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Washington Letter Clashes on Panama Canal and Capitol Politics
Washington, D. C. January 14, 1907. Representative J. R. Knowland backs avoiding coolie labor in Panama and praises Spaniards as ready workers. H. J. A. Hull pushes abolition of lieutenant general, Gifford Pinchot eyed for Agriculture, and talk of political machines. Notes on immigration enforcement, farm bulletins, government printing, rebates, franking, and manufacturing sentiment in federal affairs.
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Washington, D. C
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Tribune
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Gifford Pinchot
Secretary of Agriculture
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Committees of Congress
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