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A B C Alliance, offers to mediate in Mexican crisis, 309; divided in Great War, 313; attitude towards United States, 329.

Aberdeen, Lord, tries to prevent annexation of Texas by United States, 262, 263.

Abolitionists, oppose admission of Texas, 262.

Adams, C. F., minister to England, views on the Mexican situation, 202; warns his government against designs of Louis Napoleon on Mexico, 208; on Mexican policy of Great Britain, 209.

Adams, John Quincy, opposes joint action with England, 70, 71; influence on Monroe's message of December 2, 1823, 72; informs Russia that American continents are no longer open to European colonization, 75; views on Cuba, 86; appoints delegates to Panama Congress, 292, 293.

Aix-la-Chapelle, conference of 1818, 58, 59.

Alexander I, Czar of Russia, and Holy Alliance, 61.

American Institute of International Law, 304; adopts Declaration of Rights and Duties of Nations, 305-306.

Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 266.

Arbitration, international, of Venezuelan boundary dispute, 248, 249; of pecuniary claims against Venezuela, 255, 256.

Argentina, British invasion of, 23-25; beginnings of revolution in, 30; remains neutral in Great War, 314, 315.

Assiento, contract for supplying slaves to Spanish colonies, 12-14.

Audiencia, in Spanish colonies, 4, 5.

Austria, suppresses revolution in Naples and in Piedmont, 59, 60; warned not to send troops to assistance of Maximilian in Mexico, 232, 233.

Balfour, A. J., on forcible collection of pecuniary claims, 257.

Baltimore, U. S. Cruiser, members of crew attacked by Chileans, 302.

Barbosa, Ruy, Brazilian statesman, 313.

Bay Islands, British claims to, 157, 160, 161.

Beaupré, A. M., minister to Colombia, 186.

Belize, British claims to, 157, 160, 161.

Bell, J. Franklin, in Cuba, 142.

Belligerent rights, accorded to Spanish colonies, 48; withheld from Cubans, 110-113; House resolution, 113; joint resolution of Congress, 127.

Bigelow, John, minister to France, 222, 225, 227.

Bismarck, Prince, on Monroe Doctrine, 321.

"Black Friday," 110.

Black Warrior, case of, 101-103.

Blaine, J. G., outlines new canal policy, 169-171; proposes modifications of Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 172-173; calls International American Conference at Washington, 300; presides at opening session, 301.

Blanco, Ramon, governor of Cuba, 129.

Bliss, Tasker H., in charge of Cuban customs, 140.

Bolivar, Simon, character, 37; joins patriot cause, 38; career in Venezuela and Colombia, 39-42; in Ecuador and Peru, 43, 44; interest in Isthmian canal, 147; summons Panama Congress, 292.

Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon, interest in Isthmian canal, 148; designs on Mexico, 207; places Maximilian on the throne, 214-220; forced to withdraw troops, 226-232.

Bonaparte, Napoleon, invasion of Spain, 26-28; cedes Louisiana to United States, 261.

Bowen, Herbert W., minister to Venezuela, 252.

Brazil, becomes a republic, 301; stands by United States in war with Germany, 312-314.

British Guiana, dispute over boundary of, 238-249.

British Honduras. See Belize.

Brougham, Lord, on Monroe's message of December 2, 1823, 77.

Bryan, William J., favors ratification of Spanish treaty, 136; tries to adjust differences with Colombia resulting from Panama Revolution, 274-276; negotiates treaties with Nicaragua, 285, 286; refuses to recognize Huerta, 308.

Buchanan, James, proposes purchase of Cuba, 92; connection with Ostend Manifesto, 104, 105; recommends congressional action on Cuban question, 106; criticises Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 157; suggests abrogation of, 163; by prior usage announces satisfactory adjustment of disputes growing out of, 165.

Buenos Aires, captured by the British, 24.

Bulwer, Sir Henry Lytton, signs canal treaty, 154.

Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, and Panama revolution, 187; first minister from Republic of Panama, 189.

Bureau of American Republics, 301, 303.

California, acquisition of, 264.

Campbell, L. D., minister to Mexico, 234-236.

Canal. See Panama Canal, Nicaragua Canal.

Canning, George, on commercial relations with Spanish colonies, 54-55; on recognition of, 55-56; on European congresses, 58, 59; on French intervention in Spain, 63, 64; conferences with Rush on schemes of the Holy Alliance, 65-67, 72; interviews with Prince Polignac on Spanish-American situation, 73, 74; comments on Monroe's message of December 2, 1823, 78, 79; decides to recognize Mexico and Colombia, 80, 81; opposes French occupation of Cuba, 88.

Caribbean Sea, naval supremacy in, 261, 264-266; new American policies in, 267.

Carranza, Venustiano, succeeds Huerta, 309; recognized by United States, 310; permits German intrigue, 316.

Casa de Contratacion, 8.

Castelar, Emilio, President of the Spanish Republic, 115.

Central American Court of Justice, 281-287.

Chile, liberation of, 32, 33; war with Spain, 298; with Peru, 299-300; quarrel with United States, 301, 302; remains neutral in Great War, 315, 316.

Claims. See Pecuniary claims.

Clay, Henry, advocates recognition of South American independence, 49-51, 82; Cuban policy of, 88; views on Isthmian Canal, 148; and Panama Congress, 292-295; applies Monroe Doctrine to Cuba and Porto Rico, 323.

Clayton, J. M., secretary of state, signs canal treaty, 154; criticised by Buchanan, 157; on refusal of Congress to endorse Monroe Doctrine, 320.

Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 154-156; disputes arising out of, 159-165; attempts of Blaine and Frelinghuysen to secure modifications of, 172-177; alleged British violation of, 178-180; abrogated, 181.

Cleveland, Grover, transmits to Congress correspondence of Secretary Fish on Cuba, 125; recognizes state of insurgency in Cuba, 126; ignores resolution of Congress recognizing belligerency, 127; message on Cuba, 128; canal policy of, 177; asserts Monroe Doctrine in Venezuelan boundary dispute, 238-239.

Cochrane, Lord (Earl Dundonald), commander of Chilean navy, 34, 35.

Colombia (New Granada), war of liberation, 39-42; signs canal treaty of 1846, 149, 150; rejects Hay-Herran convention, 186; demands arbitration of Panama question, 192; strained relations with United States arising out of Panama Revolution, 268-276; remains neutral in the Great War, 312, 316.

Commerce, British, with Spanish colonies, 53-55.

Conference. See International American.

Convention of London of 1861, providing for joint intervention in Mexico, 203.

Costa Rica, protests against protectorate over Nicaragua, 285-287.

Cromwell, W. N., attorney for French Panama Canal Company, 187

Cuba, British or French acquisition opposed by United States, 84-90; annexation schemes, 91-106; "Ten Years' War" in, 107-125; insurrection of 1895, 125-129; intervention of the United States in, 130-133; American occupation of, 136-140; reciprocity with, 140-142; second period of American occupation, 142, 143; enters war against Germany, 312, 313.

Cushing, Caleb, mission to Spain, 119-124.

Dallas-Clarendon treaty, amended by Senate and rejected by Great Britain, 161, 162.

Danish West Indies, annexation proposed by Seward, 264; purchased by United States, 289, 290.

Davis, Cushman K., commissioner to negotiate peace with Spain, 135.

Dawson, T. C., minister to Dominican Republic, negotiates treaty establishing financial supervision, 277-279.

Day, W. R., commissioner to negotiate peace with Spain, 135.

Dayton, W. L., minister to France, 214, 217, 219, 221.

De Lesseps, Ferdinand, begins construction of Panama canal, 146; effect on canal policy of United States, 167-169.

De Lhuys, Drouyn, French minister of state, 217, 221, 225, 231.

Dewey, George, at Manila Bay, 134; prepared to arrest German action against Venezuela, 253, 254.

Diaz, Porfirio, president of Mexico, joint mediator with President Roosevelt in Central American affairs, 280-282.

Dominican Republic, under financial supervision of United States, 276-280.

Drago, L. M., Argentine minister, on war between Germany and United States, 314, 315.

Drago Doctrine, 257-260.

Du Bois, J. T., minister to Colombia, efforts to settle differences arising out of Panama Revolution, 270-274.

Evarts, W. M., report on obligations of United States with respect to Isthmus of Panama, 169.

Ferdinand VII, of Spain, dethroned by Napoleon, 27; restoration of, 29; attempts to recover American colonies, 40.

Filibusters, Cuban, 92-96.

Financial supervision, over Dominican Republic, 276-280; over Nicaragua, 283; over Haiti, 289.

Fish, Hamilton, secretary of state, Cuban policy of, 108-124; on British infringement of Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 167; acts as mediator in war between Spain and republics on West coast of South America, 298, 299.

Florida treaty, 52, 85, 261.

Fonseca Bay, naval base on, offered to United States by Honduras, 153; leased from Nicaragua, 286.

Forsyth, John, secretary of state, 90; minister to Mexico, 194.

France, interest in Cuba, 87, 88, 97; claims against Mexico, 197; severs diplomatic relations with Juarez government, 199; decides on joint intervention in Mexico, 203; supports Maximilian on Mexican throne, 220-234.

Frelinghuysen, F. T., correspondence with Lord Granville on Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 175, 176; signs canal treaty with Nicaragua, 177.

Frye, W. P., commissioner to negotiate peace with Spain, 135.

Garfield, J. A., canal policy of, 169.

Germany, intervention in Venezuela, 249-252; forced to withdraw, 252-255.

Goethals, G. W., in charge of construction of Panama Canal, 191.

Gomez, Maximo, leader of Cuban insurrection, 125.

Grace-Eyre-Cragin Syndicate, secures concession for canal through Nicaragua, 183.

Grant, Ulysses S., Cuban policy of, 108-124; favors driving French from Mexico, 227; proposes annexation of Santo Domingo, 265; on Monroe Doctrine, 324.

Gray, George, commissioner to negotiate peace with Spain, 135.

Great Britain, secures monopoly of slave trade, 12-14; entertains idea of revolutionizing Spanish America, 14-22, 26; sends expedition to the Plate, 23-25; commercial relations with Spanish America, 53-55; attitude towards Holy Alliance, 60, 63; recognizes independence of Mexico and Colombia, 80; attitude towards Cuba, 85, 86, 90, 97; signs Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 154; disagrees with United States as to interpretation of the treaty, 160-164; refuses to relinquish rights under treaty, 174; interferes in affairs of Mosquito Indians, 178-180; claims against Mexico, 196; severs diplomatic relations with Juarez government, 199; decides on joint intervention in Mexico, 203; grows suspicious of France, 207-209; withdraws troops from Mexico, 212, 213; controversy with Venezuela over boundary of British Guiana, 238-249; intervenes in Venezuela for collection of claims, 249-252; opposes annexation of Texas by United States, 262-263; attitude towards Monroe Doctrine, 322, 323.

Greytown, British occupation of, 157-160.

Guiana. See British Guiana.

Gwin, W. M., plan for colonizing ex-Confederates in Mexico, 223.

Hague Conference of 1907, resolutions on forcible collection of contract debts, 259-260.

Hague Court, decision in Venezuelan case, 256.

Haiti, occupied by U. S. Marines, 288; agrees to American financial supervision, 289; declares war on Germany, 316.

Hamilton, Alexander, interested in Miranda's projects, 17-19.

Harrison, Benjamin, dispute with Chile, 302.

Hay, John, secretary of state, negotiates new canal treaty with England, 180, 181; negotiates canal treaty with Colombia, 185; calls Germany's attention to Monroe Doctrine, 251; advises submission of Venezuelan case to Hague Court, 255.

Hay-Herran convention, signed, 185; rejected by Colombia, 186, 187.

Hay-Pauncefote treaty, provisions, 180, 181; practical recognition of American supremacy in Caribbean, 265-267.

Hayes, R. B., announces new canal policy, 168.

Hepburn Bill, 184.

Hoar, G. F., on acquisition of the Philippines, 136.

Holleben incident, 252-254.

Holy Alliance, treaty of the, 61.

Honduras, Knox treaty establishing financial supervision over, 283; protests against protectorate over Nicaragua, 285.

Huerta, Victoriano, Mexican dictator, 307-309.

India House, 8.

Indies, Council of the, 4, 5; laws of the, 4.

International American Conference, at Washington, 300, 301; at Mexico, 302; at Rio de Janeiro, 303; at Buenos Aires, 303.

International High Commission, 304.

Intervention, European doctrine of, 57.

Isthmian canal, difficulties of, 144; comparative merits of Panama and Nicaragua routes, 145, 146; international questions involved in, 146, 147.

Italy, intervention in Venezuela, 249-252.

Itata, case of the, 302.

Iturbide, Augustin de, leads revolution against Spain in Mexico, 45, 46; proclaims himself emperor, 47.

Jefferson, Thomas, interview with Miranda, 20; letter to President Monroe on Canning's proposals, 68-70; views on Cuba, 84, 87; on recognition of de facto governments, 308.

Juarez, Benito, president of Mexico, 194; recognized by United States, 195; suspends payment on foreign debt, 199; driven from capital by the French, 214, 215; urged by United States to spare Maximilian's life, 235; orders his execution, 237.

King, Rufus, correspondence with Miranda, 17-20.

Knox, P. C., investigates title of Panama Canal Company, 185; tries to settle differences with Colombia resulting from Panama Revolution, 270-274; Central American policy, 282-285.

Lansing, Robert, secretary of state, negotiates treaty for purchase of Danish West Indies, 290; suggests adoption of Declaration of Rights and Duties of Nations, 305.

Latin America, and the Great War, 312-318.

Laybach, conference of powers at, 59.

League of Nations, and Monroe Doctrine, 333, 334.

Lee, Fitzhugh, consul-general at Havana, 129.

Lincoln, Abraham, views on Panama canal, 151.

Liverpool, Lord, on conference at Aix-la-Chapelle, 58; on French intervention in Spain, 63.

Lodge, H. C., on alleged secret alliance with England, 266; reservation of Monroe Doctrine, 333.

Lôme, Enrique Dupuy de, incident and recall, 129, 130.

Loomis, F. B., acting secretary of state, 188.

Lopez, Narciso, Cuban patriot, 92-96.

Louis Napoleon. See Bonaparte.

Louis Philippe, suggested as possible ruler for Spanish America, 26; and annexation of Texas, 262, 263.

Louisiana, ceded to United States, 261.

McKinley, William, Cuban policy of, 128-132; demands cession of Philippine Islands, 135.

McLane, R. M., minister to Mexico, 195.

Mackintosh, Sir James, on Monroe's message of December 2, 1823, 78.

Madero, Francisco, murder of, 307.

Madison, James, receives Miranda informally, 20; favors joint action with England against intervention of powers in Spanish America, 70; views on Cuba, 84.

Magoon, C. E., provisional governor of Cuba, 142.

Magruder, J. B., accepts office under Maximilian in Mexico, 224.

Maine, U. S. battleship, sent to Havana, 129; blown up, 130.

Marcy, William L., secretary of state, Cuban policy of, 99-105.

Maritime Canal Company, secures concessions from Nicaragua, 183.

Mason, John Y., connection with Ostend Manifesto, 104.

Maury, M. F., accepts office under Maximilian in Mexico, 224.

Maximilian, Archduke Ferdinand, suggested for Mexican throne, 208-211; offered the position of Emperor of Mexico, 215; not recognized by the United States, 218, 219; career in Mexico, 220-234; death, 237.

Mexico, becomes independent of Spain, 45-47; frequent changes of government in, 193; claims of foreigners against, 196; joint intervention of England, France, and Spain, 203-212; war with United States, 263, 264; relations with United States under Huerta, 307-309; under Carranza, 309-311; hot-bed of German intrigue, 316.

Miles, Nelson A., occupies Porto Rico, 134.

Miranda, Francisco de, plans for revolutionizing Spanish America, 15-19; organizes expedition in New York, 20; attempts to land in Venezuela, 21, 22; takes part in Venezuelan revolution, 38; imprisonment and death, 39.

Monroe, James, attitude toward South American struggle for independence, 52, 53; letter to Jefferson on Canning's proposals, 67, 68; message of December 2, 1823, 76, 77.

Monroe Doctrine, text of message of December 2, 1823, 76-77; and Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 157, 159, 175, 176; and French intervention in Mexico, 222, 223; asserted by President Cleveland in Venezuelan boundary dispute, 238-249; tested by Germany, 249-255; imperialistic tendencies of, 290, 291, 329; President Wilson's statement of, before Pan American Scientific Conference, 306-307; an executive policy, 320; relation to European balance of power, 321, 322; attitude of England toward, 322; consistently interpreted, 323; does not permit transfer of American colonies from one European power to another, 323, 324; reservation of, at Hague Conference, 325, 326; as applied by President Roosevelt, 326, 327; proposals to Pan Americanize, 330; probable effects of Great War on, 331, 332; distinct from policy of isolation, 332, 333; recognized in covenant of League of Nations, 333; Lodge reservation, 333; definition of, demanded by Salvador, 334.

Moore, John Bassett, secretary of commission to negotiate peace with Spain, 135; on Monroe Doctrine, 323.

Morgan, J. T., advocates Nicaragua canal route, 184.

Mosquito Coast, Great Britain's claims to, 157-159; British interference in, 178-180.

Motley, J. L., minister to Austria, 232, 233.

Naón, R. S., Argentine ambassador to the United States, on "European War and Pan Americanism," 316-318.

Napoleon. See Bonaparte.

New Granada. See Colombia.

Nicaragua, signs canal treaty of 1867 with United States, 166; canal treaty of 1884 withdrawn from Senate by Cleveland, 177; sovereignty over Mosquito Coast, 178-180; relations with United States under Roosevelt, 280, 281; under Taft, 282-285; under Wilson, 285-288; treaty of 1916, 286.

Nicaragua Canal, comparative merits of Nicaragua and Panama routes, 145, 146; draft of treaty for construction of canal, 152, 153; route investigated by Walker commission, 182.

O'Higgins, Bernardo, Chilean patriot, 32, 33.

Olney, Richard, secretary of state, on Cuba, 127; on Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 180; interpretation of Monroe Doctrine in Venezuelan boundary dispute, 240.

Ostend Manifesto, 104, 105.

Ouseley, Sir William, mission to Central America, 162-164.

Palma, T. E., first president of Cuba, 140, 142.

Panama, Republic of, recognized by President Roosevelt, 189; leases Canal Zone to United States, 191.

Panama Canal, comparative merits of Panama and Nicaragua routes, 145, 146; treaty of 1846 with Colombia, 149; opened to commerce, 191.

Panama Canal Company, organized by De Lesseps, 167; reorganization and extension of concession, 182; offers to sell to United States, 184, 185.

Panama Congress, 292-295.

Panama Railroad, 146, 150.

Panama Revolution, 187-189.

Pan American Financial Conferences, 304.

Pan American Scientific Conferences, 304.

Pan American Union, 303.

Pan Americanism, definition of, 292; promoted by President Wilson's Mexican policy, 309, 311; put to test in the Great War, 312-317.

Pecuniary Claims, against Mexico, 196, 197; British policy in regard to, 198; attempt to collect by force from Venezuela, 249-257; Resolutions of Second Hague Conference, 259, 260; considered by International American Conferences, 302, 303.

Peru, liberation of, 33-37; war with Spain, 298; war with Chile, 299, 300; severs relations with Germany, 316.

Philippine Islands, ceded to United States, 135, 136.

Pierce, Franklin, Cuban policy of, 99-105.

Platt Amendment, text of, 138-139; treaty with Nicaragua embodying, defeated by Senate, 285, 286; applied in part to Haiti, 289.

Poinsett, Joel R., 49, 53.

Polk, J. K., and Mexican War, 263, 264.

Porter, Horace, presents resolution to Hague Conference of 1907 on forcible collection of pecuniary claims, 259.

Porto Rico, cession of, demanded by United States, 135.

Quitman, John A., relations with Lopez, 93-94.

Recognition, withheld from Huerta, 308. See Belligerent Rights.

Reed, Walter, yellow-fever investigations, 137.

Reid, Whitelaw, commissioner to negotiate peace with Spain, 135.

Roosevelt, Theodore, and Cuban reciprocity, 140-142; signs canal bill, 185; denounces Colombia's rejection of Hay-Herran convention, 186; recognizes Republic of Panama, 189; on acquisition of Canal Zone, 190; creates strained relations with Colombia, 192; on Monroe Doctrine, 251; interview with Holleben on German intervention in Venezuela, 252-254; refuses to arbitrate Panama question, 268; denounces Bryan treaty with Colombia as blackmail, 275; establishes financial supervision over Dominican Republic, 276-280; Central American policy, 280, 281; attempts to purchase Danish West Indies, 290; interpretation of Monroe Doctrine, 326, 327.

Root, Elihu, author of Platt Amendment, 139; attempts to settle differences with Colombia, 268-270; visits South America, 303; on Monroe Doctrine, 330, 331.

Rush, Richard, minister to England, conferences with Canning on schemes of Holy Alliance, 65-67, 72, 73.

Russia, claims to northwestern coast of America, 75.

Sagasta, P. M., Spanish minister, Cuban policy of, 128.

Salisbury, Lord, reply to Olney's dispatch on Venezuelan boundary dispute, 242; agrees to arbitration of the boundary dispute, 248.

Salvador, protests against protectorate over Nicaragua, 285-287; requests official definition of Monroe Doctrine, 334.

Sampson, W. T., blockades Cuba, 134.

San Ildefonso, secret treaty of, 261.

San Martin, José de, takes part in Argentine revolution, 30-32; liberates Chile, 32, 33; liberates Peru, 33-37; relations with Bolivar, 43, 44; death, 45.

Santo Domingo, annexation proposed by Seward, 264; annexation proposed by Grant, 265. See Dominican Republic.

Schenck, Robert C., minister to England, 120.

Schofield, J. M., informal mission to France, 227.

Seward, W. H., views on Panama canal, 151; favors expansion, 165; raises question as to binding force of Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 166; proposes to assume payment of interest on foreign debt of Mexico, 200; declines to unite with European powers in measures against Mexico, 205, 206; attitude towards French in Mexico, 214-231; efforts to annex Santo Domingo and Danish West Indies, 264, 265.

Shaw, Albert, and Panama Revolution, 189.

Sherman, John, secretary of state, 128.

Sherman, W. T., selected for special mission to Mexico, 234, 235.

Sickles, Daniel E., mission to Spain, 109-118.

Slave trade, 12-14.

Slavery, in Cuba, 89, 90, 106, 107, 111.

Slidell, John, introduces bill for purchase of Cuba, 106.

Smuggling, in Spanish colonies, 11.

Soulé, Pierre, mission to Spain, 99-105.

Spain, colonial policy of, 4-12; revolution of 1820, 56, suppressed by French army, 63; revolution of 1868, 107; republic proclaimed in, 113; treaty of 1898 with United States, 136; claims against Mexico, 197; decides on joint intervention in Mexico, 203; withdraws troops from Mexico, 212, 213; extent of colonial empire at beginning of nineteenth century, 261; war with Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, 298, 299.

Spanish-American republics, accorded belligerent rights, 48; recognized as independent by United States, 53, by England, 80.

Spanish Colonies, revolt of, 28.

Spooner, J. C., offers amendment to canal bill, 184.

Sucre, Antonio José de, Venezuelan general, 42-44.

Suez Canal Convention, and Hay-Pauncefote treaty, 181.

Sumner, Charles, opposes annexation of Danish West Indies and Santo Domingo, 264, 265.

Taft, W. H., proclaims provisional government in Cuba, 142; tries to settle differences with Colombia resulting from Panama Revolution, 270-274; relations with Nicaragua and Honduras, 280-285; and Huerta revolution, 308.

Taylor, Hannis, minister to Spain, 128.

Taylor, Zachary, issues proclamation warning Americans against aiding Lopez expedition against Cuba, 93; and Mexican War, 263.

Texas, claim to, abandoned by the United States, 261; establishment of independence of, 262; admitted to Union, 263.

Thayer, W. R., version of Holleben incident, 252-254.

Trade, with Spanish colonies, monopoly of, 12-14.

Troppau, conference of 1820, 59.

Tupac Amaru, last of the Incas, 6.

Tyler, John, and annexation of Texas, 262, 263.

Utrecht, treaty of, 12.

Venezuela, declares independence, 38; war of liberation, 39-42; dispute with Great Britain over boundary of British Guiana, 238-249; intervention of Germany, England, and Italy in, 249-252; neutral in Great War, 312, 316.

Vera Cruz, landing of American Marines at, 309.

Verona, Congress of, 60-63.

Viceroy, office of, in Spanish colonies, 4, 5, 12.

Vienna, Congress of, 58.

Villa, Francisco, Mexican insurrectionary chief, 309, 310.

Virgin Islands. See Danish West Indies.

Virginius, case of the, 114-118.

Walker, J. G., head of commission to investigate canal routes, 182; report of, 183, 184.

Walker, William, invasion of Central America, 163.

Webster, Daniel, Cuban policy of, 90, 97.

Wellington, Duke of, withdraws from Congress of Verona, 60.

Weyler, Valeriano, captain-general of Cuba, 125, 126, 129.

William II, Emperor of Germany, intervention in Venezuela, 249-252; forced to withdraw, 252-255.

Wilson, Henry Lane, ambassador to Mexico, 307.

Wilson, Woodrow, submits treaty with Colombia adjusting differences resulting from Panama Revolution, 274, 275; Central American policy, 285-287; Haitian policy, 288, 289; relations with Latin America, 291; interpretation of Monroe Doctrine, 306, 307; Mexican policy of, 307-311; Latin-American policy, 309, 311; opposes concessions to foreign capitalists in Latin America, 328; proposes to extend Monroe Doctrine to the world, 332.

Wood, Leonard, military governor of Cuba, 137-140.

Woodford, S. L., minister to Spain, 128, 130, 134.

Wyke, Sir Charles, British minister to Mexico, 198, 199, 203, 207.

Wyse, L. N. B., secures concession for Panama Canal, 167.

Zelaya, president of Nicaragua, 280-283.

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