 | Great Britain - 1912 - 154 pages
...feet more or less of lake. He then said something of a great project he had with respect to Mexico, of which I could not catch the meaning ; and observed,...called a droit, he said it was no droit, but a mere thtorie ; that when we were very strong we should exercise it, but if, on the contrary, we had Russia,... | |
 | John Holland Rose - Great Britain - 1912 - 362 pages
...feet more or less of lake. He then said something of a great project he had with respect to Mexico, of which I could not catch the meaning; and observed,...called a droit, he said it was no droit, but a mere thtorie; that when we were very strong we should exercise it, but if, on the contrary, we had Russia,... | |
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He said, that when America became more powerful, she would probably rival us in our marine; that he had made the attempt to do this, but had failed. With respect to the Right of Search, which I called a droit, he said it was no droit, but a mere thtorie;... 