Bolivia–Paraguay), 10, 19–20, 20n, 203–204, 421–436
  • Attitude toward negotiations of Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, 203–204
  • Loan for naval construction, proposed, 427–428, 429, 432
  • Naval construction, U. S. efforts to secure for American firms equal consideration with other foreign companies in bids, 424–436
  • Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights with United States, proposed, attitude of Argentina, 421–423
  • U. S. proposal for conference for limitation of naval armament, transmittal to Argentina for information, 10; reply of Argentina and U. S. attitude, 19–20, 20n
• Arms and munitions. See Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference; Special Commission for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on the Private Manufacture of Arms, etc.; Three-Power Conference at Geneva; and Washington Conference of 1922.
• Asylum, 370, 387
• Australia, representations by Australian Government regarding entry of Australian businessmen into United States, 437–441
• Austria (see also Alien Property Custodian), 442–476
  • Investment program, 443, 446–447, 448–449, 450, 452
  • Loans, 442–475
    • Investment loan, proposed (see also Relief loans, infra):
      • Amount, term, and purpose, 442, 443, 445, 446–447, 450–451
      • Attitude of Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands, 461
      • Consent of—
        • Committee of Control of the Guarantor States for the Reconstruction of Austria, 442–443, 445, 448, 451, 452–453, 469–470, 471–472
        • Relief Bonds Committee, International, 445, 455, 456–457, 461, 462–463, 464, 469, 470–471
        • Reparation Commission, 442, 443, 445, 455, 460, 463
        • United States. See Relief loans, infra.
      • Cooperation of League of Nations, 442–443, 445–446
      • Morgan & Co., J. P., negotiations in connection with, 445–446, 450–452, 457, 460, 461, 465, 467, 473–474
    • Reconstruction loan of 1923, 444, 458, 461, 467
    • Relief loans (see also Investment loan: Consent of Relief Bonds Committee, supra):
      • Austrian assets pledged for payment, request to United States for subordination to new investment loan (see also Joint Resolution, infra), 456–457, 459, 472–473; U. S. attitude, 474–475
      • Funding of, Austrian proposal, 457, 458–459, 461–462, 463–465, 466–469, 472–473
      • Joint Resolution of U. S. Congress (1922) extending payments 25 years, question of further extension of payments, 443, 444–445, 447–448, 450, 451, 453–456, 458, 459
      • Prepayments, Austrian proposal, 462, 473–474
  • Relief Bonds Committee, International (see also Loans: Investment loan: Consent of Relief Bonds Committee, supra): Meetings, 456–457, 461–463, 464, 466–469; U. S. representation, question of, 460, 464, 465, 473, 474
  • Vienna Palace of Justice riots, action of American Minister on occasion of, 475–476
• Aviation service to Latin America, remarks of President Coolidge, ix
• Berizzi Brothers Company, Appellant vs. The Steamship “Pesaro”, 418
• Bethlehem Steel Corporation, efforts to secure naval construction contracts with Argentina, 425, 426–427, 429, 429–431; 435, 436
• Bolivia (see also under Boundary disputes), treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights with United States, proposed, 477–480; Bolivian attitude, 479
• Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, statement by Secretary of State, 356–363
• Boundary disputes:
  • Bolivia–Paraguay, 315–322
    • Arbitration: Provision for arbitral tribunal, 317; submission to arbitration, possibility of, 315–316, 319, 321, 322
    • Good offices of Argentina for settlement:
      • Acceptance of offer, 315–316, 316–318
      • Conference for settlement: Arrival at impasse, 319–320, 321; meetings, 318–319, 320–321; personnel, 318; suspension, 321, 322
      • Suggestion for agreement, 321–322
    • Submission of controversy to United States, possibility of, 315–316
  • Colombia–Nicaragua, question of ownership of San Andrés Archipelago, 322–331
    • Colombian proposal for settlement, negotiation of:
      • Delay in negotiations, 329–331
      • Formulas for settlement proposed by Colombian Government, 323, 325, 328–329; by Colombian Minister, 324–325, 326–328
      • Nicaraguan indications of willingness to enter upon negotiations, 322–323
    • Keys claimed by United States, question of, 324–329
  • Colombia–Peru, ratification by Peru of boundary treaty of 1922, 331–344
    • Act of Peruvian Congress approving, 343, 343–344
    • Delay in ratification, Colombian representations concerning, and Peruvian explanations, 331–332, 333–335, 336–337, 341
    • U. S. good offices in obtaining, 332–333, 334–336, 337–338, 340–341, 342–343, 344
      • Appreciation of Colombia, 343
      • Protest of Ecuador, 338–341
  • Dominican Republic–Haiti, negotiations for settlement, 345–356
    • Arbitration, possibility of, 345–346, 351, 352–353, 353–354
    • Conference at Santo Domingo, 354–355
    • Good offices of United States, 346, 348, 349–350, 356
    • Treaty of amity suggested by Haitian President, 347–348, 349, 350, 352–354; Dominican attitude, 350–352
    • Visit of President Vasquez to Haiti, 345, 346–348
  • Ecuador–Peru, agreement (1924) for submission of question to arbitration, 340
• Boundary treaties:
  • Colombia–Ecuador (1916), cited, 339–340
  • Colombia–Nicaragua, proposed boundary treaty, 324–325, 327, 328
  • Colombia–Peru. See Boundary disputes: Colombia–Peru.
  • Ecuador-Peru, agreement (1924) for submission of boundary dispute to arbitration of United States, 340
• Brazil, U. S. proposal for conference for limitation of naval armament, transmittal to Brazil for information, and further correspondence, 9n, 20n
• Canada, xviii, 481–516
  • Border-crossing privileges between Canada and United States, changes in procedure effected by General Order No. 86 of U. S. Department of Labor, 494–511
    • Canadian representations concerning changes, 496, 502–506, 508–510
    • Conference for discussing effects of order, and efforts of United States to meet difficulties concerning foreign-born residents of Canada, 496–502, 502, 510–511
    • Text of order, and questions and answers concerning interpretation, 494–496, 506–508
  • Establishment of direct diplomatic relations with United States, 481–484
  • Great Lakes (see also St. Lawrence Waterway, infra), continued protests by Canadian Government against increased diversion of waters, 484–487; publication of correspondence, question of, 484–486
  • International Joint Commission:
    • Roseau River, U. S. proposals for referring to Commission problem of improving, 490–492, 493–494; Canadian attitude, 492
    • St. Lawrence Waterway project, report and recommendations, 487, 488, 489–490
  • Joint Board of Engineers, xviii, 484–485, 486, 488, 489–490
  • Roseau River, problem of improving, 490–494
    • U. S. proposals for referring to International Joint Commission, 490–492, 493–494; Canadian attitude, 492
  • Seine fishing in Missisquoi Bay, disinclination of Canada to authorize discontinuance, 511–516
  • St. Lawrence River Commission, 487–488
  • St. Lawrence Waterway, project for improvement by joint action of the United States and Canada, xviii, 487–490
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 399–400
• Chile, 9–10, 20, 203n, 205, 517–551
  • Attitude toward negotiations of Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, 203n, 205
  • Disagreement of Department of State with decision of Chilean court that a diplomatic secretary does not enjoy diplomatic immunity, 549–551
  • Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights with United States, proposed, 517–526
    • Chilean attitude, 519–520, 523
    • Instructions to U. S. Ambassador concerning draft and negotiations, 517–519, 520–522, 523, 524–526
  • U. S. proposal for conference for limitation of naval armament, transmittal to Chile for information, and further correspondence, 9–10, 20
  • U. S. representations regarding proposed Chilean legislation concerning—
    • Coal, 537–541; signature of law, 541n
    • Insurance, 541–549
    • Mercantile marine, 526–537
• China: Japanese position with respect to, 39, 50; protection of U. S. citizens, xxiv; Washington Conference treaties and resolutions, status of, 236–238
• Claims. See Alien Property Custodian.
• Colombia. See under Boundary disputes.
• Commercial and banking interests of United States (see also Chile: U. S. representations, etc.; and Morgan & Co., J. P.): Steel interests, press reports concerning presence of representatives at Three-Power Conference at Geneva, 96–97, 106; U. S. circular instruction to diplomatic and certain consular officers concerning questions arising from negotiation of foreign loans by American bankers, 312–315; U. S. efforts to secure for American firms equal consideration with other foreign companies in bids for Argentine naval construction, 424–436
• Commercial treaties and agreements. See under Great Britain; also Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights under Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
• Commissions, committees, etc.:
  • Commissions of conciliation, 387, 388
  • Commissions of inquiry: American, 387–388, 389; proposal of Subcommittee A of the Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, observations of U. S. and other delegations, 169–171
  • Committee of Control of the Guarantor States for the Reconstruction of Austria, consent to Austrian investment loan, 442–443, 445, 448, 451, 452–453, 469–470, 471–472
  • Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law, questionnaires, 410–413
  • Committee of Experts on Double Taxation and Tax Evasion, participation of United States in meeting, 286–288
  • International Commission of Jurists. See International Commission of Jurists.
  • International Joint Commission, U. S.–Canada. See under Canada.
  • Joint Commission of the Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference. See under Preparatory Commission.
  • Permanent Advisory Commission of the League of Nations, 217
  • Relief Bonds Committee, International. See under Austria.
  • Reparation Commission, consent to Austrian investment loan, question of, 442, 443, 445, 455, 460, 463
  • Security Committee of Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, question of U. S. participation in work, 206–213
  • Special Commission for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on the Private Manufacture of Arms and Ammunition and Implements of War. See Special Commission, etc.
  • St. Lawrence River Commission, 487–488
  • Temporary Mixed Commission on Armaments, 217–218
  • Tripartite Claims Commission, U. S. Austria and Hungary, 302–303, 304, 305–308
• Communism, statement by Secretary of State regarding Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, 356–363
• Conciliation, commissions of, 387, 388
• Conferences, international:
  • American-Canadian Fisheries Conference (1918), 511–512, 513, 514, 515
  • Committee of Experts on Double Taxation and Tax Evasion, participation of United States in meeting, 286–288
  • Conferences of American states. See International Commission of Jurists: International conferences.
  • Delegates at international conferences, U. S., rules of precedence, 420
  • Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907, and conferences on private international law, 372, 384–385, 387, 388
  • Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions, Conference for the Abolition of. See Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions, etc.
  • International Commission of Jurists. See International Commission of Jurists.
  • Naval Armament Limitation, Three-Power Conference for. See Three-Power Conference at Geneva.
  • Radiotelegraph Conference, Third International, 288n
  • Special Commission for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on the Private Manufacture of Arms and Ammunition and Implements of War. See Special Commission, etc.
  • World Economic Conference. See World Economic Conference.
• Conflict of laws. See International Commission of Jurists: Accomplishments and recommendations concerning private international law.
• Consular officers. See Diplomatic and consular officers.
• Conventions. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Coolidge, Calvin (President):
  • Executive order regarding rules of precedence as between certain officers of the United States, 419–420
  • Messages to Congress: Annual, v–xxv; Feb. 5, recommending appropriation for American representation at World Economic Conference, 238–239, 239–240; Feb. 10, concerning invitation to conference for naval armament limitation, text, 6–8
  • Three-Power Conference at Geneva: Discussions with U. S. officials and instructions to Secretary of State concerning, 42–43, 64, 89, 133–134; message to Congress, Feb. 10, concerning invitation to Conference, 6–8; statement to press concerning failure of Conference to come to agreement, 139–140
• Costa Rica, proposal for permanent court of American justice, 366–367
• Cuba, temporary parcel post convention with United States, x
• Customs duties (see also Chile: U. S. representations; Import and Export Prohibitions, etc.): Exemptions enjoyed by foreign diplomatic and consular officers in United States, 414–417; protective tariff, remarks of President Coolidge, xiv
• Czechoslovakia, attitude toward Austrian investment loan, 461
• Diplomatic and consular officers (see also Diplomatic privileges and immunities):
  • Consuls, legal position and functions, 411n, 412
  • Diplomatic agents, revision of classification, proposed, attitude of Great Britain, 410; of United States, 411, 412
  • Rules of precedence as between certain officers of United States, 419–420
  • U. S. circular instructions concerning—
    • Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, 356–363
    • Foreign loans by American bankers, questions arising from negotiation of, 312–315
    • Suits against United States Shipping Board vessels in foreign courts, 418
    • Treaties and resolutions concluded at Washington Conference, status, 236–238
• Diplomatic privileges and immunities: Disagreement of Department of State with Chilean court decision that a diplomatic secretary does not enjoy diplomatic immunity, 549–551; exemptions from taxation and customs duties enjoyed by foreign diplomatic and consular officers in United States, 414–417; League of Nations officials, question of privileges of, 413–414; projects VII and VIII of International Commission of Jurists, 385–387; right of foreign governments to acquire, without restriction, property for Embassy or Legation purposes in District of Columbia, 417–418
• Diplomatic relations, establishment of direct relations between United States and Canada and of American diplomatic representation in Irish Free State, 481–484
• Disarmament conferences. See Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference; Three-Power Conference at Geneva; and Washington Conference of 1922.
• Discrimination. See Argentina: Naval construction; Australia; and Chile; U. S. representations.
• District of Columbia property, right of foreign governments to acquire, without restriction, for Embassy or Legation purposes, 417–418
• Domicile, theory of, 370, 390–392
• Dominican Republic. See under Boundary disputes.
• Economic Conference. See World Economic Conference.
• Ecuador, protest concerning U. S, efforts for Peruvian ratification of Colombian-Peruvian boundary treaty of 1922, 338–341
• Egypt, inquiry concerning ownership of property in District of Columbia, and U. S. reply, 417–418
• Electric Boat Company, efforts to secure contract to build submarines for Argentina, 424, 431, 432–434, 435, 436
• Equality of states, 383
• Exchange of publications of the Americas, 385
• Extradition, 382, 392–393, 412
• Fisheries, disinclination of Canada to authorize discontinuance of seine fishing in Missisquoi Bay, 511–516
• Foreign governments, right to acquire, without restriction, property for Embassy or Legation purposes in District of Columbia, 417–418
• France. See Three-Power Conference at Geneva.
• Good offices (see also Boundary disputes), 387–388
• Grace Line, U. S. representations to Chile regarding proposed legislation injurious to commercial interests, 526–537
• Great Britain (see also Australia; Canada; Irish Free State; and Three-Power Conference at Geneva): [Page 560]
  • Commercial treaties with United States: 1794, amity, commerce, and navigation, cited, 503; 1815, convention to regulate commerce, question of application to Australia, 438, 439, 440
  • Inquiry concerning U. S. attitude toward—
    • Revision of classification of diplomatic agents, 410; U. S. reply, 411
    • Status of League of Nations officials, 413; U. S. reply, 414
  • Interest in decision as to ownership of San Andrés Archipelago, 324, 326
• Great Lakes. See under Canada.
• Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907, and conferences on private international law, 372, 384–385, 387, 388
• Haiti. See Boundary disputes: Dominican Republic–Haiti.
• Helium gas, U. S. exception concerning exportation, 257, 282, 285
• Hull, the Hon. Cordell, remarks concerning World Economic Conference and Lausanne Treaty, 239–240
• Hungary. See Alien Property Custodian.
• Immigration Act of 1924 (see also Canada: Border-crossing privileges), restrictive features, as applied to Australian businessmen, 437–441
• Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions, International Conference for the Abolition of, Geneva, Oct. 17–Nov. 8, 246–285
  • Convention: Preliminary draft established by Economic Committee, text, 249–253; provisions, discussions and negotiations concerning, 267–282; U.S. comments, 254–266; U. S. reservation concerning helium gas, 257, 282, 285; U. S. signature, 285n
  • League of Nations invitation: Question of, 246–248; text, 248–253; U. S. acceptance, 254
  • U. S. delegation: Instructions, 254–266, 269–270, 271–273, 275, 279, 280–281, 282; personnel, 254; reports, 266–269, 270–271, 273–275, 275–279, 279, 281–282, 282–285
• Insular possessions of United States, remarks of President Coolidge, x–xi
• Insurance legislation, U. S. representations to Chile regarding effects of proposed legislation on American interests, 541–549
• Interchange of professors and students of the Americas, 385
• International Acceptance Bank, 427–428
• International boundaries. See Canada: Border-crossing privileges.
• International Commission of Jurists, representation of United States at meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 18–May 20, 364–409
  • Accomplishments and recommendations concerning—
    • Private international law, codification, 369–370, 378, 390–394, 407
      • Convention recommended by Commission, 369–370; U. S. reserve concerning, 370
      • U. S. declaration, 391
      • U. S. participation in meetings of subcommission, 378
    • Public international law, projects of, 369–370, 370–371, 380–390, 393–394, 406–407
  • American Institute of International Law: Code of private international law prepared by, 375–376, 390, 399–400; projects of conventions on public international law formulated by, 366, 370–371, 374–375, 382–383, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387–389, 399–400; recommendation of Commission of Jurists for further cooperation, 393–394
  • Arbitral tribunal, proposal for: Statements and explanations of U. S. delegate, 367–368, 368, 369, 389–390, 408–409; U. S. attitude, 367, 368
  • Codification of international law (see also Accomplishments, supra): Resolution of Fifth International Conference of American States, text, 364–365; résumé of accomplishments prior to 1927, 372–376
  • International conferences of American states: Proposals with political implication presented to meeting of Commission of Jurists, reference to Sixth Conference, 395–397; recommendation of Commission concerning codification, text for presentation to Sixth Conference, 393–394; résumé of accomplishments toward codification of international law, 372–376; texts of resolutions and recommendations, 364–365, 366
  • Pan American Union, code and projects prepared at request of. See American Institute of International Law, supra.
  • Permanent court of American justice, Costa Rican proposal and U. S. attitude, 366–367
  • Purpose and scope of meeting, 365–366, 379–380, 402–407; nonpolitical powers of, 394–397
  • Sessions, 371, 377–379, 400–407
  • U. S. delegates:
    • Appointment and instructions, 364–367, 369
    • Report, text, 369–409
    • Statements and explanations concerning proposal for arbitral tribunal, 367–368, 368, 369, 389–390, 408–409; U. S. attitude and instructions, 368, 369
• International law (see also Diplomatic privileges and immunities and International Commission of Jurists), questionnaires prepared by Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of, 410–413
• International relations of United States, remarks of President Coolidge, xxiv–xxv
• Intervention, 383, 395–397; statement by American delegation to meeting of International Commission of Jurists, 396
• Irish Free State: Death of representative at Three-Power Conference, 92; establishment of American diplomatic representation in, 481–482, 482n; U. S. reply to inquiry regarding diplomatic exemptions from taxation and customs duties, 414–417
• Italy. See Three-Power Conference at Geneva.
• Japan. See Three-Power Conference at Geneva.
• Latin America (see also International Commission of Jurists): Aviation service to, remarks of President Coolidge, ix; statement by Secretary of State regarding Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, 356–363
• League of Nations (see also Committee of Experts on Double Taxation and Tax Evasion; Import and Export Prohibitions, etc.; Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference; Special Commission for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on the Private Manufacture of Arms, etc.; and World Economic Conference):
  • Arbitration, boundary question between Dominican Republic and Haiti, possibility of submission to, 350, 352–353, 353–354
  • Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law, questionnaires, 410–413; U. S. reply, 411–413
  • Cooperation in effecting Austrian investment loan, 442–443, 445–446
  • Officials of, question of status, British inquiry and U. S. reply, 413–414
• Legislation (see also Chile: U. S. representations, etc.), recommendation of International Commission of Jurists concerning, 394
• Letters rogatory in penal matters, 411n, 412
• Limitation of armament (see also Three-Power Conference at Geneva), status of treaties concluded at the Washington Conference and of certain resolutions adopted by that Conference, 236–238
• Loans: Argentine loan for naval construction, proposed, 427–428, 429, 432; foreign loans by American bankers (see also Austria: Loans), U. S. circular instruction to diplomatic and certain consular officers concerning questions arising from negotiation of, 312–315
• Maritime neutrality, 387
• Merchant marine: Chile, U. S. representations regarding proposed legislation favoring, 526–537; United States, remarks of President Coolidge, viii–ix
• Mexico: Proposal concerning nonoccupation of states, presented to International Commission of Jurists, 395; remarks of President Coolidge concerning difficulties with, xxiv; statement by Secretary of State regarding Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, 356–363
• Morgan & Co., J. P., negotiations in connection with Austrian investment loan, 445–446, 450–452, 457, 460, 461, 465, 467, 473–474
• Most-favored-nation treatment:
  • Discussion in connection with problem of double taxation, 287–288
  • Report of Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law, 411n, 413
  • Treaties and agreements. See Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights under Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
• Munitions. See Arms and munitions.
• National defense, remarks of President Coolidge, vii–viii
• Nationality, theory of, 370, 390–392
• Naval armament limitation. See Three-Power Conference at Geneva.
• Naval construction. See under Argentina.
• Netherlands, attitude toward Austrian investment loan, 461
• Neutrality, 387
• Nicaragua (see also Boundary disputes: Colombia–Nicaragua), U. S. policy: Plea of Nicaragua for condemnation by International Commission of Jurists, 394–395; remarks of President Coolidge, xxiv
• Pacific settlement of international conflicts, 387–390
• Pan American conferences. See International Commission of Jurists: International conferences of American states.
• Pan American Congress of Highways (1928), x
• Pan American sanitary convention, Nov. 14, 1924, additional protocol signed Oct. 19, 1927, 309–311
• Pan American Union. See International Commission of Jurists: American Institute of International Law.
• Panama Canal, xi, 527, 528–529, 533–534, 537
• Paraguay. See Boundary disputes: Bolivia–Paraguay.
• Parcel post convention, temporary, U. S.–Cuba, x
• Permanent court of American justice, Costa Rican proposal for, 366–367
• Permanent Court of International Justice, 261, 367, 381, 388
• Peru (see also Boundary disputes: Colombia–Peru), agreement with Ecuador (1924) for submission of boundary question to arbitration, 340
• Philippine Islands, remarks of President Coolidge, x–xi
• Precedence, rules of, as between certain U. S. officers, 419–420
• Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, 2–4, 5, 7–8, 9, 10–13, 19, 22, 29, 32, 35–36, 62, 159–213
  • Joint Commission report, U. S. observations: Comments of Secretary of American Representation, 159–162; text of U. S. memorandum, 166–175
  • Relationship of Three-Power Conference to work of Commission, 4, 5, 8, 10–13, 19, 22, 29, 32, 35–36, 62, 196–197, 199–200, 204, 206
  • Third and fourth sessions:
    • Adjournment of third session, 199, 204; of fourth session, 213
    • Discussions and negotiations concerning—
      • Blockade, economic, 177
      • Draft conventions, 175–176, 177–199, 200–204, 205
        • U. S. statement concerning acceptable draft: Suggestions and instructions, 178–194; text, 200–203
      • Interdependence of naval, land, and air armaments, 175
      • International supervision or control of armaments, 177–194, 201–203
      • Limitation of naval armament, 193, 194–200, 203–204, 205; of naval effectives, 194, 195–199
      • Security Committee, U. S. participation, 206–213
    • Postponement of fourth session, question of, 206
  • U. S. observations concerning work of first and second sessions, 2–4, 7–8, 9, 163–175
  • U. S. participation (see also Joint Commission and Third and fourth sessions, supra), question of continuance, 163–166
• Property rights, right of foreign governments to acquire without restriction, property for Embassy or Legation purposes in District of Columbia, 417–418
• Radiotelegraph convention signed Nov. 25, text, 288–301
• Recognition, doctrine of unconditional recognition of new states, 383
• Relief credits. See Austria: Loans.
• Reparation Commission, 442, 443, 445, 455, 460, 463
• Riots, action of American Minister on occasion of Vienna Palace of Justice riots, 475–476
• Russia: Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, statement by Secretary of State regarding, 356–363; Japanese position with respect to Russia, 50
• Sanitary convention of 1924 between United States and other American Republics, text of additional protocol signed Oct. 19, 309–311
• Special Commission for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on the Private Manufacture of Arms and Ammunition and Implements of War, 213–235
  • League of Nations invitation and U. S. acceptance, 213–216
  • Memoranda of U. S. views concerning—
    • Categories and statistics of proposed convention, 231–232
    • Methods of supplying needs for military equipment, 232–234
    • Preliminary draft convention submitted to the Committee of the Council by the Committee of Inquiry, 225–231
  • U. S. representative: Instructions, 216–234; nonparticipation in drafting committee, 235; statement of U. S. views, 234–235
• St. Lawrence Waterway, project for improvement by joint action of the United States and Canada, xviii, 487–490
• States: Existence, equality, and recognition of, 383–384, 395–397; foreign states, competence of courts in certain classes of cases against, 411n, 412–413; obligations in event of civil war, 387
• Subsidies:
  • Chilean. See Chile: U. S. representations, etc.
  • United States mail, 529
• Taxation: Committee of Experts on Double Taxation and Tax Evasion, participation of United States in meeting, 286–288; exemptions enjoyed by foreign diplomatic and consular officers in United States, 414–417, 418
• Three-Power Conference at Geneva for Limitation of Naval Armament, June 20–Aug. 4, viii, 1–159, 175, 185, 196–197, 199–200, 204, 206
  • Adjournment (see also Failure of conference, infra), temporary, for purpose of consultations, 82, 85, 98, 102–103, 104, 107, 119, 126
  • Arrangements for meeting:
    • Date of conference, 13, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 175
    • Delegations: British and Dominion, 33, 35, 38, 40, 45–46; French mission of information, 39n; Italian unofficial observers, 39, 39n; Japanese, 34, 35, 40; United States, 34–35, 37, 40–42, 43–45
    • Place of meeting, 35–37, 37–38
  • Committee meetings: Executive committee, 48, 52, 54, 75, 78; technical committees, 66, 70–71, 74
  • Discussions and negotiations concerning—
    • Anglo-American parity, 51, 52, 55–56, 59, 65–66, 72–73, 88, 105
    • Auxiliary craft, 46, 51–53, 55–57, 58, 66–72, 73–82, 83, 84–92, 95, 97–102, 103–104, 104–105, 106–107, 108–115, 116–119, 120–138, 141–145, 148–152, 152–153, 154
      • Cruisers, numbers, size, armament, and total tonnage, 46, 52–53, 55–56, 66–70, 71–72, 73–80, 83, 84–88, 89–92, 97–102, 103–104, 104–105, 106–107, 108–109, 110–111, 112, 113–115, 116–119, 120, 121–123, 124–127, 129, 131–133, 133–138, 141–145, 148–150, 150–152, 152–153, 154
      • Extension of 5–5–3 ratio to auxiliary craft, 52–53, 55–57, 155–156; Japanese desire for favorable modification of ratio, and U. S. attitude, 57, 77, 113, 116, 130–131, 133
      • Obsolete vessels, question of retention, 75, 100, 101, 110–111, 114, 116–117, 117–118, 125, 127–129
      • Submarines, 46, 70, 76, 110, 111, 123, 124, 135, 138
      • Surface craft, 46, 58, 76, 83, 91, 95, 100–101, 105, 108, 110–111, 113, 117–118, 123–124, 125, 127–129
    • British proposals relative to modifications of Washington treaty, 48–49, 50–51, 53, 54–55, 56, 57–66, 73, 83, 86–87
    • Capital ships (see also British proposals, supra), 73, 74, 93, 96
  • Failure of conference to reach agreement: Discussion of adjournment vs. termination, and decision to adjourn, 139, 140–141, 147, 150, 151–152, 153, 155; Japanese suggestions for averting, 148–150, 150–152, 152–153; joint declaration made at final plenary session, 153–155; remarks of President Coolidge, viii; résumés of negotiations, 139–140, 153–159; statement to press concerning final session, 155–156; U. S. action in event of, discussion and instructions, 80–83, 89, 112–113, 114, 136–137, 138–139, 140, 145, 146, 147, 148
  • Irish representative, death of, 92
  • Japanese insistence upon naval armament limitation, 68, 72, 80, 94–96
  • Message of appreciation to President Coolidge, 47
  • Organization of conference, 47–48
  • Preliminary opinions and discussions concerning—
    • Extension of 5–5–3 ratio to classes of vessels not covered by Washington treaty, 4–5, 44
    • French and Italian tonnage, 29, 30
    • Interdependence of naval, land, and air armaments, 2–3, 7–8, 12, 24, 30, 31–32
    • Italo-French naval parity, question of, 4–5, 14, 18, 18–19, 21, 23, 24, 25
    • Modifications in Washington treaty, proposed, 44
  • Press releases and reports concerning—
    • Anglo-American parity, 65
    • Capital ships, 93, 96
    • Economies possible through extension of age limit and reduction in size of cruisers, 97, 134
    • Failure of conference, 139–140
    • Final plenary session, 155–156
    • Meeting of Secretary of State and British Prime Minister, 145–146
    • Naval holiday, 141–142, 146
    • Postponement of plenary session of July 11, 92
    • Presence of representatives of American steel interests at Conference, 96–97, 106
    • Tonnages to be scrapped under American proposal, 46, 48
  • Proposals of Great Britain and United States to be laid before conference, 42–43
  • Relationship of Conference to work of Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, 4, 5, 8, 10–13, 19, 22, 29, 32, 35–36, 62, 196–197, 199–200, 204, 206
  • Statements of U. S. chairman, 49, 78, 81–82, 82–83, 89, 109, 111–113, 119–121, 136–137, 138, 140, 145, 146, 152, 153
  • U. S. proposal for five-powder conversations preliminary to conference for conclusion of agreements concerning limitation of naval armament on classes of vessels not covered by Washington treaty of 1922, 1–9
    • Acceptance by Japan, 13–14
    • Attitude and declination of France, 10–13, 23, 185; of Italy, 14–16, 17–19, 21, 22–23, 23
    • Delay and final acceptance by Great Britain, 17, 20–21, 22–23
    • Transmittal to Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, for information, 9–10; reply of Argentina, and U. S. attitude, 19–20
  • U. S. proposal for three-power conference to which France and Italy would send observers, 23–33, 39
    • Attitude of France, 31–32, 39n; Great Britain, 23–24, 26–27, 32–33; Italy, 24–25, 39; Japan, 23–24, 26, 27, 33, 39
  • U. S. Secretary of State: Meeting with British Prime Minister, 145–146; presence at Geneva, question of, 41, 98, 104, 107, 108, 116; reports to President Coolidge, 63–64, 124–127, 138–139, 153–156, 157–159
• Treaties, conventions, etc.:
  • Boundary treaties. See Boundary treaties.
  • Commercial treaties and agreements. See Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights under Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile; also U. S.–Great Britain, infra.
  • Convention for negotiation of treaties (project IV of International Commission of Jurists), 384–385, 397
  • Gondra convention, 388, 389–390
  • Import and export prohibitions and restrictions. See Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions, International Conference for the Abolition of.
  • Most-favored-nation treatment, treaties and agreements according. See Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights under Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
  • Parcel post convention, temporary, United States and Cuba, x
  • Private manufacture of arms and ammunition and implements of war, preparation of draft convention. See Special Commission, etc.
  • Projects of conventions adopted by International Commission of Jurists. See International Commission of Jurists: Accomplishments and recommendations.
  • Projects of conventions formulated by American Institute of International Law. See International Commission of Jurists: American Institute of International Law.
  • Radiotelegraph convention signed Nov. 25, text, 288–301
  • Sanitary convention of 1924 between United States and other American Republics, text of additional protocol signed Oct. 19, 309–311
  • U. S.–Argentina: Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights, proposed, attitude of Argentina, 421–423; treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation of 1853, Argentine desire for denunciation, 421–423
  • U. S.–Bolivia, treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights, proposed, 477–480
  • U. S.–Chile, treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights, proposed. See under Chile.
  • U. S.–Cuba, parcel post convention, temporary, x
  • U. S.–Great Britain, commercial treaties: 1794, amity, commerce, and navigation, cited, 503; 1815, convention to regulate commerce, question of application to Australia, 438, 439, 440
  • Washington Conference (1922) treaties and resolutions: Cited, 210, 210–211; status, 236–238
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See Russia.
• U. S. Congress: Joint resolution (1922) authorizing arms embargoes, 258; joint resolution (1922) extending for 25 years payments on Austrian relief loan, 443, 444–445, 447–448, 450, 451, 453–456, 458, 459; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, statement left with Committee by Secretary of State regarding Bolshevik aims and policies in Mexico and Latin America, 356–363; Senators, selection as representatives at Three-Power Conference at Geneva, question raised, 41–42; support of U. S. course at Three-Power Conference, question of, 152
• U. S. Department of Labor. See Canada: Border-crossing privileges between Canada and United States.
• U. S. naval and marine forces, use in China and Nicaragua, xxiv
• U. S. Navy Department: Conference of Navy officials with President, for discussion of proposals to be laid before Three-Power Conference at Geneva, 42–43; representation at Three-Power Conference, 43
• U. S. statutes: Immigration Act of 1924 (see also Canada: Border-crossing privileges), 439, 440, 441; Revised, section 4228, empowering President to suspend discriminatory duty on merchandise imported in foreign ships, 536; Tariff Act of 1922, 257, 259, 260, 278–279, 280, 477, 517
• United States Grain Corporation. See Austria: Loans.
• United States Shipping Board: Remarks of President Coolidge, viii; suits in foreign courts against vessels of, 418
• Vienna Palace of Justice riots, action of American Minister on occasion of, 475–476
• War debt, U. S., remarks of President Coolidge, v
• Washington Conference of 1922, treaties and resolutions: Cited, 210, 210–211; status, 236–238; treaty for limitation of naval armament, British proposals for modifications, 48–49, 50–51, 53, 54–55, 56, 57–66, 73, 83, 86–87
• World Economic Conference, Geneva, May 4–23, American representation, 238–246
  • Appropriation: Message of President to Congress, 238–239; opinion of the Hon. Cordell Hull concerning passage, 239–240
  • League of Nations invitation, transmittal, 238
  • U. S. delegation: Personnel, 245–246; report of chairman, 240–246