PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

PAPERS RELATING TO THE
FOREIGN RELATIONS

OF THE UNITED STATES

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PUBLICATION NO. 81

GIFT

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NOTE

The diplomatic correspondence relating to the World War of 1914-1918 is published in separate volumes (supplements) for the respective years.

CONTENTS

ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT, DECEMBER 2, 1918.-

LIST OF PAPERS---

GENERAL

Farmers' National Congress------

Protection of American trade-marks---

Abrogation of treaties, certain provisions of which conflicted with the

Seamen's Act of March 4, 1915-

Netherlands: Treaties of January 19, 1839, and May 23, 1878.

Norway: Treaty of July 4, 1827-

Spain: Treaty of July 3, 1902_-

Boundary dispute: Honduras and Nicaragua----

Refusal of Nicaragua to accept the arbitral award rendered by the

King of Spain in 1906; good offices of the United States; commis-

sioners sent to Washington.-

ARGENTINA

Cable-landing concessions granted by Argentina to the Central & South

American Telegraph Co. (an American company)-

BRAZIL

Cable-landing concessions granted by Brazil to the Central & South

American Co. and the Western Union Telegraph Co. (American

companies) and to the Western Telegraph Co. (a British com-

pany)-Discrimination in cable rates----

Message of President Wenceslau Braz P. Gomes to the National Con-

gress----

Authorization to foreign vessels to engage in coastwise traffic in

Brazilian waters.---

CHINA

Political affairs---

Conciliatory policy of Acting President Feng Kuo-chang; opposition

of Northern military elements; participation in the World War;

resignation of Sun Yat Sen as generalissimo of Southern Military

Government; reorganization of Southern Military Government;

looting in the Province of Hunan by Northern and Southern troops;

joint protest of the American, British, and Japanese Ministers;

election of Hsü Shih-ch'ang as President; peace proposals; encour-

agement by the American, British, French, Italian, and Japanese

Governments to settle difficulties---

Loan negotiations----

Currency reorganization and loan and currency reform..

Kirin and Heilungkiang forestry and mines loan.-

Other loans.

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