Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

The grants herein contained shall in no manner invalidate the titles or rights of private land holders or owners of private property in the said zone or in or to any of the lands or waters granted to the United States by the provisions of any article of this treaty.

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Special Message

12/06/1903

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