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President Roosevelt Defends Panama Canal Efforts
Theodore Roosevelt portrays the Panama Canal project as a world historic undertaking. He praises sanitation progress, labor management, and French contributions while rebuking foreign born critics and outlining plans for largely contract based construction with strong oversight. He notes wage fairness, housing, recreation, and labor diversity as key to project success.
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