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Roosevelt’s Panama Canal treaty message to Congress 1903
President Roosevelt outlines the Panama route preference, details the collapse of the Colombia treaty, and urges quick congressional approval of a Panama canal treaty. He emphasizes sovereignty, transit rights, and the need to safeguard American interests and global commerce through a decisive Isthmus agreement. The message discusses anti trust, immigration, finances, and public lands in context.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Republic of Mexico
China
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New York
Arthur Y. Vriesen
Lee K. Frankel
Eugene A. Philbin
Thomas W. Hynes
Ralph Trautman
Department of Justice
United States
State Department
St. Louis
Mexico
Venezuela
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Arizona
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Arid West
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Panama
Colombia
Nicaragua
New Granada
Reyuolic
Waston
Cass
Central America
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Pacific
Intercowrae
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Panorma
Republic of Colombia
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Republic of Panama
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