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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT OF THE CASE..
CHAPTER ONE
THE TREATY OF 1783 BETWEEN SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES.....
The Development of Neutral Rights at Sea Prior to 1783....
The Negotiations Leading to the Treaty Between Sweden and
the United States in 1783
The Principles of Neutral Rights Embodied in the Treaty
of 1783 ...
American Neutrality, 1783-1914
American Neutrality, 1914-1917
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7
12
15
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CHAPTER TWO
THE "BLOCKADE OF THE BORDER NEUTRALS" OR "THE MACHINERY OF ECO-
NOMIC PRESSURE"
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Allied Interference with Neutral Trade Prior to April, 1917. 29
The United States Enters the War....
32
The American Embargo Against the Northern Neutrals.....
The American Embargo is Extended to Neutral Vessels En-
tering American Waters in Transit Between Neutral Coun-
tries ..
34
35
Terms Upon Which Bunker Licenses Were Granted.
Neutral Tonnage Agreements and Requisition....
37
38
The Agreement with Norway
.38
The Agreement with Sweden
39
Requisition of Dutch Tonnage
The Agreement with Denmark
Agreements with Neutrals the Result of Embargo Policy.. 41
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41
CHAPTER THREE
THE DETENTION OF M. S. Kronprins Gustaf Adolf AND Pacific...
The Vessels Arrive in American Waters
The Detention of the Pacific Begins
The Detention of the Kronprins Gustaf Adolf Begins.....
The Attempt to Secure the Release of the Vessels Through
Diplomatic Protest Fails
43
44
48
50
The Attempt to Secure Release of the Vessels Through the
American Legation in Stockholm Fails
54
The Detention Ends
ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER THREE
59
First Efforts at Compromise, December, 1917, to February,
1918 ..
Second Efforts at Compromise, February, 1918.
Final Efforts at Compromise
CHAPTER FOUR
THE VESSELS WERE DETAINED IN VIOLATION OF THE TREATY OF 1783 AND
THE UNITED STATES SHOULD MAKE PECUNIARY REPARATION.
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71
The Initial Detention of the M. S. Pacific, August 2, to De-
cember 19, 1917
Detention of M. S. Kronprins Gustaf Adolf from November
1, 1917, to July 12, 1918, and of M. S. Pacific from De-
cember 19, 1917, to July 19, 1918...
The United States Should Make Reparation to the Kingdom
of Sweden
CHAPTER FIVE
THE PECUNIARY REPARATION DUE THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN.
The Money Damages and Their Computation
Reparation Should Include Interest
THE DEMAND FOR INDEMNITY
THE CASE
OF
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN