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... route were , in the end , going down to defeat , his colleague , Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin , a leading proponent of the Panamanian route , said of him , " Upon whatever route 41.
... route were , in the end , going down to defeat , his colleague , Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin , a leading proponent of the Panamanian route , said of him , " Upon whatever route 41.
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... route war Senator Morgan had it all his way . In 1897 President William McKinley had appointed a commission , known as the First Walker Commission , for the sole purpose of executing a survey of the Nicaragua route and making a final ...
... route war Senator Morgan had it all his way . In 1897 President William McKinley had appointed a commission , known as the First Walker Commission , for the sole purpose of executing a survey of the Nicaragua route and making a final ...
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... route was placed on the defensive . If the Spooner Amendment were adopted , obviously Nicaragua would be relegated to second place . The pro - Panama forces were now on the move . Their leader was the powerful Marcus Alonzo Hanna ...
... route was placed on the defensive . If the Spooner Amendment were adopted , obviously Nicaragua would be relegated to second place . The pro - Panama forces were now on the move . Their leader was the powerful Marcus Alonzo Hanna ...
Contents
Foreword Senator Barry Goldwater | 9 |
Foreword Representative John J Rhodes | 11 |
Preface | 15 |
Copyright | |
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