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arbitration of full claims; Great Britain declares Schomburgk 

 line her irreducible minimum Cleveland s foreign policy and 

 American public sentiment Secretary Olney s despatch of 

 July, 1895 Extreme positions as to the Monroe Doctrine 

 Salisbury s replies of November 26 Irreconcilable views of the 

 two governments Cleveland s message of December 17, sug 

 gesting war Excitement and approval in America Calming 

 effect of longer reflection British incredulity and amazement 

 Strong movement of unofficial opinion against rupture with 

 America Jameson s raid diverts attention to Africa and 

 Germany British Government agrees to negotiate with United 

 States as to the disputed line Arbitration with Venezuela 

 arranged and carried out General effect of the incident on 

 American prestige Effect on the movement for arbitration 

 Unratified Olney-Pauncefote Treaty of 1897 Influences con 

 tributing to its failure The war of 1898 with Spain popular 

 in the United States British sympathy demonstratively with 

 the Americans Anti-British feeling dies out in America 

 Reciprocal sympathy in connection with the wars in the Trans 

 vaal and the Philippines Cordiality leads to efforts to settle 

 outstanding controversies especially with Canada The un 

 successful Herschell Commission of 1898-9 Failure due to 

 dispute as to the boundary of Alaska The opposing claims and 

 their relation to the Klondike gold mines Diplomatic agree 

 ments between Great Britain and America effected by Secre 

 tary Hay and his successors and associates The modus vivendi 

 as to the Alaskan boundary American dislike of the Clayton- 

 Bulwer Treaty Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 supersedes 

 Clayton-Bulwer Alaskan boundary fixed by arbitration, 1903 

 End of boundary disputes confirmed by Root-Bryce con 

 vention, 1908 Other treaties of 1908 Renewal of friction 

 over inshore fisheries Arbitration, as recommended by Hague 

 Conference, agreed to by English-speaking nations, 1908 

 Northeastern fisheries sent to arbitration Decision of the 

 tribunal, 1910 Pelagic sealing in Behring Sea forbidden by 

 treaty, 1911 Proposal for reciprocity rejected by Canadians 

 in elections Spirit and reasoning of the Canadians not repug 

 nant to Americans Arbitration treaty of 1911 Transforma 

 tion of British and American systems at end of century of 

 peace American imperialism approved by British British 

 federative empire approved by Americans American activity 

 in world politics under Roosevelt Recasting of speculative 

 equilibrium as a consequence British opinion approves Amer 

 ican development Movement for imperial federation of Brit 

 ish dominions The Colonial Conference of 1887 Develop 

 ment into the Imperial Conference Results of its consolidating 

 activity Democratic reaction of the colonies on the mother 

 land Influence on the Irish Home Rule problem Promotes 



