A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 14Bureau of National Literature, Incorporated, 1917 |
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Page 6604
... build the Isthmian canal , which will unite the two oceans and give a straight line of water communication with the western coasts of Central and South America and Mexico . The con struction of a Pacific cable cannot be longer postponed ...
... build the Isthmian canal , which will unite the two oceans and give a straight line of water communication with the western coasts of Central and South America and Mexico . The con struction of a Pacific cable cannot be longer postponed ...
Page 6605
... buildings will disappear ; this creation of art and beauty and in- dustry will perish from sight , but their influence will remain to Make it live beyond its too short living With praises and thanksgiving . Who can tell the new thoughts ...
... buildings will disappear ; this creation of art and beauty and in- dustry will perish from sight , but their influence will remain to Make it live beyond its too short living With praises and thanksgiving . Who can tell the new thoughts ...
Page 6610
... buildings were deserted , except by a few clerks detailed to aid their chiefs in the promulgation of necessary orders . In addition to issuing the order closing the Navy Department , Acting Secretary Hackett dispatched the following ...
... buildings were deserted , except by a few clerks detailed to aid their chiefs in the promulgation of necessary orders . In addition to issuing the order closing the Navy Department , Acting Secretary Hackett dispatched the following ...
Page 6611
... buildings and vessels under the control of the department until the remains of the late Chief Magistrate are consigned to their final resting place at Canton , Ohio , on the afternoon of Thursday , the 19th instant , on which day all ...
... buildings and vessels under the control of the department until the remains of the late Chief Magistrate are consigned to their final resting place at Canton , Ohio , on the afternoon of Thursday , the 19th instant , on which day all ...
Page 6616
... Building , Washington , D. C. JOHN HAY , Secretary of State . ELIHU ROOT , Secretary of War . JOHN D. LONG , Secretary of the Navy . HENRY B. F. MACFARLAND , President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia . ORDER OF ...
... Building , Washington , D. C. JOHN HAY , Secretary of State . ELIHU ROOT , Secretary of War . JOHN D. LONG , Secretary of the Navy . HENRY B. F. MACFARLAND , President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia . ORDER OF ...
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acres act of Congress action Agriculture American appointed approved Army ARTICLE authority benefit citizens City of Washington civil Colombia Colon Commission conference corporations courts Cuba Department desire District duty effect efficiency ELIHU ROOT enacted entry ernment executive force foreign hereby herewith a report homestead honor House of Representatives hundred important increase Indian industrial interests Isthmus Isthmus of Panama justice labor legislation Louisiana Purchase Exposition March matter McKinley ment military Monroe Doctrine National Government naval Navy necessary November officers Panama Canal peace permit persons Philippine Islands Porto Rico possible present President proclamation proper protection public lands purpose railroad recommend Republic of Panama resolution Santo Domingo Secretary of War secure Senate and House settlement ships tariff TELEGRAM territory THEODORE ROOSEVELT thereof tion transmit herewith treaty troops United vessels WHITE HOUSE WILLIAM MCKINLEY
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Page 6777 - ... when such foreign state or nation permits to citizens of the United States of 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 6982 - Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
Page 6813 - ... the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.
Page 6823 - An Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans...
Page 7022 - No judgment shall be set aside, or new trial granted, in any case, on the ground of misdirection of the jury, or of the improper admission or rejection of evidence, or for any error as to any matter of pleading, or for any error as to any matter of procedure unless, after an examination of the entire cause, including the evidence...
Page 6816 - The Republic of Panama agrees that there shall not be imposed any taxes, national, municipal, departmental, or of any other class, upon the Canal, the railways and auxiliary works, tugs and other vessels employed in the service of the Canal...
Page 6815 - Colon shall be free for all time so that there shall not be imposed or collected custom house tolls, tonnage, anchorage, lighthouse, wharf, pilot, or quarantine dues or any other charges or taxes of any kind upon any vessel using or passing through the Canal or...
Page 6604 - A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities, a mutual exchange is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must not repose in fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 6867 - And I do hereby give notice that all citizens of The United States, and others who may claim the protection of this Government, who may misconduct themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril, and that they can in no wise obtain any protection from the Government of The United States against the consequences of their misconduct.
Page 6864 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States...