Canal, the interoceanic :

Mr. Clay on the, 10, II;
Holland and the, 12;
Nicaragua's proposals on the,
13;

discussed in the Senate, 13,
42;

discussed in the House of
Representatives, 14, 42;
its control was not sought by
the United States, 11, 13,
19, 28, 50;
what its position should be in
the opinion of Polk, 19;
in connection with the Clayton-
Bulwer Convention, 30–2;
its control sought by Mr.
Marcy, 33;

Mr. Hise and the, 27;
what its position should be in
the view of General Taylor,
28;

the United States sought its
control, 33, 34, 35 et seq.;
Mr. Blaine on the, 43 et
seq.;

dealt with in President Hayes'

message, 40;

Mr. Evarts' views on the,
40;

in the view of

Cleveland, 50, 54;

President

Canal, the interoceanic-continued
to be constructed under the
auspices of the United
States, 56, III.

See also Panama Canal, the.
Cañas, Antonio José :

Central American Minister to
the United States, 9;
his proposals for a canal, 9–10.
Canning, Mr.: 71, 72.
Capture:

forbidden in the canal, IIO.
Cass, Mr., Secretary of State:
on the neutrality of the Isthmus
of Panama, 45.

Central America:

domination of Spain over, I ;
independence of, 9;

sent a Minister to Washington,
9;

Holland's project of canal by,

12;

British encroachment on, 25.
See also Nicaragua.

Cerda, Manuel Antonio de la:
proposed a scheme for a canal,
9.

Chile :

et seq.;

and the Monroe Doctrine, 73

et seq.;
general interest on, 95, 107 et
seq.;

assimilated by some to natural
straits, 96;

said to be on the same position
as territorial waters, 96;
its analogy to international
rivers, 97;

its relation to International
Law, 97 et seq.;

its position in relation to the
governmental undertaking,
99-100;

its

geographical position,

103-4;

its history, 104 et seq., 145;
how viewed by Latin America,
107-8;

on the acquisition of coaling
stations in Central America
by the United States, 37.

Clay, Mr.:

his policy with regard to the
interoceanic canal, 10 et seq.
did not express an opinion as
to the protection and security
of the canal, II.
Clayton-Bulwer Convention: 25 et
seq.;

did not allow fortifications on
the canal, 30;

an "entangling alliance," 36;
its abrogation demanded by
Congress, 42;

an estoppel to the development
of the Monroe Doctrine, 42,
74;

its existence ignored by Mr.
Blaine, 45-6;

tinued

treaty with the United States
for a canal, 37, 38;
granted concessions to a

French company, 39;

Mr.

refused to accede to
Evarts' demands, 41;
reported to be seeking the
neutrality of Panama, 43;
entered into a treaty with the
United States (1903), 58;
refused to ratify a treaty, 59,
60, 62.

See also New Granada.
Columbus :

seeking a passage to Asia by
Central America, I.
Congress of the United States:
discussed the question of the
canal, 14;

on the Clayton-Bulwer Con-
vention, 42.
Constantinople Convention :
entered into, 87;

tinued

con-

DANA, MR.:

on the Monroe Doctrine, 70-
71.

Department of State:

the changes of its policy must
be noticed, 2 ;
demanded data referring to a
canal, 10;

its interpretations of the treaty
of 1846, 21 et seq.;
embarrassed owing to British
policy in Central America,
27;

became energetic, 39.
See also United States, the.
Detention :

Vessels using the canal shall
not be subject to, 110;
as to persons and property
employed in the canal, 110.
Dickinson-Ayon treaty: 37.
Dixie, the: 66.

EUROPEAN POWERS:

barred from colonising, extend-
ing their systems to, and op-
pressing or controlling the
American Republics, 4-5.
Evarts, Mr., Secretary of State :
on the canal question, 40, 41,
106;

on the French company, 41,
75.

FORTIFICATIONS:

allowed by the Hise-Selva
Convention, 27;
forbidden by the Clayton-

Bulwer Convention, 30;
at the Panama Canal, 130 et
seq.;

on the Ionian Islands, 134;
on the coast of the Black Sea,
133;

on the Straits of Magellan,
134;

Professor Moore on, 135;
Professor Latané on, 135, 136;
Mr. Hains on, 135-6;
dealt with by the Hay-Bunau-
Varilla Convention, 140;
at Suez, 136-73

not mentioned by the Hay-
Pauncefote, 138, 141;

the Hague Convention on,
141-2;

at Panama, 130 et seq.;
forbidden on certain parts of

Morocco, 142 note;

not repugnant to neutralisa-
tion, 143, 148.

France :

is expected by President Polk
to guarantee the neutrality
of the Isthmus, 18; refused
to accept the invitation of
the United States relative to
a joint occupation of the
Isthmus of Panama (1862),

22.

Frelinghuysen, Mr., Secretary of
State:

on the Clayton-Bulwer Con-
vention, 48-9, 75-6 ;

on the canal question, 49,
106.

Frelinghuysen-Zavala treaty: 50.

GAMA, VASCO DE: discovered
Cape of Good Hope, 1.
Garfield, President: 42.
"General Principle" of Neutralisa-
tion: 30, 31, 109–11, 113 note.
Grant, President: 38, 74.
Granville, Lord:

on the canal question, 46;
on British policy with regard
to the canal, 48;

on the Monroe Doctrine, 49;
on the claim of the United
States to fortify the canal,
76.

Great Britain :

her designs feared by New
Granada, 17;

is expected by President Polk
to guarantee the neutrality
of the Isthmus of Panama,
18, 45;

is asked by the United States
to guarantee the neutrality
of the Isthmus of Panama,
20;

refused to co-operate with the
United States in the occu-
pation of the Isthmus of
Panama, 22;

her endeavours to enlarge her
possessions in Central
America, 25, 26;
seized San Juan del Norte-
the key to the canal by
Nicaragua, 26;

her difficulties with the United
States owing to her policy
in Central America, 26 et
seq.;

seized Tigre Island, 29;
bound herself, together with
the United States, to guard
the safety and neutrality of
the canal, 30;
extended her protection to any
practicable communication
across the Isthmus, 30, 31;
stipulated never to obtain con-
trol of the canal, 30, 32;
sent a special commissioner to
Central America, 33 ;

her interests on the canal are
equal to those of the United
States, 48;