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Page 138
... build the canal , the United States assumed the obligation to build it herself . We could not play dog in the manger on the Isthmus . We could not refuse to permit the work to be done by anyone else competent to do it and refuse the ...
... build the canal , the United States assumed the obligation to build it herself . We could not play dog in the manger on the Isthmus . We could not refuse to permit the work to be done by anyone else competent to do it and refuse the ...
Page 141
... build it for our own interest ; and we shall now proceed to build it with due regard for your inter- ests , whether you agree upon the terms and conditions or not . I think that Secretary Cass answered the question 45 years ago . In ...
... build it for our own interest ; and we shall now proceed to build it with due regard for your inter- ests , whether you agree upon the terms and conditions or not . I think that Secretary Cass answered the question 45 years ago . In ...
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... building the Gatun locks and dam , and the channel from Gatun to the Pacific ; and Stevens , a great railroad engineer , as a member of the commission and chief engineer , 1905-1907 . Simon , Maron J. The Panama Affair . New York ...
... building the Gatun locks and dam , and the channel from Gatun to the Pacific ; and Stevens , a great railroad engineer , as a member of the commission and chief engineer , 1905-1907 . Simon , Maron J. The Panama Affair . New York ...
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FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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