Excerpt from With Speaker Cannon Through the Tropics: A Descriptive Story of a Voyage to the West Indies, Venezuela and Panama, Containing Views of the Speaker Upon Our Possessions, the Panama Canal and Other Great Governmental Problems, An Illustrated History and Guide Book for Statesmen, Travelers and Stud

The problem of our colonial possessions and the possible outcome of our efforts to complete' the Panama Canal are attracting wide attention, and American thought is being directed to the establishment of friendlier relations with Central and South America. We are. Also confronted with that other important problem - the disposition of the Philip pines. These matters are of vital concern to progressive citizens.

It is not an unreasonable thought, therefore, that data re specting our insular possessions, obtained at first hand and under exceptional circumstances as herein presented, should be helpful and of general interest.

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