Concha, José Vicente, President of
Colombia, message to Congress,
227-228.

Consortium, international bankers', in
China:

Four-power consortium, proposed,

formation of American group,
169-199.

Agreement by members of Amer-

ican group, 185–186.

Announcement to press, 181-183.
Attitude toward existing consor-
tium, 189, 190-191, 194, 195-
197.

Bankers, correspondence

with

U. S. Government, 172-175,
177-179, 180, 183-186, 187-
188.

Cooperation of U. S. with other
groups, 172-173, 174, 177-
178, 184, 186-187, 193-196,
198-199.

Belgian, 190, 196, 197.

British, 175-176, 179-181, 188-
191, 193-196.

French, 175-176, 192-196.
Japanese, 175-176, 179, 180, 188,
191-192, 193-196.

Russian, 192-193, 196, 197.
Industrial loans, policy regarding,
170-171, 179-180, 187, 188,
189-190, 192, 194, 195-196,
197.

Loans proposed, 195-196, 197-199.
Members, proposed, list of, 175,
178-179, 180.

Official endorsement of loan, 173,
174.

Options, previous, relinquishment
of, 173, 174-175, 190, 192, 195,
197.

Plan submitted to President Wil-
son by Secretary of State,
169-171.

Comment of President Wilson,
171.

Protection of China against unfair
arrangements, 171, 174, 190,
192, 196, 197.
Six-power consortium:

Options, extension of, 132, 145,
146, 148, 154, 155-159, 160-
161.

Protest of various banking groups
and interested legations
against proposed currency re-
form in China, 132-133, 150,
154, 155-156, 157, 158-159.
Reentry by U. S., negotiations for,
137-138, 140-146, 160-161.
Consuls, U. S., instructed to report on
conditions in Mexico, 630-632.
Conventions. See Treaties and con-
ventions.

Cook, George W., 642-644, 645, 646,
658, 659.

Costa Rica, 229–275.

Americans fired on, 239, 240, 244-

245.

Counter-revolutionary

movements,
229-233, 238-244, 246-247, 248,
251, 253, 255, 266, 268–271.
German connections, charges of,
229, 230, 237-238, 244-246,
247, 250-251, 252, 254.
Invasions from neighboring re-
publics, plans for, 229-230,
242, 246, 253-255, 268-271.
U.S. attitude, 230, 265, 270–271.
Leaders detained in Panama, 229,
230, 231, 242, 244, 246-247,
254, 255.

Finances, 235-236, 250.

Government, Tinoco. See also Costa
Rica: Counter-revolutionary
movements.

Amnesty decrees, 249, 270.

Congress, 234-235, 247, 248, 260.
Recognition of, declined by U. S.,
257.

Publication of declaration, 257-
260.

Reign of terror, 241, 245-246.
Resignation contemplated, 262,
266-267.

Guatemala, purchase of arms from,
231-232, 267-268.

Minister to U. S. (Manuel Castro
Quesada), letter to Secretary of
State, 249-253.

Nicaragua, relations with, 241, 255-
256, 261, 262, 264-265, 268–269,
270-271, 821.

Pascua incident, 239, 240, 243, 244-
245.

President Gonzales, proclamation of,

260-261.

Revolutions. See Costa Rica:
Counter-revolutionary move-

ments.

Tinoco, Joaquin, proposal to go to
France via U. S., 248, 256, 258,
264, 265-266.

U. S. Legation, incidents before, 271-
275.

Legation closed, 275.

War, declaration of, with Germany:
Demanded by Tinoco, 262-263.
Local effect, 264, 265.

Council of Foreign Bondholders, 420,
424, 426. See also Ecuador:
Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co.
Cuba, 276-358.

Budget. See Cuba: Loan.
Claims:

Cuba Railroad Co., 299, 300, 302-
304, 307-308, 310, 314-315,
317, 319, 331, 337-338, 339.
Cuban Ports Co., 285, 299, 300.
Constitutional guaranties restored,
283-284.

Finances. See Cuba: Loan.

Cuba-Continued.

Funds taken from revolutionists by
American officers, return of, 279–
282.

Insurrection. See Cuba: Revolution.
Lawlessness in Camaguey and Ori-
ente provinces, representations
by U. S., 277-278.

Loan:

Credit of $15,000,000 by U. S.
Treasury on security of Cuban
bonds.
Advances:

$5,000,000 granted, 323-324.
$7,200,000 requested, 337-338.
Cuban Government, power to

borrow under Platt amend-
ment, data on budget, 323,
324, 325, 326-339.

320,

Cuban minister, authority to
execute obligations,
323, 324-325, 326, 329.
Establishment of credit, 321.
Moral obligation of U. S.,
question of, 314–315.
Negotiations, 314-324.

Issue of $30,000,000 in gold bonds:
Authorization by Cuban Gov-
ernment, 284–286.
Text of law, 294–297.
Veto of first act, 286-294.
Platt amendment, compliance
with, 285-286, 298, 300,
302, 304-306, 309.

U. S. approval, 309.

Sale of Cuban bonds to U. S.,

proposed, 298-304, 306–314.
Legal obstacles, 301, 312-314.
President Mario G. Menocal:
Army officers convicted of at-
tempting life of, pardon, 281-
282.

Veto of loan act, 286-294.
Revolution:

Amnesty to revolutionists, 281-
282, 283.

Claims of Cuba Railroad Co. See

Cuba-Continued.

Sugar-Continued.
Producers:

Financial assistance to, 355–356.
Financial difficulties of, 350-353,
354-355.

Warehouses and factories, destrue-
tion of, measures taken to
prevent, 357-358.

U. S. Marines, regiment of, sent to
Guantanamo, 276-277.

Cuba Railroad Co., claims of. See
Cuba: Claims.

Cuban Financial Commission, 294,
298-300, 301-304, 309.

Cuban Ports Co., 285, 299, 300.
Customs laws. See Dominican Repub-
lic: Customs tariff, proposed re-
vision.

Dominican Republic, 359-400.
Bond issue to pay claims adjudicated
by the Claims Commission,
371-380.

Approved by U. S., 376-377.
Authorization requested by Mili-
tary Governor, 374-375.
Executive order, 377-380.
Recommended by-
Commission, 372-373.

U. S. minister, 373-374.

Chinese in, protection of interests of,
and issuance of passports to, by
American diplomatic and con-
sular officers, 397-400.

Claims Commission of 1917, report
and recommendations, 371-373.
See also Dominican Republic:
Bond issue.

Customs tariff, proposed revision:
Amendment approved, 380.
Changes proposed by Military
Governor, 389–396.

Further information_requested
by U. S., 396-397.

Conformity with treaty of 1907
required of Military Governor,
380-389.

Military Government. See also Do-
minican Republic: Bond issue,
Customs tariff.

Relationship to the Dominican
Government, 381-389.

Reports of Governor, 359–371.

Earthquakes. See Guatemala.
Ecuador, 401–427.

Cacao, exportation of, conditions
imposed by U. S., 409-412,
413-414, 416-418, 424-425.
Acceptance by Ecuador, 415.
Ecuador reminded of pledge by
U. S., 425, 427.

Protest by Ecuador, 409, 410,
412-413, 421-424.

Payments, resumption of, 417-418,
419.

Payment in full promised, 419.
Publication of U. S. notes by

Ecuador, correspondence re-
garding, 406-408, 409, 415.
Representations by U. S., 401.

See also Ecuador: Cacao.
Ecuadoran protest against diplo-
matic intervention, 402-405.
Press comment, editorial in "El
Telegrafo," 581-583.

Farmers' National Congress, invita-
tions to, 1.

Feng Kuo-chang, Acting President of
China. See China: Central Gov-
ernment.

Feng Yü-hsiang, General, 98, 102.
Fisheries conference. See Canada.
France:

Bank of the Mexican Republic, pro-
posal to U. S. for joint repre-
sentations against Art. 10 of
law creating, 644–645.

U. S. attitude, 646, 653-654.
Bankers' group in China, protest
against gold-note scheme, 150,
154, 157, 158-159.
China, policy in:

Concessions, proposed elimination
of German interests, note to
U. S., 199-200.

Gold-note scheme, bankers' pro-
test supported, 156, 158-159.
Peace, joint representations for,
134.

Companies abroad, French Cable
Co., concessions in Brazil, 58,
62-64, 70.
Consortium, international. See also
Consortium, international.
Negotiations with U. S. for Ameri-

can reentry into existing
consortium, 141, 142-145,
160-161.

Liberian loan by U. S., attitude, 547.
Mexican claims commission, atti-

tude, 800-801, 813.

United States, agreement with ex-
tending duration of the arbitra-
tion convention of Feb. 10, 1908,
428-430.

French Cable Co., concession in Brazil,
58, 62-64, 70.

Garfield, James R., representative of
oil interests in Mexico, 720, 722-
732, 737, 743, 745-748, 749, 751,
755-756, 758, 772.

German interests:

In Hukuang Railway enterprise,
proposed elimination of, 199-

200.

See

Western Telegraph Co., Ltd.
Argentina and Brazil.
Consortium, international. See also
Consortium, international.
Negotiations with U. S. for Amer-
ican reentry into existing con-
sortium, 137-138, 140, 145-
146, 160-161.

Fisheries conference between U. S.
and Canada. See Canada.
Liberian loan by U. S., attitude,
546-547.

Mexican claims commission, atti-
tude, 806, 813.

Mexican oil decrees, protests, 751,
754, 770-771.
Mexican reply, 756–757.
United States, proclamation of agree-
ment extending duration of
arbitration convention of April
4, 1908, 431-432.

Guatemala:

Earthquakes in Guatemala City,
481-486.

Americans rendered destitute, as-
sistance for, 483-484.

Condolences and assistance offered
by U. S., 482, 484.

Red Cross relief work, 483, 486.
Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. See
Ecuador.

Boundary dispute with Nicaragua, |
11-34.

Arbitration by U. S., proposals for,
15, 22, 23, 26, 29, 32-33.
Award by King of Spain, refusal
of Nicaragua to accept, 11-12,
14-20, 26-28.

Good offices of U. S., for ac-
ceptance, 13.
Conference in Washington:
Commissioners appointed, 34,
821.

Invitation by U. S., and accept-
ance, 32-33.
Good offices of U. S.:

Accepted by Nicaragua, 14-16,
820.

Requested by Honduras, 13.
Tendered, 13, 14, 21-24, 32-33.
Military occupation of disputed
territory, 20-25, 29-34, 820.
Costa Rica, proposed intervention
in, 268-269, 270, 271.

President Bertrand requests U. S.
advice, 268-269.

Hoover, Herbert, Food Administrator,
349-350, 353, 355.

Horwath (Horvat), General, 125.
Hsü Shih-ch'ang, President of China.
See China: Central Government.
Hsü Shu-cheng, Chinese militarist, 90,
103, 112, 123, 128.

Hukuang Railway enterprise, proposed
elimination of German interests,
199-200.

Hussey, Henry, local manager for the

Central & South American Tele-
graph Co. in Buenos Aires, 36, 37,
38, 39-40.

Bank of British West Africa:
Advance under 1917 agreement,

505, 511-513, 525, 535.

New agreements proposed, 521–
524, 531-533, 534-535.
International loan of 1912, 524-
525.

Conversion proposed by U. S.,
545-546.

British and French replies,
546-547.

Financial adviser, plan of, for
collection of internal reve-
nue, 526-530.

War loan by U. S., negotiations:
Appeal by Liberia, 510, 514-516.
Endorsed by State Depart-
ment, 524-526, 531, 533-
535.

Credit of $5,000,000 established,
535-537.

Advances, plans for, 535-536,
543-546.

Legal formalities, 536, 537-
543.

U. S. proposal for all-American
receivership, 545–546.
British reply, 546-547.
French reply, 547.
Reforms suggested by-

Bank of British West Africa, 508-
510.

Financial adviser, 526–530.

U. S., in 1917, progress of, 517-521.
U. S. Legation, 506–508.

Liling troubles, 98, 99-101, 102.

Mexico-Continued.

Border troubles-Continued.
Firing across the boundary-Con.
Complaints by Mexico, 548-549,
553, 556, 557, 558-559, 562,
564-565, 572, 574.

Note of Feb. 11 returned by
U. S., 555.

Investigations and replies by
U. S., 549-550, 552, 558,
559-560, 562-563, 565, 566-
568, 571-572, 573, 576.
Nogales incident, 635.

Pursuit of Mexican bandits into
Mexico by U. S. troops, 556,
567-568.

Mexican protest, 556.
Violation of U. S. sovereignty and
neutrality laws by Mexican
conspirators, troops, and raid-

ers:

Alleged organization of expe-
ditions in U. S. to invade
Mexico:

Mexican complaints, 550-551,

560-562.

U. S. investigations, reports,
replies, 552, 553, 554-
555, 563-564, 568.

Raids across border by Mexi-
cans, 566-568, 569-570, 574,
575.

U. S. protests, 562, 563, 565,
570-571, 572–573, 574.
Mexican replies, 568, 576.
Citizens in U. S., drafting of, 635-
637.
Claims commission to pass on claims

growing out of revolution, pro-
vided by decree, 792-796, 814.
Attitude of foreign powers, 813.
Exchange of notes between U. S.
and-

Belgium, 807–808.
France, 800-801.

Great Britain, 806.

Information requested by U. S.,
801-805, 807, 808-809, 813,
814-817.

Regulations, decrees,

809-812.

796-800,

Commercial relations with U. S.:
Liberal policy regarding export li-
censes arranged by U. S.,
627-632.

Negotiations for closer relations,
601-626.

Conference, Ambassador Fletcher
with President Carranza,
594-597.

List of commodities desired by
Mexico, 624-625.

Nieto arrangement, rejection of
by Mexican Government,
603-616, 620.

Oil interests, protests against de-
crees. See Mexico: Oil.