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, 110.
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

Clay, Mr.:

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

discussed by Mr. Blaine,

46-7;

approved of by Cleveland, 51,
54;

proposal for its modification
accepted by Great Britain,
55;

its objections removed, 56,

III;

"general principle" of neutral-
isation introduced by, 30, 31,
109-11;
superseded, not abrogated, by
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
III;

its provisions given in detail
in Appendix II.
Clayton, Mr:

his proposals for a treaty with
Great Britain, 29;

his shortsightedness in enter-
ing into the Clayton-Bulwer
Convention, 30.

Cleveland, President:

his liberal policy, 50, 54.

Coaling stations :

wanted by the United States
in Tigre Island, 37.

Colombia:

treaty with the United States
for a canal, 37, 38;
granted concessions to a
French company, 39;
refused to accede to
Evarts' demands, 41;
reported to be seeking the

Mr.

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, 136-7;

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.

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;

Monroe Doctrine-continued

at the Hague Conferences,
79-80 ;

does not form part of Inter-
national Law, 78-80.

Monroe, President :

See Monroe Doctrine.

Moore, Professor :

on fortifications, 135.
Mosquera, General:

sent an armed force to occupy
the Isthmus of Panama, 20.
Mosquitia: 24, 29.

NASHVILLE, the : 66.
Neutralisation :

under the treaty with New
Granada, 16, 23;

made a great advance with the
Clayton-Bulwer Convention,

107;

sought by Colombia, 43;
as conceived by Mr. Blaine,
45, 47;

provided for by the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty, 67;

in the Hay - Bunau - Varilla
treaty, 67;

conceived as a principle of
impartiality, 84.

See also Neutralisation.
New Granada :

referred to in a Resolution of
the United States Senate,
13;

treaty with the United States

for the neutrality of the
Isthmus of Panama, 16;
demanded the aid of the
United States for protect-
ing the Isthmus of Panama
against revolution, 22;
refused to grant control of the
Panama route to the United
States, 34;

declared the neutralisation of
the Panama Canal, 104, 105.
New Zealand:

distance from, to Europe,
shortened by the Panama
Canal, 103.

Nicaragua:

data demanded for a canal by,