The Panama Canal: An Elucidation of Its Governmental Features as Prescribed by Treaties; a Discussion of Toll Exemption and the Repeal Bill of 1914; and Other Pertinent Chapters |
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... Nicaragua and Panama , some used the expressions the " Nicaragua route ” and the " Panama route , " but others frequently spoke of " The Panama Canal " ; still Congress continued to place the head - line " Isthmian Canal " over all ...
... Nicaragua and Panama , some used the expressions the " Nicaragua route ” and the " Panama route , " but others frequently spoke of " The Panama Canal " ; still Congress continued to place the head - line " Isthmian Canal " over all ...
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... Nicaragua or Tehaunte- pec ; but no one was , in the early days , able to accom- plish the work . The canal was wanted but physical and mechanical ability was lacking ; still , negotiating and treaty - making went on respecting a wholly ...
... Nicaragua or Tehaunte- pec ; but no one was , in the early days , able to accom- plish the work . The canal was wanted but physical and mechanical ability was lacking ; still , negotiating and treaty - making went on respecting a wholly ...
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... Nicaragua to build a canal by the Nicaragua route . This treaty could not be made effec- tive without conflict with England , because she claimed interest in the Mosquito coast and this was in the line of the proposed canal . It became ...
... Nicaragua to build a canal by the Nicaragua route . This treaty could not be made effec- tive without conflict with England , because she claimed interest in the Mosquito coast and this was in the line of the proposed canal . It became ...
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... Nicaragua canal if the treaty had given us a full and free hand without any restriction whatever ? The treaty provided for a ship canal to the Pacific by way of the San Juan river . Article I declared that neither nation " would ever ...
... Nicaragua canal if the treaty had given us a full and free hand without any restriction whatever ? The treaty provided for a ship canal to the Pacific by way of the San Juan river . Article I declared that neither nation " would ever ...
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... Nicaragua . This con- tention went on until our terrible civil war of 1861 be- gan . We then had other questions engaging us . Eng- land in the contentious stage seemed more anxious than we for the abrogation of the treaty . It was ...
... Nicaragua . This con- tention went on until our terrible civil war of 1861 be- gan . We then had other questions engaging us . Eng- land in the contentious stage seemed more anxious than we for the abrogation of the treaty . It was ...
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