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Page 686
English capital , the proposal now is that it shall be constructed by the United
States A ROYAL VISIT TO THE BRITISH COLONIES Government alone . Under
these circumHE Duke of Cornwall and York , the stances we surely have a
stronger ...
English capital , the proposal now is that it shall be constructed by the United
States A ROYAL VISIT TO THE BRITISH COLONIES Government alone . Under
these circumHE Duke of Cornwall and York , the stances we surely have a
stronger ...
Page 698
... an increase others and among themselves for half a cen from $ 23,000,000 to
$ 75,000,000 in exports ; tury ; compulsory education ; religious free the
investment of $ 30,000,000 of foreign dom ; safety for foreign and domestic life
and capital ...
... an increase others and among themselves for half a cen from $ 23,000,000 to
$ 75,000,000 in exports ; tury ; compulsory education ; religious free the
investment of $ 30,000,000 of foreign dom ; safety for foreign and domestic life
and capital ...
Page 699
000,000 in currency ; a capital city with “ If Mexico should get into trouble she
400,000 inhabitants in which is now being would have to look to her great
northern spent about $ 10,000,000 for water , light , neighbor for support , and I
know of ...
000,000 in currency ; a capital city with “ If Mexico should get into trouble she
400,000 inhabitants in which is now being would have to look to her great
northern spent about $ 10,000,000 for water , light , neighbor for support , and I
know of ...
Page 703
The favorite of President work in his department he finds his recreation Diaz , the
hero of the student colony of the in the library of his palatial home which is capital
, the dashing soldier who has raised the crowded with treasures of art , or he ...
The favorite of President work in his department he finds his recreation Diaz , the
hero of the student colony of the in the library of his palatial home which is capital
, the dashing soldier who has raised the crowded with treasures of art , or he ...
Page 706
... to mark the place where they stood . fight back step by step through these all
but There is peace ; there is an unceasing preimpassable mountains until he won
to the sentment of the light side of life ; diversion Kur and there set up his capital .
... to mark the place where they stood . fight back step by step through these all
but There is peace ; there is an unceasing preimpassable mountains until he won
to the sentment of the light side of life ; diversion Kur and there set up his capital .
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Page 730 - That the Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise lodgment in or control over any portion of said island.
Page 728 - Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Page 728 - Spain relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. And as the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States, the United States will, so long as such occupation shall last, assume and discharge the obligations that may under international law result from the fact of its occupation, for the protection of life and property.
Page 730 - President is hereby authorized to leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution, which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba substantially as follows: "1.
Page 732 - Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes.
Page 731 - 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 730 - That the Government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba.
Page 730 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Page 730 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein.
Page 731 - 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.