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Pacific Mail Steamship Company, X., 569.
Panama (265).

Becomes dependency of United States, X.,
575.

Denies legality of Colombia's separation, X.,
575.

Panama Canal (265).

Tolls discrimination removed, X., 574-575.
Declared open to belligerents, X., 579.
Parks, National, X., 573–574.

Payne-Aldrich Tariff.

Assailed by Wilson, X., 555.

Import duties under, X., 561-562.

Taft's "best ever" speech, X., 279, 562.
Pendleton Act, X., 570.

Pennsylvania (269).

Election of Penrose in, X., 564.

Rejects woman suffrage, X., 566.

Pennsylvania Railroad, Increases fares, X., 561.
Penrose, Boies, Re-elected, X., 564.
Persia, The, X., 582.

Philadelphia, Pa., (273), Arms factories built at,
X., 583.

Philippine Islands (274).

Independence of urged by Wilson, X., 556.
Debate in Congress on independence of, X.,

573.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Arms factories built at, X., 583.
Pork Barrel, The, X., 571.
Postmaster-General (281).

Albert S. Burleson, X., 556.

Postoffice, Extension of civil service in, X., 570.
Preparedness, X., 583-584.

Progressive Party (285).

Favors protective tariff, X., 561.
Loses ground in election, X., 563.

Members of return to Republican party, X.,
564.

Prohibition Party (285), X., 567.

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Rayburn Bill, X., 559.

Redfield, William C., Becomes Secretary of
Commerce, X., 556.

Republican Party (295).

Favors protective tariff, X., 561, 562.
Encouraged by elections, X., 563.
Quarrels among leaders of, X., 564.
Endeavors to eliminate Roosevelt, X., 564.
Readjusts convention membership, X., 564-
565.

Controls New York constitutional conven-

tion, X., 565.

River and Harbor Improvements, X., 571.
Roads and Highways (303), In Alaska, X., 572.
Rock Island Railroad, X., 559.

Rocky Mountain National Park, X., 573.
Roosevelt, Theodore (305).

Electoral vote for in 1912, X., 555.

Republicans attempt to eliminate, X., 564.
Wins suits, X., 564.

Becomes candidate for Presidential nomina-
tion, X., 564.

Apparent censure of by Colombian treaty,
X., 576.

Urges protest against invasion of Belgium,
X., 579.

Root, Elihu (305).

Joins others to control Republican party, X.,

564.

Presides over constitutional convention, X.,

565.

Introduces Panama Canal tolls bill, X., 574-

575.

Rubber, Declared contraband, X., 580.
Russia (307).

Involved in European war, X., 578.
Orders munitions in United States, X., 583.

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San Domingo, United States controls custom
houses of, X., 256, 575.

San Francisco, Secures reservoir site, X., 574.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act, X., 46-47, 559.
Shipping.

The Seamen Act, X., 569.
Depressed state of, X., 569.
The shipping bill, X., 570.

Panama Canal tolls discrimination removed,
X., 574-575.

Rights of in connection with European War,

X., 579 et seq.

South Carolina (328), Prohibition law held up.

X., 567.

South Dakota (330), Provides test vote on

woman suffrage, X., 566.
Southern Pacific Railroad, X., 572.

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Taft, William Howard (342).

Electoral vote for in 1912, X., 555.
Vetoes tariff bills, X., 291-292, 557.

His "best ever" tariff speech, X., 279, 562.
Secures Tariff Board, X., 279, 563.
Recommends income tax, X., 565.
Vetoes prohibition bill, X., 567.

Vetoes Dillingham bill, X., 568.
Vetoes Seamen Act, X., 569.

Extends civil service, X., 570.

Endeavors to institute budget system, X., 571.
Approves Commerce Court, X., 571.
Favors world peace, X., 574.

Sends military force to Nicaragua, X., 575.
Negotiates treaty with Nicaragua, X., 575.
Tampico, Affair at, X., 577.

Tariff (343).

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Treaties Continued.

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Nicaragua canal treaty, X., 575.

Haitian treaty, X., 575.

Wilson

Bryan's treaty with Colombia, X., 575–576.
Trusts and Industrial Combinations (354).
Anti-Trust Acts, X., 558-560.

Supreme Court decisions, X., 572.

Underwood Tariff.

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Enacted by Congress, X., 557.

Proceeds of import duties under, X., 562.

Careless framing of, X., 562-563.

Union Pacific Railroad, X., 572.
United States Steel Corporation.
Reduced profits of, X., 560.
Not illegal, X., 572.

Uruguay, Urges cessation of warfare in Mexico,
X., 578.

V

Vera Cruz, Affair at, X., 577.
Villa, Francisco.

Supports Carranza, X., 577.

Revolts, X., 578.

Attacks Columbus and is pursued, X., 578.
Virginia (360), Becomes prohibition State, X.,

567.

Von Bernstorff, Count Johann Heinrich.
Warns Americans, X., 581.

Delivers German pledge, X., 581.
Might be recalled, X., 583.

Von Igel, Wolf, X., 582..
Von Papen, Capt. Franz, X., 582.
W

War, Secretaries of (366).

Lindley M. Garrison, X., 556.
Newton D. Baker, X., 584.

War Zone, X., 580 et seq.
Wars (370).

Mexican Civil War, X., 576-578.
European War, X., 578-583.

Washington (374), Adopts prohibition, X., 567.

West Virginia (377).

Provides test vote on woman suffrage, X.,
566.

Adopts prohibition, X., 567.

Whitman, Charles S., Elected, X., 563.

Wilhelmina, The, X., 580.

Wilson, William B., Becomes Secretary of

Labor, X., 556.

Wilson, Woodrow.

Elected President, X., 301-302, 555.

His policies, X., 555-556.

Reads speech to Congress, X., 556.

His Cabinet, X., 556.

Wilson

Wilson, Woodrow - Continued.

Approves Underwood tariff, X., 557.
Quarrels with Senate, X., 558.
Favors anti-trust measures, X., 559.
Advocates permanent tariff board, X., 563.
Follows previous policies, X., 564.
Favors woman suffrage, X., 566.
Vetoes immigration bill, X., 568.
Signs Seamen Act, X., 569.

Urges passage of shipping bill, X., 570.
Favors civil service reform, X., 570.
Refuses to reappoint Morgan, X., 570.
Ignores budget system, X., 572.
Nominates Brandeis, X., 572.

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Appoints Philippine commissioners, X., 573.
Insists on removal of Panama Canal tolls
discrimination, X., 575.

Favors supervision of Latin-American affairs,
X., 575.

Orders marines to land in Haiti, X., 575.
Sends Lind to Mexico, X., 577.

Refuses to recognize Huerta, X., 577.
Withdraws embargo on arms, X., 577.

Sends expedition to Vera Cruz, X., 577.
Urges Americans to keep out of Mexico, X.,
578.

Wilson, Woodrow - Continued.

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