Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the Committee on Interoceanic Canals of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Senate Resolution Adopted January 9, 1906, Providing for an Investigation of Matters Relating to the Panama Canal, Etc. [Jan. 11, 1906-Feb. 12, 1907], Volumul 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 |
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Pagina 43
... paid by the New Panama Canal Company , the first company ? Was there not a fund left with somebody to cover those claims ? Secretary TAFT . Yes . Senator KNOX . I thought so . Secretary TAFT . But of course we have to litigate the ...
... paid by the New Panama Canal Company , the first company ? Was there not a fund left with somebody to cover those claims ? Secretary TAFT . Yes . Senator KNOX . I thought so . Secretary TAFT . But of course we have to litigate the ...
Pagina 43
... paid according to the American standard , and I doubt if we would make a very great profit . Senator KNOX . Am I correct in this understanding that waiving , now , the question of the desirability of the people having a better means of ...
... paid according to the American standard , and I doubt if we would make a very great profit . Senator KNOX . Am I correct in this understanding that waiving , now , the question of the desirability of the people having a better means of ...
Pagina 43
... paid in gold or silver ? Mr. STEVENS . No , sir . There are a few white employees , I believe , that are paid in silver ; but the aim has been to have what we call the gold roll the white roll . Senator KNOX . The distinction is in the ...
... paid in gold or silver ? Mr. STEVENS . No , sir . There are a few white employees , I believe , that are paid in silver ; but the aim has been to have what we call the gold roll the white roll . Senator KNOX . The distinction is in the ...
Pagina 43
... paid in gold , and , when they got there , found that they were paid in silver ? Mr. STEVENS . I never heard any such statement until I saw it in the newspapers . Senator HOPKINS . Was there any dissatisfaction among the colored ...
... paid in gold , and , when they got there , found that they were paid in silver ? Mr. STEVENS . I never heard any such statement until I saw it in the newspapers . Senator HOPKINS . Was there any dissatisfaction among the colored ...
Pagina 52
... paid 26 cents ; and that is the highest that common labor is paid or promised . If I had the privilege of working those people ten hours a day , I should not pay them 20 cents an hour . because it is more than they are being paid ...
... paid 26 cents ; and that is the highest that common labor is paid or promised . If I had the privilege of working those people ten hours a day , I should not pay them 20 cents an hour . because it is more than they are being paid ...
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