The War Department is there to construct that canal. and it is for military and naval purposes only. so far as the Constitution and our laws are concerned. incidentally. when it is finished we hope in some way to derive some revenue from allowing other people to go through it while the army and navy are not using it. That is all. Now. Mr. Chairman. what is the population there. and why the necessity for premature elaboration in civil government there? There are a few people who were there when we began work. Of course we have to treat them properly. The others are our employees. We have not advertised for speculators or emigrants to go there. We have not announced our permanent residence there. We hlive not announced that it Is to be the chief seat for us to exploit the glories and beauties of constitutional government at all.
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