A history of the American nation . ?r -A ^ TABOGA \rX> The Panama Canal Zone own and defend the canal route and provide for its years later the United States made arrangements for thepurchase of the property and the rights of the old French canal best-known words to-day are those advocating the strenuous life, thelife of effort, of struggle, of ambition, of progress, the life which shunsinglorious and selfish ease: Let us, therefore, boldly face the life of strife,resolute to do our duty well and manfully; resolute to uphold righteous-ness by deed and by word; resolute to be
A history of the American nation . ?r -A ^ TABOGA \rX> The Panama Canal Zone own and defend the canal route and provide for its years later the United States made arrangements for thepurchase of the property and the rights of the old French canal best-known words to-day are those advocating the strenuous life, thelife of effort, of struggle, of ambition, of progress, the life which shunsinglorious and selfish ease: Let us, therefore, boldly face the life of strife,resolute to do our duty well and manfully; resolute to uphold righteous-ness by deed and by word; resolute to be both honest and brave, to servehigh ideals yet to use practical methods. IMPERIALISM AND THE WHITE MANS BURDEN 525 company which had already done some of the work and hadindeed at one time made quite a display of vigor. With Colombia, however, through whose territory the canalwas to be built, unexpected and provoking trouble arose; thelittle South American country wanted all she could get, and. Copyright, by Underwood & Underwood The Culebra Cut on the Panama Canal apparently more, though nothing but benefit to her could arisefrom building the canal. When her minister at Washingtonmade a treaty providing, on what seemed liberal terms for her,that the American government could build the canal and manageit, her government refused to ratify the treaty. ImmediatelyPanama, then a part of Colombia, revolted, and we did notstop to parley or ask questions, but immediately recognizedPanama, made a treaty with her and secured the title to astrip of land through her territory. Within a short time acommission was appointed and the work begun. It proved tobe an arduous and immense undertaking. As we write these 526 HISTORY OF THE AIMERICAN NATION lines, the work is not completed. $400,000,000 or thereaboutshave been expended or will be before the work is over, andthe whole task has been carried on with wonderful skill andwith admirable energy. The engineers in charge have beenvy army
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