A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907, Volume 10Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1908 |
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... quarter by all means appropriate to the constant policy of our Government . The territories of Kiao - chow , of Wei ... Sec- retary of the Treasury on the 14th of last June , with its accompanying letter of the Secretary of State ...
... quarter by all means appropriate to the constant policy of our Government . The territories of Kiao - chow , of Wei ... Sec- retary of the Treasury on the 14th of last June , with its accompanying letter of the Secretary of State ...
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... quarter of section 4 ; south haif of southeast quarter and southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 5 ; north half of north- east quarter , east half of northwest quarter , east half of southwest quarter and southwest quarter ...
... quarter of section 4 ; south haif of southeast quarter and southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 5 ; north half of north- east quarter , east half of northwest quarter , east half of southwest quarter and southwest quarter ...
Page 286
... section 7 ; all of section 8 ; north half of section 9 ; all of section 10 ; north half , southwest quarter , north half of southeast quarter and southwest quarter of southeast quarter of section II ; northwest quarter and northwest quarter ...
... section 7 ; all of section 8 ; north half of section 9 ; all of section 10 ; north half , southwest quarter , north half of southeast quarter and southwest quarter of southeast quarter of section II ; northwest quarter and northwest quarter ...
Page 287
... quarter and east half of southwest quarter of section 16 ; northeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 17 ; northeast quarter of section 21 ; and northwest quarter of section 22 . In Township 33 North , Range 7 West . South half of ...
... quarter and east half of southwest quarter of section 16 ; northeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 17 ; northeast quarter of section 21 ; and northwest quarter of section 22 . In Township 33 North , Range 7 West . South half of ...
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... quarter of northeast quarter , south half of northwest quarter , south- east quarter , east half of southwest quarter and northwest quarter of southwest quarter of section 2 ; south half of northeast quarter , southeast quarter of north- ...
... quarter of northeast quarter , south half of northwest quarter , south- east quarter , east half of southwest quarter and northwest quarter of southwest quarter of section 2 ; south half of northeast quarter , southeast quarter of north- ...
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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 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 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 833 - If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters, if it keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from the United States. 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...
Page 73 - 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 86 - 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 123 - 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 72 - Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States...
Page 475 - That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof...
Page 159 - 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 of 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.
Page 670 - The United States of America and the Republic of Panama being desirous to insure the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Congress of the United States of America having passed an act approved June 28, 1902, in furtherance of that object, by which the President of the United States is authorized to acquire within a reasonable time the control of the necessary territory of the Republic of Colombia, and the sovereignty of such...
Page 676 - Panama renounces and grants to the United States the participation to which it might be entitled in the future earnings of the Canal under Article XV of the concessionary contract with Lucien NB Wyse now owned by the New Panama Canal Company and any and all other rights or claims of a pecuniary nature arising under or relating to said concession, or arising under or relating to the concessions to the Panama Railroad Company or any extension or modification thereof; and it likewise renounces, confirms...
Page 293 - ... 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 may, at its pleasure, become a party thereto...