All these circumstances suggest the urgency of some definite action by the Congress at this session if the labors of the past are to be utilized and the linking of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a practical waterway is to be realized.
McKinley emphasizes the need for Congress to take action to realize the construction of a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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