07/14/1929
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"The Paymaster of the Panama Canal, under the direction of the Auditor of the Panama Canal, is authorized to advance small sums of cash to bonded employees of the Panama Canal on the Isthmus of Panama,..."
"There seems to be a very genuine case for some systematic service."
"The Paymaster of the Panama Canal will remain responsible for the proper disbursement of such cash and shall render an accounting therefor under his bond as Paymaster."
"This bill selects a particular group of 75,000 to 100,000 men, makes provision for them in the most wasteful and discriminatory way conceivable and entirely neglects the equal rights to help of over 2..."