Fourth Annual Message
12/05/1904
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Of these men the one appointed as administrator of the Canal Strip should also serve as minister to Panama.
The consulting engineers should not be put on the Commission, which should be used only as an executive instrument for the executive and adm...
The general plans for the work must be agreed upon with the aid of the best engineers of the country, who should act as an advisory or consu...
The Commission should consist of five, or preferably three, members, whose respective duties, powers, and salaries should be assigned to the...