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Roosevelt urges Alaska development and isthmus canal plan
President Roosevelt lays out plans for Alaska growth including mining, fisheries, forestry, roads, lighthouses, and native welfare, urges national control and early land surveys. He presents a Panama canal treaty, asserts U S sovereignty, outlines terms for canal zone rights, military protections, and compensation, and calls Congress to act.
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