Russia's Influence in China. New Commercial Treaty between United States and China. Opening of Manchurian Ports to All Nations. Secretary Hay and Chinese Neutrality during the Russo-Japanese War. Effects of too Strict Interpretation of Chinese Exclusion Act. President Roosevelt's Instructions to Immigration Officials. CHAPTER V. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Progress Made in Settlement of International Difficulties by Arbitration. First Meeting of the Hague Peace Conference. Work of the Conference. Chief Features of a Permanent International Court of Arbitration. Advantages of Such Court. Convened for the First Time in 1901. The Pious Fund Case. The Venezuela Case. Mr. Carnegie's Gift for a "Palace of Peace." The Building. Peace Congresses Held in the United States in 1904. Resolutions Adopted. The Nations Invited by President Roosevelt to a Second Hague Conference. Work of Second Conference. Number of Treaties Concluded between the Nations. CHAPTER VI. THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN-AMERICA Interest in South American Republics. Meeting of Pan-American Congress in Washington. In City of Mexico. Comparison of Foreign Commerce of South American States with European Countries and with the United States. Progress of South American States. The Third Pan-American Congress, at Rio Janeiro Bureau of Pan-American Republics Founded. New Interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. The Santo Domingo Situation. Its Adjustment by President Roosevelt. CHAPTER VII. CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES Waste of Nation's Resources. Establishment of a Division of Forestry. Mariposa Forest Reservation. Preservation of Niagara Falls. Inland Waterways Commission Appointed by President Roosevelt. Conference on Conservation Held at the White House. Resolutions Adopted. First National Conservation Commission. The National Conservation Association Formed. First North American Conservation Congress, called by President Roosevelt. Irrigation and the Reclamation Act. The Roosevelt Dam. The Shoshone Dam. The Truckee-Carson Canal. Proceeds from Sales of Public Lands. Reclamation of the Swamp Lands. The Mississippi Basin. The Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways Association. Projects Submitted by the Inland Waterways Commission. Appropriation for Enlargement of Erie Canal. CHAPTER VIII. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW SOUTH Splendid Natural Gifts of the South. Its Water Power Facilities. Wealth of Minerals and Forests, Coal and Iron. Waste of Forest Lands. Wonderful Economic Advancement. Mr. Rockefeller's Gift. Cotton Production. Improved Methods of Agriculture. Roads. Methods of Financing the Plantation System. Cultivation of Hay and Corn. Stock-Raising. The New Social Life. Bright Prospect for the Future. CHAPTER IX. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SECOND ADMINISTRATION Exposition at Portland, Oregon, Commemorating Lewis and Clark Expedition. Interstate Commerce Commission. Provisions of Interstate Commerce Laws.