A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 10Bureau of national literature, 1908 - United States |
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... seal of the United States at Washing- ton the 6th day of March in the year of our Lord one thou- [ SEAL . ] sand eight hundred and ninety - seven , and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty - first ...
... seal of the United States at Washing- ton the 6th day of March in the year of our Lord one thou- [ SEAL . ] sand eight hundred and ninety - seven , and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty - first ...
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... seal of the United States to be affixed . Done at the city of Washington this 29th day of October , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [ SEAL . ] seven , and of the Independence of the United States the one ...
... seal of the United States to be affixed . Done at the city of Washington this 29th day of October , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [ SEAL . ] seven , and of the Independence of the United States the one ...
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... seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed . Done at the city of Washington this 12th day of November , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [ SEAL . ] seven , and of the Independence of the United States ...
... seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed . Done at the city of Washington this 12th day of November , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [ SEAL . ] seven , and of the Independence of the United States ...
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... seal of the United States to be affixed . Done at the city of Washington , this 22d day of April , [ SEAL . ] A. D. , 1898 , and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty - second . By the President : JOHN ...
... seal of the United States to be affixed . Done at the city of Washington , this 22d day of April , [ SEAL . ] A. D. , 1898 , and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty - second . By the President : JOHN ...
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... seal of the United States to be affixed . Done at the city of Washington , this 23d day of April , [ SEAL . ] A. D. 1898 , and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty - second . By the President : JOHN ...
... seal of the United States to be affixed . Done at the city of Washington , this 23d day of April , [ SEAL . ] A. D. 1898 , and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty - second . By the President : JOHN ...
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20 chains act of Congress American authority canal caused the seal city of Washington civil Colombia commercial Commission corner of Section corner of Township covered with timber Cuba Department duty east half easterly eighteen hundred eleven 11 entry erly EXECUTIVE MANSION Forest Reserve fourteen 14 Government hand and caused hereunto set House of Representatives Indian Isthmus June Louisiana Purchase Exposition ment military Navy nine 9 north half north-east north-east corner north-west Philippine Islands President proclamation public reservation Puerto Rico purposes quarter of Section range line Range one hundred Rico Secretary section lines section twenty-four Senate and House set my hand settlement ship south-east corner south-west quarter southerly Standard Parallel North thence due thence northerly thence westerly THEODORE ROOSEVELT thereof thirteen 13 tion tract of land transmit herewith treaty twelve 12 United vessels west corner Whereas WHITE HOUSE WILLIAM MCKINLEY witness whereof
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Page 196 - It is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining this last result; but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.
Page 251 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 134 - Any person who shall be injured in his business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by this act may sue therefor in any circuit court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is found, without respect to the amount in controversy, and shall recover threefold the damages by him sustained and the costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
Page 827 - Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power.
Page 626 - America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own citizens; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States of America may, at its pleasure become a party to such agreement...
Page 72 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 726 - States for any ship or vessel to the intent that she may be employed as aforesaid. 10. Increasing or augmenting, or procuring to be increased or augmented, or knowingly being concerned in increasing or augmenting, the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel which at the time of her arrival within the United States was a ship of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of...
Page 251 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 665 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States all the rights, power and authority within the zone mentioned and described in Article II of this agreement and within the limits of all auxiliary lands and waters mentioned and described in said Article II which the United States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory within which said lands and waters are located to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or...
Page 157 - Nothing contained in this convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign state ; nor shall anything contained in .the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.