Japan, beginning of American intercourse with, 83, 84; forms alliance with Great Britain, 92; goes to war with Russia, 94; disturbing factor in world politics, 171; advocates principle of racial equality, 233, 238; demands German leases in Shantung, 239; secures consent of Allies, 240; reluctantly accepts invitation to Washington Conference, 266; objects to 5-5-3 ratio, 269; expansion of, 276. Jefferson, Thomas, opinion on French treaty of 1778, 7; warns against "entangling alliances," 12; plans alliance with England against France, 12-14; favors joint action with England against Holy Alliance, 28-30; author of doctrine of recognition, 161. Jews, diplomatic protests against harsh treatment of, 78, 79. Johnson, Senator Hiram, 246. Johnson-Clarendon convention, 113. Knox, Philander C., proposes neutralisation of railways of Manchuria, 95; negotiates treaties with Honduras and Nicaragua, 134, 135; proposes settlement with Colombia, 143; opposes League of Nations, 228, 231. Kongo Free State, treaty establishing, signed by American delegates but withheld from Senate by President Cleveland, 6l, 62. Kruger, Paul, 50. Lansing, Robert, secretary of state, replies to Austro-Hungarian note on munitions trade, 182, 183; dismisses Austrian Ambassador and German military and naval attaches, 185; delegate to Peace Conference, 225, 233. Lansing-Ishii agreement, 95. League of Nations, 188, 196, 205, 209, 211, 230, 244-254. League to Enforce Peace, 197, 232. Left Bank of Rhine, French demand for, 234. Liberia, Republic of, 59 Limitation of Armament, commission of League on, 265; Conference on, 266-290. Liverpool, Lord, 20. Livingston, Robert R., minister to France, 12. Lodge, Senator Henry Cabot, on Oregon dispute, 110, 111; denies existence of secret treaty with England, 120; stands for unconditional surrender of Germany, 217; issues round robin, 231; presents reservations to Treaty of Versailles, 248; presents Four-Power Treaty, 278, inconsistency of, 287. London Naval Conference, 71. _Lusitania_, sinking of, 179. Madero, Francisco, 160. Madison, James, favors joint action with England against Holy Alliance, 30. Mahan, Alfred T., 99. Maine, boundary dispute with New Brunswick, 106. Manchuria, Russian encroachments on, 91-93, 95. Marcy, William L., secretary of state, views on Declaration of Paris, 65. Maximilian, Prince, placed by Louis Napoleon on throne of Mexico, 46. Merchant vessels, proposal to arm, 185. Mexico, French intervention in, 46; Huerta revolution in, 160; American policy toward, 160-164. Monroe, James, sent to Paris to aid Livingston in negotiations for purchase of New Orleans and West Florida, 13; consults Jefferson and Madison on subject of British proposals for joint action against Holy Alliance, 26-28; message of December 2, 1823, 36-39; emphasizes separation of European and American politics, 43.