J. C. Westermann

The Netherlands and the United States

Their Relations in the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

"It is perhaps the most laborious and difficult part of the duties of the State Department to hold at once the threads of our different relations with all the European powers. " This reflection was made by John Quincy Adams while he was Secretary of State 1), but it applies to the duties of every Minister of Foreign Mfairs. The stress of the sentence is in the centre: "at once", writes Adams; the threads come together in his hand at the same time; in order to preserve the system of his foreign policy he must hold them all in one grasp. That he is occupied with one power is no reason for neglecting the others. To put it more strongly: the threads are twisted; when one is pulled it must needs affect the others as well. Often, beyond his reach, a knot unites several threads in mutual dependence and they cannot be untied or handled separately. Foreign policy is not a single line of action. It means the di rection of a whole system of connections along many and different trails. The system may have one general trend but each con nection must follow a separate path. Such being the nature of diplomacy and foreign politics, it is not for the science of history to treat them otherwise.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands / Springer, Berlin
• 1935.
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1935
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 814g
• ISBN-13: 9789401503976
• ISBN-10: 9401503974
• Artikelnr.: 37499625

Inhaltsangabe

I. Relations between the Netherlands and the United States before 1813.- II. Relations of Commerce and Trade before 1813; expectations in 1814.- III. The Netherlands, and Their Relation with Great Britain.- IV. The United States, and Their Relations with Great Britain.- V. The Treaty of 1782.- VI. Resumption of Official Relations between the Netherlands and the United States. Consul Bourne.- VII. The Mission of Changuion 1814-1815. Preparations in Holland.- VIII. The Mission of Changuion 1814-1815. Proceedings in the United States.- IX. Tariff Rates and Foreign Policy Concerning Trade Rights. The Reciprocity Act of March 3, 1815 and the Dutch Response.- X. The Question of Reciprocity in the Trade to the Colonies. The "Decayed" System of Colonial Mercantilism.- XI. Diplomatic Intercourse Preceding the Treaty Negotiations of 1817.- XII. The Dutch Preparations for the Negotiations.- XIII. The American Preparations for the Negotiations.- XIV. The Negotiations.- XV. The Aftermath of the Negotiations; the Dutch Retaliatory Decree of November 24, 1817.- XVI. The Act of Congress of April 20, 1818 and the Dutch response.- XVII. Recall of Eustis and Ten Cate. Definitive Abandonment of Further Negotiations.- XVIII. The Act of April 20, 1818 as a Factor in the Development of American Commercial Policy.- XIX. The Trend of Dutch Commercial Policy.- XX. Navigation and Commerce between the United States and the Netherlands from 1814 to 1820.- (V a.) Supplementary Chapter on the Further History of the Treaty of 1782, after 1820.