Supplemental Hearings Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations ... in Charge of Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill for 1912, Concerning Estimates for Fortification of the Isthmian CanalU.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 - 37 pages |
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... CHAIRMAN ISTH- MIAN CANAL COMMISSION ; CAPT . S. D. EMBICK , UNITED STATES ARMY ; AND MAJ . B. FRANK CHEATHAM , UNITED STATES ARMY . The CHAIRMAN . There has been submitted , with the estimates for the sundry civil appropriation bill ...
... CHAIRMAN ISTH- MIAN CANAL COMMISSION ; CAPT . S. D. EMBICK , UNITED STATES ARMY ; AND MAJ . B. FRANK CHEATHAM , UNITED STATES ARMY . The CHAIRMAN . There has been submitted , with the estimates for the sundry civil appropriation bill ...
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... CHAIRMAN . On the recommendations of a board known as the Panama fortification board , I believe ? Gen. WOOD . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Appointed by the President for the purpose of looking into the matter of the cost of constructing ...
... CHAIRMAN . On the recommendations of a board known as the Panama fortification board , I believe ? Gen. WOOD . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Appointed by the President for the purpose of looking into the matter of the cost of constructing ...
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... CHAIRMAN . Do you or do you not consider that the construc- tion of fortifications and preparation for war is the exercise of the right of war ? Gen. Wood . Will you please repeat that question ? The CHAIRMAN . Do you or do you not ...
... CHAIRMAN . Do you or do you not consider that the construc- tion of fortifications and preparation for war is the exercise of the right of war ? Gen. Wood . Will you please repeat that question ? The CHAIRMAN . Do you or do you not ...
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... CHAIRMAN . Yes , sir . I observe that the Hay - Pauncefote treaty has made provision , in addition to the paragraph which I have read , for the protection of the canal in case of war , as well as to define the rights of the high ...
... CHAIRMAN . Yes , sir . I observe that the Hay - Pauncefote treaty has made provision , in addition to the paragraph which I have read , for the protection of the canal in case of war , as well as to define the rights of the high ...
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... CHAIRMAN . Panama itself owns islands that are in very close proximity to the Pacific entrance to the canal ? Gen ... CHAIRMAN . They are under lease and in the possession of the United States ? Gen. WOOD . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . The ...
... CHAIRMAN . Panama itself owns islands that are in very close proximity to the Pacific entrance to the canal ? Gen ... CHAIRMAN . They are under lease and in the possession of the United States ? Gen. WOOD . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . The ...
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12-inch gun 14-inch guns absolutely absolutely block amount Army Atlantic side barracks and quarters batteries belligerent blockading the canal Britain build Callao camp Capt CHAIRMAN CHEATHAM CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL Coast Artillery Colombia completed concrete connection contemplated cost countries Culebra dry dock dry docks EMBICK enemy enemy's fleet expenditure FITZGERALD five-sevenths Flamenco force fortifica fortifying the canal garrison Gatun Dam Gatun River GOETHALS going Hay-Pauncefote treaty horsepower islands Isthmus keep KEIFER located locks maintain MALBY miles MURRAY nations naval establishment Navy necessary necessity neutrality number of troops ordnance department Pacific entrance Pacific side Panama Panama Railroad Philippines plans power plants propose proposition question reclamation of sites seacoast sewer systems ships sick report SMITH Suez Canal SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION survey target practice thing tion Toro Point tralization treaty of Berlin United utilize velocity vessels water and sewer WOOD
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Page 8 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary ; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay...
Page 8 - Prizes shall be in all respects subject to the same rules as vessels of war of the belligerents. 4. No belligerent shall embark or disembark troops, munitions of war, or warlike materials in the canal, except in case of accidental hindrance of the transit, and in such case the transit shall be resumed with all possible dispatch. 5. The provisions of this Article shall apply to waters adjacent to the canal, within 3 marine miles of either end.
Page 8 - ... 5. The provisions of this Article shall apply to waters adjacent to the canal, within 3 marine miles of either end. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not remain in such waters longer than twenty-four hours at any one time, except in case of distress, and in such case, shall depart as soon as possible; but a vessel of war of one belligerent shall not depart within twenty-four hours from the departure of a vessel of war of the other belligerent.
Page 12 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Page 6 - Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable. 2. The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Page 18 - October, 1888, for the free navigation of the Suez Canal, that is to say: 1. The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or...
Page 13 - But, as I look at it, one thing is certain — we shall build the canal and maintain it for the use of all countries in time of peace and control it in time of war as our safety and interests demand.