A. B. C. powers, President Wil-
son's acceptance of mediation
of, in Mexican emergency, 34-
36; failure of mediation con-
ference, 38; treaties providing
for arbitration signed with,
41; text of communication by
Secretary Bryan, accepting of-
fer of mediation, 213-214.
"America first" speech by Pres-
ident Wilson (April 20, 1915),
59-60; extract from text of
address, 249-254.

American Federation of Labour,
address at dedication of head-
quarters (July 4, 1916), 114-
115; extract from, 338.
American Institute of Inter-
national Law, first convention
of, 82-83; aims and purposes
of, 83 n.
Americanism,

President's ad-
dress on the meaning of
("Too proud to fight
speech), 66-67, 256-261; ad-
dress on true versus hyphen-
ated, 216-219.
Anderson, C. P., article on
"Freedom of the Seas," cited,
65 n.

Anti-alien land legislation in
California, President urges au-
thorities not to enact, 10-14;
text of telegram to Governor
Johnson, 182-183; Secretary
Bryan's telegram to Governor,
184; administration's commu-
nications to Japanese ambassa-
dor concerning, 184-188.

Appam, case of the, 125 n.
Arabic, sinking of the, 72; notes
dealing with case of the, 73 n.
Arbitration, sentiment for, dur-
ing Taft administration, 22;
further steps in progress
toward, made by Wilson ad-
ministration, 22–23; treaties of,
signed with Argentina, Brazil,
and Chile, 41; ratification of
eighteen treaties of, within
two weeks of outbreak of Eu-
ropean war, 48; President
Wilson's belief in, as best
means of composing interna-
tional agreements, 149-150,
154.

Arlington Cemetery, address at
(Memorial Day, 1916), 109,
329-331; address at (Memorial
Day, 1917), 145, 397-398.
Armed merchantmen, controv-
ersy with Germany over, 85-
95; announcement of admin-
istration (March, 1916) fol-
lowing rejection of Lansing
proposals, 97-98; extract from
note sent by Secretary Lan-
sing to Entente allies concern-
ing, 302-306; extract from let-
ter by President to Senator
Stone, defending right of
American citzens to travel on,
309-310; extract from memo-
randum defining status of, is-
sued by Department of State
(March 25, 1916), 314-315.
Arming of merchant ships, Pres-
ident's address to Congress

requesting authority for the,
375-380.
Arms, raising of embargo on
shipment of, into Mexico
(January, 1914), 26, 207; res-
toration of embargo on, 34;
embargo on shipment of, to
Great Britain requested by
Germany, 61; attitude of Pres-
ident Wilson regarding ship-
ment of, 61-62.

Army, President's plans for the,
as set forth in preparedness
address before Manhattan
Club (November 4, 1915), 77-
78, 289–290.
Associated Advertising Clubs,
address before (Philadelphia,
June 29, 1916), 113, 335–336.
Associated Press, President's
address to members of (April
20, 1915), 59-60, 249-254.
Austria, Wilson administration
charged with discrimination
against Germany and, 52-53;
recall of ambassador of, 77;
extract from Secretary Bry-
an's letter to Senator Stone,
denying charges of discrimi-
nation against, 240-241; not
included in President's request
to Congress for declaration of
war (April 2, 1917), 391.

Bankers, American, and loans to
China, 9-10, 181-182.
Basic principles of American
policy, as set forth in Presi-
dent's second inaugural ad-
dress, 142, 380-382.

Bean, R., analysis of President's
speaking tour of February,
1916, by, 92 n.
Belgian delegation, statement of
President to, concerning atti-
tude of United States toward

violations of rules of warfare,
227-228.

Belgium, President Wilson's re-
frainment from protest upon
invasion of, 47-48; President's
pledge concerning (June 18,
1917), 147.

Blythe, Samuel, interview with
President Wilson, cited, 33.
Boy-Ed, Karl, recall of, 77.
Brazil, favourable response re-
ceived from, to world peace
plan (1913), 12 n. See A. B. C.
powers.

Bryan, Secretary, plan for world
peace laid before diplomats at
Washington by, 12; causes of
resignation of, 71; adverse
comment by, on peace with-
out victory" address, 137 n.;
statement by, concerning ad-
ministration's plans for inter-
national peace, 183-184; ex-
tract from communication to
Great Britain protesting
against policy toward neutral
shipping, 236-238.

Buenos Aires, congress of Amer-
ican republics at, resulting in
creation of Pan-American In-
ternational High Commission,
83 n.

Burchard, A., article by, cited,
125 n.

California, question of Japanese
ownership of land in, 10-14;
text of President's telegram to
Governor Johnson, 182-183;
Secretary Bryan's telegram,
184; text of administration's
communications to Japanese
ambassador concerning legis-
lation in, 184-188.
Caribbean policy, development
of, in 1916, 116-118.

Carranza, General, leader of
Constitutional faction in Mex-
ico, 27; protests against Amer-
ican occupation of Vera Cruz,
34; offer of mediation by
A. B. C. powers accepted by,
36; recognition of government
of (October 9, 1915), 74; em-
barrassments attending Wash-
ington government's attempts
to deal with (1916), 96–97; un-
friendly attitude of, shown by
protests regarding Pershing
expedition, 105-106; Carrizal
incident, 106; more concilia-
tory attitude adopted by, 114.
Carrizal, attack by Carranza on
American force at, 106.
Central America, President Wil-
son on dangers involved in
concessions obtained by for-
eign companies in, 8, 20-21,
199-200; statement by Presi-
dent of administration's atti-
tude toward republics of, 179–
180.

China, President Wilson's state-
ment concerning Six Power
loan to, and attitude of admin-
istration toward, 9-10, 181-
182; revolution in, and forma-
tion of Republican govern-
ment, Ion.; arbitration treaty
signed with (September, 1914),
48.

tle controversy with, 5 n.; Wil
son policy toward, 116-118;
treaty with, offering repara-
tion for secession of Panama,
118 n.

Congress Hall, Philadelphia, ad-
dress (October 25, 1913), 20;
extract from, 197-198.
Coudert, F. R., "The Appam
Case," cited, 125 n.

Cuba, policy of Wilson adminis-
tration toward, 116-118.
Currency, reference to, by Pres-
ident Wilson, in first inaug-
ural address, 6.

Cushing, shelling of the, by aero-
plane, 65.

Declaration of London, accept-
ance of laws of naval war-
fare laid down in, proposed by
President Wilson, 44; status
of, in 1914, 45; causes leading
to withdrawal of suggestions
made by United States, 49.
Deering, J. H., General Laws of
California, cited, II.

1916), 127–128, 355–356.
Clarke amendment to Jones bill,

119.

Cleveland, Ohio, extract from
preparedness speech by Presi-
dent at, 306-309.
Colombia, strained relations
with, at opening of Wilson ad-
ministration (1912), 5; Taft
administration's efforts to set-

dent Wilson to necessity for,
77; dealt with in Manhattan
Club address (November 4,
1915), 78-79, 287-293; program
of preparedness for national,
proposed in President's third
annual message, 80-82, 293-300.
See Preparedness.

Democracy, President Wilson's
fundamental belief in, and its

effects on his policy, 149-152.
Democratic party, President's

view of function of, as stated
in first inaugural address, 6;
procedure relative to Philip-
pine Islands in platforms of,
19; points of approach of for-
eign policy of, to that of Re-
publican party, 116–119.
Deutschland, British contention
concerning the, 125 n.
"Dollar diplomacy," Knox's, 4;
discussion of, in President's
address at Philadelphia (July
4, 1914), 220-221.
Dominican Republic, Wilson pol-
icy toward, 116–118.
Dumba, Ambassador, recall of
77.

Eliot, Charles W., cited on Pres-
ident Wilson's contributions to
sound international policies
and conduct, 42.

Entangling alliances, Washing-
ton's reason for warning
against, 37; discussed in Pres-
ident's Arlington Cemetery ad-
dress, 109, 216–217.

Equality of nations, a funda-

mental belief of President Wil-
son's, 149; effect of belief in,
on foreign policy, 153.
European war, attitude of Amer-

ica upon outbreak of, 44-49;
American attitude toward
British policy, 49-50; Presi-
dent's plans and policies as
revealed in addresses and mes-
sage to Congress (1914), 50-
52; President's statements as
to impossibility of discovering
causes of, 350, 355; President's
address upon necessity of
America entering into, 382-
393; purposes of United States

in the, stated in President's
letter to Representative Heflin,
396-397; method of ending the,
as set forth in reply to the
Pope, 408-411.

Falaba, sinking of the, 65.
Far East, President Wilson's
statement concerning policy
toward (1913), 9–10.
Fenwick, C. G., article on “The
Freedom of the Seas," cited,
65.

Finch, G. A., articles by, cited,
84, 96.

Flag Day address

(June 14,
1917), 146; text of, 400-408.
Fletcher, H. P., appointed am-
bassador to Mexico, 142 n.
Foreign policy, not referred to,
in President Wilson's first in-
augural address, 3; Demo-
cratic party on record as op-
posed to that of Republican
predecessors, 4; first issues of,
to be dealt with by Wilson ad-
ministration, 5-6; conditions in
Latin America and the Far
East, 6-10; the Japanese land
question in California, 10–14;
conditions in Mexico, 14-18;
outlining by President of pol-
icy regarding Philippines and
other dependencies, 19-20;
general policy as outlined in
speech before Southern Com-
mercial Congress, 20-21; plans
for furthering international
peace, 22-23; working out of
policy in Mexico, 24 ff.; treat-
ment of Panama Canal tolls
controversy, 28-30; idealism
in President's policy, 40-42;
maintenance of neutrality in
European war, 44-52; attitude