Panama Canal Tolls: Symposium of Views Protesting Against a Surrender of American Rights and Upholding the Side of the United States in the Toll Controversy : a Discussion of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, of the Right of Foreign Nations to Interfere in Our Domestic Affairs, and of the Influences Back of the Effort to Repeal the Sections of the Panama Canal Act Beneficial to American Commerce : Extracts from Congressional Record and Public DocumentsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1913 - 134 páginas |
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... fact that rail freight rates between the Middle West and the Pacific coast never exceed those between the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards and are frequently lower . Any reduction in rail freight rates forced by sea competition between ...
... fact that rail freight rates between the Middle West and the Pacific coast never exceed those between the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards and are frequently lower . Any reduction in rail freight rates forced by sea competition between ...
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... fact that forti- fications are now being constructed . With further reference to the Bard amend- ment we have been granted authority to quote from a letter recently written by Senator Bard in the course of which he states : When my ...
... fact that forti- fications are now being constructed . With further reference to the Bard amend- ment we have been granted authority to quote from a letter recently written by Senator Bard in the course of which he states : When my ...
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... facts , and when so construed the minority can not escape the conclu- sion that in signing , ratifying , and proclaiming this treaty to the world we were merely agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the United States , the ...
... facts , and when so construed the minority can not escape the conclu- sion that in signing , ratifying , and proclaiming this treaty to the world we were merely agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the United States , the ...
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... fact that few have anticipated the wonderful growth in ocean steam navigation . When the Suez Canal was opened in 1869 the world's shipping comprised 16,042,498 net tons sail vessels , and only 2,793,432 net tons steam vessels . In 1911 ...
... fact that few have anticipated the wonderful growth in ocean steam navigation . When the Suez Canal was opened in 1869 the world's shipping comprised 16,042,498 net tons sail vessels , and only 2,793,432 net tons steam vessels . In 1911 ...
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... fact that we built the canal and that the people of the United States contributed over $ 400,000,000 for that purpose . England and every European country for years have been subsidizing their vessels going through the Suez Canal . It ...
... fact that we built the canal and that the people of the United States contributed over $ 400,000,000 for that purpose . England and every European country for years have been subsidizing their vessels going through the Suez Canal . It ...
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adopted agreed amendment American ships American vessels arbitration belligerent benefit bill Britain British vessels built canal tolls Central America charges of traffic citizens or subjects Clayton-Bulwer convention Clayton-Bulwer treaty coastwise ships coastwise trade coastwise vessels Colombia committee Congress construction contended contracting parties convention of Constantinople discriminate in favor domestic entire equality exemption foreign nations foreign trade free and open free tolls Government grant Hay-Pauncefote treaty imposed interests Isthmus of Panama Majesty's Government ment merchant marine Mosquito coast nations observing navigation negotiations Nicaragua November 18 observing these rules Pacific Ocean pass payment of tolls pilotage ports present treaty President principle of neutralization protection provisions question railroads rates reference regulation and management Republic of Panama route Senator Soo Canal subsidy Suez Canal terms of entire territory tion tonnage transcontinental transcontinental railroads United vessels engaged vessels of commerce violated vote waterway Welland Canal words
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Página 46 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Página 119 - ... erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Página 45 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or Corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the said Government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
Página 44 - In granting, however, their joint protection to any such canals or railways as are by this article specified, it is always understood by the United States and Great Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable ; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United Slates and Great Britain on equal terms...
Página 120 - The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
Página 72 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Página 97 - It is also understood that the permission granted by this article is not to extend to allow the vessels of the United States to carry on any part of the coasting trade of the said British territories...
Página 8 - No higher or other duties or charges shall be imposed, in any of the ports of the United States, on British vessels, than those payable in the same ports by vessels of the United States...
Página 122 - April, 1850, commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the Government of the United States, without impairing the 'general principle' of neutralization established in Article VIII.
Página 118 - Differences which may arise of a legal nature or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the two Contracting Parties and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy...