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... four hundred thousand people are dreaming the years away . No traditions of the past , no ambitions for the future , disturb the even tenor of their lives . A hammock in the shade during the sunny sum- mer days , a thatched roof when it ...
... four hundred thousand people are dreaming the years away . No traditions of the past , no ambitions for the future , disturb the even tenor of their lives . A hammock in the shade during the sunny sum- mer days , a thatched roof when it ...
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... four or five thousand feet above the sea , but barely attain- ing as many hundred in the depression through which the Rio San Juan flows . The slope from the watershed to the basin occupied by lakes Nicaragua and Managua is short and ...
... four or five thousand feet above the sea , but barely attain- ing as many hundred in the depression through which the Rio San Juan flows . The slope from the watershed to the basin occupied by lakes Nicaragua and Managua is short and ...
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... four rapids which im- pede traffic to a certain extent . The " Vic- toria , " an iron boat drawing some five or six feet of water , was taken from the sea to the lake during a period of unusually high water , but under ordinary ...
... four rapids which im- pede traffic to a certain extent . The " Vic- toria , " an iron boat drawing some five or six feet of water , was taken from the sea to the lake during a period of unusually high water , but under ordinary ...
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... four years in 1901 , - his enemies say after disfranchising a large number of his political opponents by the simple expedi- ent of conscription . Under his rule the country has prospered , according to Central American standards , and ...
... four years in 1901 , - his enemies say after disfranchising a large number of his political opponents by the simple expedi- ent of conscription . Under his rule the country has prospered , according to Central American standards , and ...
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... four thousand feet long , the teredo - riddled jetty , the giant dredgers falling to pieces in the harbor , and the deserted buildings slowly rotting away , are perishing monuments of a brave attempt to pierce the American isthmus ...
... four thousand feet long , the teredo - riddled jetty , the giant dredgers falling to pieces in the harbor , and the deserted buildings slowly rotting away , are perishing monuments of a brave attempt to pierce the American isthmus ...
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Page 288 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Page 285 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 290 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Page 285 - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the...
Page 287 - April, 1850, commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the Government of the United States, without impairing the "general principle...
Page 283 - Convention ; and if any persons cr company should already have, with any State through which the proposed Ship-Canal may pass, a contract for the construction of such a canal as that specified in this Convention, to the stipulations of which contract neither of the contracting parties in this Convention have any just cause to object ; and the said persons or company shall, moreover, have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on...
Page 284 - ... have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on the faith of such contract, it is hereby agreed that such persons or company shall have a priority of claim over every other person, persons, or company to the protection of the Governments of the United States and Great Britain, and...
Page 283 - States, as they may deem advisable, for the purpose of more effectually carrying out the great design of this Convention, namely, — that of constructing and maintaining the said Canal as a ship-communication between the two Oceans, for the benefit of mankind, on equal terms to all, and of protecting the same...
Page 280 - Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship-canal; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 290 - It is agreed that no change of territorial .sovereignty or of the international relations of the country or countries traversed by the beforementioned canal shall affect the general principle of neutralization or the obligation of the High Contracting Parties under the present Treaty.