The Panama Canal: Readings on Its HistorySCOTT (copy 1): from the John Holmes Library collection. |
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Page 149
... protection of life and prop- erty . The armed force of American sailors who during the past few weeks have been protecting American life and property in the friendly capital of Korea have not been making war upon that power . The ...
... protection of life and prop- erty . The armed force of American sailors who during the past few weeks have been protecting American life and property in the friendly capital of Korea have not been making war upon that power . The ...
Page 179
... protection on it alone . To relegate the navy to the role of passive defence , and to tie it down to one locality , would not only be the most expensive possible form of protection to the canal , but it would concede to the enemy at ...
... protection on it alone . To relegate the navy to the role of passive defence , and to tie it down to one locality , would not only be the most expensive possible form of protection to the canal , but it would concede to the enemy at ...
Page 209
... protection of that Canal . The 1903 and 1936 treaties with Panama require the United States to go to the defense of Panama in case the security of that state is threatened . In return for this protection , the Republic of Panama by its ...
... protection of that Canal . The 1903 and 1936 treaties with Panama require the United States to go to the defense of Panama in case the security of that state is threatened . In return for this protection , the Republic of Panama by its ...
Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
No Fortifications for the Panama Canal Reprinted from American Review of Reviews | 13 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
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